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International organizations have increasingly taken on state or quasi state-like functions in order to exercise control over individuals and societies, most pressingly in contexts of conflict and transition. Their engagement in peace operations has progressively widened, with mandates now regularly...

Why do Blacks underperform in school? Researchers continue to pursue this question with vigor not only because Blacks currently lag behind Whites on a wide variety of educational indices but because the closing of the Black-White achievement gap has slowed and by some measures reversed during the...

Tall buildings represent one of the most energy-intensive architectural typologies, while at the same time offering the high density work and living conditions that many believe will an important constituent of future sustainable communities. How, then, can their environmental impact be lessened? This...

As the adults sit down to gossip over a long wedding lunch and the rest of the children rush off to play, a young boy slips out of sight beneath the table. Tommy is twelve years old but his weak heart prevents him from joining his cousins' games, so he sets his MP3 player to record the voices chattering...

The truth embraces all: the good, the beautiful, the bad, and the ugly. For this reason, facing the truth can be extremely hard. Of paramount importance if we want to rise above the issues of the past is letting go of past injustices. We rewrite the script and blaze the warrior's path through our...

Written from the perspective of a practicing, certified counselor, this guide contains essential information needed to smoothly transition from service-based to program-based counseling.

Dall'unicità di Dio alla razionalità, dalla libertà dell'uomo alla jihad, dalla poligamia al ruolo della donna nella società. Una rapida panoramica su alcune delle questioni più salienti legate al mondo islamico, affrontate a partire dalle sure del Corano.

A comparison of the cultural and political/institutional dimensions of war's impact on Greece during the Peloponnesian War, and the United States and the two Koreas, North and South, during the Korean War. It demonstrates the many underlying similarities between the two wars.

This collection of essays asserts the specific value of world history research and teaching, showing how the field contributes to the larger historical profession and offering concrete suggestions to develop more interaction between the academy and the public. The twelve contributors, each with their...

The Armada of the Strait under Don Diego Flores de Valdés in 1581–84 came at a crucial juncture in global politics. Philip II of Spain had assumed the crown of Portugal and its overseas empire, and Francis Drake’s daring peacetime raids had challenged the dominance of Spain and Portugal in the...

This is a collection of poems inspired by the Great Tribulation. It describes poetically the difficult times we are living in today. We are in a mental, spiritual and physical war right now. It takes the whole armor of God each and every day just to make it through. There is hope though we are awaiting...

A compilation of prayer, prose and devotionals reflecting my journey from a dark place into the light.  I have always been passionate about writing and God has used me to minister to others while HE ministered to me.  He has ordered my steps in a way I couldn't have imagined and I am grateful. Sit back and see HIS goodness through my eyes as I travel on this path called life.

This book explores how interpretation is practised and how to conduct qualitative research in psychology that is self-consciously interpretative.