The book opens with a summary on the main theories representative of human error, such as: "Bad Apples Theory", "Normal Accident Theories" and "Hig...

Iran and the West is a critical bibliography of over 4000 books, articles, journals, and catalogues about Iran written in Western languages and pub...

Iran and the West is a critical bibliography of over 4000 books, articles, journals, and catalogues about Iran written in Western languages and pub...

Issues, Historical Background, Bibliography

After decades of being out of the focus of the world's attention, it now finds itself on the first pages or newspapers around the world and on TV e...

This book on Iraq focuses on the post-Saddam government, women in Iraq and the potential oil wealth remaining unrealised. Iraq, which was attacked ...

The issue of the interpretations of Japan's wars is not totally a matter of the past; it is related to the present. Conservatives firmly believe th...

After growing up on a remote South Australian property, and having seen her mother taken by a shark when she was two, Jean Primrose Whyte went on t...

Perhaps no other city has been spoken of as often or as passionately as Jerusalem. This book brings together the kaleidoscopic impressions and pers...

This book provides an overview of Jordanian politics and current issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations; Jordan's government and economy and its co-ope...

Featuring a special section on “Russian Foreign Policy Towards the 'Near Abroad'” Issue 4,2 deals with Russia’s post-Maidan foreign policy towar...

Special Section: Russia’s Annexation of Crimea I Guest Editors: Gergana Dimova and Andreas Umland Legal Loopholes and Judicial Debates: Ess...

Remembering Diversity in East-Central European Cityscapes Based on up-to-date field material, this issue focuses on the palimpsest-like environmen...

SPECIAL SECTION: MULTILINGUALISM IN UKRAINE Introduction: Ukraine’s Multilingualism RORY FINNIN and IVAN KOZACHENKO The Languages and Tongue...

Special Sections: Russian Foreign Policy Towards the “Near Abroad” and Russia's Annexiation of Crimea II This special section deals with Russia’...

"The contribution made by the Edmonton libraries to the sanity and support of the citizens cannot be estimated. No Annual Report can gauge things o...

Kermanshah was one of the most important commercial gateways to Iran and a crucial transit station on the trade route between Iraq and Iran. It was...

This book explores the experiential research methods (arts-based, reflexative, collaborative) that allow researchers to access their own and their ...

This book provides new research on knowledge creation and transfer. The first chapter of the book reviews social metacognition and knowledge creati...

The United States has a long-maintained strong affiliation with South Korea. On the other hand, North Korea, a country on President Bush's 'axis of...

What do "Deep water pier", "Nine dragons city" and "Mandarin’s lake" have in common with "Wong Tai Sin", the name of a Taoist deity? They’re all di...

As smallholder farmers switch to producing for the commercial market, they face a steep learning curve. To select a product and to market it effect...

Lebanon - Current Issues & Background

Lebanon is a religiously diverse, democratic state transitioning toward independence after a ruinous civil war and the subsequent Syrian and Israel...

The year was 1971. No one had ever heard of Afghanistan and no one cared. The Russians hadn't invaded and the Taliban didn't exist. Eloise Hanner n...

The United Nations Security Council passed three resolutions that placed sanctions on Libya until Libya surrendered for trial two men suspected of ...

Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. One would expect that as the world enters the 21st century of the Third Millennium, we wouldn...

This book is a bird´s eye view of the livelihood and geographical conditions of backward rural areas in the central and northern Andes in Perú and ...

Text in Danish. This publication deals with the encounter between the common Danish population of the 17th century and the printed word -- and not ...

This book documents experiences by those at the forefront of technical support and capacity development. The experiences and lessons learned all or...

Dive into a luscious feast of language and imagery, laced with Maori proverbs. Cowrie boards a ship bound for Mururoa Atoll during the French nucle...

Meaning "provided with marginal annotations," marginated neatly describes the items featured in this extensively researched catalogue. From present...

Learn the essentials of marine diesel propulsion engines ranging from 1,000 to 80,000 horsepower. This excellent handbook for marine engineers emph...

Since the Titanic disaster of 1912, the horrors of major maritime casualties have prompted international conventions and domestic legislation, but ...

This book provides the most current and comprehensive review available of the natural and human history of the Catoctin Mountain region of Maryland...

Presenting an exhaustive bibliography and filmography, this encyclopaedic reference offers the most comprehensive review of the members of the Scie...

This book is devoted to new advances in all branches of mathematics, game theory and applications, and pure and applied algebra and geometry includ...

Book and CD. The complete history -- starting where it all began. A comprehensive discography with listings of several hundred official albums, CDs...

This collection represents a complex material with respect to the cities, urban places, and metropolitan areas. This book may be considered as a co...

As American demographics continue their stunning shift, Mexico's position as the homeland of so many immigrants will give it a powerful voice in wo...

This reference book presents the important issues of contemporary Mexico within the backdrop of its historical background and augments it with an i...

America and Mexico share a continent with Canada and as the world continues to grow smaller find more and more issues which both bind and separate ...

The United States and Mexico have a close and complex bilateral relationship, with extensive economic linkages as neighbours and partners under the...

In 1998 the Middle East Conflict celebrated its 50th anniversary and now, eight years later, no final general settlement is in sight. Despite peace...