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Extremisms In Africa (Paperback): Alain Tschudin, Stephen Buchanan-Clarke, Lloyd Coutts, Susan Thomas Russell, Mandla Tyala Extremisms In Africa (Paperback)
Alain Tschudin, Stephen Buchanan-Clarke, Lloyd Coutts, Susan Thomas Russell, Mandla Tyala 1
R330 R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Save R25 (8%) View more sellers Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Scholars agree that a direct correlation can be made between poor governance and the emergence of extremist movements. As UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres puts it: ‘I am convinced that the creation of open, equitable, inclusive and pluralist societies, based on the full respect of human rights and with economic opportunities for all, represents the most tangible and meaningful alternative to violent extremism.’ This book challenges both the efficacy and wisdom of purely militarised responses to extremist movements typified by the Global War on Terror, as well as the cursory replication of international counter-terrorism frameworks promulgated by the United Nations and European Union in Africa.

Emphasis is given to the importance of understanding local history, culture and regional geopolitics, among a variety of context-specific factors to truly understand and thereby effectively address the emergence and spread of extremisms in Africa. As such, it draws on contributions from a range of thematic and regional experts, including security-sector specialists, conflict analysts, journalists, international relations and governance specialists, political scientists, social anthropologists, psychologists and theologians, among others. A diverse range of extremist movements on the continent are examined, from radicalised religious groups to race-based organisations.

These case studies provide in-depth insight into answering why and how these movements came to be, while thematic chapters address issues pertinent to addressing them, such as public perceptions of extremism, methods of recruitment and radicalization among marginalised communities, supporting survivors of extremism and former combatants, strategic approaches to counter-terrorism and the role of governance, among others.

This is an introductory anthology and the first of its kind on this topic to be authored and published in the African continent.

I Love My Air Fryer - Comfort Food Recipe Book (Paperback): Aileen Clark I Love My Air Fryer - Comfort Food Recipe Book (Paperback)
Aileen Clark
R447 R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Save R36 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

175 quick and easy recipes for all the satisfying, feel-good foods you crave right in your favorite appliance—the air fryer!

The foods you love made quick and easy in the air fryer!

In The “I Love My Air Fryer” Comfort Food Recipe Book, you’ll discover 175 recipes and photos for delicious and satisfying dishes sure to bring a smile to your face. You’ll find savory snacks like cheesy bacon fries and crunch homemade potato chips, sweet treats like chewy chocolate chip brownies and creamy cheesecake, plus hearty main dishes like salsa chicken casserole and stuffed pork chops so good you’ll want a second serving. With the air fryer’s speedy cooking time and oil free cooking methods, you can enjoy these mouth-watering recipes anytime with no hassle or guilt!

The “I Love My Air Fryer” Comfort Food Recipes has tasty, quick, and easy recipes for all the meals you crave.

Vlok's Community Health For Southern Africa (Paperback, 7th Edition): Marina Clarke Vlok's Community Health For Southern Africa (Paperback, 7th Edition)
Marina Clarke
R821 R737 Discovery Miles 7 370 Save R84 (10%) View more sellers Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Building on the reputation of Manual of Community Nursing and Communicable Diseases, Vlok’s Community Health is relevant for the Community Health Professional under the Re-engineered Primary Healthcare System.

Topics covered include Public Health, the National Health Insurance and Community Oriented Primary Care, as well as care of the individual throughout the lifespan. This well-written text places emphasis on practical application of theoretical concepts. The practical aspects extend to the chapters on Managing the Community Clinic and Caring for the Disabled at Home, which contain informative examples and suggestions.

Social aspects have not been overlooked and appropriate chapters on Family Pathologies, Intimate Partner Violence and Cultural World Views have been included.

Clare - The Killing Of A Gentle Activist (Paperback): Christopher Clark Clare - The Killing Of A Gentle Activist (Paperback)
Christopher Clark
Sold By Readers Warehouse - Fulfilled by Loot
R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Ships in 5 - 7 working days

In November 1993, ANC activist and development worker Clare Stewart’s body was found in a shallow ditch in rural KwaZulu-Natal as the province sat on the brink of civil war. Amid the ensuing chaos and euphoria of South Africa’s ‘new dawn’, the details of Clare's killing would stay hidden beneath the surface.

This gripping, moving account of Clare’s life and the mystery surrounding her death touches on the fragility of memory, family loss, apartheid’s evils, and the fault lines in our democracy.

Kariba (Paperback): Daniel Clarke, James Clarke Kariba (Paperback)
Daniel Clarke, James Clarke; Illustrated by Daniel Snaddon
Sold By Aristata Bookshop - Fulfilled by Loot
R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Ships in 4 - 6 working days

An African fantasy-adventure graphic novel inspired by the mythology of the Zambezi River and the history of the Kariba Dam, one of the largest dams ever constructed.

Siku has always called the Zambezi River her home. She understands the water – and strangely enough, it seems to understand her, too, bending to her will and coming to her aid in times of need. But things are changing on the river – a great dam is being built, displacing thousands of Shonga people – and things are changing in Siku, too, as her ability to manipulate water grows out of control, and visions of a great serpent pull her further from reality and her loving father, Tongai.

When Tongai ventures to the Kariba Dam to find a cure for Siku and never returns, she sets off to find him with the help of Amedeo, the young son of Kariba’s chief engineer. Together, they traverse elephant graveyards, rugged jungles, and ancient ruins, outrunning pirates, bootleggers, and shape-shifting prophets ready to use Siku to their own advantage. But she soon discovers that her father has been shielding a terrible secret: Siku is actually the daughter of Nyaminyami, the Great River Spirit, and the only way to bring about the necessary rumuko – a ritual which has brought balance to the Zambezi for centuries – is for Siku to give up the only life she’s ever known.

With the future of the Shonga resting on her shoulders, Siku must journey to the source of the river to understand the ancient power hidden within her.

Zootropolis (DVD): Jason Bateman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Idris Elba, J. K. Simmons, Shakira, Alan Tudyk, Jenny Slate, Bonnie Hunt,... Zootropolis (DVD)
Jason Bateman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Idris Elba, J. K. Simmons, Shakira, … 1
R123 Discovery Miles 1 230 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything.

But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn’t so easy.

Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde, to solve the mystery.

Penance (Paperback): Eliza Clark Penance (Paperback)
Eliza Clark
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R375 R296 Discovery Miles 2 960 Save R79 (21%) Ships in 5 - 7 working days

An utterly chilling, compulsive story of a murder among teenagers, on the eve of the historic Brexit vote, by a major new voice in British fiction.

Do you know what happened already? Did you know her? Did you see it on the internet? Did you listen to a podcast? Did the hosts make jokes? Did you see the pictures of the body? Did you look for them?

It's been years since the horrifying murder of sixteen-year-old Joan Wilson rocked Crow-on-Sea, and the events of that terrible night are now being published for the first time. That story is Penance, a dizzying feat of masterful storytelling, where Eliza Clark manoeuvres us through accounts from the inhabitants of this small seaside town. Placing us in the capable hands of journalist Alec. Z. Carelli, Clark allows him to construct what he claims is the 'definitive account' of the murder - and what led up to it. Built on hours of interviews with witnesses and family members, painstaking historical research, and most notably, correspondence with the killers themselves, the result is a riveting snapshot of lives rocked by tragedy, and a town left in turmoil.

The only question is: how much of it is true?

Unbreakable (DVD): Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark Unbreakable (DVD)
Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark; Directed by M. Night Shyamalan 1
R248 Discovery Miles 2 480 Ships in 15 - 30 working days

David Dunn is the sole survivor of one of the worst train crashes in US history. Walking away without a scratch on him, Dunn is unable to explain why he should have been spared; but then, when he meets the mysterious Elijah Price, he is encouraged to begin asking himself important questions.

Why has he never fallen sick? Why has he never been injured? What purpose could there be to his special gifts?

Sanditon - Season 3 (DVD): Rose Williams, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Crystal Clarke, Jack Fox Sanditon - Season 3 (DVD)
Rose Williams, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Crystal Clarke, Jack Fox
R368 R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Save R42 (11%) Ships in 15 - 30 working days

Charlotte (Rose Williams) returns to Sanditon with her fiancé in tow but is forced to come to terms with her unresolved feelings for Colbourne (Ben Lloyd-Hughes). He, devastated, tries to move on and open his heart to another, but as they keep getting drawn together, can they continue to ignore their feelings?

Georgiana (Crystal Clarke) is horrified to discover a claim on her newfound inheritance. With the help of Samuel Colbourne (Liam Garrigan), she battles in court to keep what is hers. The public attention and scrutiny send her spiralling and she seems to be out of control. What she needs is a fiancé to send the circling fortune hunters away. What she gets is so much more. Edward (Jack Fox) meanwhile has promised Lady Denham (Anne Reid) he is truly reformed, but will Augusta Markham’s (Eloise Webb) fortune be too an irresistible a proposition?

Lady Denham rediscovers an old flame from her youth, and together they back Tom’s (Kris Marshall) new plans for Sanditon – at the expense of his marriage with Mary (Kate Ashfield), and then she falls gravely ill…

With weddings and failed engagements, will the Sanditon residents all find true love and happiness after all?

I Heard That Song Before (Paperback): Mary Higgins Clark I Heard That Song Before (Paperback)
Mary Higgins Clark
R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Kay Lansing, who has grown up in Englewood, New Jersey, is the daughter of the landscaper to the wealthy and powerful Carrington family. Their mansion—a historic 17th-century manor house transported stone by stone from Wales in 1848—has a hidden chapel. One day, accompanying her father to work, six-year-old Kay succumbs to curiosity and sneaks into the chapel. There, she overhears a quarrel between a man and a woman who is demanding money from him. When she says that this will be the last time, his caustic response is: “I heard that song before.”

That same evening, the Carrington’s hold a formal dinner dance after which Peter Carrington, a student at Princeton, drives home Susan Althorp, the eighteen-year-old daughter of neighbors. While her parents hear her come in, she is not in her room the next morning and is never seen or heard from again.

Throughout the years, a cloud of suspicion hangs over Peter Carrington. At age forty-two, head of the family business empire, he is still “a person of interest” in the eyes of the police, not only for Susan Althorp’s disappearance but also for the subsequent drowning death of his own pregnant wife in their swimming pool.

Kay, now living in New York and working as a librarian in Englewood, goes to see Peter. Kay sees Peter as maligned and misunderstood, and she soon falls in love with him. Over the objections of her beloved grandmother, she marries him. To her dismay, she soon finds that he is a sleepwalker whose nocturnal wanderings draw him to the spot at the pool where his wife met her end.

Kay develops gnawing doubts about her husband. She believes that the key to the truth about his guilt or innocence lies in the scene she witnessed as a child in the chapel and knows she must learn the identity of the man and woman who quarreled there that day. What Kay does not know is that uncovering what lies behind these memories may put her own life in danger…

Intermittent Fasting for Women Cookbook 999 - The Ultimate Guide to Accelerate Weight Loss, Promote Longevity, with 999 Days... Intermittent Fasting for Women Cookbook 999 - The Ultimate Guide to Accelerate Weight Loss, Promote Longevity, with 999 Days New Lifestyle, Metabolic Autophagy and Tasty Recipes (Hardcover)
Margaret Clark
R774 Discovery Miles 7 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gut Microbiome and Behavior, Volume 131 (Hardcover): John F. Cryan, Gerard Clarke Gut Microbiome and Behavior, Volume 131 (Hardcover)
John F. Cryan, Gerard Clarke
R4,827 Discovery Miles 48 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Gut Microbiome and Behavior, the latest volume in the International Review of Neurobiology series, provides a comprehensive overview of the gut microbiome on the brain and behavior, fully encapsulating the latest research in the field and defining the scope of this influence to outline potential mechanisms and possible implications.

Inside Computer Music (Hardcover): Michael Clarke, Frederic Dufeu, Peter Manning Inside Computer Music (Hardcover)
Michael Clarke, Frederic Dufeu, Peter Manning
R2,496 Discovery Miles 24 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Inside Computer Music is an investigation of how new technological developments have influenced the creative possibilities of composers of computer music in the last 50 years. This book combines detailed research into the development of computer music techniques with nine case studies that analyze key works in the musical and technical development of computer music. The book's companion website offers demonstration videos of the techniques used and downloadable software. There, readers can view interviews and test emulations of the software used by the composers for themselves. The software also presents musical analyses of each of the nine case studies to enable readers to engage with the musical structure aurally and interactively.

Echoes from a Child's Soul - Awakening the Moral Imagination of Children (Paperback): Barbara Clark Echoes from a Child's Soul - Awakening the Moral Imagination of Children (Paperback)
Barbara Clark
R1,053 Discovery Miles 10 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Echoes from a Child's Soul: Awakening the Moral Imagination of Children presents remarkable poetry inspired by aesthetic education methodology created by children that were labelled academically, socially, and/or emotionally at-risk. Many children deemed average or below-grade level composed poetry beyond their years revealing moral imagination. Art psychology and aesthetic methodology merge to portray the power of awakening children's voices once silenced. The children's poetry heralds critical and empathic messages for our future. This book proposes an overwhelming need for change in America's public-school education system so that no child is ignored, silenced, deemed less than, or marginalized.

A Privileged Life - Memoirs of an Activist (Paperback): Daniel N. Clark A Privileged Life - Memoirs of an Activist (Paperback)
Daniel N. Clark
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Out of stock
Perspectives on Wellbeing: Applications from the Field (Paperback): Andrew Azzopardi, Marilyn Clark, Ruth Falzon Perspectives on Wellbeing: Applications from the Field (Paperback)
Andrew Azzopardi, Marilyn Clark, Ruth Falzon
R1,509 Discovery Miles 15 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume provides an exciting introduction to social wellbeing and different epistemological standpoints. Targeted at researchers, students, academics, policy makers, practitioners and activists, the volume allows stakeholders to collectively problematise and address marginalised populations' social wellbeing, providing perspectives and applications from various disciplines such as education, health, public policy and social welfare. Chapters continue to debate social wellbeing within their disciplines, and challenges practitioners' and researchers' experience, particularly interactions between individual and social aspects of wellbeing. Contributors provide practical and academic discussions, drawing upon different cultural, historical, political and social paradigms, putting forward available empirical data. Contributors are: Andrew Azzopardi, Amanda Bezzina, Trevor Calafato, Joanne Cassar, Marlene Cauchi, Carmel Cefai, Marilyn Clark, Maureen Cole, Katya De Giovanni, Melanie E. Demarco, Andreana Dibben, Ruth Falzon, Marvin Formosa, Natalie Kenely, Dione Mifsud, Brenda Murphy, Claudia Psaila, Sandra Scicluna, Anabel Scolaro, Miriam Teuma, Anna Maria Vella, Sue Vella and Carla Willing,

The Healthy and Sick Newborn, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics, Volume 62-2 (Hardcover, 62nd edition): David A. Clark The Healthy and Sick Newborn, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics, Volume 62-2 (Hardcover, 62nd edition)
David A. Clark
R1,693 Discovery Miles 16 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Community-based primary care physicians are routinely challenged as they stabilize, evaluate, and care for term and late-preterm neonates. Although there have been many spectacular advances in care of neonates, the challenges and successes of caring for the most preterm, very low birth-weight newborns seem to dominate presentations and the Pediatric literature. This issue concentrates on the current evidence and the collected experience of neonatologists regarding the basics of caring for the vast majority of newborns. The newest recommendations of multiple organizations (including the AAP) are presented, including the rationale for each recommendation as well as controversial issues. The individual articles will provide the primary care provider with a comprehensive foundation for care of the neonate.

Decomposing the Will (Hardcover): Andy Clark, Julian Kiverstein, Tillmann Vierkant Decomposing the Will (Hardcover)
Andy Clark, Julian Kiverstein, Tillmann Vierkant
R3,064 Discovery Miles 30 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There is growing evidence from the science of human behavior that our everyday, folk understanding of ourselves as conscious, rational, responsible agents may be radically mistaken. The science, some argue, recommends a view of conscious agency as merely epiphenomenal: an impotent accompaniment to the whirring unconscious machinery (the inner zombie) that prepares, decides and causes our behavior. The new essays in this volume display and explore this radical claim, revisiting the folk concept of the responsible agent after abandoning the image of a central executive, and "decomposing" the notion of the conscious will into multiple interlocking aspects and functions. Part 1 of this volume provides an overview of the scientific research that has been taken to support "the zombie challenge." In part 2, contributors explore the phenomenology of agency and what it is like to be the author of one's own actions. Part 3 then explores different strategies for using the science and phenomenology of human agency to respond to the zombie challenge. Questions explored include: what distinguishes automatic behavior and voluntary action? What, if anything, does consciousness contribute to the voluntary control of behavior? What does the science of human behavior really tell us about the nature of self-control?

Montevallo (Paperback): Clark Hultquist, Carey Heatherly Montevallo (Paperback)
Clark Hultquist, Carey Heatherly
R557 R511 Discovery Miles 5 110 Save R46 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Montevallo: a mountain in a valley. This bucolic, natural phrase aptly describes the beauty of this central Alabama town. Early settlers were drawn to the area by its abundant agricultural and mineral resources, and in 1826, the tiny village of Montevallo was born. The nature of the town changed significantly in 1896 with the founding of the Alabama Girls' Industrial School, now the University of Montevallo. The Olmsted Brothers firm of Brookline, Massachusetts, laid out the central campus, and its master plan still inspires current development. Since 1896, the focus of the town has shifted from agriculture and mining to education. The university's mission is to be Alabama's "Public Liberal Arts College." Prominent figures include writer and veteran E. B. Sledge, actresses Polly Holiday and Rebecca Luker, and Major League Baseball player Rusty Greer.

Men Who Batter (Hardcover): Nancy Nason-Clark, Barbara Fisher-Townsend Men Who Batter (Hardcover)
Nancy Nason-Clark, Barbara Fisher-Townsend
R1,965 Discovery Miles 19 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Men who act abusively have their own story to tell, a journey that often begins in childhood, ripens in their teenage years, and takes them down paths they were hoping to never travel. Men Who Batter recounts the journey from the point of view of the men themselves. The men's accounts of their lives are told within a broader framework of the agency where they have attended groups, and the regional coordinated community response to domestic violence, which includes the criminal justice workers (e.g., probation, parole, judges), and those who staff shelters and work in advocacy. Based on interview data with this wide array of professionals, we are able to examine how one community, in one western state, responds to men who batter. Interwoven with this rich and colorful portrayal of the journey of abusive men, we bring twenty years of fieldwork with survivors and those who walk alongside them as they seek safety, healing and wholeness for themselves and their children. Women who have been victimized by the men they love often hold out hope that, if only their abusers could be held accountable and receive intervention, the violence will stop and their own lives will improve dramatically as a result. While the main purpose of Men Who Batter is to highlight the stories of men, told from their personal point of view, it is countered by reality checks from their own case files and those professionals who have worked with them. And finally, interspersed within its pages is another theme: finding religious faith or spiritual activity in unlikely places.

Handbook of Textile and Industrial Dyeing - Volume 2: Applications of Dyes (Hardcover, New): M. Clark Handbook of Textile and Industrial Dyeing - Volume 2: Applications of Dyes (Hardcover, New)
M. Clark
R4,310 Discovery Miles 43 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dyeing is one of the most effective and popular methods used for colouring textiles and other materials. Dyes are employed in a variety of industries, from cosmetic production to the medical sector. The two volumes of the Handbook of textile and industrial dyeing provide a detailed review of the latest techniques and equipment used in the dyeing industry, as well as examining dyes and their application in a number of different industrial sectors.
Volume 2 deals with major applications of dyes and is divided into two parts. Part one covers textile applications, with chapters dealing with the dyeing of wool, synthetic and cellulosic fibres, and textile fibre blends. In part two, industrial applications of dyes are examined, with topics including dyes used in food and in the cosmetics industry.
With its distinguished editor and contributions from some of the world s leading authorities, the Handbook of textile and industrial dyeing is an essential reference for designers, colour technologists and product developers working in a variety of sectors, and will also be suitable for academic use.
Provides a detailed review of the latest techniques and equipment used in the dyeing industryIndustrial applications of dyes are examined, with topics including dyes used in food and in the cosmetics industryIs appropriate for a variety of different readers including designers, colour technologists, product developers and those in academia"

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) Chemistry Student Book - print and ebook bundle (Paperback, Student Ed): Jim Clark Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) Chemistry Student Book - print and ebook bundle (Paperback, Student Ed)
Jim Clark
R1,320 Discovery Miles 13 200 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the new Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) specification with progression, international relevance and support at its core. It is designed to supply students with the best preparation possible for the examination: * Integrated exam practice throughout, with differentiated revision exercises, exam practice and learning summary sections. * Provides free access to an ActiveBook, a digital version of the Student Book, which can be accessed online, anytime, anywhere supporting learning beyond the classroom. * Transferable skills, needed for progression into higher education and employment, are signposted allowing students to understand, and engage with, the skills they're gaining. * Pearson progression tools allows quick and easy formative assessment of student progress, linked to guidance on how to personalise learning solutions. * Reviewed by a language specialist to ensure the book is written in a clear and accessible style for students whose first language may not be English. * Glossary of key terminology, along with full answers included on the ActiveBook. * Further teacher support materials, including lesson plans, are provided online.

The New Prophet (Paperback): Kevin Macnevin Clark The New Prophet (Paperback)
Kevin Macnevin Clark
R274 R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Save R18 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Enchanted Forest - Memories of Maryland's Storybook Park (Paperback): Janet Kusterer, Martha Anne Clark The Enchanted Forest - Memories of Maryland's Storybook Park (Paperback)
Janet Kusterer, Martha Anne Clark
R492 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R34 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The history of the Enchanted Forest is one of magical beginnings. When it first opened in 1955, Ellicott City's storybook land became the first children's theme park on the East Coast. Young visitors could climb aboard rides like the Little Toot tugboat, Mother Goose and Ali Baba or encounter animals like peacocks and burros. Upon its closing in 1989, Marylanders who cherished memories of the Enchanted Forest were deeply disappointed. However, many of the park's beloved figures were moved to nearby Clark's Elioak Farm, where they were restored and displayed to the delight of new generations. Even today, the farm is a popular destination that evokes the whimsical spirit of the iconic park. Local author Janet Kusterer and Martha Anne Clark of Elioak Farm trace the park's history through vintage images and interviews with the Harrison family, former employees and visitors. Join Kusterer and Clark to rediscover the magic of the Enchanted Forest.

Religion and Human Security - A Global Perspective (Hardcover, New): James K. Wellman, Clark Lombardi Religion and Human Security - A Global Perspective (Hardcover, New)
James K. Wellman, Clark Lombardi
R1,924 Discovery Miles 19 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume of essays explores the long-unstudied relationship between religion and human security throughout the world. The 1950s marked the beginning of a period of extraordinary religious revival, during which religious political-parties and non-governmental organizations gained power around the globe. Until now, there has been little systematic study of the impact that this phenomenon has had on human welfare, except of a relationship between religious revival to violence. The authors of these essays show that religion can have positive as well as negative effects on human wellbeing. They address a number of crucial questions about the relationship between religion and human security: Under what circumstances do religiously motivated actors tend to advance human welfare, and under what circumstances do they tend to threaten it? Are members of some religious groups more likely to engage in welfare-enhancing behavior than in others? Do certain state policies tend to promote security-enhancing behavior among religious groups while other policies tend to promote security-threatening ones? In cases where religious actors are harming the welfare of a population, what responses could eliminate that threat without replacing it with another? Religion and Human Security shows that many states tend to underestimate the power of religious organizations as purveyors of human security. Governments overlook both the importance of human security to their populations and the religious groups who could act as allies in securing the welfare of their people. This volume offers a rich variety of theoretical perspectives on the nuanced relationship between religion and human security. Through case studies ranging from Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan, to the United States, Northern Ireland, and Zimbabwe, it provides important suggestions to policy makers of how to begin factoring the influence of religion into their evaluation of a population's human security and into programs designed to improve human security around the globe.

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