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A Question of Balance: Weighing the Options on Global

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Prong>ofong> William D Nordhaus, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, NA

International Perspectives on Social Work: Global Conditions

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lyons, Karen / Manion, Kathleen / Carlsen, Mary, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book argues ong>theong> necessity for social prong>ofong>essionals working locally to equip ong>theong>mselves with knowledge ong>ofong> global mechanisms and cross-cultural issues. Local level examples include ong>theong> increase in victims ong>ofong> trafficking or ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> HIV/AIDS on some immigrant groups. International examples include ong>theong> risk to children moving across borders, ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> international pedophile networks, and ong>theong> proliferation ong>ofong> terrorism.

Reclaiming the Ivory Tower: Organizing Adjuncts to Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Berry, Joe, PUBLISHER: Monthly Review Press, Reclaiming ong>theong> Ivory Tower examines ong>theong> situation ong>ofong> adjunct prong>ofong>essors in U.S. higher education today, describes ong>theong> process ong>ofong> organizing ong>theong>m to improve ong>theong>ir conditions ong>ofong> work, and puts forward an agenda around which adjunct labor can mobilize and transform ong>theong> universities. In ong>theong> last twenty years, higher education in ong>theong> United States has been eroded by massive reliance on temporary academic labor--prong>ofong>essors without tenure or prospect ong>ofong> tenure, without benefits, working without ong>ofong>fices or research assistance, ong>ofong>ten commuting between several campuses, and paid a fraction ong>ofong> ong>theong> salaries ong>ofong> ong>theong> tenured colleagues. Contingent faculty now constitutes ong>theong> majority ong>ofong> faculty at U.S. colleges and universities. Analyzing ong>theong> changing composition ong>ofong> ong>theong> academic workforce, assessing ong>theong> strength ong>ofong> new organizing initiatives among adjuncts, and ong>weighingong> up ong>theong>ir strategic ong>optionsong>, this is ong>theong> most comprehensive and engaged account to date ong>ofong> an issue that will become increasingly important for ong>theong> future ong>ofong> higher education in ong>theong> United States and in ong>theong> global context.

The Balance of Power: History and Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sheehan, Michael / Sheehan, M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Theong> ong>balanceong> ong>ofong> power is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most fundamental concepts behind international politics and provides a structure for explaining some ong>ofong> ong>theong> essential principles behind international relations. Yet despite its widespread importance it remains an enigma and is surrounded by controversy. "ong>Theong> ong>Balanceong> ong>ofong> Power" traces ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>theong>ory from ong>theong> eighteenth century to ong>theong> present day. It incorporates classical anlysis and recent research to give a detailed account ong>ofong> ong>theong> concept in practice and ong>theong> operation ong>ofong> ong>theong> international system while challenging traditional views ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>balanceong> ong>ofong> power. Its exploration ong>ofong> ong>theong> way ong>theong> ong>balanceong> ong>ofong> power operated in key historical periods shows how ong>theong> generally accepted development ong>ofong> ong>theong> concept is based on a misunderstanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> historical reality.

The Destruction of the Veil of Islam

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Garza, Larry, PUBLISHER: PublishAmerica, Our entire civilization has become inundated with ong>questionong>s by ong>theong> global war against Islamic Fundamentalism as a result ong>ofong> ong>theong> heinous attack on September 11th in New York City. Much like ong>theong> strike against Pearl Harbor in we were caught unprepared and uninformed in our conflict with an Oriental religion and culture. In October ong>ofong> Larry Garza was asked by his congressman to prepare a paper for ong>Theong> Foreign Relations Committee and ong>theong> President. He was asked to clearly define ong>theong> answer to ong>theong> ong>questionong>, aIs Islam a religion ong>ofong> peace or war?a How He was qualified to answer that ong>questionong> is ong>theong> amazing story ong>ofong> his life.

Options Demystified

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCafferty, Thomas, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, "ong>Optionsong> Demystified is easy-to-understand introduction to ong>theong> pros and cons ong>ofong> ong>optionsong> usage in a wide variety ong>ofong> circumstances. After covering ong>optionsong> types, uses, and terminology, it explores specific strategies for using puts and calls, how to enter orders, popular option products such as LEAPs, strategies for trading ong>optionsong> on futures, and more. In addition, readers learn about ong>theong> fast-growing area ong>ofong> real estate ong>optionsong>, including how ong>optionsong> can lessen risk or increase prong>ofong>its when one is buying or selling a house, and techniques to lock in a price or keep competition out.

A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 57th General Assembly of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ayton-Shenker, Diana, PUBLISHER: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, This annual publication provides readers with ong>theong> most accurate, complete, and up-to-date information on ong>theong> work ong>ofong> ong>theong> United Nations. Designed to serve international affairs experts, concerned citizens, and students, each volume ong>ofong> A Global Agenda ong>ofong>fers a comprehensive overview ong>ofong> ong>theong> complex and disparate activities ong>ofong> ong>theong> entire UN system over ong>theong> course ong>ofong> a year and describes ong>theong>ir significance within ong>theong> context ong>ofong> contemporary events. Sponsored by ong>theong> United Nations Association ong>ofong> ong>theong> United States ong>ofong> America.

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China and the Global Political Economy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Breslin, Shaun, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, In a relatively short period, ong>theong> growth ong>ofong> investment to China and ong>theong> resulting increase in Chinese trade has resulted in a reconfiguration ong>ofong> ong>theong> East Asian regional economy, and is now altering financial and resource flows across ong>theong> globe. This book explains how this transformation has come about, focusing on ong>theong> interplay between domestic politics in China and ong>theong> transition from socialism on one hand, and ong>theong> ongoing evolution ong>ofong> global or transnational production networks on ong>theong> oong>theong>r. It shows that while events in China have considerable global significance, this importance does not necessarily equate with ong>theong> "power" that some already ascribe to China. Whilst recognizing that global economic integration has contributed to ong>theong> reduction ong>ofong> poverty, it also shows how it has contributed to ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> new social cleavages and ong>theong> changing basis ong>ofong> communist party rule.

The World and a Very Small Place in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Donald R., PUBLISHER: M.E. Sharpe, This study looks at ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> "global" phenomena -- trans-Saharan trade, European expansion, ong>theong> rise ong>ofong> an Atlantic plantation complex, industrialization, imperialism, colonialism, world wars, growth ong>ofong> a world market, political independence and economic dependence -- on ong>theong> way ong>ofong> life in Niumi, a small area at ong>theong> mouth ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gambia river in West Africa (now called ong>Theong> Gambia), over ong>theong> last six-seven hundred years. Written in clear, accessible prose, and drawing on archival and oral traditions, ong>theong> work considers global developments from a local/regional perspective.

The Atlantic in Global History:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge / Seeman, Erik R., PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, This reader, composed ong>ofong> original essays by leading authors, expands ong>theong> category ong>ofong> ong>theong> Atlantic chronologically, spatially, and methodologically. It firmly places ong>theong> Atlantic within global history and ong>theong> coverage expands into ong>theong> nineteenth and twentieth centuries. ong>Theong> essays present events that formed ong>theong> nations and cultures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Atlantic region and show ong>theong>ir global roots and how ong>theong>y intertwine with non-Atlantic communities ong>ofong> ong>theong> world.

The Scandal of Gender

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Regina Orthodox Press, What did ong>theong> Faong>theong>rs ong>ofong> ong>theong> historic Church teach about ong>theong> role ong>ofong> women in ong>theong> Church? For many years ong>theong> answer to this ong>questionong> has come from feminist ong>theong>ologians. It has been difficult to find a book that presents what ong>theong> Church Faong>theong>rs and ong>theong> Scriptures teach on women and men's role in ong>theong> life ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church. ong>Theong> Scandal ong>ofong> Gender brings us into direct contact with ong>theong> auong>theong>ntic and original teachings ong>ofong> ong>theong> ancient Christian Church Faong>theong>rs on ong>theong> issue ong>ofong> ong>theong> proper role ong>ofong> women and men in ong>theong> life ong>ofong> ong>theong> Church. ong>Theong> point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> ong>theong> Reader Patrick Mitchell reflects ong>theong> traditional Orthodox point ong>ofong> view ong>ofong> ong>theong> Early Church Faong>theong>rs and ong>theong> Bible.

Sea Sick: The Global Ocean in Crisis

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mitchell, Alanna, PUBLISHER: Emblem Editions, All life -- wheong>theong>r on land or in ong>theong> sea -- depends on ong>theong> oceans for two things: - Oxygen. Most ong>ofong> Earth's oxygen is produced by phytoplankton in ong>theong> sea. ong>Theong>se humble, one-celled organisms, raong>theong>r than ong>theong> spectacular rain forests, are ong>theong> true lungs ong>ofong> ong>theong> planet. - Climate control. Our climate is regulated by ong>theong> ocean's currents, winds, and water-cycle activity. Sea Sick is ong>theong> first book to examine ong>theong> current state ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's oceans -- ong>theong> great unexamined ecological crisis ong>ofong> ong>theong> planet -- and ong>theong> fact that we are altering everything about ong>theong>m; temperature, salinity, acidity, ice cover, volume, circulation, and, ong>ofong> course, ong>theong> life within ong>theong>m. Alanna Mitchell joins ong>theong> crews ong>ofong> leading scientists in nine ong>ofong> ong>theong> global ocean's hotspots to see firsthand what is really happening around ong>theong> world. Wheong>theong>r it's ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> coral reef bleaching, ong>theong> puzzle ong>ofong> ong>theong> oxygen-less dead zones such as ong>theong> one in ong>theong> Gulf ong>ofong> Mexico, or ong>theong> shocking implications ong>ofong> ong>theong> changing Ph ong>balanceong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> sea, Mitchell explains ong>theong> science behind ong>theong> story to create an engaging, accessible yet authoritative account. "From ong>theong> Hardcover edition."

Globalization, Development and Human Society

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGrew, Anthony / Poku, Nana K., PUBLISHER: Polity Press, World poverty and development are more salient than ever on ong>theong> global political agenda. ong>Theong> campaigns ong>ofong> ong>theong> global justice movement, ong>theong> growing securitization ong>ofong> development in ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> 9-11, ong>theong> intensification ong>ofong> global inequality, and ong>theong> perceived threats ong>ofong> global pandemics, migrations and failed states have contributed to a sense ong>ofong> renewed urgency. ong>Theong> contributors to this volume, including Bjorn Hettne, Fantu Cheru, Jeffrey Haynes and Bonny Ibhawah, share a common intellectual aspiration to re-unite ong>theong> study ong>ofong> development with ong>theong> study ong>ofong> international relations or global politics as it is more broadly conceived today. Although globalization has transformed ong>theong> context ong>ofong> development, it has yet to significantly transform for ong>theong> better ong>theong> prospects for real development or human security amongst ong>theong> worlds most vulnerable communities. Wheong>theong>r globalization, development and human security are inescapably trapped within a vicious circle or a virtuous cycle is ong>theong> central concern ong>ofong> this book.

Changing Ecosystems: Effects of Global Warming

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Casper, Julie Kerr, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Changing Ecosystems looks at this serious issue and ong>theong> far-reaching effects it is having right now, and will have in ong>theong> future, on every ecosystem on Earth. It is crucial that readers understand ong>theong> relevant issues now so ong>theong>y can prevent this problem before it is too late and many species and habitats are gone forever. By discussing ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> global warming on ecosystems, this new volume enlightens students on ong>theong> many ways ong>theong>y can become more eco-responsible now and in ong>theong> future.

Marxism in Dark Times: Select Essays for the New Century

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Datta Gupta, Sobhanlal, PUBLISHER: Anong>theong>m Press, This volume is a collection ong>ofong> essays on an alternative understanding ong>ofong> Marxism, anchored in ong>theong> ideas ong>ofong> humanism, democracy and pluralism. ong>Theong> essays ong>questionong> ong>theong> stereotyped, positivist notion ong>ofong> Marxism as practised by ong>theong> exponents ong>ofong> ong>ofong>ficial Marxism. ong>Theong>y highlight ong>theong> legacy ong>ofong> ong>theong> suppressed voices in ong>theong> Marxist tradition, and provide new insights in ong>theong> reading ong>ofong> Marxism in ong>theong> twenty-first century. ong>Theong> essays provide a new reading ong>ofong> Antonio Gramsci, Rosa Luxemburg, Nikolai Bukharin, David Ryazanov and ong>theong> Frankfurt School; review ong>theong> phenomenon ong>ofong> Perestroika; explore ong>theong> new historiography on Comintern; and examine ong>theong> relation between Marxism and postmodernism. Acquista Ora

The Illustrated Key to the Tarot

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Laurence, L. W., PUBLISHER: Standard Publications, Destiny is not some planed and unchangeable road imposed on life. Tarot, as a system ong>ofong> interpretation, can discover many secrets ong>ofong> your destiny by ong>theong> way ong>ofong> ong>theong> Major and Minor Arcana. Tarot cards can give you an answer to almost any ong>questionong> and can uncover solutions to ong>theong> problems before you. ong>Theong>y can warn you ong>ofong> dangers or assure you ong>ofong> your decisions. ong>Theong>y are your guide on ong>theong> road ong>ofong> life. Simply present your ong>questionong> and follow ong>theong> rules ong>ofong> ong>theong> tarot to find your answer. This book is ong>theong> traditional guide to reading ong>theong> tarot. It presents you with ong>theong> meanings ong>ofong> all ong>ofong> ong>theong> cards, even ong>theong>ir specific tricks and pitfalls. It will also show you exactly how to lay out ong>theong> cards and ong>theong> exact methods that are best used when divining from your Tarot deck.

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and ong>ofong> Each ong>ofong> Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility ong>ofong> Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or ong>theong> Moral and Intellectual Dispositions ong>ofong> Men and Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lawson, Nigel, PUBLISHER: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, "Clear, analytical and compelling." -"ong>Theong> Economist" In this well-informed and hard-hitting response to ong>theong> scaremongering ong>ofong> ong>theong> climate alarmists, Nigel Lawson, former Secretary ong>ofong> State for Energy under Margaret Thatcher, argues that it is time for us to take a cool look at global warming. Lawson carefully and succinctly examines all aspects ong>ofong> ong>theong> global warming issue: ong>theong> science, ong>theong> economics, ong>theong> politics, and ong>theong> ethics. He concludes that ong>theong> conventional wisdom on ong>theong> subject is suspect on a number ong>ofong> grounds, that global warming is not ong>theong> devastating threat to ong>theong> planet it is widely alleged to be, and that ong>theong> remedy that is currently being proposed, which is in any event politically unattainable, would be worse that ong>theong> threat it is supposed to avert. Argued with logic, common sense, and even wit, and thoroughly sourced and referenced, Lawson has written a long overdue corrective to ong>theong> barrage ong>ofong> spin and hype to which ong>theong> politicians and media have been subjecting ong>theong> public on this important issue.

Capitalism and Religion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodchild, Philip B., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Our global ecological crisis demands that we ong>questionong> ong>theong> rationality ong>ofong> ong>theong> culture that has caused it: Western modernity's global free market capitalism. Goodchild develops arguments from Nietzsche, Adorno and Horkheimer to suggests that our love ong>ofong> Western modernity is an expression ong>ofong> a piety and that it has become a global religion in practice, if not always in belief. He condemns modernity, presenting a philosophical alternative that demands attention from philosophers, critical ong>theong>orists, philosophers ong>ofong> religion, ong>theong>ologians and those in ecological politics.

The Recruit

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Muchamore, Robert, PUBLISHER: Simon Pulse, CHERUB agents are highly trained, extremely talented--and all under ong>theong> age ong>ofong> seventeen. For ong>ofong>ficial purposes, ong>theong>se agents do not exist. ong>Theong>y are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists, hack into crucial documents, and gaong>theong>r intel on global threats--all without gadgets or weapons. It is an exceptionally dangerous job, but ong>theong>se agents have one crucial advantage: adults never suspect that teens are spying on ong>theong>m. James is ong>theong> latest CHERUB recruit. He's a bit ong>ofong> a troublemaker, but he's also brilliant. And CHERUB needs him. James has no idea what to expect, but he's out ong>ofong> ong>optionsong>. Before he can start in ong>theong> field he must first survive one hundred grueling days ong>ofong> basic training, where even ong>theong> toughest recruits don't make it to ong>theong> end....

Quebec in Question

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rioux, Marcel / Boake, James, PUBLISHER: James Lorimer & Company, This new edition ong>ofong> Marcel Rioux's bestselling history ong>ofong> Quebec ong>ofong>fers an interpretation ong>ofong> ong>theong> dramatic events ong>ofong> ong>theong> seventies and ong>theong> victory ong>ofong> ong>theong> Parti Quebecois. Written by an advocate ong>ofong> Quebec independence, this lucid and scholarly book is ong>theong> best introduction available for English-language readers to ong>theong> intellectual foundations ong>ofong> ong>theong> independence movement. "Quebec in ong>Questionong>" has sold more than copies and continues to be widely read and referred to.

Gene Technology and Economy: An Interdisciplinary

ISBN: , SKU: , PUBLISHER: Nordic Academic Press, Since ong>theong> late s, few areas ong>ofong> science have been able to compete with genetics when it comes to attracting public interest. ong>Theong> mapping ong>ofong> ong>theong> entire human gene pool, ong>theong> Hugo project, makes clear that genetics and gene technology concern life itself. ong>Theong> analysis ong>ofong> ong>theong> human DNA means that new medicines can be designed, but also that human genetic material can be patented and commercialized. In this volume scholars shed light on ong>theong> links between biotechnology and economics from a multidisciplinary perspective. Patent on genes, national and global power (im)ong>balanceong>, as well as human and plant genomics, are discussed.

Lonely Planet Venezuela

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dydynski, Krzysztong>ofong>, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, This new edition is packed with insider information for sites both on and ong>ofong>f ong>theong> beaten track, from ong>theong> snow-capped Andes to ong>theong> Amazon wilderness. With sections on ong>theong> national parks, an outline ong>ofong> ong>theong> country's history and culture, full details on travel ong>optionsong>, and directions for getting to Angel Falls, ong>theong> world's highest waterfall.

Timebomb

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reichman, Lee / Hopkins Tanne, Janice / Tanne, Janice Hopkins, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Companies, ""A chilling account ong>ofong>... ong>theong> global resurgence ong>ofong> this disease..."--"ong>Theong> New York Times ""Tuberculosis--a nineteenth century disease--has come back with a vengeance... "Timebomb "is ong>theong> extraordinary story ong>ofong> courage and cowardice in confronting ong>theong> global TB epidemic."--Donna E. Shalala, former Secretary ong>ofong> Health and Human Services, President ong>ofong> ong>theong> University ong>ofong> Miami"

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