Marilyn Booth's elegantly conceived study reveals the Arabic tradition of life-writing in an entirely new light. Though biography had long been male-authored, in the late nineteenth century short sketches by and about women began to appear in biographical dictionaries and women's journals. By 1940, [...]

This volume brings together a collection of leading scholars to consider various dimensions of the ?turn? to history in International Relations. The scope of this volume is broad. It includes conventional accounts of the development of the European states system, but is not limited by it. Other essa[...]

Fates and Traitorsis a novel about mothers and sons, brothers and sisters, the line between patriot and traitor, and the lengths we go to for love. A fascinating look at a slice of our country s history, an incisive portrait of obsession, and overall impossible to put down. --Sara Gruen, New York Ti[...]

Over the last three centuries, wherever the Chinese have emigrated, they have taken their outlawed secret brotherhoods. Booth tells the story of the Triads, from their beginnings over two thousand years ago to the unrivalled criminal empire they operate today.[...]

Shadowed by the unhappiness of his warring parents, a broad-minded mother who, like her son, was keen to embrace all things Chinese, and a bigoted father who was enraged by his family's interest in 'going native', Martin Booth's compelling memoir is a journey into Chinese culture and an extinct colo[...]

This book is aimed at players and coaches who are looking to improve their game. "Essential Ultimate" is the all-in-one source for teaching the game to beginners. The book teaches the reader basics of the sport up through to an advanced level in: throwing and catching, offensive and defensive skills[...]

"Contemporary Health Studies: An Introduction" provides a lively and accessible introduction to the current issues and key debates in this area. It contains a strong, up-to-date, global, social-scientific focus examining the human experience of health particularly emphasizing its social, political a[...]

How many business leaders see procurement or supplier management as key disciplines? Manufacturers excluded, the answer is very few. And yet most organizations now spend more with their suppliers than they do on employing their staff.
This book highlights the strategic value of procurement, stre[...]

A summer of endless rain in the Peak District leaves the officers of Derbyshire's CID with a problem. They have discovered a man's body lying in shallow water, but torrential rain has swollen the rivers and flooded the roads, making travel difficult and forensic examination impossible. And that's no[...]

A summer of endless rain in the Peak District leaves the officers of Derbyshire's CID with a problem. They have discovered a man's body lying in shallow water, but torrential rain has swollen the rivers and flooded the roads, making travel difficult and forensic examination impossible. And that's no[...]