Social Science - General

The status of the refugee in international law, and of everyone entitled to protection, has ever been precarious, not least in times of heightened and heated debate: people have always moved in search of safety, and they always will. In this completely revised and...

From New York Times best-selling author Thomas Piketty and noted Professors of Economics Daniel Cohen and Gilles Saint-Paul, comes an in-depth discussion of rising inequalities in the western world. It explores the extent to which rising inequalities are the mechanical consequence of changes in...

Presenting a comprehensive, critical examination of the claim that private property is one of the fundamental rights of humankind, Waldron here contrasts two types of arguments about rights: those based on historical entitlement, and those based on the importance of property for freedom. He...

This book offers both a theoretical and empirical discussion of the psychology of ethics and care in a global world. Theoretically, the book seeks to problematize the concept of globalization, ethics and care by discussing how global-local linkages may be constructed in various ways...

A psychiatrist who has received international recognition for her research on the neural basis of primate social cognition, Leslie Brothers, M.D., offers here a major argument about the social dimension of the human brain, drawing on both her own work and a wealth of...

What, if anything, do dreams tell us about ourselves? What is the relationship between types of sleep and types of dreams? Does dreaming serve any purpose? Or are dreams simply meaningless mental noise--"unmusical fingers wandering over the piano keys"? With expertise in philosophy, psychology,...

When and why do groups target each other for extermination? How do seemingly normal people become participants in genocide? Why do some individuals come to the rescue of members of targeted groups, while others just passively observe their victimization? And how do perpetrators and...

The United States and Canada share the longest border in the world, maintain one of the closest alliances, and are notably similar in many ways. Yet the two countries also have important differences, including sharply contrasting political institutions. In The United States and Canada,...

Informed Urban Transport Systems examines how information gathered from new technologies can be used for optimal planning and operation in urban settings. Transportation researchers, and those from related disciplines, such as artificial intelligence, energy, applied mathematics, electrical engineering and environmental science will benefit from...

Colleges and universities throughout the world plan library orientations for first years or specific audiences such as transfer or international students. These events can vary greatly in shape and form depending on the size, resources and staff of the institution, orientation schedule, and whether...

Contains articles on the sociology of tourism. This volume covers the opening of the field of tourism for social science research, up to the recent work on the ongoing process of change in contemporary tourism. It features interfaces between tourism and other domains -...

The book students will read: Concise. Relevant. Accessible. The West: A Narrative History is a concise but not abridged introduction to the West, encompassing all cultures that trace their ancestry to the ancient Mediterranean world. It is not a reduced version of a larger...

My Maine Symbols focuses on Maine's official state symbols, along with select unofficial symbols.More than a standard reference, the book takes a critical look at Maine's symbols. The author's expertise on state symbols allows him to evaluate Maine's symbols in comparison with other states.Author:...

Heartland Common Sense II continues from the previous pamphlet with a review of the current status of the American Heartland and its response to the immerging Progressive dual system of justice, attacks on the First and Second Amendments, the corruptible Diversity, Equity and Inclusion...

Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion - Volume I is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...

Amid burgeoning international interest in the built environment of education, this SI examines the research, policy, and practice that lies behind the global trends in architecture and pedagogy. It contributes to the developing interdisciplinary understanding of the processes and products of school design at...

Without energy, there is no well-functioning economy, besides facing social risks. This book provides a systemic approach to energy in Mexico and its relations to the USA arising from the energy reform of the former. It covers the transition from fossil fuels to a...

First published in 1940, this is a unique history which chronicles the accomplishments and tenacity of Black men and women. Author: J. a. RogersISBN-10: 1639234314ISBN-13: 9781639234318Publisher: Lushena Books IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/1983Pages: 104Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.31d

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is unquestionably one of the most influential books in all history. Containing the ancient ritual to be performed for the dead with detailed instructions for the behavior of the soul in the afterlife, it served as the most...

Media representation of and for the disabled has been recharged in recent years with the expansion of new media worldwide. Interactive digital communications--such as the Internet, new varieties of voice and text telephones, and digital broadcasting--have created a need for a more innovative understanding...

Sound - A series of simple, entertaining, and inexpensive experiments in the phenomena of sound, for the use of students of every age is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas...

The Art of Speech - Volume II - Studies in Eloquence and Logic is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and...

Author: Mark JoynerISBN-10: 8200562271ISBN-13: 9798200562275Publisher: Gildan Media CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/08/2011Format: CDWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 5.80h x 5.60w x 0.60d

When Geraldine Gerry Largay first went missing on the Appalachian Trail in remote western Maine in 2013, the people of Maine were wrought with concern. When she was not found, the family, the wardens, and the Navy personnel who searched for her were devastated....

Obsolete, brain dead, a failure in Afghanistan - NATO has never had to deal with such massive criticism. The timing is anything but good: in the new world disorder, Russia and China are challenging the West, international terrorism is on the rise, while democracy...

Comedies - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we...

The Freckle Report 2022, is the third in the series of reports on the progress of public libraries in the United States, the UK and AustraliaIt contains the most recently available data from national bodies and the fourth set of consumer research data, conducted...

The Perfect Officer focuses on the careers of a group of brilliant officers from the Napoleonic Wars up to our own times: what they did right, what they did wrong, and what lessons they drew from their experiences. The book's recurring theme is the...

Robert Kane's Policing Beyond Coercion proposes a fresh paradigm for conceptualizing the police. In Policing Beyond Coercion, Robert Kane introduces a powerful narrative that encourages policing to move beyond its traditional paradigm with its emphasis on coercion and control. Kane opens by offering a...

Documenting the process by which government and controlling majorities have grown increasingly powerful and tyrannical, Bertrand de Jouvenel demonstrates how democracies have failed to limit the powers of government. Jouvenel traces this development to the days of royal absolutism, which established large administrative bureaucracies...

Presents a new approach to spiritual direction, one which arises out of women's experience and reflects a feminist concern for inclusiveness, connectedness, mutuality and justice. +Author: Kathleen FischerISBN-10: 0809130181ISBN-13: 9780809130184Publisher: Paulist PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1988Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 8.97h x 6.01w x 0.65dReview Citation(s): Library...

"The ultimate focus of the rest of my life is to eradicate the use of child soldiers and to eliminate even the thought of the use of children as instruments of war." --Rom駮 Dallaire In conflicts around the world, there is an increasingly popular...

Author: BakerISBN-10: 0192896598ISBN-13: 9780192896599Publisher: Oxford University Press, USALanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2022Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.56lbsSize: 9.56h x 7.53w x 0.56d

Dramatic Essays is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on...

As American troops became bogged down first in Iraq and then Afghanistan, a key component of U.S. strategy was to build up local police and security forces in an attempt to establish law and order. This approach, Jeremy Kuzmarov shows, is consistent with practices...

The master's carpet, or, Masonry and Baal-worship identical reviewing the similarity between Masonry, Romanism and "the mysteries" and comparing the whole with the Bible. Author: Edmond RonayneISBN-10: 1639234187ISBN-13: 9781639234189Publisher: Lushena Books IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/25/2012Pages: 408Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.57lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Secret societies and subversive movements by Nesta H Weber. good condition. paperback, great resource. First Published in 1924 this is a reprint. Has some great pictures no penciling no names no bookplate. not X library, not remainder marked no smoke smell, minimal Shelfware, paper...

This is a book of allegories setting forth in story form the spiritual mysteries of life. Its message is for the heart rather than the mind, and its purpose is to call forth certain definite mystical attitudes latent in every person. Each chapter is...

We hear of how the Moors arrived and conquered the Iberian peninsula, remaining for some 800 years. Tariq ibn-Ziyad, arriving in 711 AD, began an upheaval never before seen in the European continent. The Moorish brought industriousness and commerce, a sophisticated code of laws,...

a friend of Carl Jung, The Secret of the Golden Flower describes a straightforward and silent meditation method that has been characterized as "Zen with details." Author: Richard WilhelmISBN-10: 1639233776ISBN-13: 9781639233779Publisher: Lushena Books IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1962Pages: 166Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d

In over seventy-five years of dynamic public activity, he delivered more than 8,000 lectures in the United States and abroad, and authored countless books, essays, and articles. In his lectures and writings, Manly Hall always emphasized the practical aspects of philosophy and religion as...

The Ebers Papyrus, also known as Papyrus Ebers, is an Egyptian medical papyrus of herbal knowledge dating to circa 1550 BC. Among the oldest and most important medical papyri of ancient Egypt, it was purchased at Luxor in the winter of 1873-74 by Georg...

In economics, money illusion refers to the tendency of people to think of currency in nominal, rather than real, terms. This is a fallacy as modern fiat currencies have no inherent value and their real value is derived from their ability to be exchanged...

Book of Ancient Ethiopian religious doctrine, history, and mysticism.Author: Wallis BudgeISBN-10: 1639233415ISBN-13: 9781639233410Publisher: Lushena Books IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/16/2022Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d

elected and with an introduction and notes by A.W. Tozer. The purpose of this book is to bring together in one convenient volume some of the best devotional verse the English language affords, and thus to make available to present day Christians a rich...

In "Bread in the Wilderness," Merton looks at the psalms as poetry; in this book he regards them as prayer. Guiding the reader through the more representative psalms, he explains why the Church also considers the psalms as the best way to praise God....

This pamphlet is an essay enabling individuals to distinguish between 'black' and 'white' magic, thereby avoiding practices and disciplines which may be detrimental to character and dangerous to physical health. As Paracelsus noted centuries ago, the invisible realms of nature are governed by immutable...

David Walker's Appeal is an uncompromising African-centered discourse that attacks white injustice and advocates Black self-reliance. Its publication in 1830 intensified the debate and struggle against slavery. More than a petition against slavery, the Appeal is a foundational document from which many contemporary themes...

In this classic book, Norah Waugh explores the changing shapes of women's dress from the 1500s to the 1920s. Simple laced bodices became corsets of cane, whalebone and steel, while padding at shoulders and hips gave way to the structures of farthingales, hoops and...

Weapons, Drugs, and Money is a creative non-fiction political economy and geopolitics textbook, which was written in such a way, so as to be as accessible to academics as it is to non academic community organizers. The purposes of the book are to first:...