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Benin
The Surrounding Country, Inhabitants, Customs and Trade (1897)
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.
Far East, Down South
Asians in the American South
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
In sharp contrast to the “melting pot” reputation of the United States, the American South—with its history of slavery, Jim Crow, and the civil rights movement—has been perceived in stark and simplistic demographic terms. In Far East, Down South, editors Raymond A. Mohl, John E. Van Sant,...
Religion and Security
The New Nexus in International Relations
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2004
Religion and Security: The New Nexus in International Relations focuses on a groundbreaking theme. In global security today, religion is not only part of the problem but also part of the solution. This book explores positive nexus points between religion and security, paying particular attention to...
by Bernadette J. Palombo, Gary D. Joiner, W. Chris Hale
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2012
In the rough-and-tumble days of the nineteenth century, Shreveport was on the very edge of the country�s western frontier. It was a city struggling to tame lawlessness, and its streets were rocked by duels, lynchings and shootouts. A new century and Prohibition only brought a fresh wave of crime and...
By His Own Hand?
The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
For two centuries the question has persisted: Was Meriwether Lewis’s death a suicide, an accident, or a homicide? By His Own Hand? is the first book to carefully analyze the evidence and consider the murder-versus-suicide debate within its full historical context. The historian contributors to this...
by H. Kriesi, D. Bochsler, J. Matthes
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
This book provides comprehensive coverage of the models of contemporary democracy; its social, cultural, economic and political prerequisites; its empirically existing varieties and its two major challenges - globalization and mediatization. The book also covers the global spread of democracy and its spread into supranational democracies.
by Anh-Vu H. Pham, Morgan J. Chen, Kunia Aihara
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
A comprehensive overview of electrical design using Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP), giving you everything you need to know to get up-to-speed on the subject. This text describes successful design and development techniques for high-performance microwave and millimeter-wave packages and modules in an...
National Service and Volunteerism
Achieving Impact in Our Communities
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national...
by E. Marsch, H.-J. Fahr, K. Scherer
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2001
The eleventh COSPAR colloquium The Outer Heliosphere: The Next Frontiers was held in Potsdam, Germany, from 24-28 July, 2000, and is the second dedicated to this subject after the first one held in Warsaw, Poland in 1989.
Roughly a century has passed after the first ideas by Oliver Lodge, George Francis...
Carbonate Reservoirs
Porosity and Diagenesis in a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2013
The 2nd Edition of Carbonate Reservoirs aims to educate graduate students and industry professionals on the complexities of porosity evolution in carbonate reservoirs. In the intervening 12 years since the first edition, there have been numerous studies of value published that need to be recognized...
Gravity and Magnetic Exploration
Principles, Practices, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
This combination of textbook and reference manual provides a comprehensive account of gravity and magnetic methods for exploring the subsurface using surface, marine, airborne and satellite measurements. It describes key current topics and techniques, physical properties of rocks and other Earth materials,...
Earth System Science
From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Changes
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2000
Over the last decade, the study of cycles as a model for the earth's changing climate has become a new science. Earth Systems Science is the basis for understanding all aspects of anthropogenic global change, such as chemically forced global climate change. The work is aimed at those students interested...
Accelerated Expertise
Training for High Proficiency in a Complex World
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Speed in acquiring the knowledge and skills to perform tasks is crucial. Yet, it still ordinarily takes many years to achieve high proficiency in countless jobs and professions, in government, business, industry, and throughout the private sector. There would be great advantages if regimens of training...
by Charlotte J. Lundgren, Alun H. Mr. Thomas, Robert C. York
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Sizeable natural resource endowments and potentially large financial inflows from their extraction provide an unparalleled opportunity for economic growth and development in a growing number of sub-Saharan African countries. Empirical evidence suggests, however, that translating this resource wealth...