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This study examines the political sources of violence against religious minorities in India. Focusing on Hindu organizations that have asserted domina

This book is a pioneering study of when and why Hindu Nationalists have engaged in discrimination and violence against minorities in contemporary Indi

This book reflects the changing modalities of Hindu nationalist organizing among women and youth. It provides unique insights into how this immensely

"This pathbreaking book provides for the first time an overview of the genesis, growth, gains, and dilemmas of women s movements worldwide. Unlike mos

This book provides a path-breaking study of the genesis, growth, gains, and dilemmas of women s movements throughout the world. "

This pathbreaking book provides for the first time an overview of the genesis, growth, gains, and dilemmas of women's movements worldwide. Unlike most

Theatre flourished in the Roman Republic, from the tragedies of Ennius and Pacuvius to the comedies of Plautus and Terence and the mimes of Laberius.

A comprehensive collection of essays that examines the roles of women in fundamentalist movements, as well as the gender policies of these movements a

Traditional approaches have reduced Caesar's Bellum Civile to a tool for teaching Latin or to one-dimensional propaganda, thereby underestimating its

This book explores the status of dissent in the work and lives of judges, lawyers, and citizens, and in our institutions and culture. It examines the

Rather than abstract philosophical discussion or yet another analysis of legal doctrine, Speech and Silence in American Law seeks to situate speech an

Dissenting Voices in American Society: The Role of Judges, Lawyers, and Citizens explores the status of dissent in the work and lives of judges, lawye

Over the last several decades legal scholars have plumbed law's rhetorical life. Scholars have done so under various rubrics, with law and literature

This book questions what practices constitute a 'religious activity' such that it cannot be supported or funded by government. It examines the history

Vigilantes and private security firms have not traditionally competed with police departments and other governmental forms of providing protection wit

In this book, Geoffrey Sanborn explores the writings of Herman Melville across his career, focusing in particular on Moby-Dick, 'Bartleby, the Scriven

This revisionist exploration of the decline of caste-based politics in twentieth-century Bengal argues that it was as much the result of coercion as o

How human rights are made available and protected in individual countries is an area of much study and debate. This engaging volume focuses on the sig

Civil Rights in American Law, History, and Politics charts the ambiguous and contested meanings of civil rights in law and culture and confronts impor