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The subtitle of the book summarizes its content (Western efforts in building and supporting the Iraqi state).

The book is surveying the time period (1914-1958) in Iraq, highlighting the first steps in building the institutions of the Iraqi state, including education, health, transportation, agriculture, irrigation, survey, internal security, and others. The book follows the process of transferring administration from the hands of the British to the Iraqis, and from the military to ...

In recent years, Kiev and Russia have been in the news negatively almost every day. In the West, we know very little about Europe's largest border country and they view us there through rose-tinted glasses. Through a number of social issues, the author takes the reader on a quest through thisformer impressive country with a very fascinating history and culture, strongly intertwined with that of Russia. We in the West are far too complacent and have a lot to learn from Eastern Europe. The aim...

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If you’re a founder or business owner who’s built something great — but feel trapped in the day-to-day — this book is for you. Because building a great business doesn’t guarantee a great exit. Sellability shows you how to turn your company into a transferable, scalable machine buyers compete for.

Whether you’re thinking about selling in 12 months or 5 years, most books focus on the deal itself. This isn’t one of them. This is S...

“This book is an enrichment for the standing debate about Europe and should be published and widely read and discussed.” – Boudewijn R.A. Bouckaert

Reflections on Democracy in de European Union, with a foreword by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, is a unique volume that offers an interdisciplinary approach on EU democracy, law and politics from economic, juridical and philosophical perspectives. It is divided in three parts and deals with EU’s contemporary challenges, its historical d...

In today’s ever-changing world, leadership requires more than just vision—it demands transformation. drs. Walter H. Visser invites you on a journey to unlock your full potential as a leader and foster a culture of innovation, resilience, and authenticity in your organisation. This groundbreaking book explores the science of perception, the art of conscious leadership, and the power of alignment to achieve extraordinary results. Combining personal insights with proven strategies, Visser de...

‘The great-grandfather I never knew has gradually become closer to me as I read what was written about him and discovered the circumstances in which he must have lived and worked. It has become Jos’s story, following his path from budding architect to the one who has the age I have now. For me it also became an act of looking back.’

Architect Jos Viérin (1872-1949) played a prominent role in the reconstruction of the Destroyed Regions. After World War I, it was decided to reconstruct i...

Gil Nader (1968) and Moti Porat (1971) are known for their socially engaged work in which they explore the notion of individuality and question forms and norms of identity.

Forget & Remember investigates the background and migration history of their Jewish-Israeli families on the basis of their parents’ collections. In Forget & Remember, Gil's father Yitzhak and Moti's mother Naomi are the protagonists. The reader is introduced to the stories of and about them and their very different coll...

On 4 April 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was created ‘to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down’. Seven decades later, the largest military alliance ever created still exists. Yet we live in a different world with immense security challenges. Are we ready for this?

Is NATO ‘brain-dead’, as French President Emmanuel Macron has it said?

Or does it just have a new future ahead of it?

In this book, Theo Francken, Hendrik Bogaert and Peter Buy...

Why do we talk about Inclusion and DEI for decades, while individual managers still struggle where to start? Why do we decorate the canteen with purple flags once a year and set up women networks and ally programs, while the perspectives of minorities are not heard in the management layers of organisations? Why is it that we await corporate initiatives, rather than make our daily conversations more inclusive? Partially, because our brains are inherently biased and programmed to exclude others.

An inclusive leader invites unwelcome perspectives, while having conversations with all the diverse talent around her. She sees the limitations of her own intellect and uses her curiosity to learn. She does not back off from discomfort and conflict: she enriches her worldview with new perspectives. She admits that she is biased, just like everybody else. And she stays away from the extremes articulated in polarised debates, as she knows we can only learn from nuanced views. This practical book helps you to become more like her, such that inclusion becomes part of your daily work...