The book concludes by recommending that, to be effective, trade preferences should be stable and cover all products with rules of origin and related administartive procedures that reflect the supply capacity and industrial development of LDCs.

Training manual on preparation of trade documents in the context of export operations, aimed at developing country exporters - discusses procedures relating to commercial invoice, packaging list, certificate of origin, insurance certificate, carrier"sdeclaration or consignment note, letter of credit and bill of exchange.

Terrorism: Biographies profiles twenty-six people who figure prominently in the story and history of terrorism. Included are terrorists from the Middle East such as osama bin Laden, Ramzi Yousef, and Abu Nidal; individual actors such as Theodore " Ted" Kaczinski and Timothy McVeigh; those involved in terrorizing minority classes such as Robert M. " Bobby" Shelton; and people some view as freedom fighters, such as John Brown and Michael and Tom Ridge are profiled, reflecting the efforts of negotiators and protectors of peace in response to terrorism.Informative sidebar boxes as well as more than seventy photographs and maps augment the text.

Terrorism: Primary Sources presents fifteen full or excerpted speeches and written works that reflect various perspectives of terrorism and its impact on the world. The excerpts in Primary Sources are arranged in five chapters. Each of the chapters centers on a different theme. " Philosophy of Terror" is a comprehensive look at the mindset of terrorists and terror organizations. " Terrorism and Race in teh United States" examines the violence that has accompanied the fight for freedom and against bigotry. The Israel- palestinian conflict and the philosophy of Osama bin Laden are studied in " Conflict in the Middle East".

The Kingdom of Jordan is an oriental exotic with a completely European style of tourism infrastructure. This country has witnessed great historical eras, and modern Jordan offers tourists a rich "excursion", the Dead Sea, diving, snorkeling and the vast expanses of the Wadi Rum desert. A country with a thousand-year history - the cradle of civilization, one of the main cultural centers in the Middle East - is actively developing its tourism potential

Relates the history of race relations in the United States, focusing on the civil rights movement that began in 1954 with the Supreme Court ruling against segregation in public schools

Explores the people and events surrounding the 2000 Presidential Election

Discusses the history and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance, which was first published in the Youth

The United Nations became actively involved in the situation in Yugoslavia on 25 September 1991 when the Security Council, meeting at the ministerial level