Japan's Security Renaissance: New Policies and Politics for the Twenty-First Century (Oros Andrew)(Paperback)

Japan's Security Renaissance: New Policies and Politics for the Twenty-First Century (Oros Andrew)(Paperback)

For decades after World War II, Japan chose to focus on soft power and economic diplomacy alongside a close alliance with the United States, eschewing a potential leadership role in regional and global security. Since the end of the Cold War, and especially since the rise of Prime Minister Shinzo

Macroeconomics for Professionals (Lipschitz Leslie)(Paperback)

Understanding macroeconomic developments and policies in the twenty-first century is daunting: policy-makers face the combined challenges of supporting economic activity and employment, keeping inflation low and risks of financial crises at bay, and navigating the ever-tighter linkages of

Environmental Policy - New Directions for the Twenty-First Century(Paperback / softback)

Japan's New Security Partnerships: Beyond the Security Alliance (Vosse Wilhelm)(Paperback)

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Japan's new security partnerships with Australia, India, countries and multilateral security fora in East Asia, as well as with the EU and some of its member

African security in the twenty-first century: Challenges and opportunities (Emerson Stephen)(Paperback)

Through the lens of human security their book examines the continent's most pressing security challenges-from identity conflict and failing states to terrorism, disease, and environmental degradation-and in doing so provides a comprehensive look at the complexities of building peace and stability

Pagan Portals - Artio and Artaois: A Journey Towards the Celtic Bear Gods (Anderson Andrew)(Paperback)

Out of the Forest of Time come two Gods for the Twenty-First Century. Join Andrew Anderson as he makes a pilgrimage to discover more about the ancient Celtic Bear Gods. Weaving together archaeology, folklore and spiritual practice, this book pieces together the evidence to create a clearer picture

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood: Rebooting the System (Archer Neil)(Paperback)

Twenty-First-Century Hollywood looks into the contexts of studio film production in the new century in order to understand what shapes the style and content of present-day cinema. In an era dominated in box-office terms by the franchise and the family film, this book combines close textual readings

A History of the World (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, Andrew Marr's A History of the World is a compelling global journey through human

The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century (Rose Nikolas)(Paperback)

For centuries, medicine aimed to treat abnormalities. But today normality itself is open to medical modification. Equipped with a new molecular understanding of bodies and minds, and new techniques for manipulating basic life processes at the level of molecules, cells, and genes, medicine now seeks

Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal (Halberstam J. Jack)(Paperback)

A roadmap to sex and gender for the twenty-first century, using Lady Gaga as a symbol for a new kind of feminism Why are so many women single, so many men resisting marriage, and so many gays and lesbians having babies? In Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal, J. Jack Halberstam

Immigrant Labor and the New Precariat (Milkman Ruth)(Paperback)

Immigration has been a contentious issue for decades, but in the twenty-first century it has moved to center stage, propelled by an immigrant threat narrative that blames foreign-born workers, and especially the undocumented, for the collapsing living standards of American workers. According to

The Passion Economy: The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century (Davidson Adam)(Paperback)

The brilliant creator of NPR's Planet Money podcast and award-winning New Yorker staff writer explains our current economy: laying out its internal logic and revealing the transformative hope it offers for millions of people to thrive as they never have before. Contrary to what you may have heard,

The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know (Hirsch E. D.)(Paperback)

Fully updated for the twenty-first century, The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy lists essential facts in twenty-one subject areas to promote successful learning in kids.Child education expert E. D. Hirsch Jr. cuts through the wealth of information available today to highlight terms that a

Educational Policies in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan: Contested Terrain in the Twenty-First Century (Ashraf Dilshad)(Pevná vazba)

This book analyzes the successes and impediments of various educational policies in Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. The authors analyze how current and past discourses on gender, religion, culture, politics, and the economy affect formal education and communal transformation in mountainous

Folklife and Museums: Twenty-First Century Perspectives (Dewhurst C. Kurt)(Paperback)

This cutting-edge new book is the replacement for Folklife and Museums: Selected Readings which was published nearly thirty years ago in 1987. The editors of that volume, Patricia Hall and Charlie Seemann, are now joined by C. Kurt Dewhurst as a third editor, for this book which includes updates to

Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century (Vig Norman J.)(Paperback)

Authoritative and trusted, Environmental Policy once again brings together top scholars to evaluate the changes and continuities in American environmental policy since the late 1960s and their implications for the twenty-first century. You will learn to decipher the underlying trends, institutional

Molecular Red: Theory for the Anthropocene (Wark McKenzie)(Paperback)

Radical new critical theory for the twenty-first century In Molecular Red, McKenzie Wark creates philosophical tools for the Anthropocene, our new planetary epoch, in which human and natural forces are so entwined that the future of one determines that of the other. Wark explores the implications

General Intellects: Twenty-Five Thinkers for the Twenty-First Century (Wark McKenzie)(Paperback)

A guide to the thinkers and the ideas that will shape the future What happened to the public intellectuals that used to challenge and inform us? Who is the Sartre or De Beauvoir of the internet age? General Intellects argues that we no longer have such singular figures, but we do have general

Passion Economy - The New Rules for Thriving in the Twenty-First Century (Davidson Adam)(Paperback / softback)

An indispensable roadmap and a refreshingly optimistic take on our economic future: Award-winning New Yorker staff writer and brilliant creator of NPR's Planet Money shows us how the 21st century economic paradigm offers unprecedented opportunities for curious, ambitious individuals to combine the

The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World (Slaughter Anne-Marie)(Paperback)

From a renowned foreign-policy expert, a new paradigm for strategy in the twenty-first century In 1961, Thomas Schelling's The Strategy of Conflict used game theory to radically reenvision the U.S.-Soviet relationship and establish the basis of international relations for the rest of the Cold War

Arab Nationalism in the Twentieth Century: From Triumph to Despair - New Edition with a New Chapter on the Twenty-First-Century Arab World (Dawisha Adeed)(Paperback)

Like a great dynasty that falls to ruin and is eventually remembered more for its faults than its feats, Arab nationalism is remembered mostly for its humiliating rout in the 1967 Six Day War, for inter-Arab divisions, and for words and actions distinguished by their meagerness. But people tend to

The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies (Fritz Ben)(Paperback)

The stunning metamorphosis of twenty-first-century Hollywood and what lies ahead for the art and commerce of film In the past decade, Hollywood has endured a cataclysm on a par with the end of silent film and the demise of the studio system. Stars and directors have seen their power dwindle, while

Tell the Bosses We're Coming: A New Action Plan for Workers in the Twenty-First Century (Richman Shaun)(Pevná vazba)

Lengthening hours, lessening pay, no parental leave, scant job security... Never have so many workers needed so much support. Yet the very labor unions that could garner us protections and help us speak up for ourselves are growing weaker every day. In an age of rampant inequality, of increasing

Kingdom New Testament-OE: A Contemporary Translation (Wright N. T.)(Paperback)

The New Testament for the Twenty-First Century.If you think you might have grown overly familiar with the biblical text and lost sight of the wonder and breadth of its innovative ideas and world-changing teachings about Jesus of Nazareth, this New Testament is for you. N. T. Wright invigorates