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LIT - Academic Publishing LIT Verlag has established itself as one of Germanys leading academic publishers. LIT publishing program presents a fast growing English language list. It offers original research, stimulating and innovative contributions to major academic disciplines. All titles are distributed in North America through well established American academic publishers. We kindly invite scholars to join our successful English language programme. contact: london@lit-verlag.de Catalogues Academic Books Seasonal catalogues: Anthropology African Studies Asian Studies East European Studies History Religion Geography Literay and Languages Education Philosophy Political Sciences Sociology Economics Law Anthropology	New Publications Security Sector Reform in Sierra Leone 1997 - 2007: Views from the Front Line -- Peter Albrecht, Paul Jackson (Eds.) Anthropological Abstracts 6/2007 -- Ulrich Oberdiek (Ed.) The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps -- Kerrin-Sina Arfsten Articulation du discours dans le songhay -- Oumarou Boukari Our turn to Eat -- Daniel Branch, Nic Cheeseman, Leigh Gardner (Eds.) Glimpses of Freedom -- Katya Buchleitner News Media and Security Sector Reform -- Marina Caparini (Ed.) The Abbey of Cluny -- Giles Constable Landscapes of Postmodernity -- Petra Eckhard, Michael Fuchs, Walter W. Hölbling (Eds.) Negotiating Local Governance -- Irit Eguavoen, Wolfram Laube (Eds.) Die Öffentlichkeit des Fremden -- Andreas Englhart, Annemarie Fischer, Katerina Gehl (Hg.) Germany Through American Eyes -- Heinz-Dietrich Fischer Pius XI: Keywords -- Alberto Guasco, Raffaella Perin (Eds.) Japan and Japanese People -- Osamu Hattori, Viktoria Eschbach-Szabo, Martina Ebi (Eds.) Munich Studies of Giftedness -- Kurt A. Heller (Ed.) A Haya-African Interpretation of the Christian Concept of God -- Sylvester B. Kahakwa Themes in Canadian Studies from an Austrian Perspective -- Armin J. Kammel, Erhard Lick, Govind C. Rao (Eds.) Old Cultures, New Institutions -- Ann Kennard Studying Theatre -- Andreas Kotte First Notes on Koma Culture -- Franz Kröger, Ben Baluri Saibu Discoursing the Post-Secular -- Péter Losonczi, Aakash Singh (Eds.) International Negotiations -- Alexander Mühlen Corporate Social Responsibility as Giving Back to Society? - Der Gabentausch als Ausweg aus der Verantwortungsfalle - -- Georg Müller-Christ, Annika Rehm Interethnic Relations in a Systemic Context -- Matej Makarovic, Borut Roncevic When Policy Meets Reality -- Peter P. Mollinga, Anjali Bhat, Saravanan V.S. (Eds.) On the Border -- Vassilis Nitsiakos Europe - North Korea -- Myungkyu Park, Bernhard Seliger, Sung-Jo Park (Eds.) Religion und Politik in Afrika - Vereinte Nationen - Bestattungskultur - Gewissensfreiheit. Religion and Politics in Africa - United Nations - Burials - Freedom of Conscience -- Courts and Judges on Trial -- Pamela D. Schulz Gold Mining in Ghana -- William Tsuma Nabla -- Jørgen Villadsen Hermeneutics between Philosophy and Theology -- Andrzej Wiercinski Indigenous Voices in the Sustainability Discourse -- Frans Wijsen, Sylvia Marcos (Eds.) more...	Recommendation Eero Medijainen, Olaf Mertelsmann (eds.) Border Changes in 20th Century Europe Selected Case Studies This volume explores border changes in contemporary European history, a topic of growing importance indicated by the current flow of publications in border studies. Boundary changes played also an important role in the formation of European regions. Thirteen authors investigate selected case studies mostly drawn from Central and Eastern Europe. more...	News / Events International Studies Association Convention New Orleans La, USA, February 17-20, 2010 More than 5000 attendees are expected at ISA's 51st annual convention. Mayor LIT title will be on display at the conference. Security Sector Reform in Challenging Environments Engaging antrohopology in development and social change: practices, discourses and ethics Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 20-23 January 2010 Euro-African Association for the Anthropology of Social Change and Development (APAD) En francais Major challenges of engaging anthropology are to reconnect theory and practical application, and to create a platform for dialogue between a theoretically oriented, empirically grounded anthropology, and an anthropology directly applied to development and social change. Inventer et mobiliser le local Inventing and Mobilising the Local American Anthropological Association December 2-6, 2009 Philadelphia, PA LIT presented its Anthropology list at the AAA. Anthropology African Studies Association November 19-22, 2009 New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA LIT presented new title at the ASA meeting in New Orleans. African Studies The XVII International Conference of Ethiopian Studies Monday 2nd November 2009 in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Studies Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) LIT presented new titles on security studies and political science at Europe's largest conference for political science in Potsdam 09.09.2009 Security Sector Reform in Challenging Environments