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Religion has been at the heart of many wars and acts of violence throughout history. Why is this such a deep-rooted source of conflict around the world, and what can be done to foster peace between people of different religions instead? Readers are presented with these questions and more to challenge their critical-thinking skills as they learn about the relationship between religion and conflict, from ancient history to the Crusades to the rise of ISIS. Facts and opposing viewpoints are presented in the main text and sidebars, which are enhanced by the use of annotated quotations and primary sources.
For book publishing contacts on a global scale, International Literary Market Place 2006 is your ticket to the people, companies, and resources at the heart of publishing in more than 180 countries world-wide-from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. With the flip of a page, you'll find completely up-to-date profiles for more than 16,500 book-related concerns around the globe, including... 10,500 publishers and literary agents 1,100 major booksellers and book clubs 1,500 major libraries and library associations... and thousands of other book-related concerns-such as trade organizations, distributors, dealers, literary associations, trade publications, book trade events, and other resources conveniently organized in a country-by-country format. Plus, ILMP 2006 includes two publisher indexes-Types of Publications Index and Subject Index-that offer access to publishers via some 140 headings. Additional coverage includes information on international literary prizes, copyright conventions, a yellow pages directory, and a worldwide calendar of events through 2011.
Internationaldirectory of publishing houses - includes an index of corresponding international standard book numbers (isbn codes).
Consists of four sections with distinctive titles: Buchhandels-Adressbuch für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (varies slightly), Adressbuch des Oesterreichischen Buch-, Kunst-, Musikalien- und Zeitschriftenhandels, Schweizer Buchhandel-Adressbuch, Verzeichnis des ausländiscen Buchhandels, 1954, and Verzeichnis des Buchhandels anderer Länder, 1955-1974/75.
This reference provides information on European companies publishing valuable new books on subjects such bibliography, natural science, Middle Eastern studies, the environment and other areas not covered by more general publishers. It covers 4000 specialized European publishers in 25 countries, including the EEC and the rest of Europe, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Entries are arranged alphabetically under one or more of 50 specialized areas, including architecture and design, education and textbooks, science fiction and women's studies. Details provided include: complete contact information; ownership; imprints; distributors; number of employees; number of titles published each year; and language(s) of publication.