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The Parliament of Man
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2007; US$ 16.95The Parliament of Man is the first definitive history of the United Nations, from one of America's greatest living historians.Distinguished scholar Paul Kennedy, author of the bestselling The Rise and Fall of Great Powers , gives us a thorough and timely account that explains the UN's roots and functions while also casting an objective eye on its... more...
Psychological Management of Physical Disabilities
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 47.99The successful integration of psychological factors into the management of physical disabilities is critical to successful health-care delivery. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the best practice and approaches in this field. Paul Kennedy brings together contributions from a range of experienced researchers and practitioners,... more...
Engineers of Victory
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 30.00NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Paul Kennedy, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers and one of today?s most renowned historians, now provides a new and unique look at how World War II was won. Engineers of Victory is a fascinating nuts-and-bolts account of the strategic factors that led to Allied victory. Kennedy reveals... more...
Coping Effectively With Spinal Cord Injuries
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 27.99For individuals who have suffered a spinal cord injury, it is a struggle to know how to assess and cope with such a life-changing event. The coping strategies that a person employs can have an enormous impact on their mental well-being and long-term health. Approach focused coping, in which the individual accepts and seeks to understand their condition,... more...
Coping Effectively With Spinal Cord Inuries
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 21.99For individuals who have suffered a spinal cord injury, it is a struggle to know how to assess and cope with such a life-changing event. The coping strategies that a person employs can have an enormous impact on their mental well-being and long-term health. Approach focused coping, in which the individual accepts and seeks to understand their condition,... more...
The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 20.00About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
Preparing for the Twenty-First Century
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 16.95Kennedy's groundbreaking book The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers helped to reorder the current priorities of the United States. Now, he synthesizes extensive research on fields ranging from demography to robotics to draw a detailed, persuasive, and often sobering map of the very near future--a bold work that bridges the gap between history, prophecy,... more...
The Parliament of Man
Penguin Books Ltd 2007; Not AvailableIn the course of the twentieth century, there occurred a development unique in the story of humankind. States, which had defined themselves from Thucydides to Bismarck by their claims to sovereign independence, gradually came together to create international organizations to promote peace, curb aggression, regulate diplomatic affairs, devise an international... more...
The Samoan Tangle
University of Queensland Press 1974; US$ 15.00When Hugh Laracy reviewed this book in The Journal of Pacific History in 1978 he rightly described it as the ?product of monumental research?. Exploring the diplomatic negotiations that led to the division of the Samoan Islands between Germany, Great Britain and the USA in 1899, it is a significant study of international relations between the three... more...
The Oxford Handbook of Rehabilitation Psychology
Oxford University Press, USA 2012; US$ 149.99Rehabilitation psychology is one of the fastest growing fields in applied psychology and involves the application of psychological knowledge and skills to the understanding and treatment of individuals with physical disabilities. Rehabilitation psychologists aim to optimize outcomes in terms of health, independence, and daily functioning while also... more...









