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The Master Plant: Tobacco in Lowland South America (2015)
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Russell, A., & Rahman, E. (Eds.). (2015). The Master Plant: Tobacco in Lowland South America. Bloomsbury

Described as a 'master plant' by many indigenous groups in lowland South America, tobacco is an essential part of shamanic ritual, as well as a source of everyday health, wellbeing and community. In sharp contrast to the condemnation of the tobacco i... Read More about The Master Plant: Tobacco in Lowland South America.

Environmental Philosophy: An Introduction (2015)
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James, S. P. (2015). Environmental Philosophy: An Introduction. Polity Press

Climate change, habitat loss, rising extinction rates - such problems call for more than just new policies and practices. They raise fundamental questions about the world and our place in it. What, for instance, is the natural world? Do we humans bel... Read More about Environmental Philosophy: An Introduction.

Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity (2015)
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Marmodoro, A., & Prince, B. (Eds.). (2015). Causation and Creation in Late Antiquity. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781107447974

Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique (2015)
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Baron, I. Z. (2015). Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique. Edinburgh University Press; Oxford University Press

Theophilus of Alexandria and the First Origenist Controversy: Rhetoric and Power (2015)
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Banev, K. (2015). Theophilus of Alexandria and the First Origenist Controversy: Rhetoric and Power. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198727545.001.0001

In the age of the Theodosian dynasty and the establishment of Christianity as the only legitimate religion of the Roman Empire, few figures are more pivotal in the power politics of the Christian church than archbishop Theophilus of Alexandria (385-4... Read More about Theophilus of Alexandria and the First Origenist Controversy: Rhetoric and Power.

Contesting the Arctic: Politics and Imaginaries in the Circumpolar North (2015)
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Steinberg, P., Tasch, J., & Gerhardt, H. (2015). Contesting the Arctic: Politics and Imaginaries in the Circumpolar North. I.B. Tauris

Culture, Northern Ireland, and the Second World War (2015)
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Woodward, G. (2015). Culture, Northern Ireland, and the Second World War. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780198716853.001.0001

This book explores the impact of the Second World War on literature and culture in Northern Ireland between 1939 and 1970. It argues that the war, as a unique interregnum in the history of Northern Ireland, challenged the entrenched political and soc... Read More about Culture, Northern Ireland, and the Second World War.

Kim Kardashian's Marriage (2015)
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Riviere, S. (2015). Kim Kardashian's Marriage. Faber & Faber

Fatherhood and the British Working Class, 1865–1914 (2015)
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Strange, J. (2015). Fatherhood and the British Working Class, 1865–1914. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781316027059

Order and Conflict. Anthony Ascham and English Political Thought, 1648-50 (2015)
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Barducci, M. (2015). Order and Conflict. Anthony Ascham and English Political Thought, 1648-50. Manchester University Press

Politics personified: Portraiture, caricature and visual culture in Britain, c.1830–80. (2015)
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Miller, H. (2015). Politics personified: Portraiture, caricature and visual culture in Britain, c.1830–80. Manchester University Press

The remarkable popularity of political likenesses in the Victorian period is the central theme of this book, which explores how politicians and publishers exploited new visual technology to appeal to a broad public. The first study of the role of com... Read More about Politics personified: Portraiture, caricature and visual culture in Britain, c.1830–80..

Islamic Finance: Performance and Efficiency. (2015)
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Asutay, M., & Turkistani, A. (Eds.). (2015). Islamic Finance: Performance and Efficiency. Berlin: Gerlach

Islamic Finance: Political Economy, Values and Innovations. (2015)
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Asutay, M., & Turkistani, A. (Eds.). (2015). Islamic Finance: Political Economy, Values and Innovations. Berlin: Gerlach

Islamic Finance: Risk, Stability and Growth. (2015)
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Asutay, M., & Turkistani, A. (Eds.). (2015). Islamic Finance: Risk, Stability and Growth. Berlin: Gerlach

Getting by: Estates, class and culture in Austerity Britain (2015)
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McKenzie, L. (2015). Getting by: Estates, class and culture in Austerity Britain. Policy Press

Revisiting Religion and the British Soldier in the First World War (2015)
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Snape, M. (2015). Revisiting Religion and the British Soldier in the First World War. Dr. Williams's Trust

Owning the World of Ideas (2015)
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David, M., & Halbert, D. (2015). Owning the World of Ideas. SAGE Publications

The Spectral Wound: Sexual Violence, Public Memories and the Bangladesh War of 1971 (2015)
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Mookherjee, N. (2015). The Spectral Wound: Sexual Violence, Public Memories and the Bangladesh War of 1971. Duke University Press

Following the 1971 Bangladesh War, the Bangladesh government publicly designated the thousands of women raped by the Pakistani military and their local collaborators as birangonas, ("brave women”). Nayanika Mookherjee demonstrates that while this cel... Read More about The Spectral Wound: Sexual Violence, Public Memories and the Bangladesh War of 1971.

Physical Activity and Sport in Later Life: Critical Approaches. (2015)
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Tulle, E., & Phoenix, C. (Eds.). (2015). Physical Activity and Sport in Later Life: Critical Approaches. Palgrave Macmillan

Heatwaves and Health: Guidance on Warning-System Development (2015)
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McGregor, G., Bessmoulin, P., Ebi, K., & Menne, B. (Eds.). (2015). Heatwaves and Health: Guidance on Warning-System Development. WMOP