Levy: 696 books
Criminalising the Purchase of Sex
Lessons from Sweden
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014
In an attempt to abolish prostitution, Sweden criminalised the purchase of sex in 1999, while simultaneously decriminalising its sale. In so doing, it set itself apart from other European states, promoting itself as the pioneer of a radical approach to prostitution. What has come to be referred to...
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Critical Thinking and Contemporary Applications, Sixth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Written in a conversational style that transforms complex ideas into accessible ones, this international best-seller provides an interdisciplinary review of the theories and research in cross‐cultural psychology. The book’s unique critical thinking framework, including Critical Thinking boxes,...
Scattered Stones, Shattered Seeds
The Story of a Shtetl and a Family Who Lived There
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2015
Family mysteries often remain tangled for decades, just waiting for someone to pick up the thread and begin to unravel the web. Filled with questions, the author puzzles over her family history. What was life like for her father growing up in the Galician shtetl of Borchov at the turn of the last...
by Joel Levy
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2005
Whether it’s a tsunami or an asteroid, a terrorist attack or a nuclear war, the end of the world is never far away. But just what are the chances of civilisation being destroyed, and which method of meltdown is most likely?
Working with the Grain
Integrating Governance and Growth in Development Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
The development discourse has long been dominated by best practices prescriptions for reform, but these are not a useful way of responding to the governance ambiguities of the early 21st century. Working with the Grain draws on both innovative scholarship and Brian Levy's quarter century of experience...
by Isaac Levy
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Discover Yeshua, the Son of God as you have never seen him before. Let this book talk to you through the Holy Scriptures to show you the sides of Yeshua the Messiah as you have never seen. Counselor, Ram of God, the Lion of Judah, the King of Righteousness, High Priest, and Creator.
Europe's Digital Revolution
Broadcasting Regulation, the EU and the Nation State
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Europe's Digital Revolution assesses the impact of digital broadcasting on regulatory practices in Europe. The current roles and responsibilities of nation states and the EU will have to respond to rapid technological and market developments. Levy considers how these responsibilities are likely to be divided in the future, and which are the emerging issues and problems.
by Cornelia Levy
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2016
By the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, sleeps Puerto Bagdad, a magical port town that would soon be lost to history. In the summer of 1855 a ship approaching the Mexican port loses its battle against a fierce storm and sinks into the sea. Tomas Lopez, a twelve-year-old peasant, spots a child among...
by Jerry Levy
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2013
It isn't an easy life for Jane Doe. Well, first there's her name. And then her atrocious adopted family, who like to leave on vacation without her, demanding that she mind the family restaurant. Now all this would be hard enough for anyone, but when you’re only 10-years-old, why, the obstacles...
The Making of a Market
Credit, Henequen, and Notaries in Yucatán, 1850–1900
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
During the nineteenth century, Yucatán moved effectively from its colonial past into modernity, transforming from a cattle-ranching and subsistence-farming economy to a booming export-oriented agricultural economy. Yucatán and its economy grew in response to increasing demand from the United States...
Civil–Military Relations in Israel
Essays in Honor of Stuart A. Cohen
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
This book, a collection of essays in honor of Stuart Cohen, examines a variety of issues in civil-military relations (CMR) in Israel and abroad. Beyond honoring Cohen’s work, this collection makes a substantial contribution to the field for a number of reasons. First, it brings together prominent...
Chinese Narrative Poetry
The Late Han Through T'ang Dynasties
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Chinese Narrative Poetry brings a new perspective to some of China's best-loved and most influential poems, including Ts'ai Yen's "Poem of Affliction," Po Chu-yi's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow," and Wei Chuang's recently discovered "Song of the Lady of Ch'in." Composed...
The Marsh Builders
The Fight for Clean Water, Wetlands, and Wildlife
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Swamps and marshes once covered vast stretches of the North American landscape. The destruction of these habitats, long seen as wastelands that harbored deadly disease, accelerated in the twentieth century. Today, the majority of the original wetlands in the US have vanished, transformed into farm...
Women Soldiers and Citizenship in Israel
Gendered Encounters with the State
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Women’s military service in Israel presents a compelling case study to explore the meaning of gendered citizenship. Lomsky-Feder and Sasson-Levy compellingly argue that women’s mandatory military service during an active ongoing violent conflict, occurring at a formative age, becomes an initiation...