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This important new study examines educational policies from a broad and interdisciplinary perspective. It proposes policies from a political, economic, and social perspective. Domatob examines the problems and proposes policies then discusses educational, political and economic consequences.

This work provides a step-by-step framework for achieving the qualities needed in a successful company. It is based on six years' of worldwide research done under the auspices of the SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management at the University of Pennsylvania. Chapter by chapter, the authors discuss each essential characteristic of a successful business in the future, both in theory and then briefly in action, covering what went wrong and what went right. The book also stresses the need for an integrated and holistic approach and the importance of sound people management.

This text is aimed at the Capstone Course in graduate Management Information Systems. This text prepares students for the challenge of integrating the technology resource. In order to understand the industry today, one must understand the ways companies align, partner, and communicate through technology to grow their business. Managing the Information Technology Resource presents a set of powerful tools to ensure students' understanding of the strategies, tactics, and operational endeavors CIO's employ to assimilate technologies across the firm.

As many as 9,500 men of Hispanic heritage fought in the United States' Civil War. In Texas, the bitter conflict deeply divided the Tejanos -- Texans of Mexican heritage. An estimated 2,500 fought in the ranks of the Confederacy while 950, including some Mexican nationals, fought for the Stars and Stripes. This is the story of these Tejanos who participated in the Civil War.

As early as April 1861, armed Mexican Texans (Tejanos as they were called) revolted against Confederate authorities in Zapata County, Texas. With the arrival of the Union Army in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in November 1863, almost a thousand Tejanos were recruited and came to comprise the Second Texas Cavalry. Most who served in the Federal blue came from small towns and villages along the Rio Grande; a good many were illiterate peones and some were called pelados--a derogatory term for the truly "down and out." Jerry Thompson's expertly written and exhaustively researched study, the first complete account of this obscure but important chapter in Civil War Texas history, tells of the organization of the Second Texas, its colorful and controversial officers, its attack on Laredo in March 1864, its guerilla warfare in the Nueces Strip, the desertion of one-third of its troopers into Mexico, and its activities down to its mustering out in September 1865. Mexican Texans in the Union Army contains photographs, maps and a complete roster of the men who served in the Second Texas Cavalry.

The rain forests of Central and South America have long captured the attention and imagination of writers. From nineteenth century explorers to modern-day conservationists, a host of writers have put the rain forests into print. This is an annotated guide to over 1,600 works about the Central and South American jungles. Entries are arranged by category: Ecology and Conservation; Flora and Fauna; People of the Forest; Travel and Exploration; and Young Adult and Children's Reading. Each category begins with a brief description of what is to be found, followed by alphabetically arranged entries. Each bibliographic entry contains notes on the book's subject, focus, and scope. The book's introduction gives insight into its usage, and the index allows for easy reference. This annotated bibliography, covering topics from the Achuar Indians to zoologists, will lead the reader to resources as diverse and fascinating as the rain forests themselves.

Unos pequeños puntos procedentes de Saturno se dirigen a la Tierra. Los científicos se ponen en guardia, pero fracasan en todos los intentos de establecer contacto con ellos... Los alienígenas han llegado para quedarse. Armados con una tecnología desconocida, estos seres astutos y mortíferos se hacen con el control del planeta en cuestión de pocos días. Nada ni nadie parece capaz de detenerles. Ante la desesperación, los humanos deciden atacar la nave nodriza de los invasores, en una maniobra suicida de consecuencias imprevisibles.