Subject(s): Apartheid -- History -- South Africa | Investments, American -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa | Investments, American -- South Africa | Apartheid -- Fiction | Diplomatics | International economic relations -- Forecasting | Investments, American -- France | Investments, American -- Moral and ethical aspects -- South Africa |

Subject(s): Journalism -- History -- Europe Summary: "Long before the invention of printing, let alone the availability of a daily newspaper, people desired to be informed. In the pre-industrial era news was gathered and shared through conversation and gossip, civic ceremony, celebration, sermons, and proclamations. The age of print brought

Subject(s): Building materials -- Environmental aspects | Green products Summary: Architects, Designers, And Contractors are increasingly familiar with the policies, procedures, and guidelines for achieving sustainable, or "green" building standards. But what about the green building materials themselves? What are they, what are the opt

Subject(s): Hong Kong (China) -- History, Military -- 19th century | Hong Kong (China) -- History, Military -- 20th century | Great Britain -- Colonies -- China Hong Kong Summary: Examines the role of Hong Kong as a vital but vulnerable link in British imperial defence strategy, including challenges from Russia, France, the United States, Germa

Subject(s): International Committee of the Red Cross -- Pictorial works -- History | International Committee of the Red Cross -- History | War photography -- History | War -- Pictorial works | Red Cross -- Pictorial Works Summary: From the American Civil War to the conflicts of the early 21st century, the photographer has been a constant presen

Subject(s): Syria -- History -- 333 B.C.-634 A.D | Syria -- Antiquities Summary: Syria has long been one of the most trouble-prone and politically volatile regions of the Near and Middle Eastern world. This book looks back beyond the troubles of the present to tell the 3000-year story of what came before: the peoples, cities, and kingdoms that

Subject(s): Climate change mitigation -- Case studies | Climatic changes -- Case studies -- Government policy Summary: "Governments all over the world are struggling with the question of how to adapt to climate change. They need information not only about the issue and its possible consequences, but also about feasible governance strategies

Subject(s): Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan, 1542-1605 -- Exhibitions | Art, Mogul -- Exhibitions -- India | Mogul Empire -- Exhibitions -- Court and courtiers Summary: "An amazing exhibition catalogue showing the splendors of one of the greatest rulers of the world, India's Emperor Akbar (1542-1605). Akbar the Great is considered one of th

Subject(s): Geology, Structural Summary: "Lavishly illustrated in color, this textbook takes an applied approach to introduce undergraduate students to the basic principles of structural geology. The book provides unique links to industry applications in the upper crust, including petroleum and groundwater geology, which highlight the impor

Subject(s): Political psychology -- Case studies | Public opinion -- Case studies -- United States | Public administration -- Case studies -- Public opinion -- United States | Political leadership -- Case studies -- Public opinion -- United States | Disaster relief -- Case studies -- Political aspects -- United States | Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- P