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This open access book presents a person-centered exploration of student profiles, using variables related to motivation to do school mathematics derived from the IEA’s Trends in International Mathem……続きを見る

A new framework contextualizes crucial international security issues at sea in the Indo-Pacific Competition at sea is once again a central issue of international security. Nowhere is the urgency to ……続きを見る

How reading and writing are collective acts of political pedagogy, and why the struggle for change must begin at the level of the sentence. “Reading is class struggle,” writes Bertolt Brecht. Politi……続きを見る

This book explores the emergence and development of the legal concept of fair and equitable benefit-sharing, and its application in agriculture. Developed in the 1990s, the concept of fair and equit……続きを見る

In the "Fourteenth Report on Human Rights of the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala," the UN provides a meticulous account of the human rights situation in Guatemala, reflecting the co……続きを見る

The legality of abortion in the United States is subject to individual state laws. In 1973, Roe v. Wade made the first abortion case to be taken to the Supreme Court, which had made it federally leg……続きを見る

Os textos que compõem a presente obra oferecem uma percepção aguda do dilema ético-político contemporâneo, especialmente no contexto nacional, ao colocar o fascismo em questão, e vão além, ao propor……続きを見る

This book extends debates in the field of biographical research, arguing that causal explanations are not at odds with biographical research and that biographical research is in fact a valuable tool……続きを見る

The book offers a study of a fascinating political personality, that of Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo (2012-2020). Abe's political career was boosted by his predecessor Koizumi Jun.ichiro and h……続きを見る

Este libro arranca lejos en el tiempo y se ancla fuertemente en el muy diverso territorio de México, donde se ha desplegado por siglos una particularmente rica y compleja argicultura basada en el ma……続きを見る

Buku Saku Panduan Dalam Menghadapi Berbagai Bencana Alam Seperti Gempa Bumi, Banjir, Longsor & Tsunami Untuk Masyarakat Umum Yang Di Terbitkan Oleh BNPB (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana) 続きを見る

Este volume, Desenvolvimento, Estado e Políticas de Saúde, objetiva desenhar um pano de fundo para os outros capítulos diretamente voltados para a questão da saúde. Abrange os seguintes temas: cenár……続きを見る

This book claims that artificial intelligence (AI) may affect our freedom at work, in our daily life, and in the political sphere. The author provides a philosophical framework to help make sense of……続きを見る

It takes more than an excellent candidate to win elections; it takes an outstanding campaign organization, too. Campaign Inc. is the story of how leadership and organization propelled Barack Obama t……続きを見る

This book contends that the Chinese economic reform inaugurated since 1978 has been a top-down passive revolution, in Gramsci’s term, and that after three decades of reform the role of the Chinese s……続きを見る

Winner for Best Business (General) Book, International Best Book Awards. Winner for Best Nonfiction (General) Book, Best Book Awards. Silver Medal Winner in Business Ethics, Axiom Business Book Awar……続きを見る

Taken for granted as the natural order of things, peace at sea is in fact an immense and recent achievementーbut also an enormous strategic challenge if it is to be maintained in the future. In Mari……続きを見る

Examining the shifts in Russian foreign policy and their potential impact on the status and influence of the United States in the international system, this outstanding volume examines why the Kreml……続きを見る

This book provides an up-to-date analysis of the governance of biotechnology in post-Soviet Russia. The rapid advancement of the life sciences over the past few decades promises to bring tremendous ……続きを見る

Anegdotyczne opowieści o procesach sądowych w Stalinogrodzie, jak nazywano Katowice, w latach 1953-1956. Przesłuchania obnażają absurdy ówczesnej rzeczywistości, w czym współgrają utrzymane w żartob……続きを見る

Entre 1867 et 2000, le gouvernement canadien a placé plus de 150 000 enfants autochtones dans des pensionnats d’un bout à l’autre du pays. Les autorités gouvernementales et les missionnaires étaient……続きを見る

Entre 1867 et 2000, le gouvernement canadien a placé plus de 150 000 enfants autochtones dans des pensionnats d’un bout à l’autre du pays. Les autorités gouvernementales et les missionnaires étaient……続きを見る

How does the use of military drones affect the legal, political, and moral responsibility of different actors involved in their deployment and design? This volume offers a fresh contribution to the ……続きを見る

On June 28th 2012, the small island of Cyprus became the fifth government to request an economic bail-out from the Eurozone after losing access to international capital markets. Less than a year lat……続きを見る

Cuomo's Commission on Competitiveness argues that America must reform its economic and social policies and institutions to reverse the weakening of its industrial leadership, the erosion of living s……続きを見る

In Muslim Integration: Pluralism and Multiculturalism in New Zealand and Australia, contributors from a range of backgrounds investigate the state of Muslim integration in New Zealand and Australia.……続きを見る

How is it possible that a phenomenon like psychoanalysis, which has dominated the cultural and intellectual life of the last century in Europe, North and South America, has seemingly had little-to-n……続きを見る

THE MOUNTAINS WERE SILENT… He was handsome, shrewd, lustfulーa scoundrel who would do anything for money. She was beautiful, innocent, lonelyーand she possessed a fortune… Alina would not be the fir……続きを見る

This book is about the Egyptian people's 2011 Revolution for freedom, justice, and human dignity, and its aftermath. The Revolution succeeded in toppling the authoritarian Mubarak regime in less tha……続きを見る

What drives people to take to the streets in protest? What is their connection to other activists and how does that change over time? How do seemingly spontaneous activist movements emerge, endure, ……続きを見る