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The author of this groundbreaking volume is not only a social scientist and victim advocate - she is also the mother of a murder victim. Deborah Spungen illustrates how and why family members become co-victims when a loved one is murdered, and she poignantly addresses the emotional, physical, spiritual and psychological effects of such traumatic events. These `invisible victims' often find their wounds compounded by confusion and a sense of al...

As financial markets are liberalized, bank management and bank regulators and supervisors are faced with new and complex challenges. In general, bank management is faced with the challenge of managing in a competitive and volatile market environment, bank supervisors have the challenge of establishing the framework that permits risk-taking without endangering the banks' safety and soundness. The book identifies and discusses a set of specific ...

This book is about two polemical issues in labour studies, namely, the notions and determinants of labour productivity and flexibility. This book attempts to develop the notion of labour input flexibility or the capacity of workers to adapt to changes in the environment and its relation with labour productivity. The role of institutions, employment practices, capital-labour relations and labour market policies in determining labour flexibility...

Law and the Unconscious is the first work of the French legal philosopher Pierre Legendre to appear in English. Trained as a lawyer, a historian and a psychoanalyst, the work of Pierre Legendre has consistently confronted law with the teaching and methods of psychoanalysis. The present collection of essays addresses a fascinating and diverse set of themes including the doctrinal regulation of tears, dance and law, the desire for the absolute, ...

The global trend that Samuel P. Huntington has dubbed the "third wave" of democratization has seen more than 60 countries experience democratic transitions since 1974. While these countries have succeeded in bringing down authoritarian regimes and replacing them with freely elected governments, few of them can as yet be considered stable democracies. Most remain engaged in the struggle to consolidate their new and fragile democratic institutio...

A practical guide to the installation, testing and servicing of industrial and domestic refrigeration equipment. It includes a section on the topical subject of alternative refrigerants and a chapter on the principles of air conditioning. It is suitable for City and Guilds NVQs and relevant BTEC units.

-- A step-by-step approach to documentary making -- from research, script preparation and filming to team roles.-- Different aesthetic treatments and styles described by leading documentary makers in the field-- Practical examples illustrated by stills, scripts and approaches to actual productions

Using candles, herbs, and whatever happens to be handy, you can work with the practical techniques of a type of folk magic based upon the Old Ways of Europe and Africa blended together in the Mississippi River Delta--Hoodoo. Learn simple and effective ways to protect yourself, realize your innermost desires, and even have prophetic dreams.

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Ist Preußens Aufstieg zur Großmacht ab 1750 der Anfang vom Ende des Alten Reichs? Seinen Ausklang bis 1806 prägte der österreichisch-preußische Dualismus. Worauf zielen die Antipoden ab, wie handeln die anderen Großmächte, lauten Leitfragen des Schlussbandes zur Geschichte des Alten Reichs.