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People’s Peace lays a solid foundation for the argument that global peace is possible because ordinary people are its architects. Saikia and Haines offer a unique and imaginative perspective on peop……続きを見る

In this groundbreaking book, outspoken feminist Ann Russo offers a call to action to the feminist movement to truly become the inclusive, progressive, and supportive group that it claims to be. Russ……続きを見る

This book provides a set of critical perspectives on the economic crises of 2000 and 2001 focusing on both the origins and consequences of the crises. Attention is drawn to the role of domestic acto……続きを見る

This study of major traumas of the 20th century in America focuses on how the national responds to them, what those responses mean, and how nation traumas are similar and different to personal traum……続きを見る

Some of the most active debate about the Vietnam War today is prompted by those who believe that the United States could have won the war either through an improved military strategy or through more. 続きを見る

The experiences of women in twentieth-century wars in South Asia and the Middle East challenge the concept of the separation of front and homefront and of family and society common to most modern we……続きを見る

Focusing on the dilution of state sovereignty, this book examines how the crossing of state boundaries by religious movements leads to the formation of transnational civil society. Challenging the a……続きを見る

First published in 1998. No other issue has divided the feminist movement in the past two decades quite like pornography. By providing the first book to engage in an empirical investigation of the p……続きを見る

This impressive collection offers the first systematic global and comparative history of textile workers over the course of 350 years. This period covers the major changes in wool and cotton product……続きを見る

First Published in 1998. The aim of this book is to examine the origins and conduct of colonial warfare in Africa in the late nineteenth century, as far as possible from the perspectives both of the……続きを見る

First Published in 1995. This book is concerned with the topical and important subject of drug use, within the equally topical and important context of the changes occurring within European societie……続きを見る

The practice of social and ethical accounting is emerging as a key tool for companies in the 1990s in response to calls for greater transparency and accountability to different stakeholders, and as ……続きを見る

Education is seen by the Chinese as a key element in the modernisation of their country and in maintaining socialism. This book, first published in 1984, examines the nature of modern education in C……続きを見る

This unique collection of data includes concise definitions and explanations relating to all aspects of the European Union. It explains the terminology surrounding the EU, and outlines the roles and……続きを見る

Jalaloddin Rumi's Masnavi-ye Ma'navi, or 'Spiritual Couplets', composed in the 13th Century, is a monumental work of poetry in the Sufi tradition of Islamic mysticism. For centuries before his love ……続きを見る

 Images from movies and film have had a powerful influence in how Native Americans are seen. In many cases, they have been represented as violent, uncivilized, and an impediment to progress and civ……続きを見る

A famous Nazi hunter and a descendent of Nazi collaborators team up on a journey to uncover Lithuania’s Holocaust secrets. This remarkable book traces the quest for the truth about the Holocaust in ……続きを見る

Assorti d'anecdotes, parfois émouvantes, parfois drôles, un livre qui dit tout sur Les Grandes Gueules", une des émissions de radio les plus populaires." Vous pensiez tout savoir sur les prises de b……続きを見る

À 70 ans, c'est une divine surprise qui cueille Alain Juppé, au terme d'une longue carrière tourmentée. Voici l'éternel mal aimé de la politique française devenu l'homme politique le plus populaire ……続きを見る

Le 26 octobre 1972, un coup d'État conduit à l'instauration d'un régime de parti unique à Cotonou. Trois ans plus tard, le Dahomey devient la République populaire du Bénin, sous la houlette du Parti……続きを見る

Un des projets majeurs de Jean-Luc Delarue était de publier l'autobiographie à laquelle il travaillait depuis de longues années. Ce livre, dont l'écriture l'occupait encore peu de temps avant sa dis……続きを見る

Ils sont princes de sang et rois du pétrole ou du gaz, producteurs à Hollywood et stars du cinéma, Américains, Russes, Indiens ou Arabes du Golfe, aristos ou nouveaux riches... Combien sont-ils et c……続きを見る

Fils de paysan, Bruno Amoussou, élève brillant, se fait rapidement remarquer et poursuit ses études à Porto-Novo, capitale du Dahomey, puis à l'Institut national d'Agronomie, dans les années 1960, d……続きを見る

Por que os regimes totalitários igualitaristas e anti-igualitaristas têm sido tão proeminentes, mesmo depois dos grandes avanços dos direitos civis e políticos a partir do século XVIII? É impossível……続きを見る

No one would ever argue that America has not had deep, ugly flaws, slavery and segregation being by far the most notable. But, thanks to great leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Dr. Martin Luther King……続きを見る

Developing Ecological Consciousness is a unique environmental studies textbook. Rather than working through a list of environmental problems, it aims to help students become aware of the awe and won……続きを見る

Alberto Teardo è un ex politico savonese, nato a Venezia il 26 maggio 1937. Socialista, presidente della giunta regionale della Liguria, si era dimesso per candidarsi alle elezioni politiche, quando……続きを見る

Knowings and Knots presents a range of interdisciplinary perspectives on the methodology of research-creation and asks how those who make knowledge think about and value it. Not just a method but a ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1987. In the debate over strategic defense, the Soviet dimension has not been adequately examined. Dr. Parrott's multifaceted discussion of the Soviet approach to ballistic m……続きを見る

In Mary Grant Bruce's novel, "The Stone Axe of Burkamukk," we are immersed in the rich world of Australian literature. The book tells the story of a young Aboriginal boy named Boomerang and his disc……続きを見る