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"This book explores non-Western approaches to foreign policy in the context of Iran in order to encourage wider consideration of non-Western scholarship in international relations. Throughout its existence IR has drawn primarily on Western thought and experience, leaving other perspectives on the periphery of discourse. As the field becomes more about contexts beyond the West, this has become a challenge for creating a truly 'global' field of study. Concepts like 'national interest,' 'rationality' and 'pragmatism' are often applied to Iran without considering what these concepts mean in the context of Iranian political identity. The aim of this book is to highlight the contemporary relevance of native Iranian and non-Western perspectives to IR analysis, returning complexity and critique to Iranian studies. To do this, the author examines four of Iran's political encounters with the West, including its resistance to sanctions policy and negotiations surrounding its nuclear program. Ultimately, the book argues that ignoring Iranian motivations of identity has routinely resulted in missed opportunities, growing tensions and failed coercive policy. The book will prove valuable reading for students and researchers interested in international relations theory, Iranian history and Middle East studies"

Why would the body of a dead truck driver who was drowned in Santa Monica, California, be found in a hotel parking lot in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho? There doesn't seem to be a rational reason for it, but Homicide Detectives Luke Falconer and Matt Greene have to find one. Since the hotel parking lot is attached to the York Minster Hotel, Gabriella Hunt's new hotel, they enlist her help, but finding a nexus for her hotel, Medford, Oregon, and Santa Monica, California proves to be very difficult. Throw in a suspected smuggling ring and a bar that's cheating the IRS, and it's no wonder the Feds have become involved and want Luke and Matt to drop the case. And what about the victim's Russian wife who has an authentic Fabergé egg and a lot of other expensive items in her display cabinet? Her husband was a truck driver, so where did the money come from? Lust, greed, love, and hatred are all on display in this fast-paced murder mystery. Each time you think you know who and why, there's another twist. Join Luke, Matt, and Gabriella on a roller coaster ride as they try to make sense of it all. Good thing there's Boris the Bulldog always waiting for them at the hotel when they return. This is the third book in the Gabriella Hunt Cozy Mystery Series by a USA Today Bestselling Author.

When Ella treats Fiona, her sister-in-law, to a vacation in York, England, the last thing they expect is to become involved in a murder investigation. Plus, they both saw the victim and the murderer on the very first night they were in York. When the Head of Tourism in York is murdered, the city fathers are afraid that it will affect tourism in the city, which the city's economy is dependent on. The police make a quick arrest in order to assure tourists that they have nothing to fear when they come to York. It looks like the murder involved bribery and a civic scandal, and had nothing to do with tourists. When Ella meets up with an old friend of hers, who is now an investigative journalist looking into the murder, Ella becomes involved. Her involvement soon turns to fear, because she's certain the man she saw in the bar on the night the victim was killed is the hitman who killed her husband in Belize. Was it just a coincidence? Or is something far more sinister afoot? That's what Ella, the investigative journalist, and Fiona have to find out. But will they discover the truth before one of them becomes the hitman's next victim? This is the fifth book in the Gabriella Hunt Cozy Mystery Series by Andrew Thomas and Dianne Harman, a two-time USA Today Bestselling Author.

When a bride falls to her death from the 17th floor of a Las Vegas honeymoon suite, the police quickly determine that she's been murdered. The groom is downstairs in the bar drinking with his Army Ranger friends, but there's fifteen minutes he can't account for where he was. So much for a happy ever after! When Ella Hunt and Luke Falconer arrive at the Cosmos Hotel in Las Vegas so Ella can advise the hotel regarding some interior design work, they're expecting to spend their time enjoying all that the fabled city has to offer, even a side trip to the Grand Canyon. What they don't plan on is for Luke to become an advisor to the homicide detective investigating the bride's murder. They also never expected that the Coeur d'Alene police chief would suggest Ella become involved in the case because of her past success in solving murder cases in that city. When Ella and Luke become involved in the murder investigation, they find they not only have to deal with a curmudgeonly detective, they have to figure out the events that led to the murder. And when those events include blackmail and affairs, they begin to wonder if the bride had a lot more secrets than her new husband knew about. Then the bride's sister is murdered. Strange coincidence, family vendetta, or something far more sinister? Join Ella, Luke, and a curmudgeonly detective who has his own interesting past, as they try to find the reasons the sisters were murdered and catch the killer. This is the fourth book in the Gabriella Hunt Cozy Mystery Series by a USA Today Bestselling Author and her brilliant co-author, Andrew Thomas. Enjoy!

It's said that everyone has their price. What's yours? That's the thought Ella has when she visits her cousin in Toronto hours after a famous author living next door to her, Howard Ross, was murdered. A lot of people could profit from the author's death. His publisher and his children certainly would, and the author's romantic interest and his bitter literary foe might likewise benefit. His mansions, money, and publishing rights would certainly make him a likely target for murder, if someone would profit enough from doing it. But what happens during the many years subsequent to the author's death? The years when his print books, eBooks, audiobooks, and other merchandise will continue to sell. Who will own those valuable rights? That's where the real money lies, and his will should certainly spell it out, shouldn't it? That would certainly be worth murdering for, wouldn't it? Join Ella and her new friend, Toronto Homicide Detective Hanger, as they struggle to figure out who has the most to gain from the author's death. This is the sixth book in the Gabriella Hunt Cozy Mystery Series by a USA Today Bestselling Author.

"An intriguing mix between reality and sci-fi" Amazon readerFollow one woman's journey as she embarks on a new profession in four-dimensional espionage and national security and she takes on her first assignment with the intriguing, yet lethal, Agency of Adjustments.Kalila Grey is a new recruit in an unknown British security organisation and is about to find out if she has the nerve to survive in a government role that few people even know exists. A former social worker with a gift for languages, Kalila begins a new career in what she thinks is national security for the UK government. However, when the true purpose of her role begins to appear she is soon faced with questionable ethics where hidden agendas and part-truths become issues of life or death. Will Kalila be able to survive a profession in high-stakes homeland security when she starts to discover what the real purpose is of this secret agency? And who are you meant to trust when you cannot be sure if you could even trust yourself? Kalila is about to find out...

A missing husband is presumed dead.Was it because of a dive boat explosion or while he was scuba diving the Great Blue Hole?Evidence is pointing to a hitman, but who hired him?Her husband may still be alive, and Ella won't rest until she learns the truth, no matter how painful it might be. When Ella, her sister-in-law, and a police detective travel to Belize to find what happened to her husband the day he didn't return from diving the Great Blue Hole, they never expected that their lives would be in danger. Belize seems like paradise, but like any mirage, scratch the underbelly, and things aren't quite what they seem. As the layers of the mystery begin to unravel, they find evidence of corporate fraud and illegal activity of every type that's happening all along the west coast of the United States. Illegal activity so massive that the FBI and police departments in both the United States and Belize have become involved. And it looks like the Belize Police Department may have to go after one of their own. Coming face to face in the Belizean jungle with an international hitman and the man presumed to have killed one's husband is not high on any wife's list of enjoyable experiences. Particularly if she's unarmed. This is the second book in the Gabriella Hunt Cozy Mystery Series.

First published to coincide with the centennial of the National Parks Service, this unique collection by a single photographer has been updated in this second edition to include information on all sixty-three US National Parks.

Acclaimed author Andrew Thomas has chosen fifty fascinating cameos of individual actions or incidents across a wide variety of major and minor campaigns and scenarios ranging from the First World War to the present day.

This guide breaks down the complexities and nuances of the design and build industry, and tells architects everything they need to know to follow good practice in producing construction information, allowing them to communicate clearly and accurately to help eliminate errors and build relationships.

Introduction to Financial Accounting is a market-leading textbook that offers comprehensive coverage of all the fundamental accounting techniques and practices required by the major accountancy bodies, and explains the reasons why transactions are accounted for in a particular manner. The authors provide stimulating discussion that enables students to think strategically about the influence that accounting has on economic decision-making and its impact on wider society. For students undertaking a degree in accounting or business studies, this ninth edition has been fully revised and updated to the latest accounting standards. It provides a contemporary approach whilst retaining its highly valued concise, student-friendly chapters and practical content. This essential resource is packed with real world examples, worked examples and exercises to keep students engaged and to aid understanding of complex accounting theory.

The Blenheim IF flew some of Fighter Command's early offensive operations, and the type soon proved vulnerable when pitted against single-seat fighters. However, for much of 1940 the Blenheim fighter squadrons provided the RAF's main long-range convoy escort and nightfighter capability. This title deals with these single-seat fighters.

The Gloster Gladiator was the ultimate British biplane fighter, and the machine on which many early war aces would "cut their teeth" as tyro pilots. This book provides accounts of combats involving Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Belgian, Chinese and British pilots.

The Hurricane was the RAF's first monoplane fighter, and saw widespread service with Allied forces. This book describes its many feats throughout 1945. Used as a fighter-bomber on the Channel coast, the Hurricane was flown by numerous squadrons in Fighter Command, including the American Eagles and Polish units.