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AdvertisingWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Advertising: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Mara Einstein

Published in Print: 
28 September 2017
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569368
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190625887.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190625887
3000. That's the number of marketing messages the average American confronts on a daily basis from TV commercials, magazine and newspaper print ads, radio commercials, pop-up ads on gaming ... More
AfghanistanWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Afghanistan: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Barnett R. Rubin

Published in Print: 
08 October 2020
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569290
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190496630.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190496630
Afghanistan, a landlocked country in Central Asia, has improbably been at the center of international geopolitics for four decades. After the Soviet Union invaded in 1980, Afghanistan ... More
Agricultural and Food ControversiesWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Agricultural and Food Controversies: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

F. Bailey Norwood, Michelle S. Calvo-Lorenzo, Sarah Lancaster, and Pascal A. Oltenacu

Published in Print: 
22 January 2015
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569924
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780199368433.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199368433
The public is more interested in agricultural and food issues than ever before, as is evident in the many agricultural controversies debated in the media. Why is it that some people embrace ... More
Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist MovementWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Daniel Byman

Published in Print: 
01 October 2015
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569092
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190217259.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190217259
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the entire world was introduced to Al Qaeda and its enigmatic leader, Osama bin Laden. But the organization that changed the face of terrorism forever ... More
The Alt-RightWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

George Hawley

Published in Print: 
07 March 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569696
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190905194.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190905194
In recent years, the so-called Alt-Right, a white nationalist movement, has grown at an alarming rate. Taking advantage of high levels of racial polarization, the Alt-Right seeks to ... More
The AmazonWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

The Amazon: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Mark J. Plotkin

Published in Print: 
23 June 2020
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569511
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190668297
The Amazon is a land of superlatives. The complex ecosystem covers an area about the size of the continental U.S. The Amazon River discharges 57 million gallons of water per second--in two ... More
American Higher Education in Crisis?What Everyone Needs to Know®

American Higher Education in Crisis?: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Goldie Blumenstyk

Published in Print: 
13 November 2014
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569931
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780199374090.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199374090
American higher education is at a crossroads. Technological innovations and disruptive market forces are buffeting colleges and universities at the very time their financial structure grows ... More
Animal RightsWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Animal Rights: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Paul Waldau

Published in Print: 
10 February 2011
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569986
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780199739974.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199739974
In this compelling volume in the What Everyone Needs to Know series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement. ... More
AntarcticaWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Antarctica: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

David Day

Published in Print: 
27 June 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569429
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190641320.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190641320
Part of the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, David Day's book on Antarctica examines the most forbidding and formidably inaccessible continent on Earth. Antarctica was first discovered ... More
The Arab UprisingsWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know® (2 ed.)  

James Gelvin

Published in Print: 
23 July 2015
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569108
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190222741.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190222741
Beginning in December 2010 popular revolt swept through the Middle East, shocking the world and ushering in a period of unprecedented unrest. Protestors took to the streets to demand ... More
The ArcticWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

The Arctic: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Klaus Dodds and Mark Nuttall

Published in Print: 
08 August 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569443
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190649814.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190649814
As the threat of global climate change becomes a reality, many look to the Arctic Ocean to predict coming environmental phenomena. There, the consequences of Earth's warming trend are most ... More
AuthoritarianismWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Authoritarianism: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Erica Frantz

Published in Print: 
15 November 2018
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569641
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190880194.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190880194
Despite the spread of democratization following the Cold War’s end, all signs indicate that we are currently seeing a resurgence of authoritarianism. Around forty percent of the world’s ... More
Behavioral FinanceWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Behavioral Finance: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

H. Kent Baker, Greg Filbeck, and John R. Nofsinger

Published in Print: 
16 June 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569634
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190868741.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190868741
People tend to be penny wise and pound foolish and cry over spilt milk, even though we are taught to do neither. Focusing on the present at the expense of the future and basing decisions on ... More
The Book BusinessWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

The Book Business: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Mike Shatzkin and Robert Paris Riger

Published in Print: 
16 June 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569382
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190628031.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190628031
Many of us read books every day, either electronically or in print. We remember the books that shaped our ideas about the world as children, go back to favorite books year after year, give ... More
BrazilWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Brazil: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Riordan Roett

Published in Print: 
01 September 2016
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569139
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190224523.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190224523
Brazil is one of the most important but puzzling countries in the world. A nation of 200 million people, it has vast natural resource reserves, rich cultural traditions, a middle class ... More
Burma/MyanmarWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know® (2 ed.)  

David Steinberg

Published in Print: 
26 September 2013
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197570166
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780199981687.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199981687
It is unlikely that any country in Asia in recent years has undergone such internal policy shifts in so short a time as Myanmar. Until recently, the former British colony had one of the ... More
Business EthicsWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Business Ethics: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

J.S. Nelson and Lynn A. Stout

Published in Print: 
Apr 2022
Series: 
What Everyone Needs to Know
Published Online: 
Jan 2023
eISBN: 
9780197601501
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190610272.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190610272
What Everyone Needs to Know: Business Ethics is a first guide for both businesspeople facing real-life dilemmas, as well as students studying ethical questions. This succinct, ... More
Campaign FinanceWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Campaign Finance: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Robert E. Mutch

Published in Print: 
23 June 2016
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569245
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190274696.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190274696
The one percent has been providing an ever larger share of campaign funds since the 1980s. Well over half of the money contributed to the presidential race in 2015 came from only about 350 ... More
Campaigns and ElectionsWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Campaigns and Elections: What Everyone Needs to Know®  

Dennis W. Johnson

Published in Print: 
24 October 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
eISBN: 
9780197569788
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190935580.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780190935580
Frequent and fair elections, open to all, are fundamental elements of a democracy. The United States, through its local, state, and national contests, holds more elections, more often, than ... More
Campaigns, Elections, and the Threat to DemocracyWhat Everyone Needs to Know®

Campaigns, Elections, and the Threat to Democracy: What Everyone Needs to Know® (2 ed.)  

Dennis W. Johnson

Published in Print: 
Aug 2022
Series: 
What Everyone Needs to Know
Published Online: 
Jan 2023
eISBN: 
9780197642016
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780197641972.001.0001
Format: 
book
ISBN: 
9780197641972
This book offers the most up-to-date examination of campaigns and elections, along with the threats to democracy coming from the 2020 presidential election, the Big Lie, and more recent ... More

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