John Carter: 65 books
The Routledge History of Literature in English
Britain and Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
The Routledge History of Literature in English covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, with accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships between language and literature at each stage. With a span from AD 600 to the present day, it emphasises...
Where Credit is Due
Bringing Equity to Credit and Housing After the Market Meltdown
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2013
While much recent attention has been focused on the subprime lending and foreclosure crisis, little has been said about its radically-disparate impact. Drawing upon history as well as insight into the current crisis, this book shows that this crisis is not an anomaly, especially for people of color;...
by Charles H. Anderton, Katherine Barbieri, Nathaniel Beck
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2003
Globalization and Armed Conflict addresses one of the most important and controversial issues of our time: Does global economic integration foster or suppress violent disputes within and between states? Here, cutting-edge research by leading figures in international relations shows that expanding...
Technology and National Security
Maintaining America's Edge
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2019
Aspen Policy Books is a series of annual publications that address the United States' most formidable and pressing national security and foreign policy challenges. This edition is a collection of papers commissioned for the 2018 Aspen Strategy Group Summer Workshop, a bipartisan meeting of national...
by Liz Barclay, Colin Barrow, Paul Barrow
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Written by a team of business and fi nance experts, Starting & Running a Business All-In-One For Dummies is a complete guide to every aspect of setting up and growing a successful business. Featuring straight-talking advice on everything from business planning and marketing, managing staff and...
by John Ross Carter, Mahinda Palihawadana
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2000
The Dhammapada, the Pali version of one of the most popular texts of the Buddhist canon, ranks among the classics of the world's great religious literature. Like all religious texts in Pali, the Dhammapada belongs to the Therevâda school of the Buddhist tradition, adherents of which are now found...
Race and Retail
Consumption across the Color Line
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Race has long shaped shopping experiences for many Americans. Retail exchanges and establishments have made headlines as flashpoints for conflict not only between blacks and whites, but also between whites, Mexicans, Asian Americans, and a wide variety of other ethnic groups, who have at times found...
Saving Money On Flights
Get This Handbook’s Ultimate Tips On How To Get Cheap Airline Tickets And Cheap Airline Flights , Plus The Ideas On How To Get Super Cheap Flights To Hawaii, And Many More!
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Contrary to what most believe, travel agents do not always know best. They tend to steer you on the route of major airlines, which happens to be the most expensive. They neglect to inform their customers of the other methods of travel that are available to them, which makes sense because they will...
by Michael Yandell, Amir Hussain, Brad Kelle
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
Moral injury is a profound violation of a human being's core moral identity through experiences of violence or trauma. This is the first book in which scholars from different faith and academic backgrounds consider the concept of moral injury not merely from a pastoral or philosophical point of view...
Predictive Policing
The Role of Crime Forecasting in Law Enforcement Operations
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
Predictive policing is the use of analytical techniques to identify targets for police intervention with the goal of preventing crime, solving past crimes, or identifying potential offenders and victims. These tools are not a substitute for integrated approaches to policing, nor are they a crystal ball....
by Jinchun Chai, John P. Carter
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
This book deals with the behaviour of soft ground improved by some of the more common methods, including the installation of prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs), or the installation of soil-cement columns formed by deep mixing, or the preloading of soft ground by application of a vacuum pressure...
Principles of Conflict Economics
A Primer for Social Scientists
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2009
Conflict economics contributes to an understanding of violent conflict in two important ways. First, it applies economic analysis to diverse conflict activities such as war, arms races, and terrorism, showing how they can be understood as purposeful choices responsive to underlying incentives. Second,...
Pathological Lives
Disease, Space and Biopolitics
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Pandemics, epidemics and food borne diseases are a major global challenge. Focusing on the food and farming sector, and mobilising social theory as well as empirical enquiry, Pathological Lives investigates current approaches to biosecurity and ask how pathological lives can be successfully ‘regulated’...
by Stephen Addiss, Minh Nguyen, Yuriko Saito
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
This collection presents twenty-seven new essays in Japanese aesthetics by leading experts in the field. Beginning with an extended foreword by the renowned scholar and artist Stephen Addiss and a comprehensive introduction that surveys the history of Japanese aesthetics and the ways in which it is...