Month: December 2015

Editor: Sangam G. Kanekar, MD Publisher: Thieme – 397 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Dementia is the most common form of neurodegenerative disorders. Dementia is not a normal part of ageing. It is a syndrome of a chronic or progressive nature in which there is deterioration in memory, thinking, and behavior; a slowing down in movement, and the ability to perform daily activities, according to a March 2015 article on the World Health Organization website. Dementia is caused by a variety of diseases and injuries that primarily or secondarily affect the brain, such as Alzheimer’s disease or stroke....

Editors: Bernard Rougier, and Stephane Lacroix Publisher: Macmillan Palgrave – 281 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar Egypt is the second largest nation in the Muslim world, with a population of about 90 million people, next only to Pakistan, which had more than 196 million inhabitants on January 01, 2014, according to the CIA World Factbook and Index Mundi (go to www.IndexMundi.com to see the  population numbers of 20 Arab countries. This resource also provides thematic maps). Egypt however is the largest Arab nation, followed by Turkey with over 81 million, Iran with over 80 million, Iraq with about...

Author: Garry Campion Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan – 342 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This book provides a fascinating story and the various circumstances surrounding the famous Battle of Britain. It was written by Garry Campion, who teaches history and architectural conservation at the University of Northampton, about 70 miles from London. In June 1940, according to a Wikipedia article, Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler had conquered most of Western Europe and Scandinavia. About the only territory left to conquer was Britain. He had offered several ‘peace proposals’ to the British, who had rejected all of them. Hitler’s...

Author: Lauren. A McCarthy Publisher: Cornell University Press – 276 pages Book Review by: Paiso Jamakar Human trafficking is the recruitment, transportation, transfer, and receipt of people. It also includes the harboring of persons against their free will. These activities involve abduction, abuse of power  by a person of authority, coercion, deception, fraud, and other actions. The people who are trafficked do forced labor at low wages or are sexually exploited. They may be living within a country or come from other countries. Those being trafficked are not only grownup women but also men. The females and males may...

Author: Kyle Beardsley Publisher: Cornell University Press – 240 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram Mediation by a third party to resolve conflicts involving two countries at war with each other has often proved to be a good means to reducing and even stopping further bloodshed. This book proves it, citing many cases. While mediation has been used quite often as a technique for ending violence and reducing loss of lives, it has its limitations and problems when not handled skillfully. For example, while short-term successes in ending conflicts are numerous, oftentimes on a long-term basis, the peace achieved...