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1979
$14.26
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the continuing US-Iraqi confrontation, the changing political dynamics in Iran, recent Pakistani-Indian hostilities and Osama bin Laden-all of these have one important common denominator: Significant strands of their origins can be traced to the tumultuous year..
A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tale...
$11.69
A collection of stories about the Biblical Jesus and others by the writers, Dostoyevsky, Bradbury, and Hemingway. Author: Perseus Publisher: Da Capo Press Binding: paperback Language: english ISBN-10: 1560259264 ISBN-13: 9781560259268..
A Philosophy Of International Law (New Perspective...
$20.46
Why should sovereign states obey international law In this groundbreaking study Fernando Tesón argues that an overlapping respect for human rights has created a moral common ground among the countries of the world. It is this common set of values rather than self-interest that ultimately provides l..
A Revolution Of Their Own: Voices Of Women In Sovi...
$24.70
The stories of these eight Russian women offer an extremely rare perspective into personal life in the Soviet era. Some were from the poor peasantry and working class, groups in whose name the revolution was carried out and who sometimes gained unprecedented opportunities after the revolution. Other..
African Foreign Policies
$10.15
This volume of thirteen original essays provides a timely analysis of African foreign policies in a post-Cold War environment where African marginalization from the global economy appears to be increasing. Three thematic essays give an overview of critical changes occurring in African foreign polici..
African Women: A Modern History (Social Change in ...
$10.74
Over the last century, the social and economic roles played by African women have evolved dramatically. Long confined to home and field, overlooked by their menfolk and missionaries alike, African women worked, thought, dreamed, and struggled. They migrated to the cities, invented new jobs, and acti..
Alternate Civilities
$16.79
Alternate Civilities is an anthropologist's answer to the argument that China's cultural tradition renders it incapable of achieving an open political system. Robert Weller draws on his knowledge of both China and Taiwan to show how such sweeping claims fail to take account of potential democratic s..
Bitter Waters: Life And Work In Stalin's Russia
$7.57
One dusty summer day in 1935, a young writer named Gennady Andreev-Khomiakov was released from the Siberian labor camp where he had spent the last eight years of his life. His total assets amounted to 25 rubles, a loaf of bread, five dried herrings, and the papers identifying him as a convicted ene..
Children, Schools, And Inequality (Social Inequali...
$13.48
Educational sociologists have paid relatively little attention to children in middle childhood (ages 6 to 12), whereas developmental psychologists have emphasized factors internal to the child much more than the social contexts in explaining children's development. Children, Schools, and Inequality ..
China And The World: Chinese Foreign Policy Faces ...
$13.31
As the postwar international system continues its dramatic transformation, the fundamental question of what role China will play is becoming increasingly central. Contributors to the volume focus on the developments of the post-Tiananmen years, addressing the issues raised by China’s expanding and i..
Citizen Politics in Post-Industrial Societies (Urb...
$13.48
The past several decades have seen profound changes in the political landscapes of advanced industrial societies. This volume assesses key political developments and links them to underlying socioeconomic and cultural forces. These forces include the growth of a well-educated middle class, the moder..
Conceptual Foundations Of Quantum Mechanics: Secon...
$89.80
Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Mechanics provides a detailed view of the conceptual foundations and problems of quantum physics, and a clear and comprehensive account of the fundamental physical implications of the quantum formalism. This book deals with nonseparability, hidden variable theories,..
Culture And Self: Philosophical And Religious Pers...
$30.52
Traditional scholars of philosophy and religion, both East and West, often place a major emphasis on analyzing the nature of "the self." In recent decades, there has been a renewed interest in analyzing self, but most scholars have not claimed knowledge of an ahistorical, objective, essential self f..
Democracy, Bureaucracy, And The Study Of Administr...
$18.16
This anthology addresses several of the most central ideas in the field of public administration. These ideas are as relevant to public budgeting as they are to performance measurement or human resource management. Collectively and individually the essays explore what Dwight Waldo referred to as the..
Development In Theory And Practice: Paradigms And ...
$19.49
As wealthy countries focus more attention on the ravages of poverty and maldistribution of the world's resources, the rationales for what is or is not done in the name of development have become more elaborate and abstract. And as the literature has proliferated, communication among those who appr..
Do It Now!
$21.97
About the AuthorPat Croce is the author of five books, including the bestselling I Feel Great and You Will Too; a corporate speaker; part-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team; and co-creator of the TV show Slamball. He also funds expeditions that search for pirate treasure. He splits his ..
Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood
$8.69
This "wonderful and enchanting" memoir tells the revelatory true story of one Muslim girl's life in her family's French Moroccan harem, set against the backdrop of World War II (The New York Times Book Review)."I was born in a harem in 1940 in Fez, Morocco . . . "So begins Fatima Mernissi in this il..
Empire And Community: Edmund Burke's Writings And ...
$17.84
Empire and Community provides the first comprehensive presentation of Edmund Burke’s thinking on international relations. Although Burke’s writings and speeches have been the subject of much analysis and controversy, his perspective on international relations has not been fully addressed by the scho..
Exiting The Whirlpool
$15.46
In this second edition of Exiting the Whirlpool, Pastor explores the continuities and the changes in U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America under Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. Whereas many foreign policy volumes neglect the role of Congress, Pastor devotes an entire chapter to expl..
Addison-Wesley / Perseus Books
Fire From Heaven: The Rise Of Pentecostal Spiritua...
$8.20
Examines the current rise in Pentecostalism, notes the dwindling memberships of the traditional churches, discusses the late twentieth-century surge in spiritual expression, and documents its widespread appeal Author: Cox, Harvey Publisher: Addison-Wesley / Perseus Books Binding: Hardcover Language:..
From Mesopotamia To Modernity: Ten Introductions T...
$9.43
From Mesopotamia to Modernity is a one volume introduction to both Jewish history and literature from its earliest times up to the present. Leading experts in each field of Jewish history and literature contribute original and comprehensive essays introducing their subjects. Beginning readers will l..
Good News, Bad News: Journalism Ethics And The Pub...
$30.66
Public dissatisfaction with the news media frequently gives rise to calls for journalists to live up to the ethical standards of their profession. But what if the fault lies in part with the standards themselves Jeremy Iggers argues that journalism's institutionalized conversation about ethics large..
Handbook of Research on Latin American and Caribbe...
$20.01
The study of Latin American and Caribbean international relations has a long evolution both within the development of international relations as a general academic undertaking and in terms of the particular characteristics that distinguish the approaches taken by scholars in the field. This handbook..
Hannah Arendt and Education: Renewing Our Common W...
$36.36
Hannah Arendt And Education: Renewing Our Common World is the first book to bring together a collection of essays on Hannah Arendt and education. The contributors contend that Arendt offers a unique perspective, one which enhances the liberal and critical traditions' call for transforming education ..
Hombres Y Machos: Masculinity And Latino Culture
$11.39
Although patriarchy, machismo, and excessive masculine displays are assumed to be prevalent among Latinos in general and Mexicans in particular, little is known about Latino men or macho masculinity. Hombres y Machos: Masculinity and Latino Culture fills an important void by providing an integrated ..