Naval power played a vital role in the Peloponnesian War. The conflict pitted Athens against a powerful coalition including the preeminent land power of the day, Sparta. Only Athens’ superior fleet, h
This book considers contemporary international interventions with a specific focus on analysing the frameworks that have guided recent peacekeeping operations led by the United Nations. Drawing from t
Marc G. Mitchell, DVM, was in the prime of his life. As a successful New Hampshire veterinarian who was married to his veterinary-school sweetheart, he had a picture-perfect life in small-town New Eng
To compete in today's unruly and unpredictable business environment, leaders and managers need to extract every ounce of performance from their organizations. Yet many organizations face an "energy cr
By comparing interpretations of the Hebrew Bible by Jews, Christians, and Gnostics in Late Antiquity, this book provides a unique perspective on these religious movements in Palestine. Rival interpre
This book reviews the state-of-the-art advances in skew-elliptical distributions and provides many new developments in a single volume, collecting theoretical results and applications previously scatt
Longtime market-leader THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: POLITICS AND POLICIES, 10/e combines the enduring classics in the development of criminal justice policy with the latest developments from the field
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This practical guide offers a comprehensive summary of the most important and most immediate therapeutic approaches in the assessment and treatment of burn injuries. Taking into account age-specific n
This book examines global governance through Foucauldian notions of governmentality and security, as well as the complex intersections between the two.The volume explores how Foucault's understanding
This book compiles recent work relevant to such notions as space drives, warp drives, gravity control, and faster-than-light travel, breakthroughs which would revolutionize spaceflight and allow human
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