This is the first book to describe martial arts and martial behaviors as serious topics deserving of serious study.

Restoration, what does it mean and is it necessary? When we understand that over time thoughts, ideas, and perceptions change it will reveal a need to search out how something…

Mrs. Barbara Jones I grew up in Lenox, Tennessee, a small farming community in Dyer County. I was truly a country girl. My Dad was a sharecropper, and my mother…

This book analyzes the Soviet Union’s social problems, focusing on those it shares with Western industrial societies. It assesses the social concerns confronting Gorbachev, including poverty; prostitution; health, education, and…

Veterinary Techniques in Llamas and Alpacas Practical resource for how-to information on performing hands-on procedures in llamas and alpacas, with step-by-step descriptions, photographs, and practice tips.

Thoroughly revised to reflect…

Gives an up-close look at the increasingly important role that electronic serials play in the overall library collection, today and in the future. Addresses many of the themes, problems, and…

A compelling account of the diplomatic and military actions that led to Kosovo’s independence and their implications for future U.S. and UN interventions.

Examines how the United States should improve its counterinsurgency (COIN) capabilities through, for example, much greater focus on understanding jihadist strategy, using civil measures to strengthen the local government, and…