Kaplan: 716 books

This charming, illustrated guide delivers all the invaluable advice parents-to-be will need, told through hilarious situations that new parents will find all too familiar. You’re becoming a parent— It’s gonna be tremendous! Follow this book’s advice to be super stupendous! What to expect...

With hair slicked back and shirt collar framing her young patrician face, Katherine Hepburn's image in the 1935 film Sylvia Scarlett was seen by many as a lesbian representation. Yet, Amy Villarejo argues, there is no final ground upon which to explain why that image of Hepburn signifies lesbian or...

“This study dramatically opens the door to view philanthropy in terms of who gives, the nature of those gifts, and the motivation of the givers. It becomes clear that no group could claim a monopoly on giving and that the poor, working class and middle classes had their own agendas for giving that...

"Written with unequivocal enthusiasm for film, feminism and theory, "Women and Film" is a welcome and useful guide to a complex area."--"The Arts"

Learning about the history of cultural conflict helps teachers reduce it in classrooms. This book shows our common origins and reviews sources of conflict in the former Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland, and the Middle East. It reveals how prejudice and stereotypes about racial and religious minorities...

“The side that knows when to fight and when not will take the victory. There are roadways not to be traveled, armies not to be attacked, walled cities not to be assaulted.” —Sun-Tzu We live in dangerous times, when a new kind of leadership is required. Visionary and ruthlessly strategic,...

在歐盟各國日益弱化消失、亞洲各國經濟快速崛起的當下 世界將重回歐亞大陸一統無邊界的「馬可孛羅世界」！ 全球百大思想家、國際權威級地緣政治專家 《西進的帝國》《歐洲暗影》《世界的盡頭》《地理的復仇》《南中國海》等書作者， 羅柏．卡普蘭2018年最新著作，精準預言二十一世紀世界全新局勢 當今西方世界最憂心忡忡的事，莫過於隨著歐盟內部動盪不穩，歐洲即將弱化消失，亞洲繼之而起，中國正挑戰美國，力圖成為世界第一強權。象徵著三十年戰爭結束、歐洲和平降臨的《西發里亞和約》體系中各國勢力開始衰弱老化，而昔日的傳奇亞洲帝國如俄羅斯、中國、伊朗、土耳其，相形之下變得舉足輕重起來。歐亞大陸從歐洲到中國的每一次危機，如今都變得牽一髮而動全身，世界已經變成一個單一戰場。 在歐洲，歐盟國家為了防堵穆斯林難民湧入，正忙著重新劃定自我保護的疆界，各國都充斥著民粹主義的呼聲，要求逐走外來移民。但這番自保的舉措正印證歐洲和非洲－歐亞大陸的命運是環環相扣，無法分割。世人所一貫認知的歐洲即將消失，「西方」也將失去實質的定義，西方文明將面臨相當大的危機。隨著歐洲的消失，歐亞融合了，在全球化、科技和地緣政治上的互動而言，歐亞即將形成一塊超級大陸。 離開歐洲，亞洲又是另一番光景。回顧人類歷史，十五至十七世紀是海權時代，十九至二十世紀是海權加上航空權的時代，至於兩次大戰中的關鍵就是掌握海權。但隨著一九九○年代冷戰結束，加上東亞經濟崛起、中亞政治板塊變革，傳統橫跨歐亞的絲綢之路重要性再度日增，重新成為各國霸權爭奪的嘴邊肉。 二十世紀初，英國地理學家麥金德（Halford...

In Transnational America, Inderpal Grewal examines how the circulation of people, goods, social movements, and rights discourses during the 1990s created transnational subjects shaped by a global American culture. Rather than simply frame the United States as an imperialist nation-state that imposes...

Refugees have rarely been studied by economists. Despite some pioneering research on the economic lives of refugees, there remains a lack of theory and empirical data through which to understand, and build upon, refugees' own engagement with markets. Yet, understanding these economic systems may hold...

Drug Law Reform in East and Southeast Asia is a multi-author look at drugs in East and Southeast Asia, on drug policy, patterns and trends, local problems, human rights abuses, treatment prospects, and potential reforms. From the history of drugs in Asia, the book examines recent trends in illicit...

Betrayed takes a new approach to the subject of global poverty, one that doesn't blame the West but also doesn't rely on the West for solutions. Betrayed puts the poor themselves at center stage, and shows how their entrepreneurial energies are shackled by political and social discrimination. When...

What is “Jewish Spirituality”? How do I make it part of my life? Today’s foremost spiritual leaders share their ideas and experience. Whether you are just curious, intently searching for greater personal meaning, or actively seeking ideas, information, practices and inspiration to enrich...

A lavishly illustrated tribute to the men and women behind one of the most important Allied offenses of WWII.   Beginning in 1942, the Eighth Air Force began precision bombing raids deep into Nazi Germany. Departing from bases in rural England, nearly 350,000 Americans joined their British colleagues...

Microstructural characterization is usually achieved by allowing some form of probe to interact with a carefully prepared specimen. The most commonly used probes are visible light, X-ray radiation, a high-energy electron beam, or a sharp, flexible needle. These four types of probe form the basis for...