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In light of the rapid fluctuations in oil prices and subsequent impact on the stability and economic perspectives of energy producing and energy importing states in the Western Hemisphere, this book……続きを見る

The Functions of Evil Across Disciplinary Contexts explores answers to two important questions about the age-old theme of evil: is there any use in using the concept of evil in cultural, psychologic……続きを見る

This book explores the significance of remembering the rescuers denouncing human rights crimes as well as protecting and sheltering targeted victimsーincluding the deadーduring the Cold War state vi……続きを見る

Fashionable Childhood is the first book to critically examine representations of children and childhood through fashion media. Focussing on themes such as innocence, sexuality, class, and gender, th……続きを見る

The controversial Leslie Fiedler (1917-2003) was one of the first critics of popular culture as well as an early proponent of queer theory. This book traces the evolution of this larger-than-life fi……続きを見る

Teniamo a precisare che tutti i testi inclusi nella presente opera provengono liberamente da Internet e sono reperibili su Wikipedia. Allora sorge spontanea la domanda: perché acquistarla? La rispos……続きを見る

Nelly et Clovis confrontés à une force criminelle occulte et impitoyable... Nelly et Clovis s’assemblent pour éclaircir la disparition respective de chacun de leur père. Cette recherche de la vérité……続きを見る

Intrigue policière à rebondissements. C’est avec plaisir que les lecteurs assidus de Jean-Claude Grivel découvriront son nouveau roman … Et la lune saignait, une intrigue policière à rebondissements……続きを見る

At the end of the Second World War, America’s newly acquired status of hegemonic power- together with the launch of ambitious international programs such as the Marshall Plan- significantly altered ……続きを見る

Those who survived the brutal dictatorship of the Somoza family have tended to portray the rise of the women’s movement and feminist activism as part of the overall story of the anti-Somoza resistan……続きを見る

Los grandes desastres tecnológicos han sido silenciados en la prensa por presiones políticas o intereses económicos, no se han explicado sus causas, su desarrollo y sus últimas consecuencias hasta a……続きを見る

"Historia menuda de un país que ya no existe" es una obra polivalente, de múltiples registros, que retrata al país que dejamos de ser a partir de pequeñas historias –con minúscula– contadas por gent……続きを見る

EI presente trabajo trata de aproximar la atención al menor desde diferentes enfoques. las prácticas basadas en la evidencia constituyen experiencias contrastadas, válidas y novedosas para afrontar ……続きを見る

Sweta Srivastava Vikram is an award-winning writer, poet, novelist, author, essayist, columnist, blogger, and educator whose musings have translated into four chapbooks of poetry, two collaborative ……続きを見る

About the Author Sweta Srivastava Vikram is a multi-genre writer and marketing professional living in New York City. She is the author of Because All Is Not Lost from Modern History Press and the co……続きを見る

Recent nuclear tests in India and Pakistan make it clear that the US can no longer continue a policy of benign neglect toward India. This book engages the key issues for nonproliferation and foreign……続きを見る

La docena de cuentos que reúne La mar astaba sarana nos acerca a la multifacética impronta gay en distintos momentos de la Cuba socialista. Tanta riqueza anecdótica se plasma clara y directamente, p……続きを見る

Mujeres cuyos nombres hemos oído durante años, relevantes en el engrandecimiento de nuestro pueblo o simples intérpretes de la vida que les tocó vivir. Mujeres que nacieron aquí o pasaron por estos ……続きを見る

"Sin este libro no se entiende bien lo que ha pasado en la historia de Podemos. Y sin la historia de Podemos tampoco se entiende la historia reciente de España". Del prólogo de Ignacio Escolar. A lo……続きを見る

This book addresses the current resurgence of interest in feminism–notably within popular culture and media–that has led some to announce the arrival of the fourth wave. Research explores where four……続きを見る

Are human rights really a building block of global constitutionalism? Does global constitutionalism have any future in the theory and practice of international law and global governance? This book c……続きを見る

Ce numéro contient notamment l'article d'analyse "Purchasing and Selling Intellectual Property Assets – The Purchase Price is not Just About Valuation", d'Harold Flegelman. 続きを見る

Über Prostituierte glaubt jeder Bescheid zu wissen: Huren verkaufen ihre Seele. Die meisten werden zum »Anschaffen« gezwungen. Mafiose Strukturen bestimmen das Geschäft. Mit solchen und anderen Klis……続きを見る

This book provides a general overview of intelligence in health policy, health-care organizations and health services in the light of the current EU digital agenda, which aims to make health data an……続きを見る

Resilience in South Sudanese Women describes the historical injustices in Southern Sudan that led to the outbreak of civil wars. These injustices included socio-economic and political marginalizatio……続きを見る

This book portrays the world history in an entirely new landscape which highlights the pace of development of all the major civilizations of the world since the dawn of human history. Mans rational ……続きを見る

The story of Albert Alonzo "Doc" Ames is perhaps the greatest political scandal in Minnesota history. As mayor of Minneapolis, Ames exposed the city to national humiliation–and helped jump-start an ……続きを見る

This book provides an innovative cultural history of Italian colonialism and its impact on twentieth-century ideas of empire and anti-colonialism. In October 1935, Mussoliniʼs army attacked Ethiopia……続きを見る

This book examines how contemporary financial economy evolved as the predominant economic system, and why unabated accumulation of financial capital takes place in such systems. It reviews the mecha……続きを見る

In post-Soviet Russian politics, Boris Nemtsov is one of the most tragic figuresーand not only because he was shot dead, at the age of 56, in close vicinity to the Kremlin, the locus of Russia’s pow……続きを見る