Reference works

In the past decade, urban regeneration policy makers and practitioners have faced a number of difficult challenges, such as sustainability, budgetary constraints, demands for community involvement and rapid urbanization in the Global South.

Was Assyria merely a more brutal, more uncivilized and less interesting offshoot of the culture created by Sumerians and Babylonians in Southern Mesopotamia at the dawn of history?

This volume provides a comprehensive discussion and overview of urban resilience, including socio-ecological and economic hazard and disaster resilience.

The purpose of the book is to provide insurance practitioners, consumers, and students with definitions of common insurance terms in both the property/casualty and life/health insurance industries.

Mickey Rooney is a cinematic icon whose career lasted from the silent era into the twenty-first century.

This book provides an overview of recent government initiatives in the field of crime and punishment, reviewing both the policies themselves, the perceived problems and issues they seek to address, and the broader social and political context in which this is taking place.

This NoNonsense book aims to answer the questions that people are asking without jargon and in an easy-to-use FAQ format.

A concise and practical manual on developing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills in tandem For college students learning how to write on scholarly subjects, writing and critical thinking go hand in hand.

Is justice possible for a woman raped in contemporary patriarchal culture?

With thousands of romance novels published each year, librarians-especially those unfamiliar with or indifferent to the genre-can benefit from this well-organized, reference that offers scores of appeals-based read-alike lists for some of the most popular, contemporary romance fiction.

Italian cinema has proved very popular with international audiences, and yet a surprising unfamiliarity remains regarding the rich traditions from which its most fascinating moments arose.

Filled with practical tips and advice, this brief and easy-to-use guide helps psychology students write more effectively in the discipline.

Each volume of the Dictionary of World Biography contains 250 entries on the lives of the individuals who shaped their times and left their mark on world history.

This unique commentary on James by an outstanding New Testament specialist, David B.

This four volume collection looks at the essential issues concerning crime and punishment in the long nineteenth-century.

With an ageing population, there is little doubt that the majority of hospital-based consultants and their teams will care for older patients and the many complications this presents.

This is an introductory guide to broadsword fencing and quarterstaff sparring, first published in 1862.

This volume examines significant individuals and developments in American political, economic, social, and cultural history between the years 1913 and 1933.

This dictionary offers the only comprehensive collection of profiles of American political scientists, each of whom contributed significantly to the intellectual development of American political science from its beginnings in the late-19th century to the present.

What do great enterprises have in common?

Some peoples passion for sea glass goes beyond collectingthey use it to create something of beauty.

This book, first published in 1986, is a practical resource to planning science and technology libraries.

The past decade has witnessed a resurgence of interest in Marxism both within and without the academy.

This book provides readers with information to better understand eating disorders, written in accessible language for teens and young adults-those most at risk for these potentially deadly mental disorders.

The World Today Series: Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe is an annually updated presentation of each sovereign country in Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe, past and present.

This book offers a new perspective on the death penalty in the US, examining capital punishment as state crime or state-produced harm.

From Bob Burton a former member of both the civilian and military intelligence communities and Americas most feared bounty hunter comes the complete lexicon of over 800 terms and meanings used in international and covert espionage.

Finally, a finance dictionary compiled with the individual investor in mind.

This book is a basic reference providing concise, accurate definitions of the key terms and concepts of organic chemistry.

Museums--along with books, newspapers, and Wild West shows in the 19th century, movies and television in the 20th--have shaped our perceptions of American Indians.

Overuse of the internet is often characterized as problematic, disruptive, or addictive, with stories frequently claiming that online use interferes with relationships, or that 'excessive' time in front of computer screens is unhealthy.

Encyclopedia of Internet Policies and Issues organizes researchers from around the world in internet policy and related disciplines and maintains an up-to-date reference work for readers worldwide.

Drawing from diverse personages from Goethe to Churchill to Woody Allen, The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said is a witty wise quotation collection that deserves a special place on every humor lover's bookshelf.

The Australian Aborigines first arrived on the continent at least 60,000 years ago.

During the Civil War, 410,000 people were held as prisoners of war on both sides.

In 1996, Garland published the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Police Science, edited by the late William G.

Ever since the end of World War II, and even more so since 1960, when 17 African colonies became independent of colonial rule, the African continent has been ravaged by a series of wars.

Although the earth has been around for millions of years, humans have only been seriously interested in protecting and preserving the environment for less than 200 years and the terms conservationism and environmentalism are little more than 100 years old.

This volume of Who's Who in Research series offers a useful guide for current researchers in Intellect's subject area of Media Studies.

This is the second of three volumes which together contain the complete range of Lord Rutherford's scientific papers, incorporating in addition addresses, general lectures, letters to editors, accounts of his scientific work and personal recollections by friends and colleagues.

Find Hope Even in the Darkest Times with This Collection of Poems, Prayers, and Inspirational QuotesHave Hopeis an essential companion to turn despair into hope, and put belief into action toward creating a better future.

Based on an interdisciplinary conference held at the University of Cambridge in May 2012, Legitimacy and Criminal Justice: An International Exploration brings together internationally renowned scholars from a range of disciplines including criminology, international relations, sociology and political science to examine the meaning of legitimacy and advance its theoretical understanding within the context of criminal justice.

This completely updated version of An Introduction to Emergency Exercise Design and Evaluation is designed to help practitioners and students of emergency management understand various aspects of the exercise design process.

This 5-volume set tracks the various legal, administrative and social documentation on the progress of Indian education from 1780 to 1947.

The purpose of this book is twofold.

Originally published in 1988, this volume provides a broad and eclectic view of psychological theory, methods and practice, covering not only the main branches of academic psychology but also psychiatry, psychoanalysis and other psychotherapies.

Policing the Global South provides scholarship which further transnationalises and democratises ideas about policing practices and philosophies, highlighting renovations in approaches to policing studies, and injecting innovative perspectives into the study of policing from scholars positioned on the 'periphery'.