Why do states persist in using force to enhance their deterrent posture, even though it is not clear that it is effective? This book develops an innovative framework to answer this question, viewing deterrence as an idea. This allows the author to explain how countries institutionalize deterrence strategy, and how this internalization affects policy. He argues that the US and Israel have both internalized

Across four centuries, Apache (Nd ) peoples in the North American West confronted enslavement and forced migration schemes intended to exploit, subjugate, or eliminate them. While many Indigenous groups in the Americas lived through similar histories, Apaches were especially affected owing to their mobility, resistance, and proximity to multiple imperial powers. Spanish, Comanche, Mexican, and American

The rapid growth of the field of international political economy since the 1970s has revived an older tradition of thought from the pre-1945 era. The Contested World Economy provides the first book-length analysis of these deep intellectual roots of the field, revealing how earlier debates about the world economy were more global and wide-ranging than usually recognized. Helleiner shows how pre-1945

This book examines the multi-layered aspects and the complexities of inclusive development in South Asia based on recent data and using innovative methodology. The book offers an analysis of the existing ground realities in terms of economic and inclusive development, presenting relevant discussion and findings. It discusses lower castes, tribes, religious/ethnic minorities, and other socially vulnerable

Cathy was a happy, blushing bride when Britain went to war with Germany three years ago. But her youthful dreams were crushed by her violent husband Stanley\'s involvement with the fascist black-shirts, and even when he\'s conscripted to fight she knows it\'s only a brief respite - divorce is not an option. Cathy\'s only solace is her little son Peter. When a telegram arrives declaring that her husband

The first volume in a major new series, Old Testament Origins and the Question of God, The Old Testament and God offers a fresh examination of the Old Testament against its historical

One of Shondaland\'s Best Books of April 2022!A Lilly\'s Library Book Club Pick! Behind the chic veneer of a wellness clinic lies a dangerous secret, in this compelling women\'s fiction novel from the author of The White Coat Diaries. Dr. Maya Rao is a gynecologist trying to balance a busy life. With three young children, a career, and a happy marriage, she should be grateful--on paper, she has it

A treasure of practical, playful and engaging activities for kids on the spectrum The Autism Activities Handbook offers strategies and ideas to enrich the lives of children through meaningful activity. More than 30 games and activities help the child on the spectrum: follow directions, stay focused, and strengthen motor skills; interact with peers and develop social skills needed for playdates; build

Hiring decisions can be challenging for even the most experienced managers. You want to hire top talent - \"A\" players, high achievers, and top performers who are engaged and passionate about their work. But how do you screen for these important traits during the interview process to hire the best candidate for the job? Is there an interview method which would give you more confidence in your hiring

Get It Right: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Workbook 1 provides an accessible introduction to the basics of spelling, punctuation and grammar for 11-14 year old students. This Answer Book provides answers for activities in Get It Right: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Workbook

Kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers. Now they have to crack their biggest mystery yet: Where the heck are their parents? To outwit the criminal mastermind who\'s holding their parents hostage, the twins will need all their brainpower, the help of their eccentric Uncle Newt, and an assortment of homemade solar gadgets. Will the Holt family be reunited at last?

Joe Trace - in his fifties, door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, erstwhile devoted husband - shoots dead his lover of three months, the impetuous, eighteen-year-old Dorcas. At the funeral, his determined, hard-working wife, Violet, who is given to stumbling into dark mental cracks, tries with a knife to disfigure the

Read Shakespeare\'s sonnets in all their brilliance--and understand what every word means Don\'t be intimidated by Shakespeare These popular guides make the Bard\'s sonnets accessible and enjoyable. This No Fear guide contains: The complete original textA line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday languagePlenty of helpful

A critical resource for families managing significant wealthWealth of Wisdom offers essential guidance and tools to help high-net-worth families successfully manage significant wealth. By compiling the 50 most common questions surrounding protection and growth, this book provides a compendium of knowledge from experts around the globe and across disciplines. Deep insight and thoughtful answers put

Learn the tricks of beautiful gift wrapping, from making simple bows and neat corners to mastering elaborate Japanese fabric techniques . . . all with material that is recyclable, reusable, and sustainable. There are a million ways to wrap a present, and this handy green guide presents you with options that are gorgeous and sustainable, all with easy-to-follow step-by-step illustrations of key techniques.

An extraordinary, genre-blending play about colonialism, identity and the attempt to preserve the past, premiered at The Yard Theatre London in

A collection of photographs that reflects the surreal vision of the New York collector W M Hunt. It presents a catalogue of anti-portraiture, characterized at first glance by what its subject conceal, not by what the camera