Traditionally, acquiring wisdom has involved becoming wise in the ways of the world and developing deep insight into what drives human existence. Notable among the wise in the Western tradition…

This book examines Guatemala’s history and the principal aspects of the country’s faction-tom society. It explains the problems-and their consistently violent manifestations-that have attended the course of the country’s social…

Explores the nature and possibility of revolution and civil strife in the context of international politics. This title analyzes the role of revolution and civil strife in the present day…

Learning Who You Are offers the spiritually inquisitive and adventurous a unique, contemporary perspective on what it is to be human, and what may be achieved while living on this…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…