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Extensive coverage of the political, economic and social affairs of
the region. This impartial up-to-date survey of the countries and
territories that make up the region includes: * incisive analysis
by acknowledged experts * the latest statistics on the major
economic indicators and population * invaluable directory material.
General Survey * Leading authorities on the region analyse topics
of regional importance including: International Relations of Russia
and the Commonwealth of Independent States; Politics of Energy in
the Caspian Sea Region; Militant Islam in Central Asia and the
Caucasus; The Economics of the Commonwealth of Independent States;
Russia's New Federalism; Poverty and Social Welfare in the
Commonwealth of Independent States; Trends in Religious Policy;
Organized Crime in the Russian Federation and the CIS and
Environmental Degradation: Past Roots, Present Transition and
Future Hopes. Country Surveys Individual chapters on every country
containing: * An introductory survey, containing essays on the
geography, recent history and economy of each country, which
includes a map and full chronology * An extensive statistical
survey of economic indicators, which include area and population,
health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining,
industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, media and education.
* A full directory containing names, addresses, contact numbers and
e-mail and internet addresses for the following areas: the
constitution, the government, legislature, local government,
political organizations, diplomatic representation, the judiciary,
religion, the media, finance, trade and industry, transport,
tourism, culture, education, social welfare, the environment and
defence * A useful bibliography, providing sources for further
research. Political Profiles * Biographical details on the leading
figures in the region. Regional Information * Detailed information
on the following: regional organizations; research institutes; a
select periodicals bibliography and a select books bibliography.
This book is the first coherent quantified assessment of the
economy of the Roman Empire. George Maher argues inventively and
rigorously for a much higher level of growth and prosperity than
has hitherto been imagined, and also explains why, nonetheless, the
Roman Empire did not achieve the transition which began in Georgian
Britain. This book will have an enormous impact on Roman history
and be required reading for all teachers and students in the field.
It will also interest and provoke historians of the medieval and
early modern periods into wondering why their economies failed to
match the Roman level. Part of the problem in assessing the Roman
economy is that we do not have much in the way of numerical data,
but Roman historians, who rarely have much statistical expertise,
have not always recognised the potential of the data we do have. Dr
Maher's reassessment of the economy of the Roman Empire has to use
the same data as everyone else, but he is able to draw strikingly
novel conclusions in two ways: first, by more statistically
sophisticated use of a few crucial datasets and, second, by
correlating and drawing a coherent picture across the whole
economy. On grain yields, firstly, instead of getting bogged down
in details of individual cases, George Maher shows how there is a
remarkably consistent pattern from which outliers can be excluded,
showing yields were much higher than normally assumed. He then
demonstrates that high yields are in fact necessary to explain the
exceptional urbanization of the Empire. Urbanization at this level
in turn, as George Maher shows, has implications for consumption
and commerce. He takes this further to show how high levels of
trade imply high levels of sophistication in economic practices and
mentality. In one of his most methodologically novel chapters,
George Maher develops a new and simpler way of assessing average
life expectancy and argues for a life expectancy almost double the
traditional view. This book, Dr George Maher's doctoral thesis, is
the theoretical underpinning of his book Pugnare: Economic Success
and Failure.
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The Killer Inside Me (DVD)
Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Ned Beatty, Elias Koteas, …
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Michael Winterbottom directs this graphically violent thriller
based on the novel by Jim Thompson. Casey Affleck stars as Deputy
Sheriff Lou Ford, a pillar of the community in the small Texas town
of Central City. However, Ford is not quite the upstanding citizen
he appears to be, as becomes apparent after he is ordered to evict
local prostitute Joyce Lakeland (Jessica Alba) and ends up
embroiled in a torrid affair with her. When his fiance Amy (Kate
Hudson) becomes suspicious, the consequences are bloody and brutal
as the dark secrets of Ford's past are finally brought to light.
Children's adventure sequel to the Disney 'Buddies' series spin-off
movie 'The Search for Santa Paws' (2010). New puppies Noble (voice
of Aidan Gemme), Hope (Tatiana Gudegast), Jingle (Marlowe Peyton)
and Charity (G. Hannelius), known as the Santa Pups, sneak into
Mrs. Claus (Cheryl Ladd)'s sled when she is leaving for Pineville.
While there, Mrs. Claus and the pups discover that the festive
spirit is fading and they must work together to save Christmas.
Presenting the evolution of supplementary pensions over the past 25
years, this comprehensive book introduces the origin of pensions as
a concept and explores the role that international organisations
play within the field. It draws comparisons between different
welfare states, reflecting upon current research and identifying
new directions and ideas. Despite observing significant differences
in the approaches to pension design, the book identifies common
challenges, including the need to provide for an increasingly aging
population, slow economic growth following the 2008 global
financial crisis, the need for effective regulation, and increased
labour market flexibility. Leading scholars analyse the experiences
of a broad range of countries and offer insights into their
responses to the numerous challenges faced by national pension
systems. The book covers significant moments in pensions history
following the World Bank's 1994 report on Averting the Old Age
Crisis, and subsequent responses to challenges posed by longevity
and economic crises. This book will be an ideal companion for
academic researchers and financial law scholars interested in
pensions and looking to develop an international perspective on the
issue, as well as professionals in the pensions industry who are
engaging with other countries and looking to develop their
knowledge of overseas pension systems.
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La Librera de Paris
Kerri Maher
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The last four decades have been shaped by the rise of Islamist
politics across significant swathes of the globe. Whether by gun or
by ballot box, various Islamist movements-from as far and wide as
the Malian desert and Indonesia's archipelagos-have sought to
obtain power and govern territories, in a bid to revive an Islamic
ancien regime. With the regional privations produced by the 'War on
Terror' and the political unrest following 2011's Arab uprisings,
the global march of Islamism has only accelerated in the
twenty-first century. Building on an established literature on
rebel governance, The Rule is for None but Allah examines fifteen
cases from around the world to consider the different ways
Islamists have approached and implemented governance; the
challenges they have faced; and how they have responded to
obstacles. It brings new detail and insights on a wide range of
themes, including legitimacy, constitutionality and social-welfare
activism. From the rise and fall of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, to
Islamic State's attempts to create its own currency, to the
dramatic return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, this edited volume
from two leading scholars of contemporary terrorism assembles an
enviable array of international experts to explore these pressing
issues.
Sink Your Fangs into the Mysteries of Life and Seek Out Your
Darkest Desires. This thrilling deck resurrects vampire archetypes
for a new age. These children of the night are modern, nuanced, and
deadly creatures who will inspire you to unearth forgotten
treasures within yourself. Craig Maher's illustrations explore
themes of power, conflict, romance, and adventure. Woven throughout
the cards is the eternal human story told through the eyes of
vampires, and the companion book by Charles Harrington reveals how
their journey gives you new insights into the cards. This
Rider-Waite-Smith-based deck opens your eyes to the wonders of
life, death, and what it's like to move through the world as an
outsider.
What is one of the best ways to successfully predict the future?
Winston Churchill believed that the further back you look, the
further forward you are likely to be able to see. This intriguing
book is testimony to this idea. It looks back two thousand years to
the Roman Empire to help us to see into our own future. We imagine
the Roman Empire as being a world very distant from ours, so
distant that we may think we have nothing to learn from them. That
however would be a mistake. The causes of the triumphs and
disasters of our times are much the same as those of the Roman
Empire. The Romans were people like us and the wisest of their
great men and women were as wise as the best of ours.
Unfortunately, the most foolish of theirs were just as the foolish
as the worst of ours. Pugnare is the first historical account of
the Roman Empire written from a practical business perspective. It
is also about people, because business is about people. We can
learn a lot from their behaviour, from their successes and
failures.
This book describes a systems approach for fostering the mental
health of athletes, coaches, and staff in sport organizations at
professional, collegiate, and secondary school levels. Through this
approach, readers can collaborate effectively with a range of
professionals in sport organizations, helping to create a mentally
healthy entity. Fostering the Mental Health of Athletes, Coaches,
and Staff includes a set of sequential, interrelated chapters that
detail precise steps along with practitioner exercises. Following
an introductory chapter about the evolution of mental health in
sport organizations, the systems approach is overviewed in terms of
its constituent dimensions. Chapter-by-chapter guidance then is
provided about the following activities: Creating a vision and
direction for mental health in a sport organization Assessing the
readiness of a sport organization for mental health initiatives
Identifying and involving people as key contributors to mental
health Assessing the mental and emotional development of athletes,
coaches, and staff Designing and implementing mental health
programs and services Educating and training coaches, staff, and
administrators about mental health Establishing a team environment
conducive to mental health Formulating and enacting mental health
policies, plans, and procedures Coordinating mental skills, life
skills, and mental health Evaluating mental health programs and
services Making decisions about improving mental health initiatives
Through its unique and important nature and scope, as well as being
the first of its kind to discuss athlete mental health through this
specific lens, this book is essential for licensed sport, clinical,
and counseling psychologists, as well as other professionals who
communicate and collaborate regarding mental health, including
mental performance consultants, athletic trainers, and
administrators.
Now in its third edition, "South Asia 2006" provides an in-depth
library of information on the countries and territories of the
region.
Exhaustively researched by Europa's experienced editorial team,
this title includes a vast range of up-to-date economic, political
and statistical data. Combining impartial analysis with facts and
figures, "South Asia 2006" provides a unique overall perspective on
this increasingly important region.
The book is divided into three sections:
A General Survey
* This contains introductory essays by key specialists providing
impartial coverage of issues of regional importance including
security and religion. Essays include: "Globalization and Human
Development Issues in South Asia "- C. Rammanohar Reddy, Deputy
Editor, The Hindu, Chennai, India; "Corruption and the Challenges
to Good" "Governance in South Asia "- Mushtaq Khan, Senior
Lecturer, Department of Economics, School of Oriental and African
Studies, London, United Kingdom; "Environmental Issues in South
Asia "- Gouranga Dasvarma, Senior Lecturer and Director, Graduate
Program in Population and Human Resources and Master of
Environmental Management Program, School of Geography, Population
and Environmental Management, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA,
Australia; "Current Security Issues "- Rohan Gunaratna, Associate
Professor, Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Nanyang
Technical University, Singapore; "Religions in South Asia "-
Geoffrey Parrinder, Emeritus Professor of the Comparative Study of
Religions, University of London, United Kingdom.
Country Surveys
* Detailed coverage of the eight countries of South Asia:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal,
Pakistan and Sri Lanka
* Up-to-date statistical surveys including the latest available
figures on population and area, agriculture, industry, trade,
transportation, communications, media and education
* A directory section of essential contact names, postal addresses
and e-mail and internet addresses.
Regional Information
* A biographical section profiling prominent figures in the South
Asian region
* Directory details of research institutes studying the area and a
select book and periodicals bibliography.
Provides an in-depth assessment of the fiscal health of cities
throughout the U.S. Analyzes patterns of fiscal health using a
unique and most accurate data source, the Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA) survey Offers a solid basis of
empirical evidence to help practitioners better understand the
environment in which they are functioning and the policy tools they
need to help advocate for change Covers trends and presents
quantitative case studies
This book brings together cutting edge work by Brazilian
researchers on multilingualism in Brazil for an English-speaking
readership in one comprehensive volume. Divided into five sections,
each with its own introduction, tying together the themes of the
book, the volume charts a course for a new sociolinguistics of
multilingualism, challenging long-held perceptions about a
monolingual Brazil by exploring the different policies, language
resources, ideologies and social identities that have emerged in
the country's contemporary multilingual landscape. The book
elucidates the country's linguistic history to demonstrate its
evolution to its present state, a country shaped by political,
economic, and cultural forces both locally and globally, and
explores different facets of today's multilingual Brazil, including
youth on the margins and their cultural and linguistic practices;
the educational challenges of socially marginalized groups; and
minority groups' efforts to strengthen languages of identity and
belonging. In addition to assembling linguistic research done in
Brazil previously little known to an English-speaking readership,
the book incorporates theoretical frameworks from other disciplines
to provide a comprehensive picture of the social, political, and
cultural dynamics at play in multilingual Brazil. This volume is
key reading for researchers in linguistic anthropology,
sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, cultural studies, and Latin
American studies.
Developing Skills for the classroom and beyond: Fundamentals of
Cost Accounting lets the student see the development of cost
accounting tools and techniques as a natural response to decision
making. Using a procedural approach, the material in the text is
presented from the perspective of both the preparer of information
and the user of the information. This allows both accounting majors
and those students planning other careers to appreciate the issues
from both sides.
Mary J. Maher writes for all those interested in the dynamics of
racism, from professionals in counseling, group analysis and
psychotherapy working in multiracial and multicultural societies to
those exposed to racism who need help in dealing with the impact of
their experiences. She also addresses the concept of victims
becoming perpetrators if support is not given to contain the
process. Herself a group analyst, the author experienced at
first-hand racial discrimination within the system, but rather than
succumb has instead produced an enduring and proficient work that
draws heavily on personal experience. Combining years of counseling
skill with a natural compassion, she makes the subject of racism
approachable, thus motivating all those wanting to explore the
issues. For people whose experience of broken attachments crosses
racial lines, this book is possibly the first to use Bowlby s
Attachment Theory as a framework for understanding racism. In her
endeavor to create harmony among differing cultures, Maher has
written an insightful must-read for working with, and
understanding, people of diverse races."
A comprehensive examination of theory, research, prevention and
intervention, and professional practice issues - in one source.
Teasing, shunning, and bullying can have serious detrimental
effects on both victim and perpetrator. Bullying, Victimization,
and Peer Harassment: A Handbook of Prevention and Intervention
comprehensively gathers emerging research, theory, and effective
practice on this subject into one invaluable source. This thorough
review of a wide spectrum of innovative, evidence-based practices
targets the complex problems of victimization, peer harassment, and
bullying in our schools. Interventions range from individuals and
their peers to broad, systems-level change within schools and
communities. The challenge of prevention is also explored, using
the latest studies as a practical foundation. Suggestions are
provided detailing effective strategies to make changes in the
culture within schools while offering directions for future
research and practice. Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment
discusses research on current intervention programs now in place
that, until now, has never been evaluated. Several of the studies
address middle school issues and multi-ethnic populations,
including those from the United States, Canada, and Europe. Peer
sexual harassment and dating-related aggression are examined that
includes and goes beyond traditional views of bullying and peer
intimidation. This valuable handbook provides concise yet extensive
information on the most current theory, empirical research,
practice guidelines, and suggestions for preparing schools for
programmatic initiatives. Topics in Bullying, Victimization, and
Peer Harassment include: theory and conceptual issues in
victimization, bullying, and peer harassment assessment results
from a four-year longitudinal study on peer victimization in early
adolescents youth perceptions toward bullying high school students'
victimization profiles immigrant children and victimization
evaluating an adolescent violence prevention program a school-based
intervention program peer group intervention interventions for
victims multiple perspectives involving sexual harassment
school-wide approaches to prevention and intervention and much
more! Bullying, Victimization, and Peer Harassment is a crucial
resource for researchers and mental health professionals who work
in schools and who work with children and their families, such as
school psychologists, counselors, clinical child psychologists,
social workers, and community psychologists.
Over the past several decades, higher education has been
transformed by the entry of faculty of color and women into the
university system. Through detailed institutional ethnographies of
three very different universities, Privilege and Diversity in the
Academy explores how this diversification has dismantled and
reconfigured relationships of privilege and diversity in higher
education. Authors Maher and Tetreault use examples from a
top-ranked private university, a comprehensive urban university,
and a major public university to illustrate how privilege is
enacted, resisted, and transformed as changes occur in the student
bodies and faculties of these schools. In their analyses, they
identify the institutional structures that facilitate the success
of a diverse faculty and make valuable observations about patterns
of institutional change and resistance.
Provides a focused, organised discussion about the role that
research plays in pedagogical practices when teaching children and
young people with disabilities in physical education classes.
Explores the research-base of pedagogical practices that are
advocated by academics and utilised by practitioners when teaching
children and young people with six specific disabilities.
Scrutinises practices that are commonly used by practitioners and
advocated by academics by discussing the research- and
practice-base that supports them.
Find out how and why sports can help you better understand your
students Because participation in sports is an integral part of the
educational experience for students in both public and private
schools, it's essential that school psychologists and counselors
have a solid foundation to help ensure the well-being of
student-athletes. School Sport Psychology is a comprehensive
overview of this fast-growing field with guidelines for school
psychologists who want to gain a better understanding of sport
psychology to extend their skills and enhance their effectiveness.
The book presents perspectives, programs, and procedures for
working with administrators and coaches to help students develop
physically, mentally, and emotionally. School Sport Psychology
examines the practical interfaces between school and sport
psychology, with an emphasis on parent and family involvement.
Contributors representing sport psychology, school psychology, and
clinical and community disciplines examine the theory, research,
and practice of sport psychology and how its evolution parallels
the development of school psychology.The book addresses the
benefits and risks of using sport to promote the development of
self-esteem, identity, and feelings of competence in students.
School Sport Psychology examines: evidence-based sport psychology
programs, including GOALS, ATLAS, and ATHENA a case study of the
design and implementation of a sport psychology program in an urban
high school the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs among high
school student-athletes the use and abuse of steroids eating
disorders among high school student-athletes a systems-oriented
method of school/sport psychology assessment and intervention
program planning and evaluation framework the knowledge and skills
needed to work in sport psychology and much moreSchool Sport
Psychology is an essential professional resource for psychologists,
counselors, and health service providers.
Now in its fourth edition, South Asia 2007 provides an in-depth
library of information on the countries and territories of the
region. Exhaustively researched by Europa's experienced editorial
team, this title includes a vast range of up-to-date economic,
political and statistical data. Combining impartial analysis with
facts and figures, South Asia 2007 provides a unique overall
perspective on this increasingly important region. The book is
divided into three sections: General Survey: * This contains
introductory essays by key specialists providing impartial coverage
of issues of regional importance including security and religion.
Essays topics include: Globalizations issues in South Asia;
Corruption; Environmental issues; Security in the region and
Religions in South Asia Country Surveys: * Detailed coverage of the
eight countries of South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka * Up-to-date
statistical surveys including the latest available figures on
population and area, agriculture, industry, trade, transport,
communications, media and education * A directory section of
essential contact names, postal addresses and e-mail and internet
addresses. Regional Information: * A biographical section profiling
prominent figures in the South Asian region * Directory details of
research institutes studying the area and a select book and
periodicals bibliography.
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