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Principles of International Trade and Investment Law (Hardcover): Andrew D. Mitchell, Elizabeth Sheargold Principles of International Trade and Investment Law (Hardcover)
Andrew D. Mitchell, Elizabeth Sheargold
R3,056 Discovery Miles 30 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This carefully crafted book discusses a wide range of important legal principles such as procedural fairness and reasonableness in the context of international trade and investment law. Using comparative methodology, the authors examine how those principles are reflected in treaties and how they are employed by adjudicators resolving disputes. Contributing to a growing and important body of scholarship,Principles of International Trade and Investment Law provides critical analysis of important topics in international economic law, including cross-border data transfers and prudential regulation. By identifying commonalities and divergences in how the two regimes treat key legal concepts,such as necessity testing and non-discrimination, the book provides insight into international trade and investment law while also furthering our understanding of the broader fields of international economic law and public international law. Examining how these key principles are interpreted and used in international economic law, this book will be welcomed by academics and practitioners interested in international investment and trade law as well as researchers in the international public law field.

Meeting Mystery - Liturgy, Worship, Sacraments (Paperback): Nathan D. Mitchell Meeting Mystery - Liturgy, Worship, Sacraments (Paperback)
Nathan D. Mitchell
R703 R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Save R119 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nathan Mitchell's book is both an introduction to liturgy, worship, and sacraments for beginners and an adventure that guides the reader to the place where God's surprising self is revealed and the human soul is moved to awe and love. This book invites us to excavate depths concealed by ever-busier, ever-shallower, uni-dimensional lives. To recover those depths is to learn that worship can surprise and lead us to the divine depths of creation.

Regulatory Autonomy in International Economic Law - The Evolution of Australian Policy on Trade and Investment (Hardcover):... Regulatory Autonomy in International Economic Law - The Evolution of Australian Policy on Trade and Investment (Hardcover)
Andrew D. Mitchell, Elizabeth Sheargold, Tania Voon
R3,360 Discovery Miles 33 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Regulatory Autonomy in International Economic Law provides the first extensive legal analysis of Australia's trade and investment treaties in the context of their impact on national regulatory autonomy. This thought-provoking study offers compelling lessons for not only Australia but also countries around the globe in relation to pressing current problems, including the uncertain future of the World Trade Organization and widespread concerns about the legitimacy of investor-State dispute settlement. Through a critical exploration of evolving patterns of treaty practice, the authors address the complex relationship between international economic law and a State's regulatory autonomy in the key areas of intellectual property, services, and investment. This insightful investigation highlights problems of inconsistency across treaties, limited transparency and consultation in the negotiation of treaties, and increasing restrictions on policy space in intellectual property protection. These factors are all crucial in preserving a country's ability to pursue policy objectives such as protecting public health and the environment while capturing the benefits of international trade and foreign investment. This discerning book will prove instrumental to scholars and practitioners in the fields of international trade law, international investment law, public international law, and intellectual property. It will also appeal to government agencies and international organisations working in these areas or in matters of public health or the environment.

Public Health and Plain Packaging of Cigarettes - Legal Issues (Hardcover): Tania Voon, Andrew D. Mitchell, Jonathan Liberman,... Public Health and Plain Packaging of Cigarettes - Legal Issues (Hardcover)
Tania Voon, Andrew D. Mitchell, Jonathan Liberman, Glyn Ayres
R3,362 Discovery Miles 33 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tobacco use represents a critical global health challenge. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco kills nearly 6 million people a year, with the toll expected to rise to 8 million annually over the next two decades. This detailed book, written by health and legal experts from institutions around the globe, examines legal issues arising from Australia's world-first introduction of mandatory plain packaging of tobacco products. The book offers an in-depth exploration of relevant domestic and international legal questions in fields such as intellectual property, constitutional law, health, trade and investment. The authors' analysis sheds light on broader questions relating to the capacity of governments to regulate tobacco products and the tobacco industry, and to regulate in the interests of public health more generally. The answers to these questions are of vital interest not only to Australia but also to the international community, with states' regulatory sovereignty increasingly being challenged in local and international courts and tribunals. This timely study is designed to assist international organizations, NGOs, policymakers, and scholars in law, medicine and health-related areas. Health professionals and advisors will also find much of interest here. Contributors: A. Alemanno, G. Ayres, E. Bonadio, J. Bosland, S. Chapman, M. Davison, S. Evans, T.A. Faunce, B. Freeman, K. Lannan, J. Liberman, B. McGrady, A.D. Mitchell, M. Scollo, T. Voon

Non-Discrimination and the Role of Regulatory Purpose in International Trade and Investment Law (Hardcover): Andrew D.... Non-Discrimination and the Role of Regulatory Purpose in International Trade and Investment Law (Hardcover)
Andrew D. Mitchell, David Heaton, Caroline Henckels
R2,898 Discovery Miles 28 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Non-discrimination requirements, such as most-favored nation and national treatment obligations, are central to both international trade law and international investment law. Significant inconsistencies between the fields are evident, however, in the way adjudicators have treated key elements of the test for discrimination. This book surveys and criticizes the manner in which tribunals have employed the concept of regulatory purpose in determining whether discrimination has occurred. The authors of this book propose a new definition of regulatory purpose that assists in framing the test for unlawful discrimination in both fields of law. It provides a systematic and structured analysis of how regulatory purpose should - and should not - be used in applying non-discrimination norms. Throughout, the book compares and contrasts trade and investment law, drawing out several parallels and suggesting areas in which one legal system might answer or shed light on questions arising in the other. With its comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of trade and investment jurisprudence, this book will appeal to practitioners and academics in the fields of trade and investment law. Lawyers and adjudicators will find it a useful source of ideas and proposals to inform their arguments and decisions. For government officials, it will be informative when considering the optimal way to structure measures that may affect the interests of foreign traders or investors. It will also provide a useful survey of the literature for academics, as well as a springboard for further comparison of international trade and investment law.

Manual of Leaf Architecture (Paperback): Beth Ellis, Douglas C. Daly, Leo J. Hickey, John D. Mitchell, Kirk R Johnson, Peter... Manual of Leaf Architecture (Paperback)
Beth Ellis, Douglas C. Daly, Leo J. Hickey, John D. Mitchell, Kirk R Johnson, …
R1,172 Discovery Miles 11 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Published in Association with the New York Botanical Garden

The Manual of Leaf Architecture is an essential reference for describing, comparing, and classifying the leaves of flowering plants. This manual, illustrated with dozens of line drawings and more than 300 photographs of prepared stained leaves, provides a framework with comparative examples allowing consistent and detailed description of both modern and fossil leaves. This one-of-a-kind resource will be invaluable to a broad range of people who work with plants, from paleobotanists to systematists to tropical ecologists.

The Manual allows for the description and identification of plants independently of their flowers, offering especially useful assistance in the case of fossil leaves (usually found in isolation) and tropical plants, whose flowering cycles can be brief and irregular, and whose fruits and flowers may be difficult to access. It provides long-needed guidelines for characterizing the organization, shape, venation, and margins of the leaves of flowering plants.

Beginning with a set of illustrated definitions of leaf characters, this manual proceeds to define and illustrate the variations on each of these characters. The system presented here is based on a widely tested scheme but has been significantly expanded and refined through the detailed examination of thousands of living and fossil leaves.

The Belly Burn Plan - Six Weeks to a Lean, Fit & Healthy Body (Paperback): Traci D Mitchell The Belly Burn Plan - Six Weeks to a Lean, Fit & Healthy Body (Paperback)
Traci D Mitchell
R483 R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Save R82 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Say goodbye to unsightly and dangerous belly fat in just three weeks with this easy-to-follow diet and exercise program-includes 65 recipes. Muffin tops, love handles and pot bellies have finally met their match with The Belly Burn Plan, an easy-to-follow diet and exercise program that yields measurable results in just six weeks. Developed for the millions of men and women with too much belly fat, The Belly Burn Plan will help you shed belly fat fast and for good in just three steps: Eat Right for Your Body Type: Discover the best foods for your metabolism to lose weight naturally. Get Moving: Shorter, targeted, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts tailored to your fitness level help improve glucose metabolism and fat burning. Stress Less, Sleep More: Make the lifestyle changes that will have a lasting impression on your body and overall health. Linked to heart disease, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, belly fat isn't just unsightly, it can be dangerous to your health. You have the power to not only change the way you look, but also how you feel. The Belly Burn Plan kicks off with an effective 3-Day Cleanse and includes 65 quick and easy recipes that will blow your taste buds away while shrinking your waistline. Prepare to say goodbye to belly fat and hello to a lean, healthy body.

Washington, D.C. Then and Now (R) - Compact Edition (Paperback): Alexander D. Mitchell IV Washington, D.C. Then and Now (R) - Compact Edition (Paperback)
Alexander D. Mitchell IV
R321 R243 Discovery Miles 2 430 Save R78 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Washington, D.C. Then and Now presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution and history of America's capital city since the dawn of photography in the mid-nineteenth century. It pairs vintage black-and-white photographs-including those of pioneers of American photography such as John Plumbe and Mathew Brady-with splendid color photographs taken from the same vantage points today. The book includes all the tourist must-see places of the capital city. Sites include, the Capitol, White House, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, Treasury Building, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Smithsonian Museum, Union Station, Ford's Theatre, Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery, Folger Shakespeare Library, Old Post Office and the offices that Mark Twain described as "the ugliest building in America." It also features some breathtaking vintage panoramas taken from the Washington Monument showing the nascent capital in glorious detail.

Zora Neale Hurston - An Annotated Bibliography of Works and Criticism (Hardcover): Cynthia Davis, Verner D. Mitchell Zora Neale Hurston - An Annotated Bibliography of Works and Criticism (Hardcover)
Cynthia Davis, Verner D. Mitchell
R3,042 Discovery Miles 30 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960), the most prominent of the Harlem Renaissance women writers, was unique because her social and professional connections were not limited to literature but encompassed theatre, dance, film, anthropology, folklore, music, politics, high society, academia, and artistic bohemia. Hurston published four novels, three books of nonfiction, and dozens of short stories, plays, and essays. In addition, she won a long list of fellowships and prizes, including a Guggenheim and a Rosenwald. Yet by the 1950s, Hurston, like most of her Harlem Renaissance peers, had faded into oblivion. An essay by Alice Walker in the 1970s, however, spurred the revival of Hurston's literary reputation, and her works, including her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, have enjoyed an enduring popularity. Zora Neale Hurston: An Annotated Bibliography of Works and Criticism consists of reviews of critical interpretations of Hurston's work. In addition to publication information, each selection is carefully crafted to capture the author's thesis in a short, pithy, analytical framework. Also included are original essays by eminent Hurston scholars that contextualize the bibliographic entries. Meticulously researched but accessible, these essays focus on gaps in Hurston criticism and outline new directions for Hurston scholarship in the twenty-first century. Comprehensive and up-to-date, this volume contains analytical summaries of the most important critical writings on Zora Neale Hurston from the 1970s to the present. In addition, entries from difficult-to-locate sources, such as small academic presses or international journals, can be found here. Although intended as a bibliographic resource for graduate and undergraduate students, this volume is also aimed toward general readers interested in women's literature, African American literature, American history, and popular culture. The book will also appeal to scholars and teachers studying twentieth-century American literature, as well as those specializing in anthropology, modernism, and African American studies, with a special focus on the women of the Harlem Renaissance.

Washington, D.C. Then and Now (R) (Hardcover): Alexander D. Mitchell IV Washington, D.C. Then and Now (R) (Hardcover)
Alexander D. Mitchell IV
R744 R651 Discovery Miles 6 510 Save R93 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Washington, D.C. Then and Now presents a fascinating portrait of the evolution and history of the city since the dawn of photography in the mid-nineteenth century. It pairs vintage black-and-white photographs-including those of pioneers of American and commercial photography such as John Plumbe and Mathew Brady-with splendid color photographs taken from the same vantage points today. The book includes all the tourist must-see places of the capital city. Sites include, the Capitol, White House, Library of Congress, Supreme Court, Treasury Building, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Smithsonian Museum, Union Station, Ford's Theatre, Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery, Folger Shakespeare Library, Old Post Office and the offices that Mark Twain described as "the ugliest building in America." It also features some breathtaking vintage panoramas taken from the Washington Monument showing the nascent capital in glorious detail.

Human By Nature - Between Biology and the Social Sciences (Paperback): Peter Weingart, Sandra D. Mitchell, Peter J. Richerson,... Human By Nature - Between Biology and the Social Sciences (Paperback)
Peter Weingart, Sandra D. Mitchell, Peter J. Richerson, Sabine Maasen
R1,472 Discovery Miles 14 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Representing a wide range of disciplines -- biology, sociology, anthropology, economics, human ethology, psychology, primatology, history, and philosophy of science -- the contributors to this book recently spent a complete academic year at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) discussing a plethora of new insights in reference to human cultural evolution. These scholars acted as a living experiment of "interdisciplinarity in vivo." The assumption of this experiment was that the scholars -- while working and residing at the ZiF -- would be united intellectually as well as socially, a connection that might eventually enhance future interdisciplinary communication even after the research group had dispersed. An important consensus emerged: The issue of human culture poses a challenge to the division of the world into the realms of the "natural" and the "cultural" and hence, to the disciplinary division of scientific labor. The appropriate place for the study of human culture, in this group's view, is located between biology and the social sciences. Explicitly avoiding biological and sociological reductionisms, the group adopted a pluralistic perspective -- "integrative pluralism" -- that took into account both today's highly specialized and effective (sub-)disciplinary research and the possibility of integrating the respective findings on a case-by-case basis. Each sub-group discovered its own way of interdisciplinary collaboration and submitted a contribution to the present volume reflecting one of several types of fruitful cooperation, such as a fully integrated chapter, a multidisciplinary overview, or a discussion between different approaches. A promising first step on the long road to an interdisciplinarily informed understanding of human culture, this book will be of interest to social scientists and biologists alike.

Amaeru - The Expression of Reciprocal Dependency Needs in Japanese Politics and Law (Paperback): Donald D Mitchell Amaeru - The Expression of Reciprocal Dependency Needs in Japanese Politics and Law (Paperback)
Donald D Mitchell
R1,282 Discovery Miles 12 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book postulates that amae is a motivational factor with universal impact upon Japanese people. It explores the ways in which amae affects political behaviour and law as attitudes towards authority, factionalism, political opposition, and citizen's movements.

The Global Tobacco Epidemic and the Law (Hardcover): Andrew D. Mitchell, Tania Voon The Global Tobacco Epidemic and the Law (Hardcover)
Andrew D. Mitchell, Tania Voon
R3,882 Discovery Miles 38 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tobacco use represents a critical global health challenge. The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco kills nearly 6 million people a year, with the toll expected to rise to 8 million annually over the next two decades. Written by health and legal experts from institutions around the globe, The Global Tobacco Epidemic and the Law examines the key areas of domestic and international law affecting the regulation of tobacco.The book offers a wide-ranging and in-depth exploration of relevant legal questions, including a focus on the activities of the World Health Organization and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, as well as an extensive evaluation of relevant developments in international trade law and international investment law. The authors' expert analysis also sheds light on broader questions relating to the capacity of governments to regulate tobacco products and the tobacco industry, as reflected in detailed case studies of tobacco control in various countries and regions around the world. The answers to these questions are of vital interest to the international community, with states' regulatory sovereignty regarding tobacco increasingly being challenged in local and international courts and tribunals. Combining unique insight with rigorous analysis, this book will facilitate a more sophisticated understanding of the legal issues concerning tobacco control and will be of interest to lawyers, diplomats, policymakers and NGOs, as well being a valuable resource for scholars of law, public policy and health. Contributors: N. Boister, O.A. Cabrera, J. Carballo, R. Cunningham, M. Davison, K. DeLand, L. Gruszczynski, P. Henning, L. Hsu, J. Liberman, G. Lien, T-y. Lin, C-f. Lo, A. Mitchell, L. Shmatenko, D. Singh, J. Strawbridge, T. Tucker, T. Voon, H. Wipfli, C-F. Wu, A. Yadav

Images in the River - The Life and Work of Waring Cuney: Cynthia Davis, Verner D. Mitchell Images in the River - The Life and Work of Waring Cuney
Cynthia Davis, Verner D. Mitchell
R1,034 R830 Discovery Miles 8 300 Save R204 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The poet William Waring Cuney (1906-1976) hails from an illustrious Afro-Texan family whose members include the charismatic politician Norris Wright Cuney (1846-1898) and his daughter, Maud Cuney Hare (1874-1936),the concert pianist and writer. Waring Cuney's maternal line, after whom he was named, was equally eminent. Cuney was born and raised in Washington D.C., just a few blocks from Howard University where three generations of his family studied. Despite his privileged upbringing among the city's Black elite, Cuney embraced his family's passionate commitment to racial uplift and civil rights; in exploring the relationship between African Americans and their environment, he was thus able to transmute into two books of poetry a broad cross section of African American life; his poems and songs explore the lives of jazz musicians, athletes, domestic and railway workers, women and children, blues singers, prisoners, sharecroppers, and soldiers. In addition, Cuney published in all the major Harlem Renaissance journals and anthologies alongside the luminaries of the period, many of whom were good friends. Through 100 of his best poems, many never collected or published, and a detailed biographical monograph, Images in the River: The Life and Work of Waring Cuney introduces readers to a newly recovered Harlem Renaissance poet, and to the history of a remarkable American family.

Amaeru - The Expression of Reciprocal Dependency Needs in Japanese Politics and Law (Hardcover): Donald D Mitchell Amaeru - The Expression of Reciprocal Dependency Needs in Japanese Politics and Law (Hardcover)
Donald D Mitchell
R4,145 Discovery Miles 41 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book postulates that amae is a motivational factor with universal impact upon Japanese people. It explores the ways in which amae affects political behaviour and law as attitudes towards authority, factionalism, political opposition, and citizen's movements.

Human By Nature - Between Biology and the Social Sciences (Hardcover): Peter Weingart, Sandra D. Mitchell, Peter J. Richerson,... Human By Nature - Between Biology and the Social Sciences (Hardcover)
Peter Weingart, Sandra D. Mitchell, Peter J. Richerson, Sabine Maasen
R4,185 Discovery Miles 41 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Representing a wide range of disciplines -- biology, sociology, anthropology, economics, human ethology, psychology, primatology, history, and philosophy of science -- the contributors to this book recently spent a complete academic year at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF) discussing a plethora of new insights in reference to human cultural evolution. These scholars acted as a living experiment of "interdisciplinarity "in vivo."" The assumption of this experiment was that the scholars -- while working and residing at the ZiF -- would be united intellectually as well as socially, a connection that might eventually enhance future interdisciplinary communication even after the research group had dispersed.
An important consensus emerged: The issue of human culture poses a challenge to the division of the world into the realms of the "natural" and the "cultural" and hence, to the disciplinary division of scientific labor. The appropriate place for the study of human culture, in this group's view, is located "between biology and the social sciences."
Explicitly avoiding biological and sociological reductionisms, the group adopted a pluralistic perspective -- "integrative pluralism" -- that took into account both today's highly specialized and effective (sub-)disciplinary research and the possibility of integrating the respective findings on a case-by-case basis. Each sub-group discovered its own way of interdisciplinary collaboration and submitted a contribution to the present volume reflecting one of several types of fruitful cooperation, such as a fully integrated chapter, a multidisciplinary overview, or a discussion between different approaches. A promising first step on the long road to an interdisciplinarily informed understanding of human culture, this book will be of interest to social scientists and biologists alike.

Sanitation, Latrines and Intestinal Parasites in Past Populations (Hardcover, New Ed): Piers D. Mitchell Sanitation, Latrines and Intestinal Parasites in Past Populations (Hardcover, New Ed)
Piers D. Mitchell
R4,152 Discovery Miles 41 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sanitation and intestinal health is something we often take for granted today. However, people living in many regions of the developing world still suffer with debilitating diseases due to the lack of sanitation. Despite its clear impact upon health in modern times, sanitation in past populations is a topic that has received surprisingly little attention. This book brings together key experts from around the world to explore fascinating aspects of life in the past relevant to sanitation, and how that affected our ancestors. By its end readers will realize that toilets were in use in ancient Mesopotamia even before the invention of writing, and that flushing toilets with anatomic seats were a technology of ancient Greece at the time of the minotaur myth. They will see how sanitation compared in ancient Rome and medieval London, and will take a virtual walk around the sanitation of York at the time of the Vikings. Readers will also understand which intestinal parasites infected humans in different regions of the world over different time periods, what these parasites tell us about early human evolution, later population migrations, past diet, lifestyle, and the effects of sanitation technology. There is good evidence that over the millennia people in the past realized that sanitation mattered. They invented toilets, cleaner water supplies, drains, waste disposal and sanitation legislation. While past views on sanitation were very different to those of today, it is clear than many past societies took sanitation much more seriously than was previously thought.

Die Macht der 12 Der Schlussel zu besserer Kommunikation fur beruflichenund privaten Erfolg (German, Hardcover): D Mitchell Die Macht der 12 Der Schlussel zu besserer Kommunikation fur beruflichenund privaten Erfolg (German, Hardcover)
D Mitchell
R709 Discovery Miles 7 090 Out of stock

Sind Sie ein Romantiker, Krieger, Detektiv, Eroberer oder ein Superhirn? Finden Sie es in diesem Buch heraus und erfahren Sie, was es fA1/4r Sie und Ihre Kommunikation und Beziehungen bedeutet. Dieses Buch bietet die Werkzeuge, um den einzigartigen Kommunikationsstil anderer und Ihren eigenen zu verstehen. Sie erhalten detaillierte RatschlAge, wie Sie sich an verschiedene Kommunikationsstile anpassen, eine einheitliche Sprache fA1/4r das Unternehmen entwickeln und Motivationstechniken besser auf die Teammitglieder abstimmen kAnnen. Durch Storytelling und A bungen hilft Ihnen der Autor Dave Mitchell, Einblicke in Ihren eigenen, einzigartigen Interaktionsstil zu gewinnen und lehrt Sie, wie Sie unabhAngig von den beteiligten PersAnlichkeitstypen erfolgreicher kommunizieren, motivieren und verkaufen kAnnen. Dazu schlA1/4sselt er 4 grundsAtzliche Kommunikationsstile auf und kombiniert diese zu weiteren 12 Stilen, angelehnt an Charaktere aus Hollywood-Filmen und Serien. Bewaffnet mit der FAhigkeit, das Verhalten der Menschen um Sie herum zu interpretieren, werden Sie grAA ere Erfolge bei der Arbeit und zu Hause erzielen und gleichzeitig lernen, wie Sie besser mit schwierigen Situationen umgehen kAnnen, denen Sie sich in Ihrem Leben gegenA1/4ber sehen kAnnen. Das Ergebnis ist eine bessere Teamdynamik, mehr Umsatz und Kundenzufriedenheit, ein hAheres MaA an Engagement und Leistung der Mitarbeiter und eine noch zufriedenere Ehe und Freundschaft.

The Mystery of the Rosary - Marian Devotion and the Reinvention of Catholicism (Paperback): Nathan D. Mitchell The Mystery of the Rosary - Marian Devotion and the Reinvention of Catholicism (Paperback)
Nathan D. Mitchell
R750 Discovery Miles 7 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ever since its appearance in Europe five centuries ago, the rosary has been a widespread, highly visible devotion among Roman Catholics. Its popularity has persisted despite centuries of often seismic social upheaval, cultural change, and institutional reform. In form, the rosary consists of a ritually repeated sequence of prayers accompanied by meditations on episodes in the lives of Christ and Mary. As a devotional object of round beads strung on cord or wire, the rosary has changed very little since its introduction centuries ago. Today, the rosary can be found on virtually every continent, and in the hands of hard-line traditionalists as well as progressive Catholics. It is beloved by popes, professors, protesters, commuters on their way to work, children learning their "first prayers," and homeless persons seeking shelter and safety. Why has this particular devotional object been so ubiquitous and resilient, especially in the face of Catholicism's reinvention in the Early Modern, or "Counter-Reformation," Era? Nathan D. Mitchell argues in lyric prose that to understand the rosary's adaptability, it is essential to consider the changes Catholicism itself began to experience in the aftermath of the Reformation. Unlike many other scholars of this period, Mitchell argues that after the Reformation Catholicism actually became more innovative and diversified rather than retrenched and monolithic. This innovation was especially evident in the sometimes "subversive"; visual representations of sacred subjects, such as in the paintings of Caravaggio, and in new ways of perceiving the relation between Catholic devotion and the liturgy's ritual symbols. The rosary was thus involved not only in how Catholics gave flesh to their faith, but in new ways of constructing their personal and collective identity. Ultimately, Mitchell employs the history of the rosary, and the concomitant devotion to the Virgin Mary with which it is associated, as a lens through which to better understand early modern Catholic history.

Educating for Citizenship and Social Justice - Practices for Community Engagement at Research Universities (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Educating for Citizenship and Social Justice - Practices for Community Engagement at Research Universities (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Tania D. Mitchell, Krista M. Soria
R4,772 Discovery Miles 47 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this edited volume, authors explore the ways in which departments, programs, and centers at public research universities are working to better engage students in the work of citizenship and social justice. The chapters in this book illuminate the possibilities and challenges for developing community engagement experiences and provide evidence of the effects of these efforts on communities and undergraduate students' development of citizenship outcomes. This text reveals how important the integration of our intentions and actions are to create a community engaged practice aimed towards justice.

Civic Engagement and Community Service at Research Universities - Engaging Undergraduates for Social Justice, Social Change and... Civic Engagement and Community Service at Research Universities - Engaging Undergraduates for Social Justice, Social Change and Responsible Citizenship (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Krista M. Soria, Tania D. Mitchell
R5,142 Discovery Miles 51 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book outlines how undergraduate students engage with civic and community projects and how this can be encouraged by their universities. It also explores how universities can build on this involvement and develop undergraduates' civic and democratic capacities, including programmatic strategies and conceptual frameworks for understanding the students' activities. As higher education across the globe experiences increasing student numbers it is important to understand how students engage with civic and community service.

Ex-Combatants, Religion, and Peace in Northern Ireland - The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice (Hardcover): J. Brewer, D... Ex-Combatants, Religion, and Peace in Northern Ireland - The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice (Hardcover)
J. Brewer, D Mitchell, G. Leavey
R3,635 Discovery Miles 36 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Much has been written about the influence of religion on the Northern Ireland conflict and the part played by ex-combatants in the peace process. Yet we know very little about the religious outlook of ex-combatants themselves. Are they personally devout? Is religion important to their political identity? Did faith play a role in their decision to take up arms, or lay them down? And now that their war is over, does religion help them cope with the past?

Based on original interviews with ex-combatants from across the political and religious divide, this book addresses these questions, shedding new light on the interplay of religion, identity and violence in Ireland. It also shows how the case of Northern Ireland illuminates the current international debate around religion and peacemaking. Arguing that advocates of religious interventions in transitional justice often naively exaggerate its influence, a theoretical model for understanding the role of religion in transitional justice is proposed.

Ex-Combatants, Religion, and Peace in Northern Ireland - The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice (Paperback, 1st ed.... Ex-Combatants, Religion, and Peace in Northern Ireland - The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice (Paperback, 1st ed. 2013)
J. Brewer, D Mitchell, G. Leavey
R3,429 Discovery Miles 34 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Studies of Northern Ireland's ex-combatants ignore religion, while advocates of religious interventions in transitional justice exaggerate its influence. Using interview data with ex-combatants, this book explores religious influences upon violence and peace, and develops a model for evaluating the role of religion in transitional justice.

The Green Bird - A Commedia dell' Arte Play in Three Acts (Paperback, 1st ed): Carlo Gozzi The Green Bird - A Commedia dell' Arte Play in Three Acts (Paperback, 1st ed)
Carlo Gozzi; Translated by John D. Mitchell
R1,457 Discovery Miles 14 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Carlo Gozzi's delightful commedia dell'arte classic has been translated into English for the first time from its original Venetian dialect. Complete with stage directions.

Staging Japanese Theatre - Noh and Kabuki. (Paperback): John D. Mitchell Staging Japanese Theatre - Noh and Kabuki. (Paperback)
John D. Mitchell
R1,193 Discovery Miles 11 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The appeal of Asian Theater in America today confirms that the theatre of the Far East is a remarkable and catalytic experience for a Western audience. Staging Japanese Theatre presents two complete plays in the theatrical forms of Noh and Kabuki. Each play appears in Japanese with English translations on facing pages and is pre-ceded by a brief history of the theatre form and the evolution of the production. The text contains an abundance of photographs, diagrams, and the stage directions from the IASTA performance.

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