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Salman Rushdie - Step Across This Line; Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002 (2003).jpg
Roughly one-fourth of these essays deals with the response of the media, various governments and Rushdie himself to what he calls the "unfunny Valentine" he received on February 14, 1989, from the Ayatollah Khomeini: the fatwa calling for his death. Everyone, it seems, had ...
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Despite an undeniable desperate need for help by numerous other countries throughout Africa, Operation Restore Hope was initiated in Somalia, East Africa in December, 1992 by the United Nations. The mission of the intervention, led by the United States, was--according ...
Craig R. Ducat - Constitutional Interpretation (9th Edition) (2008).jpg
One of the best-known, most complete, and widely read Constitutional Law textbooks published today, Constitutional Interpretation (9th Edition) is updated to reflect current issues and cases relevant to you, the student. Offering clear explanations and actual court ...
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Including contributions from an international team of leading experts, this volume examines state making from a uniquely Asian perspective and reveals some of the misunderstandings that arise when states and state making are judged solely on the basis of Western ...
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African policy on customary land relations has become increasingly problematic in the wake of the growing value of residential and agricultural land; in Ghana, land has been the subject of growing commodification which has led to increased attempts by tribal chiefs, ...
Robert Kagan - The return of history and the end of dreams (2008).jpg
Hopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have been dashed by sobering realities: Great powers are once again competing for honor and influence. Nation-states remain as strong as ever, as do the old, explosive forces of ambitious ...
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Earlier this year, President Obama declared one of his top priorities to be “making sure that people are able to get enough to eat.” The United States spends about five billion dollars on food aid and related programs each year, but still, both domestically and ...
Mauricio Rojas - The Sorrows of Carmencita; Argentina's Crisis in a Historical Perspective (2002).jpg
ContentsPreface 9Introduction 13Carmencita dances for a long summer 17The history of Argentine prosperity 17 • Colonial Argentina 17 •Thesaga of Argentine prosperity 20 • Explaining Argentina’s success 24• All that glitters is not gold 30 • Problems of ...
DK Eyewitness - Yvonne Ayo - Africa (2000).jpg
Discover the traditional lifestyles, beliefs, skills and crafts of the peoples of this vast and ancient continent.Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the peoples of a vast and mysterious continent. Superb color photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of ...
Ralf C. Buckley - Conservation Tourism (2010).jpg
The effects of tourism on the ecology and natural environment of tourist destinations are hotly debated and research has expanded in the field of ecotourism and sustainability. This book considers the positive contributions that tourism can make to the conservation of ...
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Jnanasrimitra (975-1025) was regarded by both Buddhists and non-Buddhists as the most important Indian philosopher of his generation. His theory of exclusion combined a philosophy of language with a theory of conceptual content to explore the nature of words and ...
Shannon Venable - Gold; A Cultural Encyclopedia (2011).jpg
Gold has been an intrinsic part of human culture and society throughout the world, both in ancient times and in the modern era. This precious metal has also played a central role in economics and politics throughout history. In fact, the value of gold remains a topic of debate ...
Scott John Hammond - Political Theory; An Encyclopedia of Contemporary and Classic Terms (2008).jpg
Liberty. Justice. Nature. Law. First formulated millennia ago by the founding philosophers of the Western tradition, these basic concepts of human thought remain central to our conception of ourselves, our place in the world, and our relationships with others-that is, ...
Jerry Roberts - Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors (2009).jpg
Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors brings attention to the directors of these productions, citing every director of stand alone long-form television programs: made for TV movies, movie-length pilots, mini-series, and feature-length anthology programs, as ...
Joe Owens - Action! Race War To Door Wars (2007).jpg
ACTION! Race War To Door Wars, details the life history of Joe Owens UK far-right activist, and martial arts exponent. Involved in Nationalist politics for over twenty years, he acted as personal bodyguard for BNP Chairman Nick Griffin. Simultaneously he was carving a ...
Richard C. Kearney - Labor Relations in the Public Sector (2000).jpg
Summarizing the critical changes affecting labor relations in the global marketplace, this comprehensive text outlines problems and provides strategies for success in the dynamically evolving work environment. Blending description, analysis, and empirical ...
Derek McGhee - Intolerant Britain; Hate.jpg
This fascinating book uses case studies to explore a number of high-profile and contemporary ‘social problems’ that exist in British society, including:* Racism and institutional racism* Ethnic and religious community segregation* Social and institutional ...
Laurence Cole - Different Paths to the Nation; Regional and National Identities in Central Europe and Italy.jpg
A collection of essays exploring the issues of national identity in modern Europe, Nations, States and Borders focuses on the 'age of state-building' period c.1830-c.1870. During this time, social and economic changes brought questions of national and regional ...
John R. Rowan - Conflicts Of Rights; Moral Theory And Social Policy Implications (2001).jpg
The language of rights is utilized frequently in debates over contemporary social issues—a fetus’s “right to life” versus a woman’s “right to choose,” for example. Because these debates pertain to what our social policies should be, it is clear that the ...
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Academic studies of elections are not in the business of predicting outcomes. They are in the business of explaining them. The best studies treat voting data as raw material with which to explore socio-psychological processes such as individual decision-making and such ...
Estelle B. Freedman - No turning back; The history of feminism and the future of women (2003).jpg
Repeatedly declared dead by the media, the women’s movement has never been as vibrant as it is today. Indeed as Stanford professor and award-winning author Estelle B. Freedman argues in her compelling book, feminism has reached a critical momentum from which there is no ...
Mark Pieth - Corporate Criminal Liability; Emergence.jpg
With industrialization and globalization, corporations acquired the capacity to influence social life for good or for ill. Yet, corporations are not traditional objects of criminal law. Justified by notions of personal moral guilt, criminal norms have been judged ...
Halim Rane - Reconstructing Jihad amid Competing International Norms (2009).jpg
Halim Rane’s Reconstructing Jihad breaks new ground on some of the most crucial issues of the twenty-first century: the role of religion in international affairs, the use of armed force, and the achievability of a just peace. In the context of international norms and ...
