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Newly updated for DSM-IV-TR, the "DSM-IV-TR& #174; Casebook" facilitates the transition from the concepts and terminology of DSM-IV-TR to actual clinical situations by providing clinical vignettes for illustration and study. Carefully updated, it helps both students and clinicians visualize DSM-IV-T... More

This is the first comprehensive anthology of short works from one of Scotland's favorite novelists. Illustrating Grassic Gibbon's full range of work -- with stories and poems, essays and polemics -- this collection juxtaposes the diverse range of Gibbon's literary personae.... More

The book attempts in a modest way to throw light on the several aspects of traditional Islamic views on matters pertaining to such vital aspects of women's life as divorce, custody of children, support and maintenance after divorce, and the laws on property and inheritance. It also highlights some r... More

Magdalen and her sister Norah, beloved daughters of Mr and Mrs Vanstone, find themselves the victims of a catastrophic oversight. Their father has neglected to change his will, and when the girls are suddenly orphaned, their inheritance goes to their uncle. Now penniless, the conventional Norah take... More

Mariam F. Ayad explores how five women were elevated to a position of supreme religious authority. Drawing on a variety of textual, iconographic, and archaeological evidence, and containing fifty-one black and white and colour illustrations, the volume discusses this often neglected subject, placing... More

In the heart of Grey Street in Central Durban stands a dilapidated old building called AK Mansions. Since 1902 when the first batch of tenants moved in, and up to today, the building exudes a communal atmosphere. Amidst the hustle and bustle of city life, the tenants of AK Mansions are never short o... More