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J. G. Ballard (Modern Masters of Science Fiction)
Prophetic short stories and apocalyptic novels like The Crystal World made J. G. Ballard a foundational figure in the British New Wave. Rejecting the science fiction of rockets and aliens, he explored an inner space of humanity informed by psychiatry and biology and shaped by Surrealism. Later in hi... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
They Live (Cultographies)
Born out of the cultural flamboyance and anxiety of the 1980s, They Live (1988) is a hallmark of John Carpenter's singular canon, combining the aesthetics of multiple genres and leveling an attack against the politics of Reaganism and the Cold War. The decision to cast the professional wrestler "Row... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Alfred Bester’s The Stars My Destination: A Critical Companion (Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon)
In this comprehensive study of The Stars My Destination, D. Harlan Wilson makes a case for the continued significance of Alfred Bester’s SF masterwork, exploring its distinctive style, influences, intertextuality, affect, and innovation as well as its extensive metafictional properties. In Stars,... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
The First Junk Bond: A Story of Corporate Boom and Bust
A case study of a company that exemplified the 80s.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1994 -
Principles of Corporate Renewal
Since its publication in 1998, this indispensable text has been the only systematic examination of corporate renewal, offering a rational approach for dealing with financially distressed companies. It contains the first logical and orderly discussion of a number of modern business issues including o... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Functional Analysis in Interdisciplinary Applications
This volume presents current research in functional analysis and its applications to a variety of problems in mathematics and mathematical physics. The book contains over forty carefully refereed contributions to the conference "Functional Analysis in Interdisciplinary Applications" (Astana, Kazakh... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Experiencing Olmsted: The Enduring Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted's North American Landscapes
2022 is the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. In celebration of this, Experiencing Olmsted highlights 200 of the iconic landscapes created by him and his successors, many of which are open to the public and beloved as major cultural sites. ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Enjeux et défis du développement international: Acteurs et champs d'action. Édition nouvelle et actualisée (Études en développement international et mondialisation)
by Naomi Klein • Stephen Brown • Leo Panitch • Mamadou Barry • Étienne Hainzelin • Sanni Yaya • Michel Warschawski • Nora Nagels • Lauchlan T. Munro • Sylvie Paquerot • Maristella Svampa • Lucie Lamarche • David Sogge • Philippe Régnier • Walden Bello • François Polet • Francine Mestrum • Gilbert Rist • Sophie Brière • Charmain Levy • Albert Ze • Alejandro Marreros Lobato • Alexa Conradi • Amélie Nguyen • Arnaud Zacharie • Aurélie Arnaud • Carmen Diaz • Cédric Jourde • Christophe Aguiton • Déo Niyonkuru • Diane Alalouf-Hall • Dominique Plihon • Emilio Taddei • Éric Allina • Éric Toussaint • Flora Pidoux • Florent Song-Naba • François Audet • Francoise Montambeault • Geneviève Talbot • Ghislaine Raymond • Gustave Massiah • Hélène Pellerin • Jean-François Rousseau • Jean-Philippe Leblond • Jean-Philippe Thérien • Jonathan Durand-Folco • Katina Binette • Laurence Hamel-Charest • Leila Celis • Luis Klein Juan • Maika Sondarjee • Mamadou Ndoye • Manon Boulianne • Marie Brodeur-Gelinas • Marie-Éve Bertrand • Marie-Pierre Bousquet • Marie-Pierre Leroux • Mathieu Perron-Dufour • Matthieu Boussichas • Michel Husson • Moussa Dembélé Dembélé Demba • Mylène Gaulard • Nailya Okda • Pascale Dufour • Philippe Fournier • Pierre Beaucage • Pierre Jasmin • Raphael Canet • Rino Levesque • Robert David • Roromme Chantal • Ryoa Chung • Samantha McGavin • Sarah Charland-Faucher • Stéphanie Maltais • Thomas Chiasson-Lebel • Thomas Collombat • Yves-Marie AbrahamInternational development is a contested territory. As emergencies grow in number and scale, international aid is increasingly unable to respond to the desperate need arising from them. In spite of the objectives established by the United Nations in 2000, global poverty persists, and worse still, th... More
Language: FRECopyright: 2019