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Assesses nature, power, role and function of names in global politics and the international media. This book aims to seek the truth beneath the names assigned in an effort to remove the obscurity created by the power of 'the politics of naming' to the reality of the situation, taking examples from Al Qaeda and Russia's demonization of Chechens.

Examines the role of humour in modern American politics. This book is organized according to two general topics of: how the modern media present political humour, and, the various ways in which political humour influences politics. It is suitable for courses on media and politics, public opinion, and campaigns and elections.

Hegel has had a tremendous impact on modern thought, including Marxism. This book addresses issues of Anti-Semitism in Hegel's writings and lectures. It looks into prominent post-Hegelian philosophers' views on Anti-Semitism, including those of Feuerbach, Marx and Nietzsche.

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This is the long-awaited publication of a set of writings by the British philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R.G. Collingwood (1889-1943) on critical, anthropological, and cultural themes only hinted at in his previously available work. At the core are six essays on folktale and magic in which Collingwood applies the principles of his philosophy of history to problems in the long-term evolution of human society and culture. The volume op...

This catalogue completes the publication of the ancient Greek and Etruscan vases in the collection of the Reading Museum Service. It documents and illustrates chronologically more than 150 vases from across the ancient Mediterranean from Minoan to early Hellenistic. An Introduction by Jill Greenaway documents the interesting collections history.

This unique book sets out the conceptual framework for knowledge management and explains how a greater understanding of the subject can help policing at an operational level. Part I covers the foundations of knowledge management and the key security issues in relation to a "globalized" world of crime and terrorism, Part II looks at the building of structures and the use of applications and Part III integrates the first two parts by providing i...

This book is designed to be an invaluable, practical source of help to all those working in the complex area of vulnerable witnesses. It is structured to follow the chronology of an investigation from the first steps of identifying a vulnerable witness through to trial and includes helpful case studies with examples outlining potential pitfalls during the investigation and possible solutions. It covers key topics such as identifying vulnerable...

Herodotus, one of the earliest and greatest of Western prose authors, set out in the late fifth century BC to describe the world as he knew it. This commentary by leading scholars, originally published in Italian, has been fully revised by the original authors and is now presented for English readers.

It's all in the name! Success is an upper secondary for 14-19 year-olds preparing for school-leaving and university entrance exams. Success challenges students with rigorous academic materials and strong exam focused content, while keeping them engaged through fun and personalised learning activities.

Imagining Transgender is an ethnography of the emergence and institutionalization of transgender as a category of collective identity and political activism. Embraced by activists in the early 1990s to advocate for gender-variant people, the category quickly gained momentum in public health, social service, scholarly, and legislative contexts. Working as a safer-sex activist in Manhattan during the late 1990s, David Valentine conducted ethnogr...

This thought-provoking book demonstrates that, far from being a unique entity, the US is the most American of nations. It shares with its neighbors to the south an aspiration for equal opportunities and freedoms in a society both defined and divided by race. As Charles A. Jones points out, the US is distinguished from its neighbors chiefly by the greater material capabilities it has been able to apply to this historic task.

In this fascinating, detailed account, Wayne Mutza takes a look deep inside this extraordinary, little-known, but very special unit of the U.S. Air Force. Published here for the first time is the colorful history of the men and their helicopters that made their living with the legendary SOG teams of the Army Special Forces. From secret cross-border missions during the Vietnam War to current operations in the Middle East. Also included is a spe...

for SATB unaccompaniedForever Child is a suite of seven pieces on the theme of childhood. The work forms an excellent concert suite, or any of its movements may be extracted for separate performance.

The authors show the wide swoop of influence of 'post-modern' thought and how it has changed the way even its opponents think. It also discusses feminist, Queer and post-colonial ideas about studying modern and post-modern experience. With examples from personal life (including self and identity, relational and intimate life, death, dying and life-politics) to bring theory to life, this clear and concise new text on contemporary social theory ...

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In September 1898, artists Bert Phillips and Ernest Blumenschein discovered Taos, New Mexico, and became cofounders of one of America's most famous art colonies. This memoir uses documents, letters, and photographs to explore the life of these two art colonies from the mid-1950s onwards.

A classic account of the bloody rivalry between the dynasties of York and Lancaster for the throne of England.

Die dreibändige, handlungsorientierte Reihe entspricht dem Lehrplan für Industriekaufleute in Baden-Württemberg. Jeder Jahrgangsband deckt jeweils die Inhalte der drei Schwerpunkte für ein Schuljahr ab und berücksichtigt die Verteilung einzelner Lernfelder auf zwei Schuljahre. Der Lernstoff wird optimal aufbereitet nach dem bewährten Aufbau: Problemstellung, Sachdarstellung, Aufgaben. Am Ende jedes Lernfelds finden Sie zudem eine Lernsituation...