The State of Affairs

Haile Selassie was born Tafari Makonnen in Ethiopia on July 23, 1892, the son of Ras Makonnen, a cousin and confidant of the great emperor Menilek ...

Reducere. The New York Times bestseller from one of the most acclaimed biographers--the first full life of the leader of Lincoln's "team of rivals" to appear...

Reducere. America is no longer a "government by the people and for the people." According to information retrieved from the "Council on Foreign Relations" we...

Description"I have seen the UN perform on a changing global stage in many UN missions. This book examines how the UN must continue to evolve amongs...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking history of Ireland, Neil Hegarty presents a fresh perspective on Ireland's past. Comprehensive and engaging, The Story of Ir...

Reducere. Description One could describe the status of psychological research today as one in which qualitative methods based upon diverse philosophies have ...

Reducere. In the United States, homeownership is synonymous with economic security and middle-class status. It has played this role in American life for almo...

Reducere. A shocking and honest account of the culture war at American universities, giving you a front-row seat to campus indoctrination. As a biomedical sc...

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Introducing reluctant spy and friar-sleuth Brother Rodric Chandler in the first of a brand-new medieval mystery series. London. July, 1399. As rumo...

Reducere. Reconstructing the activity of the "Tribunal of the Faith" in Italy during the period 1400-1600, this compelling book analyzes the ideology of its ...

Contributor(s): Author: John PavlovitzOverwhelmed by the news cycle and the state of affairs in our world? Pastor, blogger, and powerful voice in t...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Richard E. Neustadt"A convincing case that careful analysis of the history, issues, individuals, and institutions can lead ...

Reducere. Since the first wave of uprisings in 2011, the euphoria of the "Arab Spring" has given way to the gloom of backlash and a descent into mayhem and w...

In writing his Self-Portrait of Black America, anthropologist, folklorist, and humanist John Gwaltney went in search of "Core Black People"--the or...

Reducere. A FULL AND FAITHFUL TRANSLATION The Carmina Burana, or Songs from Benediktbeuern, the name of the monastery in Bavaria where the thirteenth-century...

In the 21st century, more than any other time, US agencies have relied on contractors to conduct core intelligence functions. This book charts the ...

DescriptionThis is the first comprehensive study of African American politics from the end of the 1960s civil rights era to the present. Not an opt...

When Emperor Meiji began his rule, in 1867, Japan was a splintered empire, dominated by the shogun and the daimyos, who ruled over the country's mo...

A detailed argument of how our government has interfered in the direction of America's media landscape that traces major transformations in media s...

In the second volume of his celebrated history of the Hundred Years War, Jonathan Sumption examines the middle years of the fourteenth century and ...

Reducere. The great eighteenth-century theorist of international law Emer de Vattel (1714-1767) was a key figure in sustaining the practical and theoretical ...

Reducere. This book discusses a battle of ideologies that has lasted over a century and continues today, pitting those who defend the American Experiment and...

The former special assistant for legislative affairs to President Clinton, president of the American Constitution Society, and author of the "damn ...

Although the era of European colonialism has long passed, misgivings about the inequality of the encounters between European and non-European langu...

Founded in 1935 by a young publisher disillusioned with the class prejudices of the interwar publishing trade, Penguin Books set out to make good b...

Reducere. DescriptionRare materials on Belarus are a potential treasure trove for the English language reader. A blank spot on the map for many, Belarus is a...

Reducere. For too long we've lacked a compact, inexpensive, authoritative, and compulsively readable book that offers American readers a clear, informative, ...

An examination of the part played by violent non-state actors in Middle Eastern and North African current affairs. Individual chapters on the Islam...

Reducere. A True Story: Exposing The Dark Secrets Of The Insane Asylum I did not know it was hell until that first night A place of cruel torture, of starvat...

Reducere. DescriptionThis textbook, the first comprehensive comparative study ever undertaken, surveys and compares the world's ten largest diplomatic servic...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Three Musketeers recounts the adventures d'Artagnan, a poor young nobleman, who leaves home and travels to Paris to join the elite M...

A critique of both classical humanism and dominant trends in posthumanism that formulates the ultimate form of intelligence as a theoretical and pr...

DescriptionIntersectionality is a term coined by Kimberl Crenshaw in 1989. A scholar of law, critical race theory, and Black feminist thought, Cren...

Contributor(s): Author: Hal BrandsLooking beyond the headlines to address the enduring grand strategic questions facing the United States todayAmer...

Reducere. FOREWORDINTRODUCTIONA BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TITLEWHO GETS TO BE AN AMBASSADOR: THE TRADITIONAL ROUTE WHO GETS TO BE AN AMBASSADOR: THE NONTRADITIONA...

DescriptionIn the early 1980s, Duccio Balestracci discovered in a Sienese archive two account books kept from 1450 to 1502 by a Tuscan peasant name...

Reducere. A critical era in California's history and development-the building of the first roads over the Sierra Nevada-is thoroughly and colorfully document...

Reducere. Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay seemed to have it all. He offered a comprehensive plan of change for Amer...

Reducere. Bull Run, Gettysburg, Appomattox. For Americans, these battlegrounds, all located in the eastern United States, will forever be associated with the...

Reducere. Bartering with the Bones of their Dead tells the unique story of a tribe whose members waged a painful and sometimes bitter twenty-year struggle am...

Reducere. For twenty years the Historical Atlas of Texas stood as a trusted resource for students and aficionados of the state. Now this key reference has be...

DescriptionThe collapse of the postcolonial Somali state in 1991 and the consequent outbreak of civil war drastically transformed the socio-politic...

Reducere. The Reign of Quantity gives a concise but comprehensive view of the present state of affairs in the world, as it appears from the point of view of ...

Reducere. "...After the attempt made by the Popes to renew their dominion over the world had been finally defeated, notwithstanding its partial success, thei...

Reducere. "Even the most superficial readers of the popular Press know today that Communism means the public ownership of the means of production. Fascism, o...

DescriptionAfter the death of Joseph Stalin, Soviet-era Russia experienced a flourishing artistic movement due to relaxed censorship and new econom...

When we are told so regularly that we live in a 'post truth' age and are surrounded by 'fake news', it can be tempting to think of politics as prim...

DescriptionThe rising economic inequality that followed the worldwide recessions of the late 2000s led many to question the prevailing modes of cap...

Describe a pervasive way of conducting private and public affairs in which state and local office holders throughout Hawaii took their personal fin...

Reducere. Experimental Particle Physics is written for advanced undergraduate or beginning postgraduate students starting data analysis in experimental parti...

Tiny Qatar projects influence globally via massive overseas investments and its involvement in foreign affairs. This book explains why.

Capturing the most recent currents in world affairs - without sacrificing historical context - the second edition of Asia Pacific in World Politics...

DescriptionIn the late 2000s, the small southern California town of Bell erupted in a scandal that revealed a truly astonishing level of municipal ...

Reducere. The Killing Zone: The United States Wages Cold War in Latin America, Second Edition, is a comprehensive yet concise analysis of U.S. policies in La...

Contributor(s): Author: Woodrow HartzogEvery day, Internet users interact with technologies designed to undermine their privacy. Social media apps,...

Reducere. Rare materials on Belarus are a potential treasure trove for the English language reader. A blank spot on the map for many, Belarus is an undiscove...

Industrial consolidation, digital platforms, and changing political views have spurred debate about the interplay between public and private power ...

Reducere. "Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."--P...

Reducere. In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. Called to th...

Reducere. In T. E. Lawrence's classic memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Lawrence of Arabia claimed that he inspired a "dream palace" of Arab nationalism. What ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Kate BirchThe philosophy and practical applications of homeopathy described in this book offer the world an alternative or ...

DescriptionEve of Destruction The Coming Age of Preventive War Thomas M. Nichols "Thomas Nichols transcends sterile debates about Iraq and the Bush...

Developments in Russian Politics 8 brings together a tightly-edited set of specially-commissioned chapters to provide a broad-ranging assessment of...

Reducere. Understand how California′s political system works with this concise text, thoroughly revised for the Sixth Edition. Author Renée Van Vechten press...

The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson, vol. 1 inaugurates a multivolume documentary edition that will, for the first ...

Presents a detailed, non-partisan account of the demise of the Lamaist state. This book examines what happened and why. It balances the traditional...

Reducere. Part I: Introduction, Framework, Methods and Starting Points.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Linking long-term changes in socioecological sy...

Reducere. DescriptionMachiavelli draws on his extensive historical knowledge and experience as a statesman to examine the reasons that Kings, Emperors, Dukes...

Provides an overview of the current state-of-affairs in the financing of private innovations in China. While country-level innovation can take many...