Books in the Dictionaries series

Containing an essay exploring the complex nature of terrorism and more than 250 entries, this dictionary of terrorism provides an overview of the key themes, individuals, organizations and tactics that have shaped terrorism throughout history and into the contemporary world. It c...overs events such as the 9/11 attacks and the 7/7 London bombings.
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Edited at the Australian National Dictionary Centre in Canberra, the Australian Integrated School File Dictionary & Thesaurus 2e is an innovative reference book, combining a dictionary and a thesaurus in a single easy-to-use volume. It comes in a handy file format that clips into... student's ring-binders. This major second edition has been completely revised and updated, with hundreds of new entries added that reflect the important areas of contemporary word creation.
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Presents an overview of the contemporary globalization debate. This work covers the various aspects of the globalization debate.

Presents an introduction to the major concepts, issues, actors and institutions in the world of international security. This work includes 200 entries that offer definitions of the subjects in question, as well as insights into the debates over their meaning and importance.

More than 38,000 entries and 6000 expressions and phrases. Information about the etymology of the terms, usage examples, grammatical observations, synonyms, antonyms, and word families. A wide repertoire of typical American expressions, foreign terms, neologisms, and slang terms.... Conjugation models for regular and irregular verbs and grammar tables. An appendix with a summary of Spanish grammar and the most frequent questions and errors in the use of the language.
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