Subject(s): Military policy -- United States | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | Business cycles -- United States | Globalization -- Economic aspects | United States -- Defenses Economic aspects | United States -- Foreign economic relations Summary: "In A Political Economy of American Hegemony, Thomas Oatley explores how America's mi

Subject(s): Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes | Negotiation | Conflict management | Negotiation in business Summary: "Negotiation has always been an important alternative to the use of force in managing international disputes. This textbook provides students with the insight and knowledge needed to evaluate how negotiation c

Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- Japan | Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Economic aspects -- Japan | Industrial mobilization -- History -- 20th century -- Japan | Military planning -- History -- 20th century -- Japan | Japan -- Armed Forces Mobilization History -- 20th century | Japan -- Economic policy -- 1918-1945 | Japan -

Subject(s): Roof gardening -- Design | Green roofs (Gardening) | Urban gardens -- Design | Ecological landscape design | Landscape design Summary: Green roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated

Subject(s): Sustainable architecture | Sustainable design Summary: "The promise of environmental architecture is here. An extensive pattern is emerging, where the most innovative of contmeporary building design is a response to place. Instead of overcoming nature and supplanting cultural acumen, hyperlocal architecture embraces the comlplex

Subject(s): Islamic renewal | Islam -- 21st century | Islam -- History Summary: "Recent events in the Islamic world have brought to our attention the formidable potency of the classical Islamic tradition. Debates over reform, revival and change, whether of a political, religious or economic nature, revolve around an engagement with Islamic

Subject(s): Stress (Psychology) | Stress management Summary: Stress has been called the 'great modern disease' and it causes many negative effects for societies, organizations, and individuals. Stress may also be responsible for psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, and burnout. Indeed, stress and its consequences have be

Subject(s): Gold standard | Money -- History -- 21st century | Currency convertibility Summary: "A system reset seems imminent. The world's financial system will need to find a new anchor around 2020. Since the beginning of the credit crisis, the US realized the dollar will lose its role as the world's reserve currency, and has been

Subject(s): Psychology, Pathological -- Case studies | Psychotherapy -- Case studies | Human behavior -- Case studies Summary: "The human mind is both extraordinary and compelling. But this is more than a collection of case studies; it is a selection of stories that illustrate some of the most extreme forms of human behaviour. From the lead

Subject(s): Manpower planning Content advice: With a huge proportion of any organization's expenditure invested in human resources and economic pressures demanding that companies become leaner than ever, it has never been more important for HR professionals to think and act strategically to turn their people planning into profit. Focusing o