Genesis Beyond Sources is a radical and groundbreaking book with a new approach to understanding the book of Genesis and the Pentateuch. It has two...

This book looks at Georgia, which since its independence, has been the most vocally independent-minded country in the former Soviet Union. Russia c...

For this book, Willem Floor has selected and translated into English thirteen German sources reporting on events in Iran from 1580 to 1722. One of ...

Over the last two decades, China's extraordinary rate of economic growth has been driven by the 120-150 million people who have flocked into China'...

"I want to gold pan; I want to strike rich. I've been searching for a stream of gold. It's these fortunes I never win that keep me searching for a ...

The voice of Francis J. Moloney, SDB, has been heard in New Testament studies for many decades. Internationally famous for his work on the Gospel o...

Public access to government information forms the foundation of a healthy liberal democracy. Because this information can be precarious, it needs s...

The Greek city-state of Athens is believed to have developed the first known democracy around 500 B.C. Modern Greece has been a democracy since the...

The Native Americans we know today in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are primarily descended from the culture known as Anasazi, which "sett...

This guide covers cumulative indexes to journals, proceedings, transactions and other serials and periodicals for the 260 years since the publicati...

This book presents 2322 full citations of books from 1990-1993 including subject headings of books dealing with Black Americans. Full author and su...

Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet is the nation’s most prominent anti-noise organization, focusing on excessive noise from motorcycl...

The purpose of this book is to examine the performance of Guyana's economy during the era of dirigisme and the period of economic liberalisation wi...

This book provides people who want to work systemically with a set of practical tools. It is above all a reference book full of specific and helpfu...

The authors of this handbook provide new research on the challenges and issues of the 21st century in Africa. Some of the topics discussed include ...

Currently, developing countries seeking to maintain a sustained long-term growth is a key factor in increasing the welfare of their populations. To...

Richard Popkin's meticulous translation--the most complete since the eighteenth century--contains selections from thirty-nine articles, as well as ...

Richard Popkin's meticulous translation--the most complete since the eighteenth century--contains selections from thirty-nine articles, as well as ...

This book is an introduction to the topic of bridges and is an unpretentious, popular contribution to the history of technology, where such aspects...

In April 2010, Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) organised a forum to share experiences on implementing interven...

This book offers a comprehensive listing of resources on Jerusalem's history, politics and government, ethnic relations, social conditions, and int...

Hong Kong has an urbanisation history of an interesting course -- from fishing village of the Qing dynasty under the Manchu rule, to British colony...

Hong Kong in Focus - Political & Economic Issues

It seems that people often have trouble getting along together. Families argue, neighbors come to blows, countries lob weapons at each other. Is th...