Subject(s): Torture -- United States | Political prisoners -- Abuse of -- United States | Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- United States | September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 | War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Summary: "When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David

Subject(s): Art Summary: "Art Is Not What You Think It Is utilizes original research to present a series of critical incursions into the current state of debate on the idea of art, making manifest what has been largely missing or unsaid in those discussions. Links museology, history, theory, and criticism to the realities of contemporary so

Subject(s): Ethnic conflict -- Case studies | Social conflict -- Case studies | Cities and towns -- Case studies Summary: "In this unique book Scott A. Bollens combines personal narrative with academic analysis in telling the story of inflammatory nationalistic and ethnic conflict in nine cities - Jerusalem, Beirut, Belfast, Johannesburg, N

Subject(s): Electrical engineering -- Safety measures | Electricity -- Safety measures | Electrical injuries -- Prevention | Electric apparatus and appliances -- Safety measures | Work environment -- Safety measures Summary: Electrical Safety is an introductory text written for the novice student in an easy to understand manner. Electrical haza

Subject(s): International economic relations | Economic history | Globalization Summary: "In The Contemporary Global Economy, Alfred Eckes provides a lively overview of recent turbulence in the world economy for non-specialists. Focusing on the dynamics of globalization since the 1980s, the book views developments historically, explaining h

Subject(s): Learning disabled children -- Education | Learning disabled children -- Recreation | Early childhood special education | Communication in education | Creative activities and seat work Summary: "Playfulness is important; it creates an alternative space where emotional, cognitive and social dimensions can be explored and tested. T

Subject(s): Landscape architectural drawing | Visual communication in art Summary: "What do you communicate when you draw an industrial landscape using charcoal; what about a hyper-realistic PhotoShop collage method? What are the right choices to make? Are there right and wrong choices when it comes to presenting a particular environment in

Subject(s): Motor ability in children | Biomechanics | Child development Summary: "Paediatric Biomechanics and Motor Control brings together the very latest developmental research using biomechanical measurement and analysis techniques and is the first book to focus on biomechanical aspects of child development. The book is divided into fou

Subject(s): Water resources development -- India | Water-supply -- India | Environmental economics -- India Summary: "This book discusses the development of world's oldest and largest water systems in India in context of civil and environmental engineering. The author illustrates the environmental characteristics of water systems in Ind

Subject(s): Biomedical engineering | Mechatronics Summary: "Comprehensive coverage of mechatronics in medical systems. Mechatronics in Medicine: A Biomedical Engineering Approach addresses this emerging field focused on areas of medicine such as robotic surgery and smart surgical instruments, design of artificial organs, new medical imaging