China’s traditional system of dispute resolution and maintenance of order in society has been treated by Western scholars as legal history, but because the Chinese system is radically different from European systems in its conceptual structure and therefore does not fit into the familiar categories and models of Western law and jurisprudence, such treatment has been inadequate and often misleading. In Order and Discipline in China, Thomas B. Stephens provides a new approach, metho...

Religious StudiesOver the last thirty years African American voices and perspectives have become essential to the study of the various theological disciplines. Writing out of their particular position in the North American context, African American thinkers have contributed significantly to biblical studies, theology, church history, ethics, sociology of religion, homiletics, pastoral care, and a number of other fields. Frequently the work of these African American scholars is brought toge...

Discover the deep cultural roots of Southern cuisine through archaeology.Understanding and explaining societal rules surrounding food and foodways have been the foci of anthropological studies since the early days of the discipline. Baking, Bourbon, and Black Drink: Foodways Archaeology in the American Southeast, however, is the first collection devoted exclusively to southeastern foodways analyzed through archaeological perspectives. These essays...

An urgent call for awareness of the dangers of Christian nationalism, including the origins and implications.In 2022, Bishop Curry charged the House of Bishops Theology Committee to study Christian nationalism, an issue that has increasingly come to the forefront of conversations surrounding Christianity, democracy and white supremacy. The committee’s methodology in an Anglican framework of scripture, tradition, reason, and liturgy sheds light on the foundation of ...

This book explores the myriad issues that play out in the upstream petroleum industry of Ghana from a legal perspective.Focusing on Ghana as an emerging petroleum country, Thomas Kojo Stephens begins by examining whether the existing constitutional framework will be effective in governing the expanding oil and gas sector. Drawing on various approaches proffered by other experts in the field, Stephens looks at possible institutional structures that could be put in place and juxtapos...

Essential gastroenterology cases and board-type Q&A review to help you pass your exam!RadCases Gastrointestinal Imaging Second Edition by Stephen Thomas and Jonathan Lorenz expands on the rich study experience that has been tried, tested, and popularized by radiology residents around the world. The new edition includes important variations on prior cases, updated diagnostic and management strategies, and new pathological entities. One hundred new, carefull...

A step by step guide to setting up your Windows Server 2008 with static IP(s) addresses from your Verizon FIOS service for low cost do it yourself hosting. Learn the tricks in configuring your FIOS router that Verizon won't tell and most of their support team don't know. Never need to call tech support again. Topics covered are the following: Configure Verizon FIOS router for 1 static IP address, configure for multiple static IP addresses, configure port forwarding, save configuration sett...

In a career lasting over 30 years, Stephen Thomas served in a number of the most sensitive areas of the fight against serious organised crime. his service in the variety of these positions is unrivalled. After joining the ID in 1990, in 1996 he became an investigation officer on a Drugs Team. And then in 1997, joined an elite Target Drugs Team, investigating the highest levels of organised crime.In 2001 the author moved to the Project Team, becoming an informant (CHIS) handler, run...

Learning objective-c for beginners will get you started in learning this very powerful language for developing apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac systems. Learn by full example. By Full Example we mean that you will be given a complete example to work from and learn each step of the way. You will never have to guess and fill in missing code. In this way learning will never be frustrating. This book emphasizes objective c only by focusing on command line applications, which do not have a graphic...

She took the child and ran into the forestAn immersive, epic tale from long agoWhen she breaks a sacred law to save an abandoned baby, Deghóm is cast out into a world facing ruin. She was raised to serve the sky, her voice echoing through the caves of the hill country. Now a salt river is tearing open the land bridge between two seas and threatening to drown the world.Travelling with her adopted brother and a wild forest boy, Deghóm carries...

She took the child and ran into the forest.For readers who love immersive ancient tales.When she breaks a sacred law to save an abandoned baby, Deghóm is cast out into a world facing ruin. She was raised to serve the sky, her voice echoing through the caves of the hill country. Now a salt river is tearing open the land bridge between two seas and threatening to drown the world.Travelling with her adopted brother and a wild ...

At twenty-two years of age, Del Booker finds himself on the brink of adulthood. But he's still dependent on his family. He never even got his college degree. Meanwhile his friends are all at Ivy League schools while he grapples with his decision to become an artist. Eventually his sense of guilt becomes too much and, more childishly than ever, decides to run away from home. The odyssey that follows is more than just a job-huntit is the reluctant embracing of responsibility that begins to d...