This authoritative second edition provides a valuable overview of the history of prisoners of war and interned civilians, from the earliest times to the present. Completely updated through 2006, this new edition offers brand new articles on Abu Ghraib Prison, the Angolan Civil War, the Iran-Iraq War, the Invasion of Tibet, the War on Terror, Guantanamo Detention Centre, and U.S. Senator John McCain along with an extensive update of existing articles.
J.H. Moore (ed.) " Encyclopedia of Race And Racism (Encyclopedia of Race and Racism) 3 Volume Set"
The Encyclopedia of Race and Racism is the first such work examining the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism in the modern era. The set delves into the historic origins of ideas of race and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Some of the nearly 400 articles address broad theoretical topics that have helped to shape modern ideas about race and racism; others address more specific subjects in the larger fields. The set includes biographies of dozens of significant theorists, as well as political and social leaders and notorious racists. The Encyclopedia of Race and Racism also includes a carefully chosen selection of primary documents that enhance and reinforce the content of the articles.
The Handbook of Pragmatics is a collection of original articles that outline the central themes and challenges for current research in the field of linguistic pragmatics. The 32 articles, written by leading scholars, provide an authoritative and accessible introduction to the field, including an overview of the foundations of pragmatic theory and a detailed examination of the rich and varied theoretical and empircal subdomains of pragmatics.
CosmoGIRL! is an American magazine based in New York City. The teenage spin-off of Cosmopolitan, it targets teenage girls and features fashion and celebrities. It is published 10 times a year and reaches 8 million readers. The editor-in-chief is Susan Schulz.
There are also editions of the magazine in other countries, including the UK, the Netherlands, China, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Inside each issue, there is an interview and photo shoot with a current celebrity, various articles and embarrassing stories.
Cosmogirl includes a project known as Project 2024, created in 2002. It was named 2024 because that is when the youngest readers would be 35, old enough to run for President of the United States.
Though this is called the second edition of the 1971 Macmillan set, all of the articles are new. They cover policy and curriculum issues (Accreditation in the United States, Class size and student learning, Scheduling, Single-sex institutions); learning (Categorization and concept learning, Learning theory); assessment (General educational development test, Statewide testing); standards (School reform, Standards movement in American education); history and culture (G.I. Bill of Rights; Islam; Special education: History of); legislation (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) ; and profiles of organizations, schools, and people (Gary schools; Harvard University; Military academies; Montessori, Maria). The writing is well edited and accessible, with more than 850 signed articles from nearly the same number of experts
CosmoGIRL December 2007
