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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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"

Lonely Planet South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Murray, Jon / Williams, Jeff / Everist, Richard, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, -- 32-page full-colour safari guide -- extensive coverage ong>ofong> national parks and game reserves -- ong>theong> lowdown on ong>theong> surf scene, historic wineries and trekking -- essential travel advice, from riding on local transport to health and safety -- hundreds ong>ofong> accomodation and dining ong>optionsong>, ong>ofong> all budgets

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The English Question

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hazell, Robert, PUBLISHER: Manchester University Press, England remains a gaping hole in ong>theong> devolution settlement. Devolution will not be complete, and ong>theong> settlement may not be stable, until ong>theong> English ong>Questionong> has been solved. This book explains ong>theong> different formulations ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>questionong>--does England need to find its own political voice, following devolution to Scotland and Wales? Do ong>theong> English seem to want an English Parliament; Regional assemblies in England; or "English votes on English laws?" Are ong>theong> English content to muddle through, with no separate representation or political voice?

Bears of the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Domico, Terry / Newman, Mark, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, Bears ong>ofong> ong>theong> World features an authoritative text, global coverage, and stunning, previously unpublished photographs.

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Paying for Broadcasting: The Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Congdon, Tim / Davies, Gavyn / Graham, Andrew, PUBLISHER: Routledge, With British broadcasting standing on ong>theong> threshold ong>ofong> immense change, this handbook leads a wide-ranging discussion ong>ofong> funding ong>optionsong> open to broadcasters.

A European Central Bank?: Perspectives on Monetary

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: De Cecco, Marcello, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Based on a conference held by ong>theong> Italian Macroeconomic Policy Group and ong>theong> Centre for Economic Policy Research, this study examines ong>theong> issues raised by European monetary unification. An introduction describes recent developments and identifies ong>theong> motivations for creating a European central bank. ong>Theong>oretical papers analyze ong>theong> interactions ong>ofong> capital controls, financial intermediation, and seigniorage in open economies, ong>theong> optimal design ong>ofong> centralized banks ong>ofong> issue by sovereign countries, and some new aspects ong>ofong> ong>theong> "optimal currency area" ong>questionong>. ong>Theong> volume concludes with a panel discussion on ong>theong> feasibility ong>ofong> European monetary unification, featuring leading academics and central bankers.

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Global, noglobal, new global

Genoa (Liguria). - Contains bibliography, Internet addresses, notes and appendix. - On ong>theong> events that took place during ong>theong> G8 meeting, Genoa, .

Lonely Planet Victoria: Australia Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Armstrong, Mark, PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet, -- details on ong>theong> best galleries, gardens, wineries, markets and festivals -- ong>theong> pick ong>ofong> Melbourne's fantastic restaurants, cafes and bars -- extensive coverage ong>ofong> national parks, with details on outdoor activities including bushwalking and skiing -- accommodation ong>optionsong> from bush campsites to beach resorts

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Globalization and the Developing Countries: Emerging

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Isaac, Grant / Bigman, D. / Bigman, David, PUBLISHER: CABI Publishing, ong>Theong> globalization process and ong>theong> internal policy reforms that ong>theong> developing countries have implemented during ong>theong> past decade have changed ong>theong> relative prices ong>ofong> practically all ong>theong>ir inputs and outputs. Agricultural producers have ong>theong>refore been forced to change ong>theong> structure and methods ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir production. ong>Theong> objective ong>ofong> this book is to review ong>theong> impact ong>ofong> globalization on a number ong>ofong> issues. ong>Theong>se include ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> changes in global trading rules and regulations, ong>theong> removal ong>ofong> trade barriers and ong>theong> elimination ong>ofong> many country-specific trade agreements.

Multilateralism, Regionalism and Bilateralism in Trade and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: De Lombaerde, Philippe, PUBLISHER: Springer, Global governance is a concern ong>ofong> not only global organisations but also ong>ofong> all individual states and ong>ofong> regional co-operation agreements among sovereign states. In , ong>theong> United Nations University has launched UNU-CRIS, a research and training programme on comparative regional integration to study ong>theong> role ong>ofong> regional integration in global governance. ong>Theong> present first volume ong>ofong> ong>theong> World Report on Regional Integration is a timely product ong>ofong> ong>theong> research undertaken at UNU-CRIS. This new series ong>ofong> World Reports will certainly contribute to ong>theong> discussion on ong>theong> interaction between regional and global governance. And by bringing togeong>theong>r insights from different parts ong>ofong> ong>theong> UN system, in particular ong>theong> five UN regional economic commissions and UNCTAD, this report will also contribute to a better understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> role ong>ofong> regions in ong>theong> UN. Hans van Ginkel, Under-Secretary-General ong>ofong> ong>theong> United Nations and Rector ong>ofong> UNU ong>Theong> World Report on Regional Integration brings togeong>theong>r a well-ong>balanceong>d mix ong>ofong> economic analysis, facts and political perspectives on ong>theong> topic ong>ofong> regional integration. ong>Theong> most valuable and unique contribution ong>ofong> this volume is ong>theong> enhanced clarity it brings to ong>theong> complex picture ong>ofong> trade and investment integration, ong>theong> entanglement ong>ofong> which points to ong>theong> need for more effective regional governance as a building block ong>ofong> multilateral governance in this area. As ong>theong> worlda (TM)s most dynamic trading region, Asia and ong>theong> Pacific is a key player in this process, and ong>theong> UNESCAP secretariat, in its service to ong>theong> region, will continue to accord high priority to this policy objective. Kim Hak-Su, Under-Secretary-General ong>ofong> ong>theong> United Nations and ExecutiveSecretary ong>ofong> UNESCAP

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Politics in Wired Nations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pool, Ithiel De Sola / De Sola Pool, Ithiel / Eong>theong>redge, Lloyd S., PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, Politics in Wired Nations presents Pool's pioneering work on ong>theong> social and political impact ong>ofong> communication systems. Included are ong>theong> first studies ong>ofong> trends in a global information society, and ong>ofong> social networks and ong>theong> "small world" phenomenon that creates new relationships and routes ong>ofong> informal influence and political power, both domestic and international. Pool describes a nonviolent revolution in freedom and political control as ong>theong> world changes from ong>theong> era ong>ofong> one-way mass communications -- targeted to national audiences -- to a new era ong>ofong> abundant, high-capacity, low-cost, interactive, and user-controlled communications on a global scale. He discusses policy choices for freedom, ong>theong> battlegrounds ahead, and ong>theong> risks ong>ofong> government involvement in ong>theong> regulation ong>ofong> new telecommunication technologies.

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