Focusing on the period after WWII, & the fate of legislative proposals offered by presidents from Harry Truman to George W Bush, this title reveals that the presidency, Senate, & House rest on similar electoral bases, with little difference in their partisan textures as indexed by the presidential vote cast in the various constituencies. ...

Demonstrates that the content of art canons is historically & culturally specific & dependent on who is responsible for the canon's production & maintenance. This book explores how, where, why, & by whom canons are formed; how they function under particular circumstances; how they are maintained; & why they may undergo change. ...

The idea of jihad is central to Islamic faith & ethics, & yet its meanings have been highly contested over time. Drawing on historical, legal, & literary sources, this work traces the intellectual itinerary of jihad through several centuries & across the territory connecting the Middle East with South Asia. ...

Vic Sarin directs this love story, played out against a historical backdrop of political & religious upheaval as partitioning divides the nation of India in the late 1940s. At the end of the Second World War, soldier Gian Singh (Jimi Mistry) resigns his commission with the British Indian Army & returns to his childhood village, near what is to become the border between India & Pakistan. Haunted by the memories of war, Gian seeks a quiet life of farming, solitude & prayer. His peace is shattered, however, when India is granted independence. When the new border is drawn between Hindu-dominated India & Muslim-dominated Pakistan, the region is torn apart by massacres fueled by ancient animosities. During one such massacre, Gian finds 17-year-old Naseem (Kristin Kreuk), a Muslim girl, & takes her under his protection. The two gradually find themselves drawn to each other
- but the obstacles to their happiness are to prove all but insurmountable.
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Collects the theoretical developments of optimal partitions. This book provides a general framework to unify these results & present them in an organized fashion. It deals with practical problems of optimal partitions & shows show how they can be solved using the theory
- or why they cannot be.
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