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  • Terrorism

    Understanding the Global Threat

    by David Whittaker ...
    What is terrorism and where does it come from? Who are the people who perpetrate terror? What are their motives? Terrorism is now everybody's major and constant fear. This easy-to-read, concise account of terrorism provides the essential global guide to understanding what the threat is and exactly where it comes from. Without this knowledge, argues David Whittaker, there can be no way forward in ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

    A Routledge Study Guide

    by David Whittaker, Mpalive-Hangson Msiska ...
    Series series Routledge Guides to Literature
    Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters.This guide to Chinua Achebe’s compelling novel offers:an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Things ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The Iceland Watch

    A Land That Thinks Outwards and Forwards

    by David Whittaker, Gisli Thorsteinsson ...
    With a population of just 329,000 (barely more than Nottingham), Iceland is the most thinly-populated country in Europe, and 80% of it is uninhabited. Despite this, in the 1100 years since humans first settled there, the Icelanders have built a remarkably resourceful, diverse and robust community - and they have never had to go to war. In fact, in 2013 the United Nations ranked Iceland the 13th ... Read more

    $4.00 USD

  • Walking in the Brecon Beacons

    45 circular walks in the National Park

    by Andy Davies, David Whittaker ...
    Discover the rugged beauty of the Brecon Beacons National Park, where sweeping valleys, dramatic ridges, cascading waterfalls and open mountain summits await. From classic Pen y Fan ridges to dramatic Waterfall Country, Fforest Fawr's glacial valleys and the wild Black Mountains, W alking in the Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) offers walkers of all abilities the opportunity to explore this ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Motivational Interviewing for Working with Children and Families

    A Practical Guide for Early Intervention and Child Protection

    by Donald Forrester, David Wilkins, Charlotte Whittaker ...
    Drawing on 20 years of practical experience, research and teaching in the field, this book is a comprehensive guide on the use of Motivational Interviewing (MI) in child protection and family social work.MI increases the likelihood of behavioural change, working with client resistance to encourage a constructive environment when initiating difficult conversations. This makes it particularly ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Early Mormon Pamphleteering

    by David J. Whittaker ...
    Some have argued that Mormonism began with a book, the Book of Mormon. This printed beginning quickly spawned a prolific amount of published material both expounding and defending early doctrines of the Latter-day Saints.Between 1836 and 1860 about ninety Church members authored a variety of written works. Although many publications were based on the writings of Parley P. Pratt and Orson Pratt, ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights

    by David J. Whittaker ...
    The ever-present threat of terrorism and the growing human-rights backlash against anti-terrorist policies are becoming ever more significant on the international stage. Constant media-coverage and public concern have characterised the debate over the last ten years.This book is a fair and objective assessment of counter-terrorist policy and human rights worldwide, and covers a wide breadth of ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • United Nations in the Contemporary World

    by David J. Whittaker ...
    Series series The Making of the Contemporary World
    Fifty years after the creation of the United Nations, there exists a vigorous debate as to its limitations and possibilities. In United Nations in the Contemporary World, David J. Whittaker examines how the UN works and assesses its position as a world organisation.The author explores the nature of the UN as a regime in contemporary international relations. He considers the changing terms of ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Terrorists and Terrorism

    In the Contemporary World

    by David J. Whittaker ...
    Series series The Making of the Contemporary World
    A concise and accessible survey of this topical and complex subject, this is the first book of its type to focus on the terrorists, and their psychology, in an historical context.Focusing on a variety of prominent terrorist groups together with a number of less notorious ones, the book encourages readers to think about the mindset, motivation and tactics of terrorists. David J. Whittaker analyzes ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World

    by David J. Whittaker ...
    Series series The Making of the Contemporary World
    Conflict and Reconciliation in the Contemporary World gives a concise, original and multi-faceted introduction to the study of modern conflict situations. Using eight case- studies, from four continents: Yugoslavia, Israel, Northern Ireland, South Africa, El Salvador, Cambodia, Cyprus and Afghanistan, it includes discussion on:* threatened regional peace and security* cycles of internal discord, ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The United Nations In Action

    by David J. Whittaker ...
    This is a clear survey of the role played by the United Nations in the major political crises of the post-war world. In covering its high-profile, peace-keeping role, its support of new nations, and its involvement in new initiatives such as famine relief and drug control, the author presents an introduction to the UN in action. ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Men with a Mission

    The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the British Isles, 1837-1841

    by Allen, James B., Esplin, Ronald K., Whittaker, David J. ...
    In 1838, suffering from persecution, hardship, and uncertainty, members of the Quorum of the Twelve must have been astonished at the revelation that said: “And next spring, let them depart to go over the great waters, and there promulgate my gospel.” Their adventures in the British Isles are a truly epic story in Latter-day Saint missionary work — poignant, powerful, and inspiring.Men With a ... Read more

    $20.19 USD