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Beyond jihad : critical voices from inside Islam

Table of Contents: “…way of the Islamists : a road to perdition? /…”
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The lost geopoetic horizon of Li Jieren : the crisis of writing Chengdu in revolutionary China by Ng, Kenny Kwok-kwan

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the man, the place, the novel -- From Tianhui to Chengdu: geopoetics and historical imagination -- No place for good memories: Chengdu 1911 -- Tempest in a teacup: local memorial dynamics -- Love in the time of revolution -- The road to perdition -- Conclusion: no sense of an ending -- Appendix: translations by Li Jieren.…”
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Religion and Security in South and Central Asia. by Warikoo, K.

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan and Pakistan; 3 Pakistan's slide towards Talibanisation; 4 Resurgence of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: Implications for regional security; 5 Roads to perdition?: The politics and practice of Islamist terrorism in India; 6 Islamist extremism in Kashmir; 7 Communal peace in India: Lessons from multicultural Banaras; 8 Islamic extremism and the terror network in Bangladesh; 9 Religious radicalism in Bangladesh: Security challenges to India.…”
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A history of modern Palestine : one land, two peoples by Pappé, Ilan

Table of Contents: “…-- The suicidal track : the death of Oslo and the road to perdition -- Postcript : the Post-Arafat era and the new Sharon age.…”
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Dancing in paradise, burning in hell : women in maine's historic working class dance industry by Scee, Trudy Irene

Table of Contents: “…Dancers for Money: America Meets the New Dancing Women of the 1800s, Recoils in Shock, and Yet Whispers "Come a Little Bit Closer"; The Hurdy Gurdy Girls, Burlesque Women, Little Egypts, and Taxi-Dancers of the 1800s-1940s; Chapter One. The Road to Perdition: The Early Barroom Dancers, the Hurdy Gurdy Girls, the Circus and Fair Come to Town, Native Americans Perform, and the Dance Hall or Whorehouse Riot of 1849…”
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Handbook of forensic psychology : resource for mental health and legal professionals

Table of Contents: “…Otto, R. Borum -- The road to perdition: extreme influence tactics in the interrogation room / D. …”
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