Bob Marley and the Wailers were born on the island of Jamaica, a small land
with deep roots in Africa. Slavery was a recent folk memory for the island's residents, and twentieth-century racial injustice was all too real. This rich ...
Brazil is the fifth-largest nation in the world. The largest country in Latin America, it
covers almost half of South America. Discovered by Portuguese settlers in the early 16th century, Brazil today boasts a culture that blends native, Portuguese, African, ...
Toady, the basic ideas underpinning democracy-that government exists for the benefit of the people, and
that it must have their consent to be legitimate-may seem obvious. Even dictators pay lip service to these ideas.But the logic of democracy hasn't always ...
Esther, the main character in the story contained in the biblical book of Esther, is
a young Jewish maiden who rises to fame, wealth, and glory in ancient Persia during the days of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes). Her beauty sets her ...
Over the centuries, Chinese civilization has produced many important inventions and innovations, including paper, printing,
porcelain, the magnetic compass, and gunpowder. Similarly, China has produced a host of exceptional and accomplished individuals in all fields of human endeavor.Famous People of ...
Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has been a one-party state
in which the Chinese Communist Party holds a monopoly of political power. Many Western students are unfamiliar with the structures, institutions, and ideologies by which ...
Much of modern Africa struggles with poverty, famine, widespread disease, and violent conflict. The international
community increasingly acknowledges the need to help Africa, and donor agencies and rich-nation governments have offered development assistance, food aid, and debt relief to the ...
Many Westerners associate Islam primarily with the Middle East. But in fact, four countries have
larger Muslim populations than Egypt, the largest Arab state. Those four countries-Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh-all like within Asia. This volume presents a wealth of ...
