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Reprint. Originally published: New York: Baronet Books, c1989.

Reprint. Originally published: New York: Baronet Books, c1995.

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This study is a about the ambit of national criminal law. Can a country prosecute and punish a foreigner for a crime committed abroad against another foreigner? This book develops an international legal framework for the problem and examines in great detail the practice in fourteen countries including the US and leading European and Commonwealth jurisdictions.

Using hitherto neglected sources, this work offers a dramatic reinterpretation of the Lancastrian revolution, and the establishment of Henry IV's kingship. It is also the first work for thirty years to re-examine the reigns of Richard II and Henry IV together, charting the shifting balance of power between the crown and the nobility across the turn of the fifteenth century.

The current research into solitons and their use in fiber optic communications is very important to the future of communications. Since the advent of computer networking and high speed data transmission technology people have been striving to develop faster and more reliable communications media. Optical pulses tend to broaden over relatively short distances due to dispersion, but solitons on the other hand are not as susceptible to the effect...

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The use of anabolic steroids both in and outside of competitive sport is becoming more widespread. This topical book brings together the key issues surrounding these contentious drugs - their mode of action, side effects, and the physiological and psychological risks and effects of overdose. Outlining the history and social context of these compounds, Anabolic Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs provides a comprehensive profile of t...

In this bestselling title, readers are invited to take a journey into a stormy day in the life of Christ and be assured that within every torrent there is a calm center.

This book traces the influences that have shaped the secondary school history curriculum during Hong Kong's prolonged political transition between the 1960s and the early 21st century, focusing especially on the relationship between history teaching and identity formation.

International Finance is one of the most important areas of interest in economics and business. With the liberalization of international capital over the last half-century, financial capital has flowed in and out of countries at amazing rates. This collection examines issues such as: * financial globalization* multilateral financial institutions* capital flows to emerging economies* exchange rate regimes. The topical contributions are well wri...

Psychological Investigations lets readers listen in on one of the most exciting developments in psychology today as it is unfolding.

Focuses on the emergence of employment policy as a political issue and examines unemployment in Europe in the context of globalisation, the implementation of European Monetary Union and the Eastern enlargement of the EU.

This book shows how the study of formal structures and functional morphemes in East Asian languages adds much to our general understanding of the close connection between form and interpretation.

Fifteen tunes that reflect the breadth and diversity of jazz, from the great African-American tradition to the vibrant and multicultural sounds of jazz today. Introduces an approach that encourages playing by ear. Includes a CD featuring playalong rhythm-section tracks and full performances recorded by top jazz musicians.

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The East Asian expansion since the 1960s stands out as a global power shift with few historical precedents. "The Resurgence of East Asia examines the rise of the region as one of the world's economic power centres from three temporal perspectives: 500 years, 150 years and 50 years, each denoting an epoch in regional and world history and providing a vantage point against which to assess contemporary developments. The three perspectives each ha...

Introduces characteristic patterns such as modes, the blues scale and the minor pentatonic and explores these on roots and in key centres commonly found in jazz. Regular and flexible practice of these forms, and using them as the basis for improvisation, will give you fluency and technical control, making your playing sound effortless.

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