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In Mel Gibson's Passion and Philosophy (Volume 10 in the series, Popular Culture and Philosophy), twenty philosophers with widely varying religious and philosophical backgrounds examine all the most important issues raised by the movie (The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson's spectacular film about ... More

Nearly four decades since the onset of the third wave, political parties remain weak in Latin America: parties have collapsed in much of the region, and most new party-building efforts have failed. Why do some new parties succeed while most fail? This book challenges the widespread belief that demo... More

This textbook provides a concise, conceptually clear, and legally rigorous introduction to contemporary international environmental law and practice. Written in an accessible style, the book covers all the major multilateral environmental agreements, paying particular attention to their underlying ... More

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... More

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... More

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.... More

The contributors and editors purpose in this book is to sketch where and why the United States and Cuba differ; to identify the issues where differences are likely to endure because they stem from the central values and interests of such different political and economic regimes; and to point to thos... More

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the critique of contemporary ideology, offering an innovative genealogy of one of its most fundamental discursive manoeuvres: the ideological effacement of mediation. Providing a comprehensive historical revision of media (from the Greeks to the Inter... More

A helpful review guide for the 300,000 Texas high school freshmen who annually need to pass the exam in order to graduate Relevant to all Texas high school students needing to take the Algebra I end-of-course exam, this Quick Review includes practice problems and chapter-level reviews of topics c... More

This manual describes the wide range of electromechanical, electrochemical and electro-optical transducers at the heart of current field-deployable ocean observing instruments. Their modes of operation, precision and accuracy are discussed in detail. Observing platforms ranging from the traditional ... More

Studying paradiplomacy comparatively, this book explains why and how sub-state governments (SSG) conduct their international relations (IR) with external actors, and how federal authorities and local governments coordinate, or not, in the definition and implementation of the national foreign policy.... More

Natural foods, like fruits and vegetables, represent the simplest form of functional foods and provide excellent sources of functional compounds. Maximizing opportunities to make use of and incorporate these compounds requires special processing. Fortunately, technologies available to produce food w... More

Many conflicts throughout the world can be characterized as sovereignty conflicts in which two states claim exclusive sovereign rights for different reasons over the same piece of land. It is increasingly clear that the available remedies have been less than successful in many of these cases, and th... More

　 Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, this book opens new ground for research on territorial disputes. Many sovereignty conflicts remain unresolved around the world. Current solutions in law, political science and international relations generally prove problematic to at least one of the agen... More

This book is fine study of industrial policy in Ecuador. It provides a valuable model for comparison with other developing countries, and examines the shift from unrestricted support for import substitution industries to stabilization policies and to export-led growth strategies.... More

The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Organisation, and the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Friendly Relations Declaration, which states the fundamental principles of the international legal order. In commemoration, some of the world's most prominent international law... More

This book approaches two behavioral domains involved with human nature and actions related to dominance, an ancient animal, survival-linked, behavioral drive anchored in basal neural brain circuits. These domains result in latent or manifest conflicts among components of human animal nature and cult... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More