Our dominant culture continues to celebrate blind economic expansion despite its heavy toll on people and nature all over the globe. In fact, our national income accounts (such ...

From the dark shadow of civil war to the pastel-painted towns of today, Making Ireland Irish provides a sweeping account of the evolution of the Irish tourist industry over the ...

Profiles various types of terrorist leaders throughout history.

This book examines great past milestones and the complex mix of political, social, military and/or scientific trends and developments that contributed to their occurrence.

After the attacks of September 11, the United States found itself in an all out "War on Terrorism." This timely anthology discusses events leading up to the attacks, differing ...

Editor Mitchell Young presents a collection of essays that discuss varying viewpoints on the subject of gun control, including its history, interpretation of the Second ...

This book analyses the role of universities as critical actors in the socio-economic development of peripheral regions in Norway and the Czech Republic. Examining the ...

In a world of transnational economics and mass communications, ethnic conflict and nationalism have recently re-emerged as major political forces. Is this due to the advance of ...

For the last two centuries, nationalism has been a central feature of society and politics. Few ideologies can match its power and resonance, and no other political movement ...