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The most beautiful and famous landmarks in the world are now yours to have in ... The most beautiful and famous landmarks in the world are now yours to have in your home. Incredibly detailed fun to assemble and beautiful to display. Collect them all! Product dims 25 x 7.5 x 8 inches more

Gwyneth Paltrow At Arrivals For Unforgettable Evening Benefiting Entertainment... Gwyneth Paltrow At Arrivals For Unforgettable Evening Benefiting Entertainment Industry Foundation S Women S Cancer Re would make the perfect addition to your home or office or gift recipient. This licensed Fine Art Print was reproduced on Premium... more

Considering efficiency equality and morality this book argues for qualified ma... Considering efficiency equality and morality this book argues for qualified market expansion particularly in legalizing kidney sales and prostitution. Legalizing prostitution will benefit both men and women as argued in a chapter jointly written... more

This book deals with the controversies on developmental aspects of large dams ... This book deals with the controversies on developmental aspects of large dams with a particular focus on the Narmada Valley projects in India. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork and research the author draws on Marxist theory to craft a... more

Global poverty did not just happen: it is the result of the geo-politics of in... Global poverty did not just happen: it is the result of the geo-politics of injustice stretching back centuries and continuing to our day. This book presents notes on the production of the film The End of Poverty? a complete transcript of the film... more

Mediated Cosmopolitanism: The World of Television News Mediated Cosmopolitanism: The World of Television News more

The landmark 2008 presidential and vice presidential campaigns of Hillary Clin... The landmark 2008 presidential and vice presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin brought the role of women in American leadership into sharper focus than ever before. These women and others such as Nancy Pelosi and Katie Couric who... more

Regardless of what you may have heard Christianity is the fastest growing reli... Regardless of what you may have heard Christianity is the fastest growing religion in the world today. Islam is the second. While Europe replaced it s Christian heritage with secular humanism Christianity is spreading around the globe - in Africa... more

Linking environmental sustainability with poverty reduction and social justice... Linking environmental sustainability with poverty reduction and social justice and making science and technology work for the poor have become central practical political and moral challenges of our times. These must be met in a world of rapid... more

This collection examines two recent phenomena: the return of realist tendencie... This collection examines two recent phenomena: the return of realist tendencies and practices in world cinema and television and the rehabilitation of realism in film and media theory. The contributors investigate these two phenomena in detail... more

Trust Globalisation and Market Expansion Trust Globalisation and Market Expansion more

2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title A survey into an emerging pattern of la... 2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title A survey into an emerging pattern of labor instability and uneven global development Is job insecurity the new norm? With fewer and fewer people working in steady long-term positions for one employer has the... more

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is p... This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible.... more

ARE ENGLISH JEWS RESPONSIBLE FOR 9/11? AN EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORY PROBLEMS ... ARE ENGLISH JEWS RESPONSIBLE FOR 9/11? AN EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORY PROBLEMS AND CAUSES is a timely book for understanding Global Terrorism. In a daring foray into examining causes for the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States of... more

This book examines how the United States s extensive nation-building and stabi... This book examines how the United States s extensive nation-building and stability operations will continue to evolve in the 21st century in the face of ever-growing budgetary concerns and constraints. Stability Security Reconstruction and... more

This comprehensive account examines the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM)... This comprehensive account examines the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM)--the most significant Muslim militant group in China--including its origins objectives ideology leadership and tactics. To effectively engage China on counterterrorism... more

Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger world experts on the study of terror and securi... Ami Pedahzur and Arie Perliger world experts on the study of terror and security propose a theory of violence that contextualizes not only recent acts of terror but also instances of terrorism that stretch back centuries. Beginning with ancient... more

Animated by theoretical eclecticism and methodological diversity Power Shifts ... Animated by theoretical eclecticism and methodological diversity Power Shifts and Global Governance: Challenges from South and North presents a post-national political project for analyzing emerging architectures of global governance and examining... more

What does constitutionalism mean in our age of globalisation? In which context... What does constitutionalism mean in our age of globalisation? In which contexts does the discourse of constitutionalism occur? What factors contribute to the creation of a culture of constitutionalism at the nation-state level? And can one talk... more

Beyond the Primary Commodity Trap offers an alternative paradigm for analysing... Beyond the Primary Commodity Trap offers an alternative paradigm for analysing African development from the current aid and aids narrative. Taking as its point of departure Africa s failure to extricate itself from over dependence on raw materials... more