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While most studies of just war focus on the rationale for going to war and the conduct of the war, this important book examines the period after the conflict. What must be done to restore justice? In the words of the authors, ""'Victory' is...

This new, thoroughly updated ninth edition of Bradt's Tanzania Safari Guide remains the only practical guidebook to the country that reflects tourism's shift away from backpackers and budget camping safaris to upper-end and mid-range safaris and beach holidays. Unlike other guidebooks, the main focus...

Using archival photographs sourced directly from Vietnam, specially commissioned diagrams and combat accounts from veterans, István Toperczer reveals how the MiG-21 defended Vietnam between 1966 and 1968. One of the most successful communist jet fighters ever built, the MiG-21 "Fishbed" was involved in a...

Calling Forth Your Inner Council of Wise, Brave, Crazy, Rebellious, Loving, Luminous Selves "A woman's work is to define herself," says award-winning slam poet Dominique Christina. While this task is important for everyone, there is an urgency for women. "When you have inherited a...

From the first months of life, playing to imitate animals helps the baby to discriminate sounds. Later in their cognitive development it will help them articulate the sounds of language.The book "learning animals and their sounds" is an original gift for a newborn as...

Christian Macleod was pulled into a life of crime at a young age by his con artist parents. Now making amends for his corrupt past, he has become one of the country's foremost security experts. When a string of Southwestern art heists captures the...

This excellent history of Ancient Greece reveals how day-to-day life was in the capital city of Athens, the Greeks' artistic and cultural achievements, plus its military triumphs.In her well-researched overview of one of the greatest civilizations of antiquity, Dorothy Mills' discusses the different facets...

Studious Yuki Hasegawa found himself pursued by the unbearably popular Jean Michele and embroiled in a potentially deadly search for a monster hiding among the students of Blanc College boarding school. When Jean accidentally bites Yuki after their school dance, Yuki is forced to...

After World War II, UNESCO launched an ambitious international campaign against race prejudice. Casting racism as a problem of ignorance, it sought to reduce prejudice by spreading the latest scientific knowledge about human diversity to instill "mutual understanding" between groups of people. This campaign...

Introduces key concepts and debates in health humanities and the health professions. Keywords for Health Humanities provides a rich, interdisciplinary vocabulary for the burgeoning field of health humanities and, more broadly, for the study of medicine and health. Sixty-five entries by leading international scholars...

This practical "handbook" is the first of its kind to present a pragmatic, step-by-step process on how to stop hate crimes in the LGBTQ community in any city in the United States and many in other countries. Jack Castiglione's methods and approaches can also...

What was the apostle Paul's relationship to Judaism? How did he view the Jewish law? How did he understand the gospel of Jesus's messiahship relative to both ethnic Jews and gentiles? These remain perennial questions both to New Testament scholars and to all serious...

From prehistory to the present day, colors have shaped our world in more ways than you might expect. In The Stories and Secrets of Color, young readers can explore the many meanings behind and uses for color all over the world, from the Tuareg...

Whether it's the Roosevelt administration's impact on the formation of the NCAA, the protest of the Vietnam War by Muhammad Ali, or the rise of rap and hip-hop in the 90s and its penetration of the NBA's image, American culture and politics have intersected...

Realizing how little control we have over our lives can make us fearful and anxious--or it can lead to greater intimacy with God, a richer prayer life, and a joyful eternal perspective. Seasons of grief, pain, and loss of control are inevitable. Despite our...

Author: Paula BoddingtonPublisher: SpringerPublished: 03/31/2023Pages: 522Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.06lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.19dISBN: 9789811993817About the AuthorPaula Boddington is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Healthcare at the University of West London where she works with a research group concerned with the quality of care...

In this first-ever anthology, more than 80 acrostics show the versatility of a storied poetic form that dates back to ancient times. In standard acrostics, the initial letters of successive lines spell out words when read vertically. Highlights include Lewis Carroll's acrostic about the...

Reunions abound... Now that Arata has secured sponsor funds, he's ready to procure the anti-aircraft weapons he so desperately needs. But before that, he encounters some old friends--and enemies! Laying his grudges to rest, he moves forward with fighting back against China's aerial forces....

From the New York Times bestselling author of SIX CRIMSON CRANES comes a tale of two sisters--one as beautiful as the other is monstrous--who must fight to save each other when a betrothal contest gone wrong unleashes an evil that could sever their bond...

This volume explores the role of soft power in US foreign policy past, present and future. It addresses vital issue areas - including terrorism threats, foreign economic policy and cultural diplomacy - as well as crucial bilateral relations - including Sino-American, Russian-American and transatlantic....