Features sections on Constructivism, International Political Theory, and English School. This work is suitable for students of politics and international relations and also for those who want to gain an understanding of how nations can work together successfully.[...]

Encompassing many different visions of Africa, the stories in this comprehensive collection feature characters struggling to survive grinding poverty, tyrannical governments, cultural upheavals, and disintegrating relationships.
Reflecting a continent with a tragic history, "An African Quilt" d[...]

Corporate governance is concerned with how a company is directed and controlled and, in particular, with the role of the directorate and the need to ensure that there is an effective framework for accountability of directors to owners. Corporate Governance and Accountability, Third Edition provid[...]

This is an introductory to intermediate level text on the science of image processing, which employs the Matlab programming language to illustrate some of the elementary, key concepts in modern image processing and pattern recognition. The approach taken is essentially practical and the book offers [...]

Kidnapped into slavery in 1841, Northup spent 12 years in captivity. This autobiographical memoir represents an exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. 7 illustrations. Index.[...]