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We have seen recent massive intervention by the United States and its allies in Europe in internal conflict in Bosnia and Kosovo. In "Outside Intervention in Intrastate Conflict," Patrick Regan systematically answers the question about the conditions under which third parties intervene in civil conf[...]

Covers the first one hundred years of sociological theorizing, from 1830-1930, focusing primarily on Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, and Mead. This text provides an in-depth examination of these early sociological theorists with biographical background, analysis of key works, major in[...]

Draws on some of the world's most architecturally significant regions, from Brazil and New Zealand to Florida and Singapore, to demonstrate key designs that were directly influenced by tropical climates, beach landscapes, and regional artistry, in a lavishly photographed volume that dedicates six ch[...]

This visual sourcebook of 25 modern interiors in a range of mountain settings features photographs by Richard Powers and text by interiors writer Dominic Bradbury. Organized into three sections Cabin, Chalet, Villa the houses feature indoor outdoor living, beautifully crafted materials and a mastery[...]

This 2003 book develops the idea that since decolonisation, regional patterns of security have become more prominent in international politics. The authors combine an operational theory of regional security with an empirical application across the whole of the international system. Individual chapte[...]

Webb Keane argues that by looking at representations as concrete practices we may find them to be thoroughly entangled in the tensions and hazards of social existence. This book explores the performances and transactions that lie at the heart of public events in contemporary Anakalang, on the Indone[...]