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The European Union and Africa: The Restructuring of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brown, Willi, PUBLISHER: I. B. Tauris & Company, This book is an in-depth study ong>ofong> one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most important agreements in ong>theong> recent history ong>ofong> EU-developing world relations: ong>theong> Lome convention--ong>theong> principles upon which all relations between ong>theong> states ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Union and ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) countries are based. Over ong>theong> course ong>ofong> its 25-year life, ong>theong> Convention has been altered to suit ong>theong> changing relationship ong>ofong> those states involved. This historical study not only charts ong>theong> course ong>ofong> that vital relationship between haves and have-nots but also, in its changing focus and shifting concerns, reflects recent broader changes at ong>theong> global level in ong>theong> international relations.

Land policy in the near east

MOHAMAD RIAD EL-GHONEMY Chief, Land tenure and Settlement Branch, FAO LAND POLICY IN ong>THEong> NEAR EAST 8°, pp. 417 FAO Rom ong>Proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> Development enter on land Policy and Settlement for ong>theong> Near East held in Tripoli, Lybya, from 16 to 28 October , organized by Food and Agriculture Organizatio ong>ofong> ong>theong> United Nations Euro 50 (suolo 8)

Euroscepticism in Southern Europe: A Diachronic Perspective

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Susannah, Verney / Verney, Susannah, PUBLISHER: Routledge, ong>Theong> referenda in France and ong>theong> Neong>theong>rlands underlined ong>theong> growing legitimacy problems ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Union, by signaling serious public dissatisfaction with ong>theong> current direction ong>ofong> ong>Europeanong> integration. In ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> ong>theong> constitutional debacle, an examination ong>ofong> ong>theong> origins, evolution and prospects ong>ofong> opposition to ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> integration project appears particularly timely. As a laboratory for ong>theong> study ong>ofong> attitudes towards ong>Europeanong> integration, Souong>theong>rn Europe ong>ofong>fers a particularly rich range ong>ofong> case studies, including a founder member (Italy), three 'second generation' states (Greece, Spain and Portugal), two recent entrants (Cyprus and Malta) and a negotiating candidate (Turkey). In addition, all seven states have been closely linked to ong>theong> integration project since ong>theong> era ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Community, with four members ong>ofong> this group being ong>theong> first states to sign Association Agreements with ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Community in ong>theong> s and s. Souong>theong>rn Europe also covers ong>theong> spectrum in terms ong>ofong> size, including large, medium and small states. ong>Theong> volume traces ong>theong> evolution ong>ofong> euroscepticism in each South ong>Europeanong> country, assessing its significance and highlighting both continuity and change. Covering both eliteparty and popular euroscepticism, ong>theong> volume illuminates ong>theong> factors which have shaped opposition to integration and ong>theong> form and content which it has assumed in each country. This book was published as a special issue ong>ofong> South ong>Europeanong> Society & Politics.

The European Central Bank: Credibility, Transparency, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Haan, Jakob, Haan Jakob / Haan, Jakob De / Eijffinger, Sylvester C. W., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), ong>Theong> adoption ong>ofong> ong>theong> euro in by 11 member states ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Union created a single currency area second in economic size only to ong>theong> United States. ong>Theong> euro zone's monetary policy is now set by ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Central Bank (ECB) and its Governing Council raong>theong>r than by individual national central banks. This CESifo volume examines issues that have arisen in ong>theong> first years ong>ofong> ECB monetary policy and analyzes ong>theong> effect that current ECB policy strategy and structures may have in ong>theong> future. After a detailed description and assessment ong>ofong> ECB monetary policy making that focuses on such issues as price stability and ong>theong> predictability ong>ofong> policy decisions, ong>theong> book turns to two important issues faced by ong>Europeanong> central bankers: ong>theong> transparency and credibility ong>ofong> decision making and ong>theong> ECB's decentralized structure. After showing that transparency in decision making enhances credibility, ong>theong> book discusses ong>theong> ECB's efforts at openness, its political independence as guaranteed by law, and its ultimate accountability. ong>Theong> book ong>theong>n considers ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> ong>theong> decentralized ECB structure, focusing on business cycle synchronization, inflation differentials, and differences in monetary policy transmission in light ong>ofong> ong>theong> enlargement ong>ofong> ong>theong> monetary union. ong>Theong> book also discusses options for ECB institutional reforms, including centralization, vote weighting, and cross-border regional banks.

Optimal Control of Differential Equations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pavel, Nicolae H. / Pavel, Pavel H., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, "Based on ong>theong> International ong>Conferenceong> on Optimal Control ong>ofong> Differential Equations held recently at Ohio University, Aong>theong>ns, this Festschrift to honor ong>theong> sixty-fifth birthday ong>ofong> Constantin Corduneanu an outstanding researcher in differential and integral equations provides in-depth coverage ong>ofong> recent advances, applications, and open problems relevant to maong>theong>matics and physics. Introduces new results as well as novel methods and techniques "

Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen According to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pufendorf, Samuel / Samuel, Pufendorf / Tully, James, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Samuel Pufendorf is one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most important moral and political philosophers ong>ofong> ong>theong> seventeenth century. His ong>theong>ory, which builds on Grotius and Hobbes, was immediately recognized as a classic and taken up by writers as diverse as Locke, Hume, Rousseau, and Smith. Over ong>theong> past twenty years ong>theong>re has been a renaissance ong>ofong> Pufendorf scholarship. On ong>theong> Duty ong>ofong> Man and Citizen is Pufendorf's own epitome ong>ofong> his monumental On ong>theong> Law ong>ofong> Nature and ong>ofong> Nations, and it served as a basic text in ong>Europeanong> universities throughout ong>theong> Enlightenment. This edition has a lucid and historically sensitive translation by Michael Silverthorne, ong>theong> first since ong>theong> early twentieth century. James Tully's introduction sets ong>theong> text in its context, summarizes ong>theong> main arguments, surveys recent literature on Pufendorf, and shows how Pufendorf transformed natural law ong>theong>ory into an independent discipline ong>ofong> juristic political philosophy that dominated reflection on politics until Kant.

The Common Christian Roots of the European Nations

ong>Theong> Common Christian Roots ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Nations vol.2, an international colloquim in ong>theong> Vatican, 1°Ed. Le Monnier-Florence . Il volume è in ottimo stato, tuttavia presenta uno strappo sul retro della sovraccopertina, come da foto. 2 euro prioritaria non tracciabile, 5 raccomandata tracciabile. Spedizioni in imballi rigidi e antipioggia.

Data Privacy in the Information Age

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Klosek, Jacqueline, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Passage ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Data Protection Directive and oong>theong>r national laws have increased ong>theong> need for companies and oong>theong>r entities to improve ong>theong>ir data protection and privacy controls. Clients, stakeholders, and ong>theong> public are clamoring for it. Klosek introduces ong>theong> various legal means to protect personal data in ong>theong> United States and ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Union, targeting her book at American and international businesses that may have difficulty complying with ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Directive. She explains its main elements and practical effects, presents primary components ong>ofong> national privacy laws abroad and in ong>theong> United States, and gives advice on some steps companies can take to improve ong>theong> level ong>ofong> protection ong>theong>y afford to ong>theong> data ong>theong>y possess. Klosek ong>ofong>fers a comprehensive review ong>ofong> ong>theong> American and ong>Europeanong> systems for providing protection to personal information in ong>theong> Internet age. She explains ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Data Protection Directive, ong>theong> national data protection laws ong>ofong> ong>theong> fifteen countries ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Union, and ong>theong> laws and oong>theong>r initiatives for protecting individual personal data. She endeavors to discuss ong>theong> protection ong>ofong> personal data in general but focuses on, and emphasizes, ong>theong> protection ong>ofong> personal data within ong>theong> context ong>ofong> ong>theong> Internet. In doing so, she provides much useful, fascinating information on ong>theong> obvious and non-obvious means ong>ofong> collecting and processing personal data through ong>theong> Internet. Among its unusual features, ong>theong> book helps United States corporate decision makers assess ong>theong> effect data protection laws will have in Europe and ong>theong> U.S., and how companies that are operating web sites that cross international boundaries can ensure ong>theong>y stay in compliance withdata protection laws in countries in which ong>theong>ir web sites may be accessible. ong>Theong> book is essential reading for corporate compliance executives, corporate communications and oong>theong>r top-level organizational administrators, particularly in Internet industries.

Immunopharmacology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, Rogers / Rogers, Thomas / Gilman, Steven C., PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Our understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> intricate nature ong>ofong> ong>theong> immune response on both a cellular and molecular level has both contributed to and benefited from ong>theong> work ong>ofong> immunopharmacologists. An increasing number ong>ofong> immunologists have become interested in agents which exert selective effects on ong>theong> immune system. This has prompted ong>theong> development ong>ofong> ong>theong> subject ong>ofong> immunopharmacology which broadly addresses ong>theong> effects ong>ofong> natural and synong>theong>tic substances on ong>theong> immune response

Create Your Own European Adventure: Leave the Guidebooks at

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shearer, Clive, PUBLISHER: Newjoy Press, A book for independent travelers. All ong>theong> nitty-gritty details ong>ofong> getting around Europe with a backpack and a sense ong>ofong> adventure. ong>Theong> author draws on his own extensive experience ong>ofong> travel in Europe and comes up with a handbook that saves money and hassles. Travelers who prefer oong>theong>r types ong>ofong> travel can also benefit from much ong>ofong> ong>theong> information.

European Multinationals in Core Technologies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tulder, Rob Van / Junne, Gerd / Van Tulder, Rob, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Evaluates ong>theong> position ong>ofong> ong>Europeanong> companies compared to American and Japanese companies, and looks at ong>theong> social and regional impact ong>ofong> ong>theong> application ong>ofong> "core technologies" by multinational companies. Analyzes ong>theong> shift in power between multinational firms and national governments that has resulted from ong>theong> firms' position in new technologies, and from ong>theong> international cooperation agreements between ong>Europeanong> firms. Shows how core technologies are used more in Europe than in ong>theong> U.S. by multinational corporations, and looks at ong>theong> future ong>ofong> multinationals and ong>theong>ir relationships with smaller companies.

The Confederation of Europe A Study of the European

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walter Alison Phillips, PUBLISHER: Books LLC, NA

The Gulf of Mexico: A Treasury of Resources in the American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gore, Robert H., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Only book available on this great body ong>ofong> water - Synopsis ong>ofong> ong>theong> history, geology, geography, oceanography, biology, ecology, and economics ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf - Traces ong>theong> economic use ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gulf from ong>theong> Mayans to present-day ong>ofong>fshore oil companies - Explores every discrete ecological community in ong>theong> Gulf - For those who live or vacation on ong>theong> Gulf and wants to know ong>theong> full story ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir watery backyard

Recent Trends in Algebraic Development Techniques: 15th

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cerioli, M. / Reggio, G. / Cerioli, Maura, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes ong>theong> thoroughly refereed post-workshop ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> 15th International Workshop on Algebraic Development Techniques, WADT , held jointly with ong>theong> General Workshop ong>ofong> ong>theong> ESPRIT Working Group Cong>oFong>I in Genova, Italy, in April . ong>Theong> book presents 16 papers selected from 32 workshop presentations. Among ong>theong> topics addressed are formal specification, specification languages, term rewriting, and proong>ofong> systems.

Trade and Environment: Conflict or Compatibility

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brack, Duncan, PUBLISHER: Earthscan Publications, Global trading and environmental regimes are increasingly coming into conflict. ong>Theong> membership ong>ofong> ong>theong> WTO is expanding and ong>theong> GATT rules are becoming ever more wide-ranging. At ong>theong> same time, international environmental treaties are rapidly evolving and national environmental legislation is developing in response to growing problems ong>ofong> pollution and resource depletion. ong>Theong> international framework needed to resolve conflicts between trading and environmental regimes is largely absent. This book, ong>theong> ong>proceedingsong> ong>ofong> a recent ong>conferenceong>, addresses ong>theong>se questions: What is ong>theong> real evidence for trade-environment disputes? What are ong>theong> key issues for ong>theong> industry? How does ong>theong> new WTO dispute settlement procedure operate in practice, and how has ong>theong> EU managed to resolve similar conflicts? What does ong>theong> future hold?

The United Front: The Tuc and the Russians

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Calhoun, Daniel F. / Calhoun, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, ong>Theong> book concerns ong>theong> Soviet effort during ong>theong> s to make contact with - and if possible revolutionize - ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> labour movement, by first establishing a special relationship with ong>theong> British Trades Union Congress. ong>Theong> ultimate failure ong>ofong> that effort, after ong>theong> collapse ong>ofong> ong>theong> general strike in , inspired Trotsky to try one last time to oust Stalin, a confrontation that led to utter collapse ong>ofong> ong>theong> Trotskyite opposition in . ong>Theong> author suggests ong>theong> failure ong>ofong> this particular 'united front' effort was a major factor in ong>theong> sectarianism and isolationism ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist movement from to , and thus had a significant affect on ong>theong> rise ong>ofong> ong>theong> Nazi party in Germany.

No Gods Before Me: The First of the Commandment Mysteries

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Andrews, Gary, PUBLISHER: iUniverse, Three old friends seek to address a crisis ong>ofong> faith by attending an interfaith ong>conferenceong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> world's three great monoong>theong>istic religions. Among leading Christians, Muslims and Jews, ong>theong>y find meaning, romance and violence on a biblical scale. An engaging religious polemic wrapped in ong>theong> familiar mantel ong>ofong> a murder mystery, "No Gods Before Me: ong>Theong> First ong>ofong> ong>theong> Commandment Mysteries," is imbued with ong>theong> most relevant Biblical and Quranic verses, revealing ong>theong> scriptural roots ong>ofong> ong>theong> current world conflict. Respectfully and intelligently representing ong>theong> views ong>ofong> humanists and religious believers alike, this book explores answers to questions like: what do ong>theong> astrological disciplines teach about past and future history; what does God expect; what does ong>theong> Bible teach on evolution and abortion; who was Jesus and what really happened on Golgotha; what do Jews await in ong>theong> Messianic age; what does ong>theong> Quran teach on jihad and on women's rights; what is ong>theong> emotional root ong>ofong> ong>theong> dispute between Christianity, Judaism and Islam. A must read for all those secure in ong>theong>ir beliefs

In Search of a New World Order: The Future of U.S.- European

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brandon, Henry, PUBLISHER: Brookings Institution Press, In ong>theong> aftermath ong>ofong> ong>theong> Cold War era, a new world order is being created at an extraordinary pace. Europe is becoming a more unified power, Germany is assuming a central role within that power, NATO is looking for a new mission, ong>theong> former Soviet Union has ceased to be a superpower threat, and ong>theong> United States is going through its own superpower adjustments. As ong>theong>se dramatic shifts occur, a crucial question for world stability is ong>theong> future relationship between ong>theong> United States and Europe. This volume brings togeong>theong>r some ong>ofong> ong>theong> best-informed and most-experienced international personalities to interpret ong>theong> repercussions ong>ofong> ong>theong>se twists ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> kaleidoscope. ong>Theong>y assess ong>theong> impact ong>theong> changes will have on future political, economic, trade, financial, industrial, and security developments, and above all, on U.S.-ong>Europeanong> realtionships. David Owen considers ong>theong> future ong>ofong> ong>theong> transatlantic partnership from his perspective as a former British foreign secretary and a member ong>ofong> Parliament; Michel Rocard, a former French prime minister, forsees a more balanced partnership, both in security matters and in economic relations; and Jean Franois-Poncet, a senator and leading columnist for Le Figaro and a former French foreign minister, points toward an ever greater need for U.S.-ong>Europeanong> cooperation in tomorrow's unstable world. Michael Strmer, ong>theong> head ong>ofong> ong>theong> think tank Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, addresses ong>theong> need for Germany and ong>theong> United States to work togeong>theong>r to strengong>theong>n ong>theong> U.S.-ong>Europeanong> alliance. Leonhard Gleske, recently retired director ong>ofong> ong>theong> Deutsche Bundesbank, considers ong>theong> implications ong>ofong> ong>Europeanong> monetary integration and its effect on ong>theong> United States. KurtBiedenkopf, Minister President ong>ofong> Saxony and former member ong>ofong> ong>theong> Bundestag, focuses on ong>theong> lessons from German reunification for ong>theong> unification ong>ofong> Europe. Giovanni Agnelli, ong>theong> head ong>ofong> Fiat, deals with ong>theong> industrial role ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> Community as a " United States ong>ofong> Europe". James Schlesinger, former U.S. Secretary ong>ofong> Defense, Secretary ong>ofong> Energy, and Assistant Director ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>Ofong>fice ong>ofong> management and Budget, assesses ong>theong> importance ong>ofong> ong>theong> transatlantic partnership from an American perspective.

Reviews in Modern Astronomy, Volume 20: Cosmic Matter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Roser, Siegfried, PUBLISHER: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, This 20th volume in ong>theong> series contains 16 invited reviews and highlight contributions presented during ong>theong> International Scientific ong>Conferenceong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> German Astronomical Society on ong>theong> topic ong>ofong> "Cosmic Matter," held in WA1/4rzburg, Germany. ong>Theong> papers published here discuss a wide range ong>ofong> hot topics, including cosmology, high-energy astrophysics, astroparticle physics gravitational waves, extragalactic and stellar astronomy--togeong>theong>r representing ong>theong> roadmap for astroparticle physics in Europe.

Modern Methods of Optimization Proceedings of the Summer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: J Zowe W Krabs, PUBLISHER: Springer Verlag, NA Acquista Ora

Everyman in Europe, Volume 1

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Deak, Istvan / Mitchell, Allan, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, ong>Theong> first volume ong>ofong> a two-volume survey ong>ofong> ong>Europeanong> social history that traces ong>theong> changing circumstances and activities ong>ofong> ong>theong> common people from Greek civilization to ong>theong> present time.

The Red Badge of Courage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crane, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Smk Books, ong>Theong> Red Badge ong>ofong> Courage is considered one ong>ofong> ong>theong> most influential works in American literature. ong>Theong> novel, a depiction on ong>theong> cruelty ong>ofong> ong>theong> American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on ong>theong> battlefield. ong>Theong> book made Crane an international success.

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at ong>theong> major areas ong>ofong> constitutional and administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on ong>theong> protection ong>ofong> citizens' rights and good governance. ong>Theong> third edition ong>ofong> this book builds on ong>theong> success ong>ofong> ong>theong> previous two editions, setting-out ong>theong> established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique and commentary ong>ofong> ong>theong> law where appropriate. Contemporary issues and changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: ong>theong> refining ong>ofong> ong>theong> rules governing judicial review; recent cases dealing with ong>theong> death penalty; and ong>theong> likely impact on CARICOM initiatives on ong>theong> rights ong>ofong> citizens.

Elle

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Glover, Douglas, PUBLISHER: Goose Lane Editions, A lusty, subversive, funny tale based on a true story: a young Frenchwoman is marooned on ong>theong> desolate Isle ong>ofong> Demons during Jacques Cartier's last attempt to colonize Canada. Elle reimagines what Canada meant to ong>theong> ong>Europeanong> adventures, what ong>theong>y meant to ong>theong> aboriginal inhabitants, and ong>theong> terrible failure ong>ofong> ong>theong> two groups to recognize each oong>theong>r as human. A society belle turned Robinson Crusoe, a female Don Quixote with an Inuit Sancho Panza, Elle is ong>theong> story ong>theong> history books leave out.

The Big Bang, the Buddha, and the Baby Boom

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nisker, Wes Scoop, PUBLISHER: HarperOne, Hang on for a Wild Journey through ong>theong> Political and Spiritual Adventures ong>ofong> ong>theong> Baby-Boom Generation Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker as he takes us on a hilarious, wild ride through ong>theong> heyday ong>ofong> ong>theong> Beats and ong>theong> Hippies and ong>theong> birth ong>ofong> ong>theong> modern environmental movement, and ong>theong> surge ong>ofong> Buddhism in ong>theong> West.

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