The Almoravids and the meanings of Jihad

"In this book, Ron Messier leads us on a wonderful journey across the Saharan desert to the heartlands of Morocco and Muslim Spain. This is the story of the Almoravid desert warriors as it has never told before; Messier draws on his authoritative grasp of ...

In Sickness and in Power

illnesses in heads of government during the last 100 years

The course of modern world history has been critically shaped by the physical and mental illnesses of heads of state, sometimes in the public eye but usually in secrecy. Democratic politicians as diverse as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Churchill, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Pompidou, Mitterrand ...

Law and business of the entertainment industries

In response to the increasing convergence of technologies in the entertainment industries, this thoroughly updated and revised fifth edition makes the casebook more timeless. Providing contract templates covering book publishing, recording contracts, actor agreements, video game agreements, and Internet agreements, among others, this new addition ...

Ghost Empire

how the french almost conquered North America

After he explored the Great Lakes and the entire Mississippi, Rene- Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, was murdered by his own men when he led them on a disastrous mission to Texas. But the vast land he claimed for France in 1682 could have ...

The destructive power of religion

violence in judaism, christianity, and islam

This is a completely updated, condensed edition of a set that was hailed in reviews as "unsettling but thought-provoking," "compelling" and offering "critical coverage." This work's core theme demonstrates that the three major Western religions share the ancient notion that history and the human ...

The coming Balkan Caliphate

the threat of radical islam to Europe and the west

With all eyes currently focused on the widening conflict in the Middle East and the terrorist threat coming from the region, the West is in danger of overlooking a potent new battleground in the greater 'War on Terror' - the Balkans. This historically volatile region saw ...

Global business etiquette

a guide to international communication and customs

The breakneck speed by which business is "going global" requires a new breed of executives, managers, and front-line employees who are adept at the art of cross-cultural communication, in a world where simple misunderstandings can jeopardize multi-million dollar deals. According to business travel industry forecasts ...

Mrechandizing prisoners

who really pays for prison privatization?

What compels state policy makers to privatize their prisons? The conventional response by political and appointed policy leaders has consistently and unequivocally been that they wish to save costs. But the truth may be otherwise. Eugene Price illustrates that fiscal issues are often trumped by ...

Sex crimes investigation

catching and proscuting the perpetrators

No one wants to be the victim of a crime, and victims may feel angry, afraid, or violated. But there is no violation quite so devastating as sexual assault. Victims do not recover easily - either emotionally, psychologically, or physically - from such incidents, and the long-term ...

The power of projections

how maps reflect global politics and history

Why is Europe at the top half of maps and Africa at the bottom? Although we are accustomed to that convention, it is, in fact, a politically-motivated, almost entirely subjective way of depicting a ball spinning in space. Maps do not portray reality, but only ...

Finding the best business school for you

looking past the rankings

Every year, more than 250,000 people take the Graduate Management Administration Test, in preparation for applying to MBA programs. While many will seek admission to the topranked schools, only a small percentage will end up at one of these designated "elite" programs. As the ...

Modernitation, democracy and islam

The Ebro 1938

death knell of the spanish republic

The last major Republican offensive of the Spanish Civil war, the Battle of the Ebro was a vitally important episode in the Spanish conflict and, although ultimately a Republican defeat, it proved a severe setback for the Nationalist forces under General Francesco Franco. According to ...

Accounting-by principle or design?

Wealth by association

global prosperity through market unification

European monetary unification has produced a $15 trillion windfall to its member nations that is rarely discussed or accounted for in analyses of economic integration. The authors argue persuasively that the reduction in cross-border risks is directly responsible for an explosion in the value of ...

Religion and terrorism

an interfaith perspective

Islam at war

a history

Defining the field of comparative constitutional law

Islam, Europe's second religion

the new social, cultural, and political landscape

Managing globalization in developing countries and transition economies

building capacities for a changing world