Covering a wide span of history, this set includes volumes on Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Each volume touches on issues such as the right to life, the rights of women, punishment for crimes, war and peace, slavery, violence, and other topics related to human rights. They provide primary sources to document the history of thought on the subject within each religion. Biographical sketches and annotated bibliographies offer excellent resources for further study. Together these volumes provide a comprehensive and unique approach to major religious views on human rights.
Throughout history the peoples of the world have struggled with the idea of human rights. Indeed, at times, the definition of what constituted a human was variable, and some people were granted better protections than others. Still, even where rights were outlined and protected, atrocities against the human race abounded then, and continue to occur even now. The major faiths of the world have much to contribute to the discussion of human rights, and have grappled with the issues for centuries. In this important five-volume set, human rights are examined within the context of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Authors track the development of ideas, opinions, and issues, providing readers with a fuller understanding of how each faith views human rights, and what each has to offer for our better understanding today. Primary sources, biographical sketches, and annotated bibliographies are included in each volume.
Volume 1: The Jewish Tradition: The oldest of the Abrahamic faiths, Judaism offers a complex and rich history of thought on human rights. Taking the reader on a tour of human rights throughout the history of this faith tradition, and throughout the world over time, the author provides a comprehensive overview of the subject. He makes the distinction between the biblical and later rabbinic texts and the continually evolving religious communities comprising Judaism from the classical period to modern Europe and considers the Jewish articulation of rights in North America alongside the emergence of the tate of Israel and its regional and national particularities.
Volume 2: The Christian Tradition: The Christian tradition has an uneven history of regarding and protecting human rights, but with a multitude of perspectives, the evolution of human rights in this faith has grown into a complex affirmation of universal human rights in modern Christian life and thought. Here, Brackney traces the meaning and historical development of human rights in the Christian tradition through a careful consideration of the sources and commentaries, from the Edict of Milan through the UN declarations. He covers Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox perspectives, and includes important biographical information on key figures.
Volume 3: The Islamic Tradition: The human rights tradition in Islam is one of the oldest, most comprehensive, and, historically, one of the most effective and revolutionary traditions with considerable, as yet unfulfilled, potential. In it, rights are inseparable from duties and humanity, nature, and God are all taken into account. This volume offers a fresh and comprehensive treatment of the human rights tradition in Islam in the context of Islam's world view. It explains the manner in which the spiritual and ethical, as well as the legal and juridical dimensions of both rights and duties, are integrated in the Islamic tradition, and critically examines some of the principal achievements and limitations throughout Islam's history. Issues discussed include the roles of women, treatment of children, marital relationships, democracy and politics, minorities, and other areas essential to a better understanding of the nature of human rights in Islam.
Volume 4: The Hindu Tradition: Beginning with a discussion of how human rights in Hinduism contrast with Western notions of human rights, Coward then moves on to discuss topics ranging from the Hindu world view to family relations, from royal models to Hindu Renaissance thinkers, from karma and caste to the untouchables, and from democratic rights to religious duties and obligations, among other topics. Offering an in-depth discussion of Hindu principles and thoughts on human rights, this volume introduces readers to the history of human rights in the Hindu tradition.
Volume 5: The Buddhist Tradition: Arguing that Buddhist doctrines do not concern themselves with human rights, Florida nevertheless insists that this does not mean that there are no principles in Buddhism that lead to decent, non-oppressive, and cooperative societies where humans can live in freedom and prosperity and realize their highest spiritual potentials. This volume traces how Buddhism has worked in Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka, China, Tibet, and other place where it is practices, and touches on issues of slavery, women, democracy, caste, warfare, government, and peace. Profiles include Aung San Suu Kyi, Sulak Sivaraksa, Phra Payutto, and the current Dalai Lama.

Human Rights and the World's Major Religions [5 volumes]: 5 volumes (Praeger Perspectives: Human Rights And The World's Major Religions)

Haas, Peter J.

Coward, Harold

al-Rahim, Muddathir 'Abd

Florida, Robert E.

Religion & Spirituality

Praeger

Written by a leading researcher this book presents an introduction to Stochastic Petri Nets covering the modeling power of the proposed SPN model, the stability conditions and the simulation methods. Its unique and well-written approach provides a timely and important addition to the literature. Appeals to a wide range of researchers in engineering, computer science, mathematics and OR.

Stochastic Petri Nets: Modelling, Stability, Simulation (Springer Series in Operations Research and Financial Engineering)

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

Springer

Applied Policy Research

Where many textbooks on policy research focus on methodological and statistical theories, leaving students to wonder how they will apply those theories to future policy positions, this innovative textbook takes theories of policy research and puts them into practice, demystifying the subject by translating it into real-world situations in which students can actively engage. Beginning with an orientation and overview of policy research, outlining the processes of policy analysis and evaluation from start to finish, Applied Policy Research, 2e walks students through an examination of case studies to demonstrate how these theories play out in real policy situations. New to this edition: <ul>
<li>A rewritten Part I that includes several new chapters incorporating the latest developments in applicable policy research design, implementation, and products to provide a framework for conducting policy research. </li> <li>A matrix at the start of Part II to easily identify how each of the fifteen case-study chapters correspond with concepts and topics presented in Part I, showing the reader where to look for a specific real-life example of a given topic or concept. Each case is drawn from real instances of policy research to provide students with an opportunity to consider and learn how to grapple with the challenges posed by the needs of public programs and agencies. Cases include local, state, and nonprofit agencies as well as federal-state-local intergovernmental "hybrids." </li> <li>Each chapter is presented in a uniform format: (1) a detailed description of a policy research problem; (2) a discussion of the unique challenges posed by the problem; (3) a description of the policy research techniques used; (4) a summary of the outcomes or conclusions associated with the research as it was conducted; and (5) conclusions about the implications or lessons for policy research.</li> </ul>
Illustrative figures help students understand the stages of policy research, and end-of-chapter tools such as discussion questions, assignments and activities, and case studies "at a glance" help students master not only the particulars of each case but the broader skills needed in future research. Applied Policy Research, Second Edition will be essential reading in all policy research courses with a focus on practical outcomes and student preparation for public service.

Politics & Social Sciences

Springer, J. Fred

Porowski, Allan

Social Sciences

Routledge

This fascinating work examines in detail the relationship between American politics and films, from Birth of a Nation to Fahrenheit 9/11. It provides a decade-by-decade survey of politics and films of all types - comedies and dramas to biographies and documentaries - as well as a helpful framework that students and general readers can use to analyze the political content of films. The book also features an examination of film techniques as they relate to political films, an exploration of the effects of real-world politics on Hollywood, and a practical guide to writing film analysis, as well as a guide to web-based film resources and an extensive "Political Filmography." Throughout the book, the authors emphasize both the political messages transmitted through films and the political values that are reflected in them.

Projecting Politics: Political Messages in American Films

Humor & Entertainment

Christensen, Terry

Movies

History

Projecting Politics

The new edition of this influential work updates and expands the scope of the original, including more sustained analyses of individual films, from The Birth of a Nation to The Wolf of Wall Street. An interdisciplinary exploration of the relationship between American politics and popular films of all kinds―including comedy, science fiction, melodrama, and action-adventure―Projecting Politics offers original approaches to determining the political contours of films, and to connecting cinematic language to political messaging. A new chapter covering 2000 to 2013 updates the decade-by-decade look at the Washington-Hollywood nexus, with special areas of focus including the post-9/11 increase in political films, the rise of political war films, and films about the 2008 economic recession. The new edition also considers recent developments such as the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, the controversy sparked by the film Zero Dark Thirty, newer generation actor-activists, and the effects of shifting industrial financing structures on political content. A new chapter addresses the resurgence of the disaster-apocalyptic film genre with particular attention paid to its themes of political nostalgia and the turn to global settings and audiences. Updated and expanded chapters on nonfiction film and advocacy documentaries, the politics of race and African-American film, and women and gender in political films round out this expansive, timely new work. A companion website offers two additional appendices and further materials for those using the book in class.

Haas, Elizabeth

Responsa: Literary History of a Rabbinic Genre

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Scholars Pr

HAAS

Judaism

Morality After Auschwitz: The Radical Challenge of the Nazi Ethic

Americas

Fortress Press

Military

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