Five autobiographical narratives (originally published between 1838 and 1894) discuss the lives and observations of ordinary people, including Elleanor Eldridge, a laundress; William J. Brown, a shoem
Examines the career of one of Stalin's closest associates and most influential economic managers in order to investigate larger issues of Soviet politics of the period such as the extent of Stalin's p
Scholars from China, Africa, India, Pakistan, Korea, and Japan explore ways in which Eastern and European university structures can learn from each other. Section I lays out the philosophical paramete
Ness and Lin (Nassau Community College) offer a two-volume encyclopedia for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in various fields, and educational administrators and practitioners. It co
Including case studies and real-life examples and perspectives, this user-friendly text guides student and professional journalists through all the major ethical concerns encountered only online.
This encyclopedia contains entries on all aspects of Civil War medicine, such as medical terms, diseases, wounds, treatments, notable figures, battles, soldiers' aid societies, women's roles, hospital
The 15 papers collected in this book encompass important macroeconomic theories and policies espoused by 1996 Nobel laureate economist William S. Vickrey and his associates. Vickrey wrote a number of
This book explores changing concepts of marriage and gender relationships and attitudes toward sex in a rural Chinese community over the past five decades. The book is based on a study of an industria
The 18th-century Chinese poet, Yuan Mei, also wrote some short fiction - "Censored by Confucius" - which is reproduced here. The stories offer insights into Mei's views on crime, sex
During the five consecutive Democratic victories for the US president after 1936, and 23 years of almost complete Democratic control of Congress, Donaldson (social justice, Xavier U.) says Republicans
Examines the most positive, significant innovations in world history. The author acknowledges that most innovations have negative consequences for some people, and is more concerned with raising quest
Based on biographical data on more than 2,500 individuals in China's thirty provincial units from the beginning of the People's Republic in 1949, this is the most comprehensive and systematic treatmen
At a time of doubt and concern about government and its capacity to serve the public, this book highlights the critical skills and practices that characterize good leadership and good managementAutho
Lantos (business administration, Stonehill College) offers an introduction to consumer behavior for students in consumer marketing that contains various types of in-class and written applications exer
Summarising the democratic experience in modern Western civilisation, this text defines the term and looks at its changing meanings over the past two centuries or so. It records criticisms, and is esp
In this updated edition of a text intended for introductory courses in money, banking, or financial markets analysis, Burton and Brown (economists at California State U., Pomona) cover the causes of t
Incorporating recent findings by leading Southwest scholars as well as original research, this book takes a fresh new look at the history of Spanish missions in northern Mexico/the American Southwest
"(The novels) depict Japanese business as nasty and businessmen as villains. As the books sell in large numbers in Japan this is presumably how ordinary Japanese view the driving force of the
This far-reaching study shows that operating efficiencies are not what are driving today's unrelenting bank merger mania. It suggests that bank mergers and consolidation may have effects that are cont
The contributors to this volume examine the critical linguistic/discursive techniques of postmodernists and constructivists, and apply them to international relations.
