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For years, Americans have seen India as a giant but inept state. That negative image is now obsolete. After a decade of drift and uncertainty, India is taking its expected place as one of the three major states of Asia. Its pluralist, secular democracy has allowed the rise of hitherto deprived castes and ethnic communities. Economic liberalization is gathering steam, with six percent annual growth and annual exports in excess of $30 billion. I...

This book examines the legal regulation of violence and the role of litigation in Athenian society.

Paolo vive a Trieste, la città della bora. Abita al San Giovanni, un ospedale molto speciale dove si cura chi ha male all'anima. Figlio della lavandaia, è l'unico bambino, e il suo amico del cuore è Marco, un vecchio cavallo. Chiuso tra le cancellate invalicabili dell'ospedale, trascorre i suoi pomeriggi insieme con l'uomo-trottola, la donna scalza, l'uomo-albero... Fino al giorno in cui un nuovo dottore, matto come un cavallo e ostinato come ...

Home of the world's second-largest Muslim population, epicenter of the global jihad, location of perhaps the planet's most dangerous borderlands, and armed with nuclear weapons, Pakistan may go a long way toward determining what the world looks like. This work presents and evaluates the scenarios for how the country can develop, evolve, and act.

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The student of biological science in his final years as an undergraduate and his first years as a graduate is expected to gain some familiarity with current research at the frontiers of his discipline. New research work is published in a perplexing diversity of publications and is inevitably concerned with the minutiae of the subject. The sheer number of research journals and papers also causes confusion and difficulties of assimilation. Revie...

A few years ago, as the editor of Kidney International, I was ap­ proached by Drs. Cohen, Kassirer, and Harrington who suggested that a new feature should be included in each monthly issue of the journal. They suggested that it should employ a case discussion format such as that used frequently at specialty rounds in teaching hospitals, and that the discussion should place a special emphasis on the relationship between basic science and import...

Filled with practical tools, checklists, and expert commentary, this must-have guide translates the most powerful approaches available for creating successful change into concrete, actionable steps for managers and their organizations.

Real-life stories of how people change their organisations, showing the heart and 'how' of successful organisational change.

Since the publication of the authoritative Treating Trauma and Traumatic Grief in Children and Adolescents, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) has become the leading empirically supported treatment for children exposed to traumatic life events. This book - featuring a wealth of clinical examples - describes ways that TF-CBT is being applied in a range of contexts and with diverse populations. Experienced clinicians provide sp...

India's approach of arming without strategic purpose remains viable, however, as it seeks great-power accommodation of its rise and does not want to appear threatening. What should we anticipate from this effort in the future, and what are the likely ramifications? This title answers those questions.

A core introduction to Sociology that puts global issues at the heart of its discussion. From recessions and revolutions to social media and migration, this third edition is fully updated to explore just how these issues can help us to understand the role of Sociology in our world today. With clear writing and infectious enthusiasm for its topic, it evaluates the connections between everyday experiences and larger processes. Combining discussi...

In the last decade, it has become increasingly evident that the clini­ cal and morphologic changes underlying many of the complications of diabetes, including cataract formation, retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, and macrovascular disease, are preceded by a variety of disturbances of biochemical and physiologic origin. Dr. Cohen has recently written a superb monograph, entitled Diabetes and Protein Glycosylation: Measurement and Biologic R...

This book is a collection of papers from the symposium honoring Professor Sidney Diamond of the School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, one of the leading scholars in the field of concrete science.

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PJ's Backyard Adventures: Play at a Paris Playground" is Book #2 in an early reader interactive adventure book series for ages 2-8 that engages a child's imagination and joy of learning through coloring, reading, hidden sight words, creative play outside, and world geography. In this book, PJ travels to a playground in the Luxembourg Gardens (Le Jardin du Luxembourg) in Paris, France to see the Eiffel Tower and meet a French girl named Sophie ...

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Un vecchio ippocastano, nel cortile di una casa alle spalle di uno dei tanti canali di Amsterdam. "Ho più di cento anni, e sotto la corteccia migliaia di ricordi. Ma è di una ragazzina - Anne il suo nome - il ricordo più vivo. Aveva tredici anni, ma non scendeva mai in cortile a giocare. La intravedevo appena, dietro il lucernario della soffitta del palazzo di fronte. Curva a scrivere fitto fitto, quando alzava gli occhi il suo sguardo spaziav...

PJ's Backyard Adventures - Who is PJ?" is an interactive adventure book for ages 2-8 that engages a child's imagination and joy of learning through coloring, reading, hidden sight words, creative play, and geography. Cut out PJ on the back to take him with you on your adventures. Adults love that it encourages both outdoor and global exploration and kids are simply having fun! "Where will you take PJ?"  "PJ's Backyard Adventures - Who is PJ?"...

Middle East expert Stephen P. Cohen traces U.S. policy in the region from the breakup of the Ottoman Empire to the present. A century ago, there emerged two dominant views regarding the uses of America's power: Woodrow Wilson urged America to promote national freedom and self-determination-in stark contrast to his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt, who had advocated a vigorous foreign policy based on national self-interest. In concise, pointed c...