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The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs

A Professor Dr. von Igelfeld Entertainment (2)

By: Alexander McCall Smith

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The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs

A Professor Dr. von Igelfeld Entertainment (2)

By: Alexander McCall Smith

A deliciously entertaining new series by the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency The many fans of Precious Ramotswe will find further cause for celebration in the protagonist of Alexander McCall Smith’s irresistibly funny trilogy, the eminent (if shamefully under-read) philologist Professor Dr. Mortiz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute at Regensburg. Unnaturally tall, hypersensitive to slights, and oblivious to his own frequent gaucheries, von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he knows is due him. Portuguese Irregular Verbs follows the Professor from a busman’s holiday researching old Irish obscenities to a flirtation with a desirable lady dentist. In The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs, von Igelfeld practices veterinary medicine without a license, transports relics for a schismatically challenged Coptic prelate and is mobbed by marriage-minded widows on board a Mediterranean cruise ship. In At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances, the final novel in the trilogy, we find our hero suffering the slings of academic intrigue as a visiting fellow at Cambridge, and the slings of outrageous fortune in an eventful Columbian adventure.

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Vintage Canada

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0307370380

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How America Got It Right

The U.S. March to Military And Political Supremacy

By: Bevin Alexander

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How America Got It Right

The U.S. March to Military And Political Supremacy

By: Bevin Alexander

A military historian and author of How Wars Are Won offers an objective analysis of America's role in world affairs, looking at the enduring ideals and institutions that set America apart, American actions and decisions from its early days to the end of the Cold War, and the policies developed in the wake of September 11. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Three Rivers Press

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1400052890

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Heisenberg’s 1958 Weltformel and the Roots of Post-Empirical Physics

By: Alexander S. Blum

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Heisenberg’s 1958 Weltformel and the Roots of Post-Empirical Physics

By: Alexander S. Blum

This book presents the first detailed account of Werner Heisenberg’s failed attempt to find a theory of everything in the autumn of his career. It further investigates what we can learn from his failure in relation to the search for a final theory of physics, an endeavour that continues to define research in fundamental physics to this day. Thereby it provides the first historically informed contribution to the current debate on post-empirical physics and the state of particle physics.

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3030206459

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Longwave Instabilities and Patterns in Fluids

By: Sergey Shklyaev,Alexander Nepomnyashchy

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Longwave Instabilities and Patterns in Fluids

By: Sergey Shklyaev,Alexander Nepomnyashchy

This book summarizes the main advances in the field of nonlinear evolution and pattern formation caused by longwave instabilities in fluids. It will allow readers to master the multiscale asymptotic methods and become familiar with applications of these methods in a variety of physical problems. Longwave instabilities are inherent to a variety of systems in fluid dynamics, geophysics, electrodynamics, biophysics, and many others. The techniques of the derivation of longwave amplitude equations, as well as the analysis of numerous nonlinear equations, are discussed throughout. This book will be of value to researchers and graduate students in applied mathematics, physics, and engineering, in particular within the fields of fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer theory, and nonlinear dynamics.

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1493975900

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Business Transformation Essentials

Case Studies and Articles

By: Axel Uhl,Lars Alexander Gollenia

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Business Transformation Essentials

Case Studies and Articles

By: Axel Uhl,Lars Alexander Gollenia

Transformation programs are an common feature of global companies carrying out major strategic change projects. These programs combine business and technical expertise to bring together management and information systems. Managers rate firms' transformation competencies relatively poorly, and the success rate of such endeavours is correspondingly low. Using a variety of case studies including: Allianz SE, Shell, SAP, Vodafone, and Mercedes-Benz, this book provides unprecedented insights into characteristics of current transformation programs and the potential that can be leveraged by applying a holistic transformation management approach.

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Routledge

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1317170474

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The Spiritual Rococo

Decor and Divinity from the Salons of Paris to the Missions of Patagonia

By: Professor Gauvin Alexander Bailey

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The Spiritual Rococo

Decor and Divinity from the Salons of Paris to the Missions of Patagonia

By: Professor Gauvin Alexander Bailey

Exploring for the very first time the global reach and spiritual dimension of Rococo décor, particularly in France, Central Europe, Portugal, Brazil, and Spanish South America, this study investigates the socio-religious motives for the importation of this style into an ecclesiastical setting and its commonalities with Enlightenment values, overturning the cliché of Rococo as a frivolous style and acknowledging its essential modernity.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409400638

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Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering

By: Alexander Wu Chao

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Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering

By: Alexander Wu Chao

Edited by internationally recognized authorities in the field, this expanded edition of the bestselling Handbook first published in 1999 is aimed at the design and operation of modern accelerators including Linacs, Synchrotrons and Storage Rings. It is intended as a vade mecum for professional engineers and physicists engaged in these subjects. With a collection of 2200 equations, 345 illustrations and 185 tables, here one will find, in addition to the common formulae of previous compilations, hard to find, specialized formulae, recipes and material data pooled from the lifetime experience of many of the world's most able practitioners of the art and science of accelerators.The eight chapters include both theoretical and practical matters as well as an extensive glossary of accelerator types. Chapters on beam dynamics and electromagnetic and nuclear interactions deals with linear and nonlinear single particle and collective effects including spin motion, beam-environment, beam-beam and intrabeam interactions. The impedance concept and calculations are dealt with at length as are the instabilities associated with the various interactions mentioned. A chapter on operational considerations deals with orbit error assessment and correction. Chapters on mechanical and electrical considerations present material data and important aspects of component design including heat transfer and refrigeration. Hardware systems for particle sources, feedback systems, confinement and acceleration (both normal conducting and superconducting) receive detailed treatment in a subsystems chapter, beam measurement techniques and apparatus being treated therein as well. The closing chapter gives data and methods for radiation protection computations as well as much data on radiation damage to various materials and devices.A detailed index is provided together with reliable references to the literature where the most detailed information available on all subjects treated can be found.

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World Scientific

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9810238584

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Driver Reactions to Automated Vehicles

A Practical Guide for Design and Evaluation

By: Alexander Eriksson,Neville A. Stanton

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Driver Reactions to Automated Vehicles

A Practical Guide for Design and Evaluation

By: Alexander Eriksson,Neville A. Stanton

Driver Reactions to Automated Vehicles focuses on the design and evaluation of the handover to and from driver and the automobile. The authors present evidence from studies in driving simulators and on the open roads to show that handover times are much longer than anticipated by previous research. In the course of the studies, Eriksson and Stanton develop compelling evidence to support the use of driving simulators for the study of handovers. They also develop guidelines for the design of handover strategies and show how this improves driver takeover of vehicle control. Features Provides a history of automobile automation Offers a contemporary analysis of the state of automobile automation Includes novel approaches in examining driver-automation interaction Presents studies of automation in driving simulators Includes on-road studies of driver automation Covers guidelines for design of vehicle automation

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CRC Press

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1351207490

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The Application of Foreign Law in the British and German Courts

By: Alexander DJ Critchley

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The Application of Foreign Law in the British and German Courts

By: Alexander DJ Critchley

This book explores the application of foreign law in civil proceedings in the British and German courts. It focuses on how domestic procedural law impacts on the application of choice of law rules in domestic courts. It engages with questions involved in the investigation and determination of foreign law as they affect the law of England and Wales, Scotland, and Germany. Although the relevant jurisdictions are the focus, the comparative analysis extends to explore examples from other jurisdictions, including relevant international and European conventions. Ambitious in scope, it expertly tracks the development of the law and looks at possible future reforms.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1509959599

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9781509959594

Moses Mendelssohn

A Biographical Study

By: Alexander Altmann

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Moses Mendelssohn

A Biographical Study

By: Alexander Altmann

Professor Altmann quotes widely from personal letters and other contemporary documents in this biographical study of one of the most celebrated figures of the German Enlightenment. A considerable amount of the primary source material is offered in English translation.

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Liverpool University Press

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1909821187

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Through the Wheat

The U.S. Marines in World War I

By: Edwin Howard Simmons,Estate of Joseph H Alexander

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Through the Wheat

The U.S. Marines in World War I

By: Edwin Howard Simmons,Estate of Joseph H Alexander

U.S. Marine participation in World War I is known as a defining moment in the Marine Corps' great history. It is a story of exceptional heroism and significant operational achievements, along with lessons learned the hard way. The Marines entered World War I as a small force of seagoing light infantry that had rarely faced a well-armed enemy. On a single June day, in their initial assault "through the wheat" on Belleau Wood against German machine-guns and poison gas shells, the Marines suffered more casualties than they had experienced in all their previous 142 years. Yet at Belleau Wood, Soissons, BlancMont, St. Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne the Marines proved themselves to be hard-nosed diehards with an affinity for close combat. Nearly a century later Belleau Wood still resonates as a touchstone battle of the Corps. Two retired Marines, well known for their achievements both in uniform and with the pen, have recorded this rich history in a way that only insiders can. Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons and Col. Joseph H. Alexander recount events and colorful personalities in telling detail, capturing the spirit that earned the 4th Marine Brigade three awards of the French Croix de Guerre and launched the first pioneering detachments of "Flying Leathernecks." Here, hand-to-hand combat seen through the lenses of a gas mask is accompanied by thought-provoking assessments of the war's impact on the Marine Corps.

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Naval Institute Press

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1612518834

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Face Value

The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions

By: Alexander Todorov

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Face Value

The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions

By: Alexander Todorov

The scientific story of first impressions—and why the snap character judgments we make from faces are irresistible but usually incorrect We make up our minds about others after seeing their faces for a fraction of a second—and these snap judgments predict all kinds of important decisions. For example, politicians who simply look more competent are more likely to win elections. Yet the character judgments we make from faces are as inaccurate as they are irresistible; in most situations, we would guess more accurately if we ignored faces. So why do we put so much stock in these widely shared impressions? What is their purpose if they are completely unreliable? In this book, Alexander Todorov, one of the world's leading researchers on the subject, answers these questions as he tells the story of the modern science of first impressions. Drawing on psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science, and other fields, this accessible and richly illustrated book describes cutting-edge research and puts it in the context of the history of efforts to read personality from faces. Todorov describes how we have evolved the ability to read basic social signals and momentary emotional states from faces, using a network of brain regions dedicated to the processing of faces. Yet contrary to the nineteenth-century pseudoscience of physiognomy and even some of today's psychologists, faces don't provide us a map to the personalities of others. Rather, the impressions we draw from faces reveal a map of our own biases and stereotypes. A fascinating scientific account of first impressions, Face Value explains why we pay so much attention to faces, why they lead us astray, and what our judgments actually tell us.

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Princeton University Press

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1400885728

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9781400885725

Rewriting Dialectal Arabic Prehistory

The Ancient Egyptian Lexical Evidence

By: Alexander Borg

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Rewriting Dialectal Arabic Prehistory

The Ancient Egyptian Lexical Evidence

By: Alexander Borg

This study is the first attempt to reconstruct the prehistory of Arabic by examining lexical evidence of its symbiotic relationship with Ancient Egyptian already apparent from the Pyramid Texts (c. 2613–2181 BC). It documents the contention that Ancient Egypt was a strategic site in its early prehistory.

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BRILL

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9004472134

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The Cinema of Wim Wenders

The Celluloid Highway

By: Alexander Graf

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The Cinema of Wim Wenders

The Celluloid Highway

By: Alexander Graf

The Cinema of Wim Wenders: The Celluloid Highway is a new study of the films of this most prominent of German directors, and penetrates the seductive sounds and images for which he is best known. The book analyses the individual films in the context of a preoccupation central to all of Wenders' work and writings: why modern cinema - a recording art, solely composed of sounds and images - naturally developed into a primarily narrative medium, a domain traditionally associated with words and sentences? With its emphasis on analysing the films themselves, this book identifies and critically elucidates Wenders' chief artistic motivation: that the act of seeing can constitute a creative act in its own right.

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Wallflower Press

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1903364299

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The Physiology of Giant Algal Cells

By: Alexander Beaumont Hope,N. A. Walker

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The Physiology of Giant Algal Cells

By: Alexander Beaumont Hope,N. A. Walker

This 1975 account gives a historical background to the giant cells of certain algae which are valuable for the investigation of physiological problems.

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CUP Archive

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0521205131

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9780521205139

Chemical Mutagens

Principles and Methods for Their Detection

By: Frederick J. de Serres,Alexander Hollaender

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Chemical Mutagens

Principles and Methods for Their Detection

By: Frederick J. de Serres,Alexander Hollaender

New developments in the study of environmental mutagens continue to evolve in this rapidly emerging field. In Volume 7 of Chemical Mutagens, we have focused on various new techniques for the detection of genetic damage in somatic cells and germ cells of mammals and the use of lower eukaryotic microorganisms to detect aneuploidy as well as other types of genetic damage. Attention has also been given to the role of in vitro metabolic activation as a mechanism for modifying the genetic effects of different environmental chemicals. In a chapter on compar ative mutagenesis, reaction kinetics and their relationship to the mu tagenic action of monofunctional alkylating agents in higher eukaryotic organisms are examined. In another chapter, the pharmacology and toxicology of nitrites and nitrates, which are in widespread distribution in the environment, are discussed in detail. The books in this series have provided a mechanism for the publication of many important new developments in the study of the genetic effects of environmental chemicals. This series was launched by Dr. Alexander Hollaender who, beginning in 1971, edited Volumes 1-4 and then coedited Volumes 5-7. The success of his lO-year effort with these volumes is another testimony to Dr. Hollaender's many contri butions to the field of environmental mutagenesis. As Dr.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461566258

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Beyond Volcanoes

By: Alexander Mores

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Beyond Volcanoes

By: Alexander Mores

In an apartment block on the edge of a working-class settlement in Rhineland, an 8-year-old has been suffering for years from his parents' intensifying marital crisis, reacting with withdrawal and a variety of behavioral anomalies. During an escalation of the crisis with short-term separation, a fun-loving aunt begins to take increased care of the little one. She invites him to visit her in Hamburg and takes him to the volcanic island of Lanzarote. An adventurous time for the boy, while the smoldering marital crisis of his parents is escalating further. Alexander Mores tells an intense but also humorous story of a child who is at the mercy of changeful family dynamics, who tries to live on between the extremes, and who must find his own individual happiness in the end.

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3756850811

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Geschwülste / Tumors I

Morphologie, Epidemiologie, Immunologie / Morphology, Epidemiology, Immunology

By: P. Alexander,G. Chomette,H. Hamperl,D. K. Hossfeld,L. G. Koss,R. Laumonier,H. F. Oettgen,M. F. Rajewsky,A. A. Sandberg,L. H. Sobin,H. Tulinius,S. Watanabe

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Geschwülste / Tumors I

Morphologie, Epidemiologie, Immunologie / Morphology, Epidemiology, Immunology

By: P. Alexander,G. Chomette,H. Hamperl,D. K. Hossfeld,L. G. Koss,R. Laumonier,H. F. Oettgen,M. F. Rajewsky,A. A. Sandberg,L. H. Sobin,H. Tulinius,S. Watanabe

Bald nach Erscheinen des Bandes "Geschwülste" "Geschwiilste" 1956 1956 wurde wurde deutlich, deutlich, daß daB dies dies nur ein Anfang gewesen sein konnte. Die grundlegenden Beitrage Beiträge dieses Bandes spiegelten den Wissensstand am Beginn des 6. Jahrzehnts wider. Sie waren wahrscheinlich zugleich die letzten echten Handbuchbeitrage Handbuchbeiträge zu diesem Thema: umfassend und enzyklopadisch enzyklopädisch vollständig vollstandig und trotzdem als Ganzes lesbar, verfaßt verfaBt von den damals besten Sachkennern in Deutschland. Inzwischen hat sich das Handbuch der Allgemeinen Pathologie gewandelt. Entsprechend der Weitung des Faches vergrößerten vergroBerten sich die Themen. Neben den Bänden Banden tiber über die die Organe Organe zum zum Hilfsmechanismus Hilfsmechanismus des des Stoffwechsels, Stoffwechsels, tiber über die die Zelle, Zelle, das das Altern Altern usw. usw. nahm sich der Geschwulstband vergleichsweise bescheiden aus. Das steht im Gegensatz zur Stellung des Geschwulstproblems in der Allgemeinen Pathologie. Die Krebsforschung erfuhr gerade in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten einen vorher nicht geahnten Aufschwung, so daß daB eine eine enzyklopädische enzyklopadische Zusammenfassung Zusammenfassung heute heute den den Umfang Umfang des des gesamten gesamten Handbuches Handbuches einnehmen einnehmen würde wtirde -- wenn wenn sich sich jemand fände, rande, das das zu zu versuchen. versuchen. Und wenn der letzte Band gedruckt wäre, ware, ware wäre der erste hoffnungslos veraltet.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642658954

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The Lyotropic State of Matter

Molecular Physics and Living Matter Physics

By: Alexander G Petrov

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The Lyotropic State of Matter

Molecular Physics and Living Matter Physics

By: Alexander G Petrov

The lyotropic state of matter embraces highly concentrated solutions of soaps and detergents, as well as such biologically active substances as lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and lipopolysaccharides. Since some of the most important living lyotropic structures are biological membranes, their study is multidisciplinary, ranging from the molecular physics and physical chemistry of interfaces to living matter physics in general, and membrane biophysics in particular. Written for liquid crystal scientists who are not familiar with lyotropics and membranes, for membranologists who are not familiar with liquid crystal physics, and for experts in these fields, The Lyotropic State of Matter: Molecular Physics and Living Matter Physics presents both theory and experiment, and provides an overview of the state of the art in this exciting area of study.

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CRC Press

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905699638X

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Treatise on International Criminal Law

Volume II: the Crimes and Sentencing

By: Kai Ambos

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Treatise on International Criminal Law

Volume II: the Crimes and Sentencing

By: Kai Ambos

International criminal law and justice is a flourishing field which has led, in recent years, to new international criminal tribunals and new mechanisms for investigation and holding criminals to account. These developments have, in turn, led to an increasing volume and greater consolidation of case law, and even more scholarly attention. The second edition of this volume of Kai Ambos' seminal treatise has been revised and rewritten in parts to provide coverage of recent developments in the 'Special Part' of international criminal law: namely, the specific crimes and sentencing. Amongst other updates, there are significant extensions of the discussion on sexual and gender-based crimes; the introduction of environmental crimes into international criminal law; further elaboration on the nexus requirement in war crimes and asymmetrical conflicts (e.g., ISIS); and reference to the newly introduced war crimes of the ICC Statute and of the peculiarities of cyber-attacks and other emerging activities. The volume complements Volume I of the treatise on issues relevant to the foundations, general part of international criminal law, and general principles of international criminal justice. Taken together with the other new editions of the three-volume series, this second edition provides an exhaustive guide to every aspect of international criminal law, from fundamental principles to procedures and implementation. Kai Ambos' Treatise remains an indispensable reference work for academics and practitioners of international criminal law.

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Oxford University Press

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0192895737

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Atomic Assurance

The Alliance Politics of Nuclear Proliferation

By: Alexander Lanoszka

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Atomic Assurance

The Alliance Politics of Nuclear Proliferation

By: Alexander Lanoszka

Do alliances curb efforts by states to develop nuclear weapons? Atomic Assurance looks at what makes alliances sufficiently credible to prevent nuclear proliferation; how alliances can break down and so encourage nuclear proliferation; and whether security guarantors like the United States can use alliance ties to end the nuclear efforts of their allies. Alexander Lanoszka finds that military alliances are less useful in preventing allies from acquiring nuclear weapons than conventional wisdom suggests. Through intensive case studies of West Germany, Japan, and South Korea, as well as a series of smaller cases on Great Britain, France, Norway, Australia, and Taiwan, Atomic Assurance shows that it is easier to prevent an ally from initiating a nuclear program than to stop an ally that has already started one; in-theater conventional forces are crucial in making American nuclear guarantees credible; the American coercion of allies who started, or were tempted to start, a nuclear weapons program has played less of a role in forestalling nuclear proliferation than analysts have assumed; and the economic or technological reliance of a security-dependent ally on the United States works better to reverse or to halt that ally's nuclear bid than anything else. Crossing diplomatic history, international relations, foreign policy, grand strategy, and nuclear strategy, Lanoszka's book reworks our understanding of the power and importance of alliances in stopping nuclear proliferation.

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Cornell University Press

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1501729209

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International and Comparative Mediation

Legal Perspectives

By: Nadja Marie Alexander

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International and Comparative Mediation

Legal Perspectives

By: Nadja Marie Alexander

In a world where the borders of the global community are fluid, and where disputants manifest increasingly diverse attributes and needs, mediation ? for decades hovering at the edge of dispute resolution practice ? is now emerging as the preferred approach, both in its own right and as an adjunct to arbitration. Mediation processes are sufficiently flexible to accommodate a range of stakeholders (not all of whom might have legal standing) in ways the formality of arbitration and litigation would not normally allow. Among mediation?s many advantages are time and cost efficiencies, sensitivity to cultural differences, and assured privacy and confidentiality. This book meets the practice needs of lawyers confronted with cross-border disputes now arising far beyond the traditional areas of international commerce, such as consumer disputes, inter-family conflicts, and disagreements over Internet-based transactions. The author takes full account of mediation?s risks and limitations, primarily its lack of finality and uncertainty in relation to enforceability issues which will persist until the advent of appropriate international regulation."--Publisher's website.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9041132244

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9789041132246

Basic Science of Spinal Diseases

By: Alok D Sharan,Simon Y Tang,Alexander R Vaccaro

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Basic Science of Spinal Diseases

By: Alok D Sharan,Simon Y Tang,Alexander R Vaccaro

This book is a comprehensive guide to the basic science of spinal diseases for trainees and clinicians. Divided into four sections, the authors begin with detailed discussion on the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the intervertebral disc. The following sections examine the science of spinal instrumentation and spinal interventions. Clinical chapters are structured in a uniform format, beginning with the presentation of a clinical case, followed by detailed discussion and supporting evidence. Each case ends with challenging questions to direct further investigation. This book is a highly useful compilation of research work from recognised surgeons from the USA and The Netherlands, specialising in the fields of physiology, biology, biomechanics and mechanobiology. Key points Comprehensive guide to the basic science of spinal diseases Based on research work of specialists in physiology, biology, biomechanics and mechanobiology US and Dutch author and editor team Includes nearly 240 full colour images and illustrations

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JP Medical Ltd

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9350904691

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9789350904695

Pediatric Neoplasia

Advances in Molecular Pathology and Translational Medicine

By: Alexander Craig Mackinnon

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Pediatric Neoplasia

Advances in Molecular Pathology and Translational Medicine

By: Alexander Craig Mackinnon

Pediatric Neoplasia: Advances in Molecular Pathology and Translational Medicine presents many of the major, relevant advances in molecular pathology that are occurring in the field of pediatric oncology and will serve as a useful overview for resident and attending physicians as well as scientists interested in understanding the molecular pathology of pediatric cancer in the context of clinical medicine. Chapters are based upon organ systems, and each is written by an expert or pair of experts in their field with subspecialty training and extensive clinical experience. Each chapter describes a variable number of tumors and includes an overview of the classification system and clinicopathological characteristics of each tumor. This is followed by a discussion of the molecular pathology relevant to a specific tumor, including specific molecular markers of the tumors, methods used for diagnosis or clinical management, clinical significance of the markers, and if appropriate, a description or discussion of current activities in translational research or issues that need to be addressed in the future. Pediatric Neoplasia: Advances in Molecular Pathology and Translational Medicine will be of great value to pathologists, oncologists, hematologists, internal medicine and pediatric specialists, as well as pharmaceutical professionals and translational and clinical researchers.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1627031154

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