Documents the battle between science and religion in matters of creation versus evolution, the geocentric versus the heliocentric universe, and the "fall of man" versus anthropology. This work teaches us about the dangerous effects of religious doctrinalism on education and moral growth.
Provides a better understanding of the composition of America's fighting forces, to prompt an assessment of attitudes toward who should fight in future wars, and to delineate the choices for influencing the social distribution of peril. Binkin argues that the time for public involvement is now, while a fundamental rethinking of the post-cold war ......
Experts on civil wars discuss specific conflicts and broader theoretical issues, exploring the way societies are constructed from civil violence and chaos. Chapters examine wars in Columbia, the Sudan, Yeman, America, Greece and Nigeria.
Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Liberia, Somalia, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Cambodia -- all provide bloody evidence that civil wars continue to have a powerful impact on the international scene. Because they tear at the very fabric of a society and pit countryman against countryman, civil wars are often the most brutal and difficult ......
Offers an exploration of the indissoluble link between war and sexuality based on over the years of interviews by the well-known Lebanese expatriate teacher, critic, and writer. This book refers to sexuality as the physical and psychological relations of men and women, and examines Middle Eastern customs involved in defining such relationships.
Among its many important effects, the political revolution in central Europe has provided a sharp reminder that international security is as much a state of mind as it is a physical condition. The relief from the narrowly focused, obsessive fears that have dominated US security policy for several decades is certainly a constructive development, ......
A Step-by-Step Retelling of the Battle with Maps, Photos, Firsthand Acco
They Met at Gettysburg has long been regarded as the classic treatment of one of the greatest, most fascinating, and most decisive battles in history. Originally published in 1956, the book became a bestseller and has continues for over half a century to bring alive the battle and its heroes for historians and students of the battle.
Chu Teh, one of the legendary figures of the Chinese Revolution, was born in 1886. He was commander in chief of the People's Revolutionary Army, and this is the story of the first sixty years of his life. As a supreme commanding general, he was probably unique; surely there has never been another commander in chief who, during his years of ......
