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The face of today's France does not resemble its forebear of a quarter century ago, it is more like its European neighbors. "Searching for the New France" provides an in-depth, historical account of the changes that have swept France over the past three decades and explores the political challenges that confront the country today. An array of distinguished international scholars examine changes in French politics, society, and the economy. The...

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Planning and Urban Growth in Nordic Countries examines urban development and planning in Denmark, Findland, Norway and Sweden. Emphasis is on the period from the mid-nineteeth century to the present day.

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Examining the factors that are turning the economy back to the short run production methods that prevailed until the Industrial Revolution, this work shows how to make this transition easier, and offers specific management practices appropriate to the small scale job shop.

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An interdisciplinary approach to the problem of resource management in developing countries. Focusing on Africa, it explains the reasons for the continent's declining resource base from historical, geographical, economic and political perspectives, and illustrates the links among these factors.

Resource Management in Developing Countries takes an interdisciplinary approach to the problem of resource management in developing countries. Focusing on Africa, the author explains the reasons for the continent's declining resource base from historical, geographical, economic, and political perspectives, and illustrates the links among all these factors. He explores key resource management issues such as threats to ecological systems, water ...

Since the establishment of the first alcohol education course (ABC) for young offenders in 1981, this fono of service delivery has been expanded across the United Kingdom. While some before-and-after data have been reported, no con­ trolled evaluations have been completed on effectiveness with this type of inter­ vention. The present research reports a series of evaluation studies to investigate the impact of ABCs on offending and drinking beh...

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) is recognized as one of the most powerful programming techniques to come along in many years. Its power lies in the ability it gives the designer to manage the complex, rapidly changing applications that have become the watchword of modern software. Smalltalk is the most extensively used OOP environment. Now Practical Smalltalk helps you to focus on those aspects of the language that you need to know to be a s...

Aktueller Überblick über die Möglichkeiten, Simulation als betriebswirtschaftliche Entscheidungshilfe einzusetzen. Anerkannte Fachleute nehmen zu wichtigen Fragekomplexen Stellung: - Simulationssprachen und -systeme, objektorientierte Simulation, Expertensysteme usw., - Anwendung von Simulationsmodellen in Fertigungstechnik, Produktionsplanung, Logistik, bei Planspielen usw., - Graphische Benutzeroberflächen, - Optimierung. Das Werk stellt dam...

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The "Campaign" titles provide concise accounts of the great conflicts of history, assessing each commander's strategy, and recounting the progress of the fighting using 3-D battle maps to illustrate the critical stages. This covers the victory of Henry V's heavily-outnumbered army at Agincourt.

This comprehensive introduction to the elementary theory and properties of semiconductors describes the basic physics of semiconductor materials and technologies for fabrication of semiconductor devices. Addresses approaches to modeling and provides details of measurement techniques. Includes numerous illustrative examples and graded problems.

A reference guide to learning curves, their underlying theory and applications. Frequently used models are provided, as well as everyday examples and solutions to problems that may arise. The book is aimed at business professionals seeking to improve productivity in the workplace.

Outlining the history of science fiction literature from the ancients to the present, the author parallels the changes in its scope and vision with the progress of scientific research. The focus is on the genre of science fiction as a reflection of scientific and philosophical paradigms.

Written by a linguist who is himself a journalist, this is a uniquely informed account of the language of the news media. The aim of this book is to explore this influential language, to ask what the patterns of media discourse tell readers about wider linguistic issues, and what they also reveal about news and the media.

War played a central part in the history of Japan. Warring clans controlled much of the country. The wars were usually about land, the struggle for control of which eventually gave rise to perhaps the most formidable warriors of all time: the Samurai. Ancient Yayoi warriors developed weapons, armour and a code during the ensuing centuries that became the centrepiece for the Japanese Samurai. Anthony Bryant chronicles the history, arms and armo...