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The New Arab Urban
Cities of the Arabian Peninsula reveal contradictions of contemporary urbanization The fast-growing cities of the Persian Gulf are, whatever else they may be, indisputably sensational. The world’s tallest building is in Dubai; the 2022 World Cup in soccer will be played in fantastic Qatar facilities; Saudi Arabia is building five new cities from scratch; the Louvre, the Guggenheim and the Sorbonne, as well as many American and European universities, all have handsome outposts and campuses in the region. Such initiatives bespeak strategies to diversify economies and pursue grand ambitions across the Earth. Shining special light on Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha—where the dynamics of extreme u...
Bibliography on Land-locked States, Economic Development and International Law
Now fully revised and expanded, this is the only available bibliography on the subject of "land-lockedness" and its effects on economic development. Reflecting its expanded title, this new edition includes not only updated information on the plight of land-locked countries, but also their current levels of economic development and their role in international law, such as the International Law of the Sea, Kyoto Protocol on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and international pipeline agreements. The volume lists thousands of primary and secondary source materials for research, including books, monographs, journals, governmental reports, NGO publications, and unpublished materials. The book is truly international in scope, with listings in 29 languages.
On the Ground
A powerful memoir revealing the pressures, joys, and traumas of witnessing history up close and personal, from one of Canada’s most prominent and decorated foreign correspondents. Brian Stewart is a trusted voice who brought stories of the world home to Canadians for decades on CBC’s The National. He saw it all firsthand—triumph and ecstasy; carnage and unspeakable suffering—and bore the responsibility of shining a light on the most exciting and most horrifying moments of the late 20th century, including the Gulf War and the Ethiopian famine, reporting from sandstorms and shootouts, palaces and embassies. He spoke with the likes of Margaret Thatcher, Pope John Paul II, and Nelson Man...
Mont Blanc
Brilliant Dr. Gretta is in trouble. At twenty-seven years old, she is alone in the world, her sister perished in a freak cross-country skiing accident. Suffering multiple injuries, she froze to death in the snow. Gretta struggles to retain her commitment to medicine and science until her old friend Klaus Bernard suggest she visit him in Switzerland. She knows that helping others is often the best way to deal with personal pain and commits to rescue high altitude climbers and hikers die frequently from exposure while climbing the Alps.. No amount of training or expertise can compensate for the low oxygen density of the high altitude, she learns of a line of robot dogs that she believes can be...
Political Geography
This reference work contains more than 15000 entries on political geography, political science, international studies, social sciences, military and strategic studies and ocean resources. The materials have been collected from more than 270 journals and periodicals, current geographical publications, the American Geographical Society Research Catalog and bibliographies of various political geography books. The available materials have been collected on political geography since 1945, while important materials from earlier periods have also been included. The book also includes theses and dissertations that enhance its usefulness.
Mavericks
Peter C. Newman’s poison pen has lodged itself in the viscera of the Canadian elite. In Mavericks, he has selected his most evocative writing about those Canadians who run against the grain on the grandest scale, including Conrad Black, Garth Drabinsky, the Eaton boys, Louis Riel, Robert Campeau and Peter Nygard. In the world of politics, he takes on Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell, René Lévesque, Bill Vander Zalm and Lucien Bouchard. He also includes a vignette about John Diefenbaker from his book Renegade in Power, which Robert Fulford at Saturday Night said “transformed political books and to some extent political writing in this country.” Mavericks, together with its companion volume, Heroes, makes up the ultimate Newman, capturing his best and most provocative words during a career that spans more than fifty years.
Ireland, the Propaganda War
This is a revised and updated edition of Liz Curtis' classic work on censorship and distortion of the news from the North of Ireland. This new edition contains an extensively updated chronology covering the notorious 'broadcasting ban' of 1988-94 when republicans appeared on TV with their voices dubbed over by actors. "A detailed and telling indictment of British media coverage of Ireland" - The Guardian "One of the most devastating indictments of the British media to appear in print...fascinating reading" - Tariq Ali
