Peacekeeping has become a major international undertaking throughout the world, from Africa to the Americas, from Europe to Southeast Asia. Yet until now, there has been no systematic analysis of the key role of gender in post-cold war conflicts and of post-conflict peacekeeping efforts. This groundbreaking volume explores how gender has become a central factor in shaping current thinking about the causes and consequences of armed conflict, complex emergencies, and reconstruction. Drawing ...

From the author of Succeed and Focus, a quick and easy guide to motivating anyone – including yourself.There is no one-size-fits-all way to get people motivated. Anyone who tells you that you should do X to get the most out of your employees, your students, or even yourself, isn’t telling you that – at best – X only works for some of the people, some of the time. In this short guide Heidi Grant Halvorson identifies the eight different types of und...

A SPUNKY, BABY HUMMINGBIRD learns that there's more world beyond his tiny nest. To play in that outside world, though, he has to learn to fly, which isn't as easy as it looks. However, with a dose of determination, along with some help from his momma, Dinky's dream of flying becomes a reality. Follow the journey, including real photos, of little Dinky's big adventure.

Christmas Eve stirs the heart of little Sarah for one important thing...presents. This year, however, she discovers that Christmas holds more treasures than gifts, stockings and treats. Through an adventure of dreams, Sarah comes face to face with the true meaning of Christmas and begins Christmas morning with a new request for her first gift.Heidi Schultz with illustrators Amy Hudson and Cathy Branson create an engaging version of the Christmas story for many holidays to come.

Property insurance disputes make headlines when they are catastrophic in nature. Our society wants to see communities, businesses, and individuals rebuilt and insurance provides a great mechanism for risk management and rebuilding. However, for fundamental business and public policy reasons, certain losses are simply not covered by property insurance. When policyholders believe their loss is covered but the insurer disagrees, the parties may ultimately find themselves in litigation.

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.This book brings together leading international authors from a number of fields to provide an up-to-date understanding of part-time work at national, sector, industry and workplace levels. The contributors critically examine part-time employment in different institutional settings across Europe, the USA, Australia and Korea.This analysis serves as a prism to investigate wider trends, particularly in female employ...