Subject(s): Muslims -- Social conditions -- 21st century | Islam -- 21st century Summary: "What does it mean to be a Muslim - in this world, in this deeply transformative time? Hamid Dabashi ask this seminal question anew, in the context of what he proposes is a post-Western world where the "Islam and the West" binary is collapsing

Subject(s): Mental retardation Summary: "Cognitive and Intellectual Disabilities: Historical Perspectives, Current Practices, and Future Directions provides thorough coverage of the causes and characteristics of cognitive and intellectual disabilities (formerly known as mental retardation) as well as detailed discussions of the validated in

Subject(s): European Union | European Union countries -- Politics and government | European Union countries -- Economic conditions | European Union countries -- Foreign relations Summary: "Critics like to depict the European Union as undemocratic and unpopular, but their arguments are too often based on myths and misunderstandings. This doe

Subject(s): Materials science -- Research History -- Singapore Summary: "50 Years of Materials Science in Singapore goes through in vivid detail how a newly independent nation like Singapore developed in a short period of time a world-class research area in the field of materials science that helped it make rapid progress in its energy and

Subject(s): Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction | Teachers -- Fiction | Schoolboys -- Fiction | Yorkshire (England) -- Fiction Summary: After thirty years at St Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. Each class has its clowns, its rebels, its underdogs, its 'Brodie

Subject(s): Chief information officers | Information technology -- Management | Chief information officers -- Case studies | Information technology -- Case studies -- Management Summary: "Real case studies show IT executives and practitioners how to be better leaders and make better decisionsThe demands placed upon today's Chief Informa

Subject(s): Psychology, Pathological Summary: "The fourth edition of Psychopathology is a comprehensive and up-to-date text about the etiology and treatment of the most important DSM-5 psychological disorders. Intended for first-year graduate students in clinical psychology, counseling psychology, and related programs, this new edition cont

Subject(s): Sustainable tourism | Sustainable tourism -- Economic aspects Summary: "The concept of the green economy has now entered mainstream policy debates and been endorsed by a range of United Nations and other organizations. The Rio+20 UN conference specifically draw attention to the green economy approach in the context of sustainabl

Subject(s): Educational psychology Summary: "Educational Psychology explores the role of the educational psychologist, firstly by examining cognitive development, cognitive psychology and individual differences and secondly through the analysis of social development and social psychology. Controversies and dilemmas in research and professio

Subject(s): Sadeed, Suraya | Help the Afghan Children (Organization) | Women social reformers -- Biography -- Afghanistan | Social reformers -- Biography -- Afghanistan | Afghan American women -- Biography | Children -- Social conditions -- Afghanistan | Afghan War, 2001- -- Social aspects | Afghanistan -- Biography -- History -- 1989-2001 | Afghan