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Publisher
Praeger
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
4 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Suitable for professionals, students, and lay readers alike, this book provides an immensely informative, profoundly moving, and remarkably comprehensive look at the range and nature of violence and abuse by and of humans today"--
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
©2015.
Physical Desc
ix, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Peter Piot, founding executive director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), recounts his experience as a clinician, scientist, and activist fighting the disease from its earliest manifestation to today. The AIDS pandemic was not only catastrophic to the health of millions worldwide but also fractured international relations, global access to new technologies, and public health policies in nations across the globe. As he struggled...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xiv, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"After three decades of reform and opening up, China is closing its doors, clamping down on Western influence in the economy, media, and civil society. At the same time, President Xi Jinping has positioned himself as a champion of globalization, projecting Chinese power abroad and seeking to reshape the global order. Herein lies the paradox of modern China--the rise of a more insular, yet more ambitious China that will have a profound impact on both...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
x, 275 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In early 2012, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh claimed that Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown University law student who advocated for insurance coverage of contraceptives, "wants to be paid to have sex." Over the next few days, Limbaugh attacked Fluke personally, often in crude terms, while a powerful backlash grew, led by organizations such as the National Organization for Women. But perhaps what was most notable about the incident was that it wasn't...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
4 audio discs (4 1/2 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The first major profile of Ukraine's courageous President Volodymyr Zelensky!
From comedian to president to freedom fighter, this is the story of Volodymyr Zelensky, the man who stood up to Vladimir Putin and forever changed the world.
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