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Hijab and the Republic
The hijab is arguably the most discussed and controversial item of women's clothing today. It has become the primary global symbol of female Muslim identity for Muslims and non-Muslims alike and is the focus of much debate in the confrontation between Islam and the West. Nowhere has this debate been more acute or complex than in France. In Hijab and the Republic, Bronwyn Winter provides a riveting account of the controversial 2004 French law to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools. While much has been written on the subject, Winter offers a unique feminist perspective, carefully delineating its political and cultural aspects. Drawing on both scholarly literature and popular commentary, she examines the headscarf debate from its inception in 1989 through fluctuations in its intensity over the 1990s to its surging significance in the wake of 9 / 11 and the consequent shift in global politics.
Projectile Technology
Artifacts linked to projectile technologies traditionally have provided the foundations for time-space systematics and cultural-historic frameworks in archaeological research having to do with foragers. With the shift in archae ological research objectives to processual interpretations, projectile technolo gies continue to receive marked attention, but with an emphasis on the implications of variability in such areas as design, function, and material as they relate to the broader questions of human adaptation. The reason that this particular domain of foraging technology persists as an important focus of research, I think, comes in three parts. A projectile technology was a crucial part of m...
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Guinness Book of Olympic Records
A thorough history of each Olympiad from 1896 to the present with lists of winners in each sport and current records.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003
An illustrated, alphabetical encyclopedia with separate sets of books containing general and in-depth information on places, people and events.
The Wall Street Journal Almanac
The bestselling reference is revised and updated, with up-to-the-minute information from America's most widely read newspaper. Here are headlines, global hot spots, top business stories, and forecasts of major trends.
