This book inquires into the role and effects of public apologies in international relations. It focuses on two major questions - why and when do states issue apologies for historic crimes and how and
First published in 1988, this book offers a comprehensive description of the functions and performance of organisational surveys from a wide range of European experts in the field.
Pablo Picasso may be the most famous and influential artist of the twentieth century. What few know is that in 1935, at age 54, Picasso stopped painting, and for a time devoted himself entirely to poe
Liberty Fund's new six-volume The Collected Works of Frederic Bastiat series, of which The Man and the Statesman is the first volume, may be considered the most complete edition of Bastiat's works pub
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Because of C 1-C 4 alkanes relative stability of C-C and C-H bonds, they cannot yet be easily substituted for more expensive alkanes and aromatics in the catalysis processes of the petroleum, petroche
The research of Jonathan Borwein has had a profound impact on optimization, functional analysis, operations research, mathematical programming, number theory, and experimental mathematics. Having auth
Understanding the relationship between frailty and longevity becomes increasingly important as the world continues to age and life expectancy in most countries continues to increase. The articles cont
This book provides information to the state of art of research in nanotechnology and nano medicine and risks of nano technology. It covers an interdisciplinary and very wide scope of the latest fundam
The Advances in Applied Mechanics book series draws together recent significant advances in various topics in applied mechanics. Published since 1948, Advances in Applied Mechanics aims to provide aut
This lecture, given by Michel Foucault at the College de France, launches an inquiry into the notion of parresia and continues his rereading of ancient philosophy. Through the study of this notion of
The new and emerging field of computational surgery will improve the efficiency and quality of surgery and will give patients access to very complex surgical operations that require extreme precision
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Throughout the twentieth century, interest in sport has evidenced a major increase worldwide and a new field of sports medicine has emerged. Sport spectators hip has been stimulated in part by the inc
Editorial BoardCharles A. Berst, University of California at Los Angeles; John A. Bertolini, Middlebury College; Charles A. Carpenter, Binghamton University; L. W. Conolly, Trent University; R. F. Die
The proposed book is a timely contribution to researchers, students, scholars or policy makers in the fields of environment, human geography, development and disaster studies toward a more comprehensi
