National governments are proving ill-equipped to manage an increasingly complicated suite of global problems, from infectious diseases to climate change to conflicts over international trade. In The Coming Democracy, leading political analyst Ann Florini sets forth a compelling new paradigm for transnational governance, one based on the concept of ?transparency?? the idea that the free flow of …

Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book will be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion, and interfaith studies. Based on the premise that women's struggles to have their voices heard are shared throughout the monotheisms, these essays offer new insights into the traditions of three religions during the past c…

Safi examines the rule of the Great Saljuqs, a Turkish-speaking people from central Asia, who, in the 11th century, established rule over the eastern half of the Islamic world that lasted for 150 years. In an analysis that combines social, cultural, and political history, Safi examines the Saljuqs' efforts to create a lasting political presence by joining forces with scholars and saints who fun…

The issue of whether or not there is a God is one of the oldest and most widely disputed philosophical questions. It is a debate that spreads far across the range of philosophical questions about the status of science, the nature of mind, the character of good and evil, the epistemology of experience and testimony, and so on. In this book two philosophers, each committed to unambiguous versions…

Juan Cole examines Shi'i Islam as a world religion that has faced modernity on its own terms. He explores the little known history of Shi'i communities as far afield as Bahrain and India, giving attention as well to important centers such as Lebanon , Iraq, and Iran. He demonstrates the way in which the Shi'is have sought to define space and time as sacred, and to defend those spaces from encro…

Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban ? the world's most extreme and radical Islamic organization ? into sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. He offers the only authoritative account of the Taliban available to eng language readers, explaining the Taliban's rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions,…

Taxation involves complex questions of policy, law and practice. The book offers an innovative introduction to tax research by combining commentary on disciplinary-based and interdisciplinary approaches. Its objective is to guide and encourage researchers how to produce taxation researchthat is rigorous and relevant. It comments upon how disciplinary-based approaches to tax research have develo…

Strategic Business Tax Planning, Second Edition is the definitive handbook on business tax planning, skipping the unnecessary and minute taxation details and focusing instead on the big picture in taxes. Organized around business processes, this reader-friendly guide shows you how to optimally put tax management principles to work in your business.

Anthony Giddens is one of the most famous and influential sociologists of recent decades. Largely credited with the concept of the Third Way, he continues to be a key advisor to Tony Blair, and is generally presented as an exponent of liberalism and socialism. This original and controversial book provides an excellent introduction to Giddens' work, covering the wide range of his writing from th…

* Joseph Rotblat -- founder of Pugwash Conferences -- and joint winner with Pugwash of the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize* How to eliminate weapons of mass destruction in a time of international terrorism and nuclear proliferation * High-profile authors on a topic of critical and immediate importanceNever before have so many people worried about the effects of military conflict. At a time when terroris…