Global Ambitions and Local Identities

Global Ambitions and Local IdentitiesUntil recently, international mergers of companies have been seen as purely financial ventures without any concern for what they meant for the people involved. However, attitudes are gradually changing. This study of a successful Israeli high tech company's merger with an American competitor offers an important contribution to a better understanding of the social and personal ramifications of mergers. Based upon in depth fieldwork, the book explores

surviving sexual abuse

it covers Safavid history beginning with the early part of the fourteenth century

Drawing on the knowledge and experience of library leaders

choice of highly competitive and allelopathic cultivars

Édouard begins to question the value of a counterfeit: what differentiates the real and fake

and communities to successfully tackle tough public health challenges

Dominic Dean develops this insight into a complex account of British cultural history

autonomy within and without marriage

Examines the overlap and blurring of boundaries among humans

then as betrayal and forgiveness

With diverse essays representing different geographical and disciplinary perspectives

Francesco Venier and Francesco Pona (pp