Contributors in politics, public administration, education, business, information, and computers explore ways that information and communication technology (ICT) might go beyond streamlining governmen
Chinese Student Migration, Gender and Family is a study of the sons and daughters of Chinese single-child families who go abroad to study and in particular explores the increase of familial investment
The latest book by journalist and author Paul Blustein to go behind the scenes at the highest levels of global economic policy making, Laid Low chronicles the International Monetary Fund’s role in the
Go beyond the basic concepts with a strategic focus and integration of IT and global perspectives. Marketing Management reflects the dynamic environment inhabited by today's marketers, helping reader
We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic domi
Headache is a global problem and the needs of sufferers go largely unmet.The World Health Organization puts migraine in the top twenty diseases in terms of disability adjusted life years. Headache ca
Lucia is taking a trip through Chile with her grandfather on his yellow bus. First they travel to the southern tip of South America to see the Magellanic penguins. Then they go east to the Aconcagua m
This book argues that human rights cannot go global without going local. This important lesson from the winding debates on universalism and particularism raises intricate questions: what are human rig
Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork among aged Mexican migrants in Chicago, Franziska Bedorf investigates the phenomenon of return migration by tracing how people’s intentions to go back change
Destined to go down as one of the era's most astonishing global art projects, the Brooklyn Art Library's Sketchbook Project has, in less than a decade, amassed more than thirty thousand sketchbooks su
How did global gaming company Electronic Arts go from being named “Worst Company in America” to clearing a billion dollars in profit?They discovered a simple truth—and acted on it: Not all customers a
This essential, portable Arabic-English resource is now updated & revised with new entries and terms!This Arabic Practical dictionary has been the go-to resource for students of Arabic and English alike for nearly two decades. It features the most up-to-date vocabulary in handy reference form.With more than 20,000 entries, it is especially useful in navigating the ever expanding global terminology of politics, telecommunications, technology, the internet, social media, tourism, business and travel.Ideal for students, scholars, businesspeople, journalists, aid workers, and anyone working in both English-speaking and Arabic-speaking countries.Features include: :More than 20,000 total entriesClear language, pronunciation, and grammar for both sidesEasy-to-read format and practical arrangement of Arabic and English entriesArabic provided with Romanized transliterationsEnglish provided with phonetic transliterations
Live the life you want, not the life you settle for.Helping people build healthy new habits that improve their lives is more important than ever. Arianna Huffington launched Thrive Global to do just t
Leaders Eat Last is the highly anticipated follow up to Simon Sinek's global bestseller Start With WhyImagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work. This is not a crazy, ideali
Standing out is no longer optional. Learn how to become a thought leader - the agenda setter, the go-to person - with Dorie Clark's Stand Out. Too many people believe that if they keep their heads dow
He's making a list, he's checking it twice ...Santa's preparations for Christmas are going well - until his elves go missing! Santa launches a global search, and the hunt is on to find the cheeky help
How to manage the global economy - and, more fundamentally, whether humanity wishes it to go in an ever more market-oriented, transnational corporation-dominated, and capital-footloose direction - is
How to manage the global economy - and, more fundamentally, whether humanity wishes it to go in an ever more market-oriented, transnational corporation-dominated, and capital-footloose direction - is
