Publisher Profiles

Multilateral Diplomacy and the United Nations Today, Second Edition
by: James P. Muldoon, Jr., Center for Global Change and Governance
JoAnn Fagot Aviel, San Francisco State University
Earl Sullivan, American University in Cairo
Richard Reitano, Vassar College
January 2005
$28.00 / £16.50
352 Pages, pb
0-8133-4310-0
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Multilateral Diplomacy and the United Nations Today provides valuable insights from a variety of perspectives on how diplomacy is practiced, making it essential reading for aspiring diplomats, international business leaders, and students of all levels. The contributors to this volume bring a depth and breadth of knowledge and experience to the examination of five areas of multilateral diplomacy: UN diplomacy, crisis diplomacy, international economic diplomacy, UN summits and "citizen diplomats," and non-governmental diplomacy.

Social and Behavioral Statistics, A User-Friendly Approach, Second Edition
by: the late Steven Schacht, State University of New York, Plattsburgh Jeffery Aspelmeier, Radford University
February 2005
$32.00 / £18.99
320 Pages, pb
0-8133-4168-X
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To the dismay of many social and behavioral science majors, successfully passing a statistics course in sociology, psychology, and most other social/behavioral science programs is required, and at many institutions statistics is becoming a university-wide requirement. In this newly revised text, the authors continue to make use of their proven stress-busting approach to teaching statistics to self-describe math phobic students. This book uses humorous examples and step-by-step presentations of statistical procedures to illustrate what are often complex and hard-to-grasp statistical concepts. Students and instructors will find this text to be a helpful, easy to interpret and thoroughly comprehensive introduction to social and behavioral statistics.

A Concise History of the Middle East, Eighth Edition
by: Arthur Goldschmidt, Jr., Penn State University, emeritus Lawrence Davidson, West Chester University
July 2005
$45.00 / £26.50
560 Pages, pb
0-8133-4275-9
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The eighth edition of Arthur Goldschmidt's widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the present day, the book is distinguished by its clear style, broad scope, and balanced treatment. Written for undergraduate college students, the text assumes no prior knowledge of Middle Eastern history. The eighth edition brings new discussion to the post-9/11 political developments and surveys terrorism in the Middle East, the Iraq War, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Philosophy of Mind, Second Edition
by: Jaegwon Kim, Brown University
July 2005
$29.00 / £17.50
312 Pages, pb
0-8133-4269-4
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The philosophy of mind has always been a staple of the philosophy curriculum. Jaegwon Kim's Philosophy of Mind is the classic, comprehensive survey of the subject. Now in its second edition, Kim explores, maps, and interprets this complex and exciting terrain. Designed as an introduction to the field for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, Philosophy of Mind focuses on the mind/body problem and related issues, some touching on the status of psychology and cognitive science. The second edition features a new chapter on Cartesian substance dualism-a perspective that has been little discussed in the mainstream philosophy of mind and almost entirely ignored in most introductory books in philosophy of mind. In addition, all the chapters have been revised and updated to reflect the trends and developments of the last decade.

"Can We All Get Along?", Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics, Fourth Edition
by: Paula D. McClain, Duke University Joseph Stewart, Jr., Clemson University
July 2005
$22.00 / £12.99
320 Pages, pb
0-8133-4321-6
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In a nation built by immigrants and bedeviled by the history and legacy of slavery and discrimination, issues of liberty, equality, and community continue to challenge Americans. In the fourth edition of this widely acclaimed text, Paula McClain and Joseph Stewart combine traditional elements of political science analysis-history, Constitutional theory, institutions, political behavior, and policy actors-with a fully updated survey of the political status of four major groups: African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and American Indians. They show similarities and differences in these groups' political action and experience, and point the way toward coalition, competition, and consensus building in the face of ongoing conflict. Two dilemmas shape the book: How do we as a nation reconcile a commitment to equality with persistent inequality and discrimination? And what can we do about it-from the perspective of ethnic and racial minorities as well as within the dominant culture? Thoroughly updated following the 2004 national elections and complete 2000 Census data, this new edition provides a concise overview of minority politics in America.