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Confronting such key contemporary issues as racism, justice, sexuality, and gender, this book offers a revealing insight into the real challenges faced by Muslims of both sexes in Western society.... More

Do International organisations represent the interest of the global citizenry? Or are they merely vehicles for the agendas of powerful nations and multinational corporations? Thomas D Zweifel explores this increasingly contentious issue, deftly blending history, theory, and case studies. Zweifel’s... More

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders reports that more than 28 million Americans are deaf or hard of hearing over 30 million more are exposed to dangerous levels of noise. Levels of hearing impairment vary from mild but important loss of sensitivity to a total loss of... More

The Shinders' book are the final word on all things ISA Dr. Tom Shinder has become synonymous with Microsoft's flagship firewall product ISA Server, as a result of his prominent role as a member of the beta development team, and his featured placement on both... More

Unique in its breadth of coverage, this carefully designed collection presents the key documents of international law at the global level. The collection encompasses the full spectrum of central issues, with the documents grouped in eight subject areas foundations, the use of force, arms control, in... More

Scott covers such core topics as the nature of legal argument, the negotiation and implementation of multilateral treaties, and the place of the United Nations, other intergovernmental organizations, and nonstate actors in the international legal system. Equally important, she connects the actual co... More

Funny, gorgeous, seriously sexy, Aaron would be the perfect boyfriend - were it not for two minor character flaws: his all-consuming terror of commitment and his complete inability to remain faithful. Nevertheless, when his girlfriend Jeena is faced with exile to India, Aaron conquers his deep-seate... More

This book outlines the concept of collective bargaining as it has developed in many industrial countries. It does not restrict itself to the development and present status of collective bargaining in the industrialised market economies alone, but analyses its development and practice in Indian indus... More

Nancy Drew Girl Detective: Crime Fighter 3 in 1The Demon of River HeightsThe Girl who wasn't ThereThe Charmed Bracelet... More

Open source software is considered by many to be a novelty and the open source movement a revolution. Yet the collaborative creation of knowledge has gone on for as long as humans have been able to communicate. CODE looks at the collaborative model of creativity — with examples ranging from collec... More

"The debates outlined in this book will be of vital concern for years to come."—Shane Mulligan, Political Studies Review "Excellent.... a historically grounded appreciation of the contemporary political economy of intellectual property rights. [This] well-written and detailed account suggests tha... More

"Advances an analysis of the need to effect social change at a global level and advocates a rights-based approach to economic development.""--Reference and Research Book News," August 2004 *Links development and human rights theory with practice*Written by an award-winning author and expert in the h... More

This volume not only collects some of the best essays written on international law during the past fifty years but also offers a bold new perspective on the subject The editors' fresh perspective puts old insights in a new light and illuminates more recent work, including cutting-edge post-Cold War ... More

Includes Federal Law Compliance with HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley & The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act GLB Written by one the world's top developers and author of best-selling Oracle books, Don Burleson and Arup Nanda target their substantial knowledge of Oracle Internals ... More

How many people enjoy making speeches or toasts? Speaking in public and preparing at the last minute can be a nerve-wracking experience for most of us. This helpful guide is for everyone who needs to figure out what to say and how to say it in a hurry. Whatever the occasion or topic, you'll prepare ... More

How does the United Nations actually work? How does it reconcile the diverse interests of 191 sovereign member states­plus those of the numerous NGOs with which it interacts, the diverse international Secretariat that services it, and the multinational corporations that lobby it-in the search fo... More

Description This is a practitioner’s book, combining theoretical and practical applications for project professionals. It is a loosely coupled work flow that takes PM’s through the most important quantitative methods, integrates them, and shows interrela... More

This book sorts out the laws of copyright. Itdissects disasters such as owner misuse and ignorance of trademark lawprotection and offers information on how these losses could have been prevented.Important trademark rules are explained and each is illustrated with a briefcase study of a court ruling ... More

The International Labor Organization estimated in 2000 that, of the approximately 246 million children engaged in labor worldwide, 171 million were working in situations harmful to their development. Child Labor and Human Rights provides a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon of child labor from... More