This book examines the long run of economic growth in East Asia from 1945 to the present, assessing the various theories put forward to explain the phenomenon, & appraising the various factors which have contributed to economic growth in East Asia. ...

Serves as a monograph of the Domitii Ahenobarbi which furnishes a biography of a Roman senatorial family. This book contributes to a more profound understanding of Roman political, religious, social & economic life by focusing on the activities of the protagonists on a wide front. ...

Double bill of BBC docudramas based on the life & times of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. ' Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley' (2008) is a light-hearted drama charting the rise to power of the Iron Lady. Portraying Thatcher (Andrea Riseborough) as an attractive 25-year-old, the story follows her repeated attempts to gain a seat in what was, in the 1950s, a strictly male-dominated Conservative Party. The film spans a period of ten years in Thatcher's life, from working as a research chemist, to meeting husband Dennis (Rory Kinnear), to dealing with the behind-the-scenes manoeuvering that threatened to curtail her political career, before her final hard won success in Finchley. ' Margaret' (2009) portrays the last years in Thatcher's political career. It is 1990 & support for Thatcher (Lindsey Duncan) within the government is beginning to waver. When long-serving politician Geoffrey Howe (John Sessions) resigns over Thatcher's attitude to Europe, his resignation speech sparks a chain of events that ends with the dramatic downfall of Britain's first female prime minister. ...

This book suggests that most literature on climate change is too optimistic regarding the potential for conventional mitigation solutions to achieve the deep cuts in greenhouse gases needed. It offers a global perspective in its treatment of various solutions. ...

The Mojahedin Khalq Organisation is an Iranian political party that helped Khomeini's religious sect in Iran bring about the Islamic revolution of 1979. This book provides a history of the Organization & its members, & addresses its relationship with western & international powers, most specifically the United States. ...