Contents:War in the ancient world, 3000 BCE--500 CE. Wars in Sumer and Egypt ; Assyrian conquests ; The Greco-Persian wars ; The Peloponnesian War ; Conquests of Alexander ; Alexander's successors ; The rise of Rome ; The Punic Wars ; The Gallic Wars ; Roman civil war ; The Roman Empire ; The late Roman Empire ; The Warring States per
Subject(s): Leadership | Management
Summary: "THE GREATS ON LEADERSHIP: 20 CLASSIC THINKERS TEACH US TO LEAD You don't need a big title or a business degree in order to lead with impact. What you need is practical wisdom: the insight, judgment, and strength of character that all great leaders have, but that most business schools and c
Subject(s): Electronic commerce -- Developing countries | Consumers -- Developing countries | Entrepreneurship -- Developing countries | Developing countries -- Commerce
Summary: From China to India to Nigeria, e-commerce is entering a dramatic era in countries that were long left out of the e-commerce gold rush experienced in the West. If the
Subject(s): Gautama Buddha | Gautama Buddha -- Teachings | Meditation -- Buddhism | Meditation -- Therapeutic use | Buddhism and science
Summary: Looks at the science behind the ancient practices of Buddhism through the story of the spiritual life and teachings of Siddhartha, the man who would become the Buddha, and how his discoveries anticipa
Subject(s): China -- Biography -- History -- 20th century | China -- Biography -- History -- 21st century | China -- Politics and government -- 20th century | China -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Contents:Humiliation : Wei Yuan -- Self-strengthening : Feng Guifen -- Western methods/Chinese core : Empress dowager cixi -- New cit
Subject(s): Consumption (Economics) -- Encyclopedias -- Social aspects | Consumers -- Encyclopedias | Consumer behavior -- Encyclopedias
Abstract: Covers consuming societies around the world, from the Age of Enlightenment to the present, and shows how consumption has become intrinsic to the world's social, economic, political, and cultural
