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Written for social scientists who study the judiciary, legal scholars, judges, and others who are interested in the workings of the federal courts, this volume offers a comprehensive examination of the role of U.S. magistrates--the relatively invisible subordinate judicial officers within the federal district courts.

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This work presents a selective review of naval power, changes in power that have occured over time, and the employment of that power during peace and war times.

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"[An] excellent source of detailed information about both famous and obscure places in U.S. naval history." Reference Books Bulletin

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Histories of all important and historically significant overseas U.S. naval and Marine Corps bases and facilities are presented alphabetically in this work.

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It includes entries, arranged alphabetically, on events and policies, summit meetings and treaties, people, organizations and institutions, and businesses involved in the gamut of U.S. relations with Russia and the Soviet Union.

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During the last twenty years, United States attitudes and legislation regarding sanctions against the white-dominated government of South Africa have gone through considerable flux.

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Argues that US policy towards Cuba is not driven primarily by the political position of the US-based Cuban community, but rather by a long-standing desire of US leaders to dominate this island, a position that has met with stubborn resistance from Cuba's revolutionary leaders.

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It explains how U.S. security policy toward Taiwan has been steered primarily by Cold War calculations and how the U.S. has sought to respond creatively to the constraints on military support for Taiwan imposed by the normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China.

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United We Fall argues that today's harmful levels of polarization in American politics can be ratcheted down only by giving up the twin notions that the center is the sweet spot for political efficiency and that all differences deserve equal weight in the democratic balance.

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Public rhetoric in the United States has always laid heavy stress on the obligations of citizenship. Bill Clinton praised the idea of service, and so does George W.

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In this timely and clearly written text, John Van Oudenaren traces how the original six-member common market evolved into the twenty-five-member European Union (EU) with its growing array of policy responsibilities. Providing an accessible overview of the institutions, laws, a...

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Looking for innovative, successful, and engaging units to use in your gifted elementary classroom or pull-out program Look no further than Units of Instruction, the latest in Prufrock's collection of easy-to-apply units for the classroom. Math, science, language arts, and social studies are included in this interdisciplinary program.

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This work analyzes the emerging relationship between Moscow and the 15 successor states to the old USSR. These states have managed to stay largely intact and one explanation for this is the success of strategies of center-periphery relations. The book examines the cases of success and failure.

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"Universal design" is an approach which offers cost-effective ways to respond to the special needs of the diverse student body. This manual explains the techniques of universal design and offers resources and additional information for teachers, student teachers and support personnel.

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This work was born out of a concern that the advancement of society's underlying moral strength is becoming increasingly weaker. Due to this deficiency, there is a call to educators, particularly at the college and university levels, to give careful and collective attention to...

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An argument that universities, to prepare students successfully for the future, must undergo significant reform and renewal, especially at the undergraduate level.

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Universitas: Why Higher Education Must Be International unites the voices of experienced scholars from around the globe in a plea to embrace and improve the internationalization of higher education, to combat parochialism, to foster a critical globalist ethos, and to defend the quality of teaching and research.

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Describes the benefits of partnering university-based interprofessional graduate education with community-based agencies, organizations, and individuals to improve outcomes for families and children.

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