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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, emerged in the Middle East during the first decade of the 2000s. The group vows to wage violent jihad, or holy war, on those who do not adhere to its extremist interpretation of Islamic law. ISIS conquers territory and rules savagely. ISIS terrorists manipulate...

Poet and critic Matthew Arnold (1822–1888) was a prominent educator. One of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Elementary Schools for 35 years, he traveled abroad to report on foreign education. Though Arnold is recognized as an early proponent of comparative education, there has been little study of...

Since the things discussed in this book could be dangerous to ones health or freedom in that the police these days generally shoot first and think later, it is only prudent to state for the record Do not attempt to do any of the things discussed in this book. This book in no way suggests, condones...

This edited collection examines how fantasy sports play has established a prominent and promising foothold in the larger sports ecology. Often considered an isolated activity for the hardcore sports fan, fantasy sports play have since been incorporated into sports broadcasting and editorial coverage,...

Philosophy was invented by pagans. Yet this fact is almost always ignored by those who write the history of ideas. This book tells the history of the pagan philosophers, and the various places where their ideas appeared, from ancient times to the 21st century. The Pagan philosophers are a surprisingly...

Al Horowitz, ageing cartoonist and self-styled ninja, is catapulted from peaceful dotage to national notoriety when a dissident's assassin disguises himself as a benign Horowitz vegetable character, the opening gambit of a plot to cretinise the populace through customised junk food additives and media...

East Manchester has been the site of one of the most substantial regeneration projects internationally. The initiative in east Manchester confirmed the tag that the city is the ‘regeneration capital’ of the United Kingdom. While the book focuses on a single project, it has wider relevance...

微生物全面包圍你身體內外的每一個層面 保持好情緒，健康不生病，從認識微生物開始 **　　§《金融時報》、Examiner.com 、Brain Pickings報導 　　§ 超人氣TED演講影片點閱破百萬次** 　　你知道嗎？人有十兆個細胞，但全身內外更充滿高達百兆的微生物細胞，在這世界上，成為你不可或缺的夥伴。懂得與微生物相處，就能擁有健康自在的人生 　　微小到肉眼不可見的微生物，其實對我們有巨大的影響，從或胖或瘦、睡眠模式、憂鬱症、關節炎，甚至成為蚊子叮咬的目標，都與體內的微生物關聯密切。要讓自己更健康、更愉快，就不能不了解微生物！ 　　本書作者奈特和波瑞爾，透過幽默且易懂的例子，為我們導覽前所未見的身體之旅，分析微生物新發現對每個人的重要性，並指出最可能被微生物影響的疾病和情況。透過實證研究，作者不僅提出了抗生素、益生菌、飲食選擇以及不同出生方式對孩子一生健康的影響，也顛覆了過去人們的既定印象，包括：貓狗容易讓孩子過敏？其實在懷孕期間到孩子五歲之前，養寵物能夠降低過敏的風險。玩泥巴容易細菌感染？事實上，居住在農場或是靠近農場，孩童鼻子中微生物多樣性較高，將來出現氣喘和過敏的機會較低。也就是說玩泥巴有益健康！ 　　這不是一本高深、難懂的微生物學，而是運用最新研究作為指南，讓我們了解自己體內的環境，讓自己更健康。 TED...

What can critical social psychology teach us about our sense of identity? How have psychosocial and feminist approaches challenged our understanding of subjectivity? Where is this complex and fast-moving field heading?   This new edition of Critical Social Psychology addresses these questions and...

An accessible, clearly-written account of the IRA from its beginnings to today. It covers the origins and history of the organisation, its aims, the political and military thinking which has driven its activities, and the major personalities who have shaped the direction of the movement down through...

O-M-G, Om-inspired poetry? You heard right! Or maybe you didn’t hear Written while in an altered state, this is as close to ‘divine inspiration’ as you can get without getting ‘Out of This World’ (gee, why does that sound somehow familiar?). Mantras just became a whole lot more useful! Here’s...

East Asia is a region deeply affected by conflict. Colonial, ideological, and national wars have left their scars and legacies on regional, international, and national governance. Yet East Asian post-conflict development experiences have been viewed as remarkably successful. The three largest economies...

Imagine an America where politicians, governmental institutions, schools, new technologies, and interest groups work together to promote informed, engaged citizens. Civic Education in the Twenty-First Century brings together scholars from various disciplines to show how such a United States is possible...

External challenges, strategic threats, and war have shaped the course of modern British history. This volume examines how Britain mobilized to meet these challenges and how developments in the constitution, state, public sphere, and economy were a response to foreign policy issues from the Restoration to the rise of New Labour.