Dissects Islamic terrorism in Europe. This book fills a critical gap in the understanding of the new threats posed by Islamist terrorism. It analyses the causes of this dangerous situation while providing an extensive historical overview of Islamic terrorist activities in Europe.
Alexandre Kojeve: A Man of influence offers a multi-faceted approach to the work of Alexandre Kojeve in which 11 international scholars combine their perspectives on key aspects of the Russo-French thinker's work. The result: an original reappraisal of its significance that prompts a better understanding of the contemporary world.
The authors weave together first-hand accounts of American soldiers to capture the complete experience of the individual GI in World II, from stateside training to overseas combat. Based on interviews with over 200 veterans, this book also tells the story of the mighty effort to liberate Europe through the brave young men who fought there.
Since art is essential to the love of one's neighbor as oneself and to love's chief goal of building up one another, we cannot understand love without also understanding its art. Observing that praise is ubiquitous in Soren Kierkegaard's writings, Richard McCombs interprets Kierkegaard's Works of Love as a eulogy of love's arts of forgiveness, ......
Fortress Press is pleased to offer the Atlas of the European Reformations. Featuring more than sixty brand new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is a necessary companion to any study of the reformation era. Concise, helpful text, written by acknowledged authorities guide the experience and interpret the visuals.
This collection examines the topic of time in Augustine of Hippo. By placing Augustine into conversation with theologians and philosophers from the Islamic, Christian, and Buddhist traditions, the goal is to demonstrate the ongoing relevance of Augustine's account of temporality across historical, cultural, and religious boundaries.
This collection examines the topic of time in Augustine of Hippo. By placing Augustine into conversation with theologians and philosophers from the Islamic, Christian, and Buddhist traditions, the goal is to demonstrate the ongoing relevance of Augustine's account of temporality across historical, cultural, and religious boundaries.
Yugoslavia was well positioned at the end of the cold war to make a successful transition to a market economy and westernization. Yet two years later, the country had ceased to exist, and devastating local wars were being waged to create new states.
In Belfast Imaginary: Art and Urban Reinvention, Katharine Keenan argues for the reimagining of place in Belfast, Northern Ireland in the context of Brexit. This deeply researched ethnography depicts the work of artists and policy makers as they imagine and perform a new urban identity for Belfast in the liminal time between the Good Friday ......
