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Experts in anthropology, geography, economics, political science, history, sociology, and language assess the present status of the field of international studies. ... Read more

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One in a series of books analyzing the political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions of a range of countries, and how they are shaped by cultural factors. Here, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are examined both as they existed before and during the Soviet era, and how they have developed since 1991. The marked relaxation of information restrictions, which began in the late 1980s and accelerated after 1991, has allowed the reporting of nearly complete data on every aspect of life in the three countries. ... Read more

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This is a book of Afghanistan, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationshipsof those systems and the ways they are shaped by historical and cultural factors. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. The authors seek to provide a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. ... Read more

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AFGHANISTAN BEFORE THE TALIBAN
"AFGHANISTAN a country study", Dept Army Pamphlet 550-65 5th edition, January 1986, 400+ pp. As I write this review, I see that an updated November 2001 edition of this book has only just now become available. The 5th edition was written during the Soviet occupation and war against the mujahidin resistance.

As usual with this excellent series, the author gives a concise summary of the nation's historical, geographical, cultural, political, economic, and military aspects for his readers.What I especially found most helpful, in light of more recent events, were both his detailed description and analysis of the previous 10 years of history and political developments through the end of 1985 as the Soviet Union came to dominate, invade, occupy, and devastate Afghanistan and the detailed explanation of the differences and relationships between the 15+ major Afghani ethnic groups separated by language, religion, geography and history. The author includes an extremely astute analysis of Soviet political, economic, and military strategy and tactics which led to their withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, defeat of the Najibullah regime in 1992, and the subsequent fundamentalist Islamic state ruled by the Taliban.

Having read several other DA pam 550 Area Handbooks, I was struck also by the author's appropriate use of humor in many places, which is not usually found in other area handbooks or in federally funded documents in general. Unfortunately, this series is not updated as frequently as I would like it to be. Obviously, an annual edition is not necessary since other government agencies perform that function but I would like to see more frequent revisions of titles in the series which incorporate the most recent current events and available economic data on a 4 or 5 year cycle whenever possible. ... Read more

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This study attempts to explore current level of energy consumptionwith a consideration in the existence of incompatibility of energy user'sdomains of transportation and residential buildings in a tropical city in adeveloping country. With this comprehension, the overall objectives ofthis study is extended to provide understanding on the impacts ofincompatibility of energy users' domains on transportation andresidential buildings that can be a basis for urban planners and managersto go towards energy efficient city. ... Read more

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Second Edition, 1971; Fourth Printing, 1985. ... Read more

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Complete with a targeted review of all the material on the selected Praxis exam in addition to a full-length practice test, these test preparation guides are written by the makers of the real tests. Thorough explanations of the answers are provided, and helpful test-taking strategies are found throughout the guide. The three categories of assessments covered correspond to the three milestones in teacher development-academic skills assessment, subject assessment, and classroom performance assessment. Reflecting the rigorous and carefully validated nature of the exams, these guides provide beginning teachers the information they need to succeed. ... Read more

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Elementary Education Content Area Exercises (Praxis Study Guides)
Did not have anything I felt was helpful. The online link did more than anything to help me.I definitely wouldn't recommend this book to anyone.

Eh?Not what I wanted
This book gives a good overview of the test, and tells you what content is eligable.The practice test is pretty accurate and explanations are good.However I was hoping for a book with more content review, as some of the other ETS books are.Not in this one.

Waste of money !!
If you are in need of a resource to study for a Praxis Test....do not buy the books written by ETS.They are a waste of money and provide you with no insight of how to study for these tests. Basically , these books tell you to know everything. I think Barron's puts out the best books to study for Praxis Exams....at least on the elementary level.I got the Barron books for the Praxis.....followed their advice and passed the exam .I do not recommend the books by ETS.

Decent study guide
While this study guide does have some good information a lot of the first couple chapters are fluff.By this I mean that they spend time going over the purpose of the test, the grading process, how they train the graders, etc... The last couple chapters are quite good because it gives examples of what an essay response that received a grade of "4" looks like vs. one that received a "6".You can than highlight or take notes and formulate your own style.What I got the most out of was the style of essay answers and the jargon that was used.

Disappointing
I was disappointed with this book. The information was all stuff I had already read on the ETS website plus a practice test. A very small booklet for a rather large price. I found the best test prep book for this exam was Kaplan's Praxis, it had much more detailed information about the content itself. All in all, this book was good for the pretest and detailed example answers that followed so it isn't a complete waste of money. ... Read more