Subject(s): Balance of power | Unipolarity (International relations) | International relations -- Philosophy | World politics -- 1989- | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1989- Summary: "The end of the Cold War and subsequent dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in a new unipolar international system that presented fresh challenges

Subject(s): Quality control | Process control -- Statistical methods Summary: "Completely revised and updated, A First Course in Quality Engineering: Integrating Statistical and Management Methods of Quality, Second Edition contains virtually all the information an engineer needs to function as a quality engineer. The authors not only break

Subject(s): Democracy | Democratization | Globalization Summary: "Democracy is increasingly seen as the only legitimate form of government, but few people would regard international relations as governed according to democratic principles. Can this lack of global democracy be justified? Which models of global politics should contemporary de

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