This book presents a comprehensive collection of classical and modern theories of democracy, spanning from ancient Greece to the contemporary era. Edited by Peter Massing and Gotthard Breit, the volume compiles essential texts and provides interpretive commentary that highlights the development, transformation, and contradictions within democratic thought. It explores foundational thinkers such…
This textbook, written for the first-year college non- science major, presents basic concepts in the five major areas of physical science: physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, and meteorology. We make these concepts easily accessible to students by developing them in a logical rather than a chronological fashion and by discussing them in the context of everyday experience. Chapter 1 begins w…
A collection of essays on American space policy issues. After examining existing space programmes and the context in which they exist, the contributors suggest alternatives such as NASA's Earth Observing System and manned and unmanned programmes.
Economic development depends largely on the ability of a nation to fully utilize its natural resources, which depends on detailed knowledge of these resorces; what were, and how much. This information is scarce or lacking in most developing countries, particularly in the Islamic World.