Farah: 115 books

This report from the CSIS Americas Program provides a detailed look at the challenges the Colombian government confronts as it moves from providing security to developing rural areas that were previously conflict zones. In particular, the report examines such issues as remaining security needs; land...

Have you ever been inspired? Have you been motivated to go further than you ever have beforeto reach for the stars? Who was that person who inspired you? Why were they able to influence you? How did they do it? What was it about themdo you know? Is there a secret to inspiring others...

This new study deals with the unfolding of the great political and economic transformations of the modern Egyptian state from the appointment of Muhammad Ali as governor of Egypt in 1805 to the era of President Mubarak, with a special focus on the period 1990 2005, which witnessed a rigorous implementation...

How did Elizabethan and Jacobean acting companies create their visual and aural effects? What materials were available to them and how did they influencestaging and writing? What impact did the sensations of theatre have on early modern audiences? How did the construction of the playhouses contribute...

Tightly clutching my little dog Tillie I ran from the house and from my life. So will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions vicariously speeding down a hill full of bumps, hairpin turns and screetching halts! It will take you where ever you want to go. In fact it will take you...

Uruguay has experienced a remarkable recovery since the 2002 crisis, supported by sound policies and favorable external conditions. With the framework put in place in 2002, Uruguay abandoned an exchange rate peg in favor of a free float, adoped a monetary regime initially based on money targets, improved...

The magical thing about poetry is that it does not speak for one person nor does it speak of one story. We all have something to say but not necessarily the means to convey. While the author expresses her experiences, she also speaks the hearts of others who may not travel the same adventure as her but relates in a way like no other.

Let down by the uncertainties of memory, language, and their own family units, the characters in Harold Pinter’s plays endure persistent struggles to establish their own identities. Eroding the Language of Freedom re-examines how identity is shaped in these plays, arguing that the characters’...

This ground-breaking new book uncovers the way Shakespeare draws upon the available literature and visual representations of the hand to inform his drama. Providing an analysis of gesture, touch, skill and dismemberment in a range of Shakespeare's works, it shows how the hand was perceived...

From the age of fifteen, my motto was, Wherever you see injustice, stop it. Growing up, I came to realize that I cant. I have used my writing to defend my rights and the rights of others. When I was helpless and powerless, I still continued to write to empower myself and have some sense of control...

This study examines different forms of alternative governance in the absence of a strong state presence in the Northern Triangle of Central America—along part of the Guatemala-Honduras border—a region notorious for its soaring homicide rates, corruption, violence, and emigration to the United...

This collection juxtaposes a variety of approaches about China and Africa, and their interrelations seeking to go beyond early, simplistic formulations. Perspectives informed by Polanyi advance nuanced analysis of varieties of capitalisms and double-movements. It seeks to put contemporary China-Africa...

Political instability has characterised the modern history of Iraq, which has proven itself as a complex state to govern. However, the creation of a federal system in 2005 offers the potential for change and a deviation from a past characterised by authoritarian government, brutality and war. The...

Covers recent research on coffee genetics, physiology and genetic diversity  Reviews the latest developments in breeding new varieties  Assesses advances in measuring and understanding the chemical composition, sensory and nutraceutical properties of coffee