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...

For those who grew up around hockey, it's easy to understand a sentence like, He let loose a howitzer from the hash marks, roofing the puck past th...

This book offers: a quick overview of how to write an academic research paper; ways to organise the process of writing an academic research paper; ...

In 1954 Hurricane Hazel caused such destruction around Lake Ontario that it's a vivid memory half a century later. In 2003 Hurricane Juan so devast...

In a globalised and post-antibiotic world, it will be difficult to prevent the spread of infections and pathogens that have historically been large...

Luxdorph's collection has a triple source value in terms of the history of art, the history of civilisation and the history of science. On this bac...

Zimbabwe is a newly independent southern African country having gained political independence from Great Britain almost three decades ago. The coun...

Beginning with the concept that the way we think of social justice will depend on our understanding of who we are, Equity, Identity and Social Just...

The recent history of post-Soviet societies is often described in terms of the transition metaphor. Images of movement as well as changing places a...

Sometimes playful but always passionate, Imagining Peace offers a glimpse into the private world of a quirky systems reformer. The great-granddaugh...

The emergence of China as a major economic superpower has raised concern among many U.S. policymakers. Some express concern over the large annual U...

The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith represents the first comprehensive Smith index ever published. For over fifteen y...

India, long known for its huge population, religious conflicts and its status as not-quite best friend ally of the United States has moved from the...

Very few countries in the world can be considered economically on the move forward but India, as well as China, is one of them. This book presents ...

Indonesia - Issues, Historical Background & Bibliography

The first section of the book is all about Indonesia's democratic transformation -- as it is the main theme of the book. It looks at the ways in wh...

The value proposition for fusion centres is that by integrating various streams of information and intelligence, including that flowing from the fe...

The potato (Solanum tuberosum L) has a high potential to raise smallholder income and improve food security in Eastern Africa. Improving the qualit...

LIBER, the principal association of research libraries in Europe, was founded in 1971, under the auspices of the Council of Europe. The driving for...

Fiji has distinct institutional features that make it an ideal case for examining and discussing the consequences of institutional arrangements (pa...

Intercultural communications encompasses social or human sciences (including political science, psychology, sociology, discourse analysis, linguist...

How we communicate with others is basic to our personal satisfaction, fulfilment and success in life. Interpersonal communication is really the stu...

The field of nanocomposites involving organic or inorganic materials is a rapidly rising area of research and application development. In general n...

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

"Many people go through life in a rather hit-or-miss fashion, casting about for ideas to explain why their projects improve or decline, why they ar...