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Interest in the mathematical analysis of multifunctions has increased rapidly. This volume encompasses the mathematical analysis of multifunctions and contains 29 research articles from leading mathematicians in this area.

Christopher Hewitt's comprehensive book surveys the characteristics and causes of terrorism and governmental responses to it. He also examines the organizational structure of terrorist networks, how they are financed and their ideological agendas. Groups covered include: Islamic fundamentalists, white and black racists, black nationalists, revolutionary communists, neo-Nazis, militant Jewish groups, anti-abortionists and migr groups. This book...

Published to coincide with the much-anticipated opening of the Museum of Sex in New York, "NYC Sex" features conversations between major cultural figures and historians on sexual topics. Includes 19th-century drawings and photos, film stills, posters, magazine pinups, and images of sex symbols past and present.

Working with clients who abuse drugs or alcohol poses formidable challenges to the clinician. Addicted persons are often confronting multiple, complex problems, from the denial of the addiction itself, to legacies of early trauma or abuse, to histories of broken relationships with parents, spouses, and children. Making matters more confusing, the treatment field is too often splintered into different approaches, each with its own competing cla...

Until recently little of Simmel's work was available in translation and certain key texts were unknown outside Germany. David Frisby, the eminent Simmel scholar, provides not only an introduction to the major sociological writings of this important figure, but also an argument for a reconsideration of his work. The author outlines the cultural and historical context in which Simmel worked, reviews Simmel's most important writings, and examines...

In this accompaniment to the more theoretical Reader, the author investigates practical methods of advancement for the new geography teacher. Key ideas are highlighted throughout this well researched and executed text.

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A comprehensive and analytical treatment of constitutional law and the constitution-making process in South Africa. An invaluable resource to students of law, lawyers, academics and politicians worldwide.

The first account in English the history and characteristics of Portuguese phonology. The authors show how Portuguese relates to Spanish and Catalan and compare European and Brazilian Portuguese.

Put together as a festschrift for Sir Peter North, one of the world's leading private international lawyers, this book is also a valuable contribution in its own right to the field of reform and development of private international law. The contributors, who are drawn from around the world, are all acknowledged experts of international standing and reputation. Many have been involved in recent attempts to reform this area of the law and provid...

Critics have long treated the most important intellectual movement of modern history--the Enlightenment--as if it took shape in the absence of opposition. In this groundbreaking new study, Darrin McMahon demonstrates that, on the contrary, contemporary resistance to the Enlightenment was a major cultural force, shaping and defining the Enlightenment itself from the moment of inception, while giving rise to an entirely new ideological phenomeno...

This book investigates the precise effects on society of the new and much vaunted electronic technologies (ICTs). All aspects of our social, cultural, economic, and political life stand to be affected by their continued massive growth, but are fundamental shifts already taking place in the way in which we behave, organize, and interact as a direct result of the new technologies? The contributors to the volume argue that their transformative ef...

Architects' Guide to Fee Bidding, " is the seminal work for the modern architect, technologists and building designer. It introduces the management of the design process, the management of the business, and the co-reltionships between sensible management and successful fee bids. It explains the effects of a 'right first time' philosophy and the implications of using different forms of engagement on costs and fees.The book takes the readers thr...

This book addresses the need to move international advertising in new directions by summarizing existing knowledge in several areas, reporting findings of new studies, and providing future research directions. It is aimed both at scholars who have an interest in international advertising research as well as international advertising practitioners.

Family relationships change dramatically when one or more members stops drinking. Far from offering a "quick fix" to family problems, in fact, the first years of sobriety are often marked by continuing tension that fuels marital stress, acting-out kids, and difficulties at work. This book explores the process of recovery from addiction as it affects the entire family, presenting an innovative model for understanding and treating families navig...

The sacred tales collected here by Buber have their origins in Hasidic tradition. Through Biblical riddles and Jewish proverbs they seek teach the reader an awareness of the need for self-recognition and spiritual renewal.

Maurice Maeterlinck was a Belgian writer of poetry, a wide variety of essays, and symbolic dramas, including Pelléas et Mélisande (1892). In 1911 he won the Nobel Prize for literature.

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