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For a long time, the term 'ideology' was in disrepute, having become associated with such unfashionable notions as fundamental truth and the eternal verities. The tide has turned, and recent years h……続きを見る

Hailed by Mahatma Gandhi as his conscience keeper, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (18781972; better known as Rajaji) epitomized the practical wisdom, religious tolerance, and statesmanship that Gandhi ……続きを見る

This book explores how writers from several different cultures learn to write in their academic settings, and how their writing practices interact with and contribute to their evolving identities as……続きを見る

Did you know that ordinary, everyday people of the United Statesーeven YOUーhave the right and ability to officially request the formation of new laws? In a follow-up to her recently-published artic……続きを見る

When and why did the United States policy of containment of Iran come about? How did it evolve? Where is it going? Much has been said about the US policy of dual containment, particularly as it pert……続きを見る

Postcolonial Encounters in International Relations examines the social and cultural aspects of the political violence that underpinned the French colonial project in the Maghreb, and the multi-layer……続きを見る

Rich in scholarly foundations combined with actual practice, Public Relations Online: Lasting Concepts for Changing Media connects the social and technological forces that are changing public relati……続きを見る

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Read Martha A. Sandweiss's posts on the Penguin Blog The secret double life of the man who mapped the American West, and the woman he loved Clarence King was a late nineteenth-century celebrity, a b……続きを見る

This classic text on multiple regression is noted for its nonmathematical, applied, and data-analytic approach. Readers profit from its verbal-conceptual exposition and frequent use of examples. The……続きを見る

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The mother-daughter relationship is a popular theme in contemporary Italian writing but has never before been analysed in a comprehensive book-length study. In Corporeal Bonds, Patrizia Sambuco anal……続きを見る

In 1989 Patrolmen Vincent Casale was transferred to his dream assignment, The NYPD Movie Unit. The Unit was implemented to protect and assist the motion picture industry while they filmed on the str……続きを見る

The world order is structured in three levels; factions, authorities and collectives. Symbolically, it is a triangle, but more accurately a Pyramid. Factions are the power at the pinnacle, the autho……続きを見る

This book explores the struggle for gains from direct investment between multinationals and developing countries. It discusses which policies work best in influencing the behaviour of MNEs and how d……続きを見る

It is apparent that file sharing on the Internet has become an emerging norm of media consumptionーespecially among young people. This book provides a critical perspective on this phenomenon, explor……続きを見る

Statistical power analysis has revolutionized the ways in which we conduct and evaluate research. Similar developments in the statistical analysis of incomplete (missing) data are gaining more wides……続きを見る

Since its inception in the 1960s to the regional negotiations in the 1990s and onwards, Central American integration has been a process characterized by both dramatic advances and setbacks. This boo……続きを見る

New York City has long been a breeding ground for spies, saboteurs, terrorists, and other threats to the nation and its greatest city. Battleground New York City examines the history of domestic sec……続きを見る

The latest release in the Baked series, Baked Italian features over 50 savoury gourmet meals for chefs with discerning palates. This is the marijuana cookbook for the Jamie Oliver generation, featur……続きを見る

Examining the role of 'open remedies' in human rights adjudication, this book provides a new perspective informing comparative constitutional debates on how to structure institutional relationships ……続きを見る

Twenty-five celebrated Latino writers delight and move us with their recollections of Christmas in this splendid holiday extravaganza. From Julia Alvarez's tale of how Santicló delivered a beloved u……続きを見る

Following the restructuring process which swept away the traditional manufacturing economy of the inner city 25 years ago, new industries are transforming these former post-industrial landscapes. Th……続きを見る

Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around ……続きを見る

Book Summary By explaining that the book title translates to “Disillusions” the reader is forewarned not to expect a happy ending. The name was that of an old sugar mill in ruins. The author’s fathe……続きを見る

Although only 2 percent of Colombia’s population identifies as indigenous, that figure belies the significance of the country’s indigenous movement. More than a quarter of the Colombian national ter……続きを見る

In Smoldering Ashes Charles F. Walker interprets the end of Spanish domination in Peru and that country’s shaky transition to an autonomous republican state. Placing the indigenous population at the……続きを見る

This classic work chronicles how New York, London, and Tokyo became command centers for the global economy and in the process underwent a series of massive and parallel changes. What distinguishes S……続きを見る

Mixingーwhether referred to as mestizaje, callaloo, hybridity, creolization, or multiculturalismーis a foundational cultural trope in Caribbean and Latin American societies. Historically entwined wi……続きを見る

Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (IPSV) is the most common type of sexual violence and a common component of domestic violence, yet most cases go unreported and service responses are often inadequat……続きを見る