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Paddling With the Current

Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Étienne Parent, Liberalism, and Nationalism in Canada

By: Claude Couture

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Paddling With the Current

Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Étienne Parent, Liberalism, and Nationalism in Canada

By: Claude Couture

Claude Couture describes our inheritance from the Trudeau era as fractured between notions of collectivity and individual rights. Couture dissects this seeming paradox by examining the very nature of Trudeau's liberalism."--BOOK JACKET.

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University of Alberta

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0888643136

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Understanding Demographic Transitions

An Overview of French Historical Statistics

By: Claude Diebolt,Faustine Perrin

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Understanding Demographic Transitions

An Overview of French Historical Statistics

By: Claude Diebolt,Faustine Perrin

This book studies the process of demographic transition which has played a key role in the economic development of Western countries. The special focus is on France, which constitutes the first clear case of fertility decline in Europe. The book analyzes the reasons behind this phenomenon by examining the evolution of demographic variables in France over the past two hundred years. To better understand the reasons of the changing patterns of demographic behavior, the authors investigate the development of the female labor force, study educational investments, and explore the evolution of gender roles and relations.

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Springer

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3319446517

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Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete

By: Pierre-Claude Aïtcin

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Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete

By: Pierre-Claude Aïtcin

Linking theory to practice, this book provides a better fundamental understanding of Portland cement and hydraulic binders which is necessary to make better concrete. It has been clearly demonstrated that concrete durability is closely linked to its water/binder ratio and proper curing during the first week after casting. In this rigorously presented work, Pierre-Claude Aïtcin explains the complexity of the hydration reaction and how to make, use and cure durable and sustainable concrete. This book also details the problems with Portland cement composition at present and outlines the concept of an ideal hydraulic binder which is technically and ecologically efficient, as well as being long-lasting and robust. Binders for Durable and Sustainable Concrete is a practical and innovative reference text which will be particularly relevant to engineers and chemists working in the Portland cement, concrete and admixture industries. This book will also be of interest to academics and graduate-level students in Civil Engineering departments who specialize in Portland cement and concrete technology.

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CRC Press

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0203940482

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9780203940488

Latin America 1810-2010

Dreams and Legacies

By: Claude Auroi,Aline Helg

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Latin America 1810-2010

Dreams and Legacies

By: Claude Auroi,Aline Helg

The book analyses present Latin American issues in their historical course since independence (beginning 1810) and its aftermath, up to the contemporary period. The authors focus on political, economic, social, environmental and cultural developments.It examines the legacies of the past and the multiple changes that have taken place in the last two centuries. Today's situation suggests that modernization is well under way and will continue. Offering broad insight into present and future concerns, the book enables readers to evaluate potential areas of economic and social growth, as well as assess risks stemming from past events.

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World Scientific

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1848168462

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9781848168466

Vague Souvenir

By: Claude Lambert

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Vague Souvenir

By: Claude Lambert

Vague Souvenir: a WWII novelMarine Leroy is a French child fiercely attached to her tutor. She will be betrayed: her family is divided between the Fascists and the members of the Resistance; for some, the war turns division into opportunity. Lyman Hall, a young American economist and envoy of President Roosevelt, dreams of methodologies that will bring world peace and end the Great Depression. Their dreams are shattered, but can any good possibly come out of the war?

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Claude Lambert

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098367910X

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L'épée et la mitre au service du roi. Les quatre frères Du Bellay, gloires du Maine au 16ème siècle.

By: Claude DUBOIS-GEOFFROY

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L'épée et la mitre au service du roi. Les quatre frères Du Bellay, gloires du Maine au 16ème siècle.

By: Claude DUBOIS-GEOFFROY

Du Bellay. Chacun a retenu les vers de Joachim, mais qui se souvient de ses glorieux cousins, si connus en leur temps par la rare competence mise dans leurs multiples fonctions? Guillaume, Jean, Martin et Rene Du Bellay, quatre freres au service du roi, promoteurs des valeurs de tolerance et d'humanisme en cette premiere moitie du XVIeme siecle troublee mais feconde en idees nouvelles. Nous les suivons un a un, a travers le Maine, l'Anjou et l'Europe: Guillaume, gentilhomme zele et ambassadeur de Francois Ier, Jean, grand ecclesiastique de l'Eglise gallicane, orateur lettre, successeur de Rene sur la cathedre mancelle, Martin, grand capitaine des chevau-legers du roi, Rene, eveque du Mans, protecteur du naturaliste Pierre Belon comme du savant lettre Jacques Peletier... Claude Dubois-Geoffroy a reussi, en un ouvrage accessible a tous, a livrer la synthese indispensable a tout un chacun desireux de connaitre les artisans de l'Europe de la Renaissance.

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Lulu.com

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2954328614

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The Chevalier de Montmagny (1601-1657)

First Governor of New France

By: Jean-Claude Dubé

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The Chevalier de Montmagny (1601-1657)

First Governor of New France

By: Jean-Claude Dubé

In The Chevalier de Montmagny, Jean-Claude Dubé documents the extraordinary career of Charles Huault de Montmagny, first governor of the colony of New France. Born in Paris in 1601, and educated by the Jesuits, Montmagny studied law at the Université d'Orléans, joined the Order of Malta, and enjoyed a colourful career as a Hospitalier privateer in the Mediterranean, before arriving in New France in the spring of 1636. While Montmagny wasted little time in applying the experience he gained fighting the Ottoman Turks to New France's disputes with the Iroquois, he has also been credited with playing a key role in both ensuring the survival of the colony and the entrenchment of a religious elite. His exploits caught the imagination of Cyrano de Bergerac, who later cast Montmagny as a character in his novel L'autre monde. This well-documented study - which in its original French edition was shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award in 1999 - adds an important dimension to our understanding of the social, religious, and political history of New France.

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University of Ottawa Press

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0776605593

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The Hidden History of Elves and Dwarfs

Avatars of Invisible Realms

By: Claude Lecouteux

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The Hidden History of Elves and Dwarfs

Avatars of Invisible Realms

By: Claude Lecouteux

A comprehensive examination of the intertwined mythology, folklore, and literary history of the little people • Explores the pagan roots of dwarfs and elves and their evolution in myth and literature • Reveals the role the church played in changing them from fearless, shape-shifting warriors with magical powers into cheerful helpmates and cute garden gnomes • Traces their history from ancient Celtic and Germanic lore through their emergence in the literature of the Middle Ages to their modern popularization by the Brothers Grimm and Walt Disney Most people are familiar with the popular image of elves as Santa’s helpers and dwarfs as little bearded men wearing red caps, who are mischievous and playful, helpful and sly, industrious and dexterous. But their roots go far deeper than their appearance in fairy tales and popular stories. Elves and dwarfs are survivors of a much older belief system that predates Christianity and was widespread throughout Western Europe. Sharing his extensive analysis of Germanic and Norse legends, as well as Roman, Celtic, and medieval literature, Claude Lecouteux explores the ancient, intertwined history of dwarfs and elves. He reveals how both were once peoples who lived in wild regions as keepers of the secrets of nature. They were able to change their size at will and had superhuman strength and healing powers. They were excellent smiths, crafting swords that nothing could dull as well as magical jewelry, and often entered into the service of lords or heroes. They were a part of the everyday life of our ancestors before they were transformed by fairy tales and church texts into the mythical creatures we know today. Lecouteux shows how, in earlier folklore, elves and dwarfs were interchangeable, gradually evolving over time to express very different kinds of beings. “Dwarf,” “giant,” and even “elf” did not necessarily connote size but referred to races with different skills. Elves were more ethereal, offering protection and kindness, while dwarfs reflected a more corporeal form of spirit, often appearing as messengers from the underworld. Yet dwarfs and elves could be bargained with, and our ancestors would leave a broken object outside the door at night with the hope that a dwarf or elf (or other local spirit) would repair it. Revealing the true roots of these helpful and powerful beings, including an in-depth exploration of one of the most famous dwarf/elf/fairy beings of the Middle Ages, Auberon or Oberon, also known as Alberich, Lecouteux shows how the magic of dwarfs and elves can be rekindled if we recognize their signs and invite them back into our world.

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Simon and Schuster

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1620557169

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9781620557167

Prepositions

An analytical bibliography

By: Claude Guimier

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Prepositions

An analytical bibliography

By: Claude Guimier

The aim of the present bibliography is to provide a single and reasonably comprehensive list of books and articles which deal with problems related to prepositions in natural languages. If most of publications listed consider syntax or semantics, they also take into account morphological, stylistic, psycholinguistic or historical aspects.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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9027280894

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Claude Raguet Hirst

Transforming the American Still Life

By: Claude Raguet Hirst,Martha M. Evans,National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.),Columbus Museum of Art

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Claude Raguet Hirst

Transforming the American Still Life

By: Claude Raguet Hirst,Martha M. Evans,National Museum of Women in the Arts (U.S.),Columbus Museum of Art

This is the first publication devoted to Hirst's oils and watercolors and her transformation of the still life painting through the creation of works that appeal to both men and women, contrasting with her male contemporaries who painted primarily for a male audience. 72 colour& 29 b/w illustrations

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Hudson Hills

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0918881544

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9780918881540

Le collier de Blanche

By: Claude Hériard

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Le collier de Blanche

By: Claude Hériard

Blanche avait le teint clair comme la neige qui couvrait la colline et ses membres étaient si fragiles qu’il lui sembla qu’un geste pouvait les briser. A son cou, une petite perle fine trahissait sa lignée." Le collier de Blanche est l'histoire d'une famille de 1350 à 1450 en vallée d'Avre, à la limite entre le comté du Thymerais et la Normandie... 100 ans d'histoire où se mêlent passion, guerre, maladies, joie et espérance.

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Avre Editions

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1471038289

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Jean Cocteau

A Life

By: Claude Arnaud

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Jean Cocteau

A Life

By: Claude Arnaud

This passionate and monumental biography reassesses the life and legacy of one of the most significant cultural figures of the twentieth century Unevenly respected, easily hated, almost always suspected of being inferior to his reputation, Jean Cocteau has often been thought of as a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. In this landmark biography, Claude Arnaud thoroughly contests this characterization, as he celebrates Cocteau’s “fragile genius—a combination almost unlivable in art” but in his case so fertile. Arnaud narrates the life of this legendary French novelist, poet, playwright, director, filmmaker, and designer who, as a young man, pretended to be a sort of a god, but who died as a humble and exhausted craftsman. His moving and compassionate account examines the nature of Cocteau’s chameleon-like genius, his romantic attachments, his controversial politics, and his intimate involvement with many of the century’s leading artistic lights, including Picasso, Proust, Hemingway, Stravinsky, and Tennessee Williams. Already published to great critical acclaim in France, Arnaud’s penetrating and deeply researched work reveals a uniquely gifted artist while offering a magnificent cultural history of the twentieth century.

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Yale University Press

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0300182163

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9780300182163

Genetics of Fitness and Physical Performance

By: Claude Bouchard,Robert M. Malina,Louis Pérusse

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Genetics of Fitness and Physical Performance

By: Claude Bouchard,Robert M. Malina,Louis Pérusse

Genetics of Fitness and Physical Performance is the first comprehensive reference on the role of the genes in influencing individual variation in fitness and performance. This essential compendium reviews the past 25 years of accumulated evidence on the genetic basis of health- and performance-related fitness phenotypes. Focusing on the interests of sport scientists, the authors provide insight into the significance of this research on nearly every aspect of the study of human physical activity. The book presents the biological basis of heredity and explains the concepts and methods of genetic epidemiology and molecular biology that are necessary to understand this specialized field. With the rapid advances in molecular biology and the paradigms of human genetics, exercise scientists face a dynamic and vibrant new field. This book offers readers new opportunities to better understand atherosclerosis, noninsulin dependent diabetes, obesity, and hypertension by searching for single gene effects and identifying susceptibility genes. The authors review the evidence on the role of the genes for human traits as it pertains to the exercise science field. And they explore the scientific, practical, and ethical issues that confront exercise scientists as progress is made in this field. Genetics of Fitness and Physical Performance is vital reading for scholars in the field of exercise and sport science to understand how recent discoveries in genetics might shape their future research.

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Human Kinetics

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0873229517

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9780873229517

The child who dreamt of being a tree

By: Claude Daigneault

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The child who dreamt of being a tree

By: Claude Daigneault

’The novelist manages to skillfully alternate his narrative between the reflections of an adult and the musings of a child, resulting in a very entertaining back-and-forth. ‘The Child Who Dreamt of Becoming a Tree’ offers a wonderful glimpse inside the imagination of a sensitive little boy whom we, as readers, quickly grow attached to. Hats off to the author!’ (Jean-Denis Côté, ‘Québec français’.) In the weeks following the end of World War II, we follow the adventures of a five-year-old boy as he lives secluded in his home, shut off from the rest of the world by his mother, who’s developed an irrepressible fear of him getting hurt should she ever let him go outside and play with other children. Helped along by his wheelchair-bound grandfather, a man who’s lost the use of his voice after a stroke and who never stops encouraging him to dream, the cloistered Julien is nonetheless determined to discover all of the secrets life has to offer. Peering through the doorway of his wardrobe, his favorite hiding place, Julien observes the adults evolving all around him, using the power of his imagination to try and understand their odd behavior. Spending long moments sitting in front of the window, he longs for freedom, dreaming of what it would be like to be tree, as his mother would always know that he’s never far from home and that he’s always safe. But over the course of his young life, Julien will become an involuntary witness to family dramas that will shake him to his very foundations for years to come.

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Éditions la Caboche

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2924187265

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9782924187265

Dietary Lipids for Healthy Brain Function

By: Claude Leray

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Dietary Lipids for Healthy Brain Function

By: Claude Leray

Research suggests that lipids including cholesterol, fat soluble vitamins and some carotenoids participate in maintaining brain function. This book focuses on how nutrients can improve brain development in early life leading to slower age related decline of higher brain functions. Chapters review how nutrients affect brain and cognitive development; cognitive decline and age-related disease; as well as neurological, mental, and behavioral disorders.

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CRC Press

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1351977202

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Out of the Shadows

The Health and Well-Being of Private Contractors Working in Conflict Environments

By: Molly Dunigan,Carrie M. Farmer,Rachel M. Burns,Alison Hawks,Claude Messan Setodji

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Out of the Shadows

The Health and Well-Being of Private Contractors Working in Conflict Environments

By: Molly Dunigan,Carrie M. Farmer,Rachel M. Burns,Alison Hawks,Claude Messan Setodji

Deployed contractors may be exposed to the same stressors as military personnel. A RAND survey examined the mental and physical health of contractors, their deployment experiences, and their access to and use of health care resources.

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Rand Corporation

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0833082337

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9780833082336

The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

By: James David Draper,Edouard Papet,Elena Carrara,Nadège Horner,Laure de Margerie,Jean-Claude Poinsignon,Philip Ward-Jackson

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The Passions of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

By: James David Draper,Edouard Papet,Elena Carrara,Nadège Horner,Laure de Margerie,Jean-Claude Poinsignon,Philip Ward-Jackson

Catalogus bij de tentoonstelling van het werk van de Franse beeldhouwer (1827-1875).

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Yale University Press

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0300204310

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9780300204315

Chourmo

By: Jean-Claude Izzo

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Chourmo

By: Jean-Claude Izzo

Second in the renowned Marseilles trilogy following Total Chaos, “one of the masterpieces of modern noir” (Michael Dirda, The Washington Post). This second novel in Izzo’s acclaimed Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the author’s beloved city, in all its color and complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting hero in this city of melancholy beauty. Montale has left a police force marred by corruption, xenophobia, and greed. But getting out is not going to be so easy. When his cousin’s son goes missing, Montale is dragged back onto the mean streets of a violent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discover the truth about the boy’s disappearance, he infiltrates a dangerous underworld of mobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops, and ordinary people driven to extremes by desperation. “Noir at its finest.” —The Times Literary Supplement “Izzo, who died in 2000, is more than adept at noir conventions—gritty light, sudden switches of scene, the pervasive rot of cynicism, which sullies even the best intentions. But what makes his work haunting is his extraordinary ability to convey the tastes and smells of Marseilles, and the way memory and obligation dog every step his hero takes.” —The New Yorker “Like the best American practitioners in the genre, Izzo refrains from any sugarcoating of the city he depicts or the broken and imperfect men and women who people it.” —Publishers Weekly “This hard-hitting series captures all the world-weariness of the contemporary European crime novel, but Izzo mixes it with a hero who is as virile as he is burned out.” —Booklist

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Europa Editions

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1609453948

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9781609453947

From Additive Manufacturing to 3D/4D Printing 1

From Concepts to Achievements

By: Jean-Claude André

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From Additive Manufacturing to 3D/4D Printing 1

From Concepts to Achievements

By: Jean-Claude André

In 1984, additive manufacturing represented a new methodology for manipulating matter, consisting of harnessing materials and/or energy to create three-dimensional physical objects. Today, additive manufacturing technologies represent a market of around 5 billion euros per year, with an annual growth between 20 and 30%. Different processes, materials and dimensions (from nanometer to decameter) within additive manufacturing techniques have led to 70,000 publications on this topic and to several thousand patents with applications as wide-ranging as domestic uses. Volume 1 of this series of books presents these different technologies with illustrative industrial examples. In addition to the strengths of 3D methods, this book also covers their weaknesses and the developments envisaged in terms of incremental innovations to overcome them.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119437393

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ADR in Business

Practice and Issues Across Countries and Cultures

By: Jean-Claude Goldsmith,Arnold Ingen-Housz,Gerald H. Pointon

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ADR in Business

Practice and Issues Across Countries and Cultures

By: Jean-Claude Goldsmith,Arnold Ingen-Housz,Gerald H. Pointon

Whether the andAand stands for andappropriateand, andamicableand, or andalternativeand, all out of court dispute resolution modes, collected under the banner term andADRand, aim to assist the business world in overcoming relational differences in a truly manageable way. The first edition of this book (2006) contributed to a global awareness that ADR is important in its own right, and not simply as a substitute for litigation or arbitration. Now, drawing on a wealth of new sources and developments, including the flourishing of hybrid forms of ADR, the subject matter has been largely augmented and expanded on two fronts: in-depth analysis (both descriptive and comparative) of methodology, expectations and outcomes and extended geographical coverage across all continents. As a result, in this book twenty-nine andintertwined but variegatedand essays (to use the editorands characterization) provide substantial insight in such specific topics as: ADRands flexible procedures as controlled by the parties; ADRands facilitation of the continuation of relations between the parties; privilege and confidentiality; involvement of non-legal professionals; the identity and the role of the andneutraland as well as the role of the arbitrator; the implementation of ICC and other international ADR rules; the workings of Dispute Boards and the role of ADR in securing investment and other specific objectives. In its compound thesis and growing in relevance every day and that numerous dispute resolution methods exist whose goals and developments are varied but fundamentally complementary, the multifaceted approach presented here is of immeasurable value to any business party, particularly at the international level. Practitioners faced with drafting a dispute resolution clause in a contract, or dealing with a dispute that has arisen, will find expert guidance here, and academics will expand their awareness of the issues raised by ADR, in particular as it relates to arbitration. A broad cross section of interested professionals will discover ample material for comparative study of how disputes are approached and resolved in numerous countries and cultures.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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904113414X

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9789041134141

High Performance Concrete

By: Pierre-Claude Aïtcin

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High Performance Concrete

By: Pierre-Claude Aïtcin

A complete review of the fast-developing topic of high performance concrete (HPC) by one of the leading researchers in the field. It covers all aspects of HPC from materials, properties and technology, to construction and testing. The book will be valuable for all concrete technologists and construction engineers wishing to take advantage of the re

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CRC Press

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0203475038

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9780203475034

Malraux, the Absolute Agnostic; Or, Metamorphosis as Universal Law

By: Claude Tannery

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Malraux, the Absolute Agnostic; Or, Metamorphosis as Universal Law

By: Claude Tannery

Moving beyond merely biographical or textual interpretation, Claude Tannery traces the philosophy of life and art developed by André Malraux. With both sensitivity and expert interpretation he defines the issues—personal and artistic as well as political—that underlie Malraux's writings—including early as well as late works, novels, speeches, and essays. The result is a new and subtle portrait of Malraux.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226789624

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9780226789620

National Healing

Race, State, and the Teaching of Composition

By: Claude Hurlbert

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National Healing

Race, State, and the Teaching of Composition

By: Claude Hurlbert

In National Healing, author Claude Hurlbert persuasively relates nationalism to institutional racism and contends that these are both symptoms of a national ill health afflicting American higher education and found even in the field of writing studies. Teachers and scholars, even in progressive fields like composition, are unwittingly at odds with their own most liberatory purposes, he says, and he advocates consciously broadening our understanding of rhetoric and writing instruction to include rhetorical traditions of non-Western cultures. Threading a personal narrative of his own experiences as a student, professor, and citizen through a wide ranging discussion of theory, pedagogy, and philosophy in the writing classroom, Hurlbert weaves a vision that moves beyond simple polemic and simplistic multiculturalism. National Healing offers a compelling new aesthetic, epistemological, and rhetorical configuration.

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University Press of Colorado

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0874218365

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Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis

By: Claude L. Malmendier,P. Alaupovic

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Lipoproteins and Atherosclerosis

By: Claude L. Malmendier,P. Alaupovic

Atherosclerosis which accounts in Western Europe for more than 40 % of deaths, is a generalized disease that develops slowly and is symptomless until lesions have become sufficiently severe to cause myocardial or cerebral infarction. Research on specific and precocious markers of atherosclerosis and the development of non invasive techniques for their early detection represent major challenges in biomedical field. We hope that this volume of edited papers, a consequence of the third international colloquium on atherosclerosis, conducted at the University of Brussels, Belgium through the support of the "Fondation de Recherche sur l' AtherosclE,rose" will contribute to this goal. Among the topics discussed the major ones were the mechanism of action of lipolytic enzymes, the deficiency or dysregulation of cellular receptors, the genetic deficiencies of apolipoproteins, and the panoply of external factors as diet, physical exercise, drugs, which mOdify the lipoprotein metabolism. Special interest was also devoted to potent techniques as kinetic analysis of metabolic tracers and use of monoclonal antibodies. Their contribution to the detection and treatment of atherosclerosis will be obviously essential in the future.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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146841268X

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9781468412680

Quebec Since 1930

By: Paul-André Linteau,René Durocher,Jean-Claude Robert,François Ricard

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Quebec Since 1930

By: Paul-André Linteau,René Durocher,Jean-Claude Robert,François Ricard

List of Tables List of Maps List of Figures Preface PART 1: THE DEPRESSION AND THE WAR 1930-1945 Introduction Quebec in 1929 The Depression A Troubled Period The Second World War

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James Lorimer & Company

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1550282964

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Tibet, le pays sacrifié

By: Claude Arpi

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Tibet, le pays sacrifié

By: Claude Arpi

Le 7 octobre 1950, l’Armée populaire de libération franchit le Yangtsé et anéantit les défenses tibétaines. À Lhassa, le gouvernement minimise l’invasion dans l’espoir de négocier avec la Chine de Mao, puis fait appel à l’ONU. Soutenu par un seul pays – le Salvador – sa demande d’inscrire la « question tibétaine » aux débats du Conseil de sécurité est ajournée. Voici la réédition de l’ouvrage de référence sur le destin politique du Tibet qui manquait au public francophone. L’auteur ne se contente pas de retracer les grandes étapes de l’histoire du Toit du monde et de montrer comment, depuis le Ve siècle jusqu’à l’occupation par la Chine communiste, le Tibet a toujours su préserver un équilibre entre ses puissants voisins. Il lève le voile sur les véritables raisons de la chute du Tibet. Les chapitres sur le rôle du Premier ministre indien, Nehru, et sur les atermoiements des pays occidentaux sont particulièrement éclairants. Grâce à ses recherches dans des archives indiennes, russes et américaines récemment ouvertes aux chercheurs, à ses nombreuses relations dans le monde diplomatique et militaire indien, grâce aussi à ses contacts tibétains – en particulier une longue amitié avec le dalaï-lama –, Claude Arpi nous livre la face cachée d’un drame toujours tragiquement d’actualité.

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Perfume

The Alchemy of Scent

By: Jean-Claude Ellena

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Perfume

The Alchemy of Scent

By: Jean-Claude Ellena

To women the whole world over, perfume means glamour, and in the world of perfume, Jean-Claude Ellena is a superstar. In this one-of-a-kind book, the master himself takes you through the doors of his laboratory and explains the process of creating precious fragrances, revealing the key methods and recipes involved in this mysterious alchemy. Perfume is a cutthroat, secretive multibillion-dollar industry, and Ellena provides an insider’s tour, guiding us from initial inspiration through the mixing of essences and synthetic elements, to the deluxe packaging and marketing in elegant boutiques worldwide, and even the increasingly complicated safety standards that are set in motion for each bottle of perfume that is manufactured. He explains how the sense of smell works, using a palette of fragrant materials, and how he personally chooses and composes a perfume. He also reveals his unique way of creating a fragrance by playing with our olfactory memories in order to make the perfume seductive and desired by men and women the world over. Perfume illuminates the world of scent and manufactured desire by a perfumer who has had clients the likes of Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, and Hermés.

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Skyhorse

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1628721707

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Globalizing Practices and University Responses

European and Anglo-American Differences

By: Jan Currie,Richard Deangelis,Harry deBoer,Jeroen Huisman,Claude Lacotte

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Globalizing Practices and University Responses

European and Anglo-American Differences

By: Jan Currie,Richard Deangelis,Harry deBoer,Jeroen Huisman,Claude Lacotte

Investigates the impact that certain globalizing practices have on European and American universities. Due to dwindling resources and the ideology of privatization, universities are becoming more corporatized and managerial. The authors investigate the consequences of these changes on the lives of academics and analyze how globalizing practices such as managerialism, accountability, and employment flexibility penetrate different universities. Globalization is a contested term. It exists in the form of an integrated world economy and global communication networks. Along with this material world, politicians have created a neoliberal ideology that exhorts nation states to open up their economies to free trade, reduce their public sector, and allow market forces to reshape their public agencies. In effect, this means a reduced role for government, lower taxes, and diminishing funds for public institutions like universities. The underlying thesis of this book is that globalization is not an inexorable force. All nations need to debate its consequences. The authors analyze how globalizing practices are penetrating universities. Are they creating a certain uniformity? Are academics adapting to or resisting particular globalizing practices? The premise at the beginning of the study was that European universities were responding differently to globalizing practices than Anglo-American universities. This premise was confirmed as some universities saw certain globalizing practices as inevitable and other universities resisted them. The authors asked academics and key managers how their funding had changed, and which accountability mechanisms their universities adopted. They also investigated the use of the Internet in their teaching. They found differences between European and American universities in their approach to permanent employment. The French and Norwegian universities were maintaining many of their traditional values and only the Dutch university showed some movement towards the globalizing practices, which American universities were more readily adopting.

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0313013918

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Disarmament and Decommissioning in the Nuclear Domain

By: Jean-Claude Amiard

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Disarmament and Decommissioning in the Nuclear Domain

By: Jean-Claude Amiard

Following the acquisition of the atomic bomb by five states, the United Nations began drafting several treaties to limit nuclear proliferation. These efforts failed, as four more states also acquired nuclear weapons. In a similar vein, an attempt to limit atomic weapons - primarily within the two superpowers - was initiated. While the number of weapons has decreased, the new bombs now being manufactured are more powerful and more precise, negating any reduction in numbers. In the field of civil nuclear use, all nuclear facilities (reactors, factories, etc.) have a limited lifespan. Once a plant is permanently shut down, these facilities must be decommissioned and dismantled. These operations are difficult, time-consuming and costly. In addition, decommissioning generates large volumes of radioactive waste of various categories, including long-lived and high-activity waste. Risks to the environment and to health are not negligible during decommissioning. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have produced numerous publications with recommendations. Each state has its own decommissioning strategy (immediate or delayed) and final plan for the site - whether it be returning it to greenfield status or obtaining a nuclear site license with centuries-long monitoring.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119855519

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La Bête de Brocéliande

By: Jean-Claude Cappelli

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La Bête de Brocéliande

By: Jean-Claude Cappelli

Premier novembre 2012, Samain, nouvel an desdruides et des Celtes, la forêt de Brocéliande estravagée par une bête monstrueuse. A ce momentprécis, Laura Trotel participe à un stage animé parLuc de la Garde, chaman et psychothérapeute. Savie va irrémédiablement basculer...La Bête de Brocéliande est bien plus qu'unsimple roman. A travers la découverte bien réelledes lieux aventureux de la forêt mythique, nouscheminons sur les sentiers d'une quête initiatiqueauthentique.

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1291351396

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