Agosto 1914. L'esercito tedesco invade il Belgio: è lo scoppio della Prima Guerra Mondiale. Le operazioni militari nel piccolo stato fiammingo coinvolgono centomila soldati belgi e settecentomila soldati tedeschi. Più una donna. Partita per redigere delle corrispondenze dalle retrovie per conto del "Daily Mail", Louise Mack si trovò presto ad assistere in prima linea ai drammatici eventi dell'assedio di Anversa e dell'occupazione tedesca, diventando la prima inviata di guerra della storia. Pubblicato nel 1915, "A Woman's Experience in the Great War" appassionò e commosse il pubblico inglese fornendo il punto di vista femminile su una delle grandi tragedie del XX secolo.

Agosto 1914. L'esercito tedesco invade il Belgio: è lo scoppio della Prima Guerra Mondiale. Le operazioni militari nel piccolo stato fiammingo coinvolgono centomila soldati belgi e settecentomila soldati tedeschi. Più una donna. Partita per redigere delle corrispondenze dalle retrovie per conto del "Daily Mail", Louise Mack si trovò presto ad assistere in prima linea ai drammatici eventi dell'assedio di Anversa e dell'occupazione tedesca, diventando la prima inviata di guerra della storia. Pubblicato nel 1915, "A Woman's Experience in the Great War" appassionò e commosse il pubblico inglese fornendo il punto di vista femminile su una delle grandi tragedie del XX secolo.

Public health officials state that vaccines are safe andeffective, but the truth is far more complicated. Coercive vaccination policesdeprive people of free and informed consent, and national polls show thatAmericans are increasingly concerned about vaccine safety. Vaccine Epidemic focuses on the searing debatesurrounding vaccination choice in the United States. Featuring more than twentyexperts from the fields of ethics, law, science, medicine, business, andhistory, Vaccine Epidemic urgently calls for reform. Louise KuoHabakus and Mary Holland edit and introduce a diverse array of interrelatedtopics concerning the explosive vaccine controversy, including:

• The human rightto vaccination choice
• The ethics andconstitutionality of vaccination mandates
• Personalnarratives of parents, children, and soldiers who have suffered vaccine injury
• Vaccine safetyscience and evidence-based medicine     

For the first time in paperback, and newly updated withadditional chapters totaling one hundred pages of new content, Vaccine Epidemic remains the essentialhandbook for the vaccination choice movement and required reading for allpeople contemplating vaccination for themselves and their children. 

The world's only annual publication devoted to the study of the laws of armed conflict, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law provides a truly international forum for high-quality, peer-reviewed academic articles focusing on this highly topical branch of international law. Ease of use of the Yearbook is guaranteed by the inclusion of a detailed index. Distinguished by its topicality and contemporary relevance, the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law bridges the gap between theory and practice and serves as a useful reference tool for scholars, practitioners, military personnel, civil servants, diplomats, human rights workers and students.

Disciplines driven by visuals and statistics, such as geography, have become the direct beneficiaries of new technologies and applications to distance and collaborative learning. The reports and papers collected here reflect the wide range of new programs and systems, detailing progress in the exchange of learning materials and modules, collaboration in planning and development, shared learning through global positioning systems, regional and international-level census and population analysis, environmental management across borders, tool kits to guide the design of effective learning activities, semantic tools to support concept-based learning, geography-related multimedia, collaborative use of archives, and lessons learned. Especially impressive are the models for international study groups and scholarly exchanges. The editors include selected readings, sample online learning activities, and information on collaborative geographic information systems. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This reader summarizes and integrates information on the origins, historical development, and current situations of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. Legacy of Mesoamerica, The: History and Culture of a Native American Civilization, 2e describes contributions from the development of Mesoamerican Civilization through 20^th century societies of Mexico and Central America and their influence in the world community.