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Maritime Piracy is now a pressing global issue, and this work seeks to provide a concise and informative introduction to the area. ¿Examining militaristic, legalist and humanitarian strategies and offering a critical evaluation of the various problems they bring, this work will be of great interest to all students and scholars of international law, international organizations and maritime security.

Leaving the comfortable tranquility of life in a Nottinghamshire village, academically gifted Christian Henderson, the only child of high-achieving parents goes to university to study philosophy. Intoxicated by the joys of learning and wrestling with complex ideas, he believes he will progress to a career in academic research. Persuaded by a female student on his course to undertake some charitable work in Ghana during the summer holiday to he...

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By reputation, Kansas isn't the funniest place on earth. But it has its share of humor. In this book Robert Haywood reveals the lighter side of a state that's too often pegged a collection of sober-minded moralists struggling to find Utopia among the stars. He explores what has passed for humor in good times and bad and divulges what makes Kansans laugh.

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In this fascinating social history, Haywood unravels the web of values, ideas, and philosophies that tied East to West.' --Journal of American History