This text offers students a fresh, comprehensive, multidisciplinary entry point to the broader Middle East. Readers will come away from this book with an understanding of the larger historical, politi
Comprises 11 contributions which survey a variety of topics on gender and the history of Puerto Rican women, both on the island and in the diaspora. The essays draw on 30 years of historiographical m
The second edition of this innovative and affordable book integrates environmental and financial sustainability into its distinctive regional approach. By focusing on political economy in its cultural
Although the organizing principle of virtually every world history text is "development", the editor of this volume maintains that this traditional approach fails to address the issu
A survey of the topics in gender and history of Puerto Rican women. Organized chronologically and covering the 19th and 20th centuries, it deal with issues of slavery, emancipation, wage work, women a
Most public administration texts overly compartmentalize the subject and don't interconnect the various specializations within government, which leaves a serious gap in preparing students for public s
Eisenman (fellow in Asia studies, American Foreign Policy Council), Heginbotham (a political scientist at the RAND Corporation), and Mitchell (senior fellow for Asia, Center for Strategic and Internat
This text offers a broad range of topics relating to the philosophy of sexuality. These include: morality; adultery; sex and gender differences; romantic love; gender-based speech; marriage; family an
Sherman, who is not otherwise identified, retells stories from folktale collections and literature around the world, removing any element that adults might think unsuitable for children of any age, an
Everyone who aspires to more effective public service should read this book. It provides a compelling antidote to the managerial focus of theory and practice in public administration. Written with the
This reader presents a balanced collection of 16 administrative profiles of high-level government and nonprofit officials for course use. The profiles were originally published as part of a series for
Candide the Tenth is a catalog of modern disasters witnessed by the contemporary descendant of Candide the First. The eighteenth-century Candide could do little to remedy the ills of his day. Can we u
An ideal supplement for any course treating the history or culture of South Asia, this collection offers a cross-section of South Asia's ancient and modern classics of thought and expression. It inclu
Research from the Inside Out is an insider's guide to conducting empirically-based research. Showcasing eight research projects resulting in academic and professional papers, this practical supplement
This collection gathers ninety-one essays written by Mike Sharpe that appeared in Challenge: The Magazine of Economic Affairs from 1973 through 2011. They deal with virtually every aspect of the U.S.
