Deeply critical of American foreign policy in general and the Bush administration in particular, Bennis (Institute for Policy Studies) surveys the impact of U.S. militarism and neocolonialism on the M
This is a cultural guide to the city of Berlin. It is designed to offer a more comprehensive survey than a standard tourist guidebook. While there is a chapter on classic things to do in the city, oth
Jawhariyyeh (1897-1972) wrote about the music, peoples, and politics of Ottoman era and British mandate-governed Jerusalem, and later self-exile in Beirut. The introduction to this English-language ed
Surveys modern Mexican cuisine with recipes that add a twist to classic techniques, foods, and dishes; profiles of twelve chefs; and sections about the country's street foods and cooks who still use t
PERSONAL, HUMOROUS, ENGAGING, SCHOLARLY, AND MINUTELY PRACTICAL. A splendid guidebook to Irelands spectacular antiquitiesits passage tombs, ring forts, castles, Neolithic settlements, and monastic sit
A delicious collection of international recipes from the award-winning author of Warm Bread and Honey Cake. This enchanting cookbook offers recipes for the best of the world's sweets, tiny cakes and p
A regular visitor to Istanbul since the early 1960s, British writer and translator Clark celebrates the Turkish city. Rather than duplicating any of the myriad guides and histories, he draws attention
Moving towards a more vegetable-based diet is the only sustainable and healthy way to feed the world. The extraordinary abundance of nutritious plant foods gives great opportunities to conjure them in
Award-winning photographer and author Holmes was named Travel Photographer of the Year by the Society of American Travel Writers in 1990, 1992, and 2010. He offers wine tourists a handy guide to Calif
Uses historical narrative, personal memoir, and profiles based on interviews to describe the Arab American experience from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Although the United States reaped its title of the world’s most powerful country as a result of its 18-month engagement in the war to end all wars, which saw 10 million lose their lives, Ells sees the
