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The Parthian Empire has long been disregarded in the historiography because of the relative scarcity of primary sources and the lingering effects of orientalism which hang over the secondary sources that do exist. This thesis aims to refute the orientalist practices that have thus far defined the rise and fall of the Parthian Empire and return their political and military agency. I accomplished this through a study of the Parthian Empire in relation to their control over the Silk Road and other long-distance trade routes, with particular effort placed towards linking the periods of success and failure within the Parthian Empire to the status of the long-distance trade routes and who dominated them at the time. I found that the periods of Parthian success and dominance in the Near East, particularly regarding their relations with the Roman Republic and Empire, correlate strongly with their control over the Silk and Steppe Roads, as well as the rise and fall of the maritime Spice Route. In conclusion, this shows that the political and military history of the Parthian Empire is better understood in terms of their political-economic history than some vague orientalist idea that the Parthians are 'destined' to collapse simply because they are not 'western'.

Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 The Early Years: 1874-1940 -- Chapter 2 De Gaulle Arrives in the UK -- Chapter 3 Into Africa -- Chapter 4 1941: What to do with the Free French? -- Plates -- Chapter 5 North Africa: War and Politics -- Chapter 6 1942 -- Chapter 7 1943 -- Chapter 8 Preparing to Return to Europe -- Chapter 9 De Gaulle Triumphant -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Intro -- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Bullying in the Digital Age -- Chapter 2: Recognizing Cyberbullying -- Chapter 3: Overcoming Cyberbullying -- Chapter 4: Reaching Out -- Chapter 5: Preventing Cyberbullying -- Chapter 6: Recovery and Beyond -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Index -- About the Author -- Backcover.

Intro -- Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1: How Opioids Work -- Chapter 2: Understanding Addiction -- Chapter 3: Consequences of Opioid Abuse -- Chapter 4: Seeking Treatment -- Chapter 5: Living in Recovery -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Index -- About the Author -- Backcover.

Drawing on cases, Stark identifies the problems with our current approach to domestic violence, outlines the components of coercive control, and then uses this alternate framework to analyse the cases of battered women charged with criminal offenses directed at their abusers.

"Few battles in world history provide a cleaner dividing line than Waterloo: before, there was Napoleon; after, there was the Pax Britannica. While Waterloo marked France's defeat and Britain's ascendance as an imperial power, the war was far from over for many soldiers and sailors, who were forced to contend with the lasting effects of battlefield trauma, the realities of an impossibly tight labor market, and growing social unrest. The Horrible Peace details a story of distress and discontent, of victory complicated by volcanism, and of the challenges facing Britain at the beginning of its victorious century. Examining the process of demobilization and its consequences for British society, Evan Wilson draws on archival research and veterans' memoirs to tell the story of this period through the experiences of veterans who struggled to reintegrate and soldiers and sailors who remained in service as Britain attempted to defend and expand the empire. Veterans were indeed central to Britain's experience of peace, as they took to the streets to protest the government's indifference to widespread unemployment and misery. The fighting did not stop at Waterloo"--

"COVID, Capitalism, and Class War is the definitive scientific, social, and political account of the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing on investigative reports, economic data, and extensive interviews with scientists, doctors, healthcare professionals, and workers. A unique element are the rich accounts by workers around the world - from factories, meatpacking plants, transport and logistic centers, hospitals, and schools - of the devastating toll the uncontrolled spread of the disease has taken on themselves, their families, and their communities. A trigger event in world history, the pandemic has intensified the crisis of world capitalism and set in motion social struggles and the outbreak of war. Class relations and geopolitical tensions have been irreversibly changed. Since its onset in early 2020, the ruling elites have viewed the pandemic not as an issue of public health, but as an impediment to generating profit. COVID, Capitalism, and Class War demonstrates the common response of the ruling elites in virtually every country - the subordination of human lives to profit. A welcome and courageous answer to the barrage of misinformation, the work counters the dangerous pseudo-science of "herd immunity," the disregard of long-established principles of public health, and the anti-scientific Wuhan Lab Theory. Edited by Evan Blake, this book is the result of incisive reporting and analysis by writers and contributors from throughout the world to the World Socialist Web Site. Unparalleled in its comprehensiveness, depth of social insight, and political foresight, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the social and political implications of this devastating event. "The analyses of events as they were unfolding were extraordinarily prescient. The great advantage of the editors and writers of the World Socialist Web Site-published by the International Committee of the Fourth International-was that they were guided by a perspective deeply informed by history and a Marxist-Trotskyist understanding of the conflict between private economic interests and the welfare of the public in modern capitalist society. On this foundation, the WSWS identified the pandemic not simply as a medical event or a biological phenomenon, but primarily as a social and political crisis of global dimensions." -from the introduction by Evan Blake"--

Intro -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Introduction -- Part I: The Shopping Mall -- 1. Going Up -- 2. Falling Off -- 3. The Top Floor and the Iron Ceiling -- Part II: How Elite Colleges Distort Communities -- 4. Finding the Escalator -- 5. Cracking the Code -- 6. Green Fences-The Games Kids Play -- 7. The Well-Rounded Man -- 8. Affirmative Action for Rich Whites -- Part III: How Elite Colleges Distort Student Lives -- 9. Doing Good -- 10. The Best and the Brightest-Building the Meritocracy Myth -- 11. The Doubly Disadvantaged -- 12. Learning to Party -- Part IV: Barriers to Change -- 13. How Liberals Become Conservative -- 14. Still Separate, Still Unequal -- 15. How Michael Lewis Ruined Baseball -- 16. You Say You Want a Revolution -- Part V: Change -- 17. Making College Pay -- 18. We Need You, Mr. Grassley -- 19. One Percent Solutions -- 20. Communities of Opportunity -- Postscript: A Plea to the Privileged -- Acknowledgments -- Recommended Reading -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright.

Less academic: Terrorist, rebel, and insurgent groups face myriad challenges. Between state repression and fears of infiltration and defeat, it is no surprise they are prone to infighting, instability, and division. And these divisions are meaningful: one led the Islamic State to break from Al Qaeda, and others have perpetually plagued the Irish Republican Army, Palestinian militants, and many more.