Palgrave Macmillan

Economics provides an interactive and illuminating account of the issues facing all economies today. The writing style reflects the nature of discourse of the discipline, providing an analytical rather than a descriptive approach. Students are often intimidated by the sheer length of the traditional texts, and by the diagrammatic presentation and...

This fresh and up-to-date interpretation of India`s rich and extraordinary history, written by a leading authority in the field, explores themes in ancient, medieval and especially modern India. Peter Robb`s accessible narrative analyses India`s civilizations and its empires through the ages - including the Mughal Empire, the British Raj, and...

In one book, all the essential information to learn about six of the main religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism. A complete, self-contained, well illustrated course for individual study or classroom use. Help for students to pass exams - suitable for GCSE and as an introduction to A-Level. Ideal general reading...

This second edition of Mastering Cobol Programming is a comprehensive guide to good programming practice, program design and code. It contains two new chapters, on Intrinsic Functions and Program Errors, Testing and Debugging. Each chapter has been revised to make full use of the COBOL 85 Standard. The book discusses the different groups of modules...

A History of Israel examines Israel`s turbulent history from the first Zionist Congress of 1897 to the present day. Drawing on his considerable experience as historian and journalist, Ahron Bregman offers a balanced exploration of Israel`s past in which the three principal driving themes of Jewish immigration, wars, and attempts to forge peace with...

Do we owe our duties to future generations? Do animals have rights? Should nature be respected for its own sake or only as a resource for human use? These questions and others are explored in the book, which takes a fresh approach by exploring environmental law in the context of ethical ideas. Written in an accessible style and including many case...