In the years since Hurricane Katrina, modern-day bohemians have flocked to New Orleans but often find themselves skirting poverty.... Læs mere
Environmental Success Stories delves into the most daunting ecological and environmental challenges... Læs mere
The Khmer Rouge regime took control of Cambodia by force of arms, then committed the most brazen crimes since the Third Reich: at least 1.5 million people murdered between 1975... Læs mere
One of the important issues confronting moral and political philosophers is the question of justification. This book shows how the... Læs mere
Describes the basic structure, concepts, and application of deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis from a perspective useful to earth... Læs mere
World-renowned experts on terrorism track the evolution of global jihad from the attack on the World Trade Center to the death of Osama bin Laden.
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Presents a paradigm to measure the developmental status of various living communities. This book aims to set forth a theoretical framework for ecology. It demonstrates... Læs mere
The product of a conference on gangs, this text brings together the work of academics, activists and community leaders to examine gang organizations. Analysing... Læs mere
Though finely tuned to the particular local traditions that have defined the boundaries of globalization for Czech men and women, this text also offers a general thesis about the inextricable linkages between political and economic changes and gender identities.
"This book is on the emergence of mammals in Asia, based largely on new fossil finds throughout Asia and cutting-edge biostratigraphic and geochemical methods of dating the fossils and their geological substrate"--Provided by publisher.