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Dossier Pinto, Het Lijk in de Kast gaat in op het wel en wee van professor 'knuffelallochtoon' David Pinto die als directeur van het Inter-Cultureel Instituut in de landelijke belangstelling kwam te……続きを見る

Lazare Bernard, dit Bernard Lazare, né à Nîmes le 15 juin 1865 et mort à Paris le 1ᵉʳ septembre 1903, est un critique littéraire, journaliste politique, anarchiste et polémiste français. Il fut le p……続きを見る

Quelques semaines après la catastrophe qui a frappé le Japon en 2011, le révérend Kaneda a commencé à voir arriver dans le temple où il officie des gens hantés par les esprits des victimes du tsunam……続きを見る

Congratulations to the first step to definitely get American visa! American visa is the entry pass to the "strongest in the world" country, where you can see and live in person all those places that……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage fait le point sur la mobilité qui est devenue un enjeu capital dans nos sociétés. Il fait suite à l’exposition Cité mobile ! présentée en 2013 au Musée des Transports à Liège. Divers poi……続きを見る

Crônicas do dia a dia da vida brasileira, selecionadas do blog "Crônicas do Motta". Abordam temas de política, economia, artes, comportamento, futebol, entre outros. 続きを見る

Once in a Lifetime reveals the broad range of Elise Varner Winter's activities as first lady of Mississippi during the term of her husband, Governor William F. Winter (1980–1984). Drawn from her per……続きを見る

Generalmente, en los Estados Unidos, al oír la palabra “secesionismo”, la mayoría piensa en Abraham Lincoln, el “Sur profundo” y la Guerra Civil. Pero actualmente hay otro movimiento secesionista ga……続きを見る

Narratives of Justice offers a provocative, contemporary look at the timeless questions of justice and fairness. Using face-to-face interviews, Grant Reeher plumbs the minds of legislators for their……続きを見る

In Italia il lavoro dipendente assume sempre di più i contorni di una forma di schiavitù post moderna. La nuova precarietà, le condizioni di impiego, le retribuzioni, i metodi di organizzazione del ……続きを見る

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In 2010, the governor of Arizona signed a controversial immigration bill (SB 1070) that led to a news media frenzy, copycat bills in twenty-two states, and a U.S. Supreme Court battle that put Arizo……続きを見る

Managing America's Small Communities charts several key aspects of the largely unexamined world of small city management. This book describes the democraphic trends, structural features, executive b……続きを見る

Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States. Often lauded as having the fifth largest economy in the world, California leads the nation ……続きを見る

California is at a tipping point. Severe budget deficits, unsustainable pension costs, heavy taxes, cumbersome regulation, struggling cities, and distressed public schools are but a few of the chall……続きを見る

In deciding the abortion and physician assisted suicide cases, a majority of the Justices of the United States Supreme Court drew on medical knowledge to inform their opinions while dismissing the d……続きを見る

Fugir com sua família o mais rápido possível e levando a maior quantidade de pertences que se podia carregar: esta foi a missão deste imigrante português que teve q……続きを見る

In 1831, Stevens T. Mason was named Secretary of the Michigan Territory at the tender age of 19, two years before he could even vote. The youngest presidential appointee in American history, Mason q……続きを見る

Campaign contributions are widely viewed as a corrupting influence but most scholarly research concludes that they have marginal impact on legislative behavior. Lynda W. Powell shows that contributi……続きを見る

Verkeersongelukken met dodelijke slachtoffers, zelfmoorden, reanimaties, schietpartijen, kindermisbruik of overvallen. Slechts een paar voorbeelden van gebeurtenissen waar politiemensen een stap naa……続きを見る

Se gli anni 80 sono rimasti “i favolosi…” nell’immaginario collettivo i motivi sono molteplici, sintetizzabili in un solo elemento: si vivevano anni di cambiamenti generazionali caratterizzati da sp……続きを見る

You want to get elected. You're running for office and you're going to change the world. Finally…some things in this country will get done. So…what do you do? Filing paperwork and declaring your can……続きを見る

Как провинциалке выжить в столице? 10 секретов, которые раскрывает перед читательницами Инна Ищук, помогут овладеть непростым, но очень увлекательным искусством управления собственным счастьем и бла……続きを見る

The 2008 financial crash continues to ravage Britain’s economy and push millions into austerity while many more faced a cost of living crisis. These were only some of the events that started a new y……続きを見る

This first book-length examination of the Klan in Alabama represents exhaustive research that challenges traditional interpretations. The Ku Klux Klan has wielded considerable power both as a terror……続きを見る

Ce este Transnistria? / 5 I. Teritoriul de dincolo de Nistru dea lungul istoriei ultimului mileniu / 7 a. Sub stăpânire tătaroーmongolă, polonoーlituaniană şi turcoーtătară / 7 b. Problema cazacilor……続きを見る

On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History is a book by Thomas Carlyle, published with James Fraser, London, in 1841. It is a collection of six lectures held in May 1840. (5 May) The Hero a……続きを見る

Internet n'est pas la première révolution. Le train a été une révolution. L'électricité a été une révolution. Toutes ces r&eacut……続きを見る

Faith in our Freedom is a heart wrenching account of journeys that start in Bhutan, Colombia, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo and Senegal and eventually wind up in North America. This i……続きを見る

La Fe en Nuestra Libertad es un emotivo relato de viajes que empieza en Bután, Colombia, La República Democrática del Congo, Kosovo y Senegal, y que termina finalmente en N……続きを見る