This is the first volume in the trilogy ' Many Peaces' on transrational peace & elicitive conflict transformation. It proposes an innovative analysis of peace interpretations in global history & contemporary cultures of peace, the so-called five families of energetic, moral, modern, post-modern, & transrational. ...

Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character & destiny. The Jews were no exception. All Jews descended from Jacob, who was given the name Israel. The Bible seemed to explain this name as having to do with struggle. This book examines those explanations, & attempts to show how they came to be adopted & why. ...

Integrates developments in anthropological & sociological theory with a series of detailed studies of prehistoric material culture. The authors explore the manner in which semiotic, hermeneutic, Marxist, & post-structuralist approaches radically alter our understanding of the past, & provide a series of innovative studies of key areas. ...

Tense political thriller starring Nicole Kidman & Sean Penn. Kidman plays Silvia Broome, an interpreter working for the United Nations who overhears what could be a discussion about an assassination attempt on an African head of state. Convinced that the assassins are after her too, she seeks refuge with experienced, no-nonsense federal agent Tobin Keller (Penn). As Keller starts investigating Silvia's past, he becomes more convinced that she is in some way involved with the conspiracy. Locked into an emotional conflict of mutual suspicion, Keller & Silvia must learn to trust each other enough in order to avert an assassination attempt on American soil. ...

Tense political thriller starring Nicole Kidman & Sean Penn. Kidman plays Silvia Broome, an interpreter working for the United Nations who overhears what could be a discussion about an assassination attempt on an African head of state. Convinced that the assassins are after her too, she seeks refuge with experienced, no-nonsense federal agent Tobin Keller (Penn). As Keller starts investigating Silvia's past, he becomes more convinced that she is in some way involved with the conspiracy. Locked into an emotional conflict of mutual suspicion, Keller & Silvia must learn to trust each other enough in order to avert an assassination attempt on American soil. ...