Samantha Kelly tells the story of Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims in sixteenth-century Rome. The only African community in premodern Europe to leave extensive documentation in their own language, they negotiated religious…

Ever wondered what it is like to start a business? Have you asked yourself what do I need to do? What characteristics are needed? How can I start a business…

This book is intended to be an introduction to Earth's grid system, rivers, oceans, deserts, basic geology, and cartography. The subject matter is presented in a lucid and succinct style…

To develop metrics that can inform decisionmaking for awarding predisaster mitigation grants, the authors established three lines of effort (LoEs) for analysis. Each LoE produced a metric or framework that…