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These essays, drawn from the author's work since 1964, address three themes in American history in the century preceding the 1760s: authority in colonial British America, the political and constitutional development of these colonial entities, and shifting constitutional tensions within the empire.

Contains the proceedings of an AMS Special Session held at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio in January 1993 to celebrate the first fifty years of $C^*$-algebra theory. This book covers a spectrum of topics, including the Gelfand-Neumark theorems, $C^*$-algebras and quantization and projections in $C^*$-algebras.

This work provides the first in-depth study of the Twelfth Amendment of the United States Constitution from the larger perspective of the development of the electoral college. Too often viewed as a modest reform to prevent the recurrence of the 1800-1801 election crisis, the Twelfth Amendment, according to Kuroda, was actually the decisive step in the evolution of the modern electoral college. Significantly, the amendment implicitly recognized...

An anthology, translated from original languages and annotated, which documents the rediscovery of history and aims to establish foundations for current political action and cultural revival in the Turkic regions of the former Soviet Union.

Describes some foundational aspects of 'Lawson homology' for complex projective algebraic varieties, a homology theory defined in terms of homotopy groups of spaces of algebraic cycles. This work studies properties of Chow varieties, especially in connection with algebraic correspondences relating algebraic varieties.

This book argues that masculine identity is in deep crisis in Western culture - the old forms are disintegrating, while men struggle to establish new relations with women and with each other. This book offers a fresh look at gender, particularly masculinity, by using material from the author's work as a psychotherapist. The book also considers the contrubtions made by feminism, sociology and anthropology to the study of gender, and suggests th...

This annotated guide to English language materials dealing with all aspects of the history of the borderlands since the 1700s gives special attention to conflicts between Germans and Poles and issues that are again critical in Central Europe. Students, teachers, and scholars will find this bibliography of over 1200 entries to primary sources, books, chapters in books, dissertations, journal articles, government documents, fiction, and films ea...

Der Ansatz von Tobin basiert auf der Annahme, daß das gesamtwirtschaftliche Investitionsverhalten in erster Linie vom Quotienten aus der Grenzleistungsfähigkeit des Kapitals bzw. der internen Verzinsung und den Finanzierungskosten bestimmt wird.

McGee takes the position that the only proper trade policy is one of total, immediate and unilateral free trade, since such a policy is the only one consistent with individual rights. He claims that trade deficits are not bad, and advocates the repeal of the anti-dumping laws.

High-level urban analysis is noticeably devoid of either gendered perspectives or attention to women's interests, relying instead on economics and sometimes race to explain various phenomenon. Gender in Urban Research applies gender as a category of analysis to urban institutions. Contributions cover gendered analysis in central city development policy, violence against women, affordable housing, political power and elections.

Oran R. Young is Research Professor of Government, Director of the Institute of Arctic Studies, and Director of the Institute on International Environmental Governance, Dartmouth College. His many books include, from Cornell University Press, Polar Politics: Creating International Environmental Regimes, edited with Gail Osherenko, and International Cooperation: Building Regimes for Natural Resources and the Environment.

An holistic study of the physical and mental health conditions that predominate among people of colour. By presenting a review of Third World cultural values, beliefs and behaviours centring on health care, Henderson lays a foundation for understanding traditional non-Western cultures.

., ."provides a useful framework for managers to recognize cultural differences, and it outlines strategies for addressing issues related to diversity and conflict. The book's real value lies in its comprehensive approach, which prompts the reader to search further for a greater understanding of the issues." Security Management

Keatley's play is about three generations of women in one family. It is widely studied for A level and this volume is equipped with a substantial introduction by the author, featuring the background and a discussion of themes and character

Lists and describes primary and secondary works on the Inchon Landing, one of the most significant amphibious landings in modern history and the turning point of the Korean War. This bibliography includes descriptions of archival and special collections, dissertations, journals and films of note.

»Augenblicke im Paradies«: Das sind jene Momente scheinbar unverfänglichen Glücks in der Kindheit - an die wir uns, erwachsen geworden, so wehmütig wie gerne erinnern. Der neue Roman von Urs Faes ist ein Buch der Erinnerung.Mit den Augen eines Kindes, des Knaben Steff, erzählt er von den fünfziger Jahren am schweizerischen Jurasüdfuß, spürt er einer Kindheit und dem Leben von Erwachsenen nach, die immer noch befangen sind im Argwohn und den Än...

Contains interviews with 27 prominent men and women who discuss their careers and the art and craft of film sound. The interviews explore how sound creates an aural look to the film in the same way that production design and cinematography creates a visual look to a film.

»Bleib stehen, Wanderer, und lies!«, riefen vor zweitausend Jahren die Grabsteine den Vorübergehenden zu. Inschriften sprachen von den Vergnügungen des Gestorbenen, von Beruf und Verdienst, Charakter und Familie. Die Persönlichkeit lebte weiter in gebundener Rede. Heute schweigen die Eiligen allenfalls ein paar Ziffern an, über denen ein Name im Leeren verharrt, beziehungslos, entlassen aus jedem Zusammenhang. Kein Zwiegespräch mehr von Diesse...