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The focus of Rousseau's enquiry is "middle-range" societies - a vast category between hunter-gatherers and states. Breaking away from traditional analyses of social evolution as a response to ecological constraints, he shows that social systems are maintained and transformed through self-interest...

This SDN studies the evolution of inequality across age groups leading up to and since the global financial crisis, as well as implications for fiscal and labor policies. Europe’s population is aging, child and youth poverty are rising, and income support systems are often better equipped to address old-age poverty than the challenges faced by poor children and/or unemployed youth today.

Ontologies tend to be found everywhere. They are viewed as the silver bullet for many applications, such as database integration, peer-to-peer systems, e-commerce, semantic web services, or social networks. However, in open or evolving systems, such as the semantic web, different parties would, in...

When we talk about clusters, it's the fabulous destiny of Silicon Valley that first comes to mind – the place where entrepreneurs and policymakers alike flock. But do we really understand the complex mechanics of these clusters? What tools can economics and other related disciplines use to analyze...

Chock-full of practical advice for teen and college-age readers on everything, including: * Nailing that first big job interview * Avoiding dangerous relationship mistakes * Mastering the art of managing your finances * Circumventing the typical pitfalls of adjusting to the adult world * Making...

An assessment of China's aerospace manufacturing capabilities and how China's participation in commercial markets and supply chains contributes to their improvement. It examines China's aviation and space manufacturing capabilities, government efforts to encourage foreign participation, transfers...

Classic guide, first published in 1817. How to weave 35 designs, from damask diaper to Bird's-eye carpet, and 41 selections on dyeing. Detailed coverage of wool processing, calculating thread, carding and spinning, loom operation, more.

Business rules are everywhere. Every enterprise process, task, activity, or function is governed by rules. However, some of these rules are implicit and thus poorly enforced, others are written but not enforced, and still others are perhaps poorly written and obscurely enforced. The business rule...

A red-bellied woodpecker may lead to a yellow-bellied killer … One morning when unwilling early bird Amy Simms grabs her binoculars for a closer look at the woodpecker who’s been waking her up, she can't believe her eyes. Across Ruby Lake, through a curtain of rain, she sees a body being...

One horse and three people don't add up to smooth traveling under the best of circumstances. And when one's a woman, one's a child, and both are in shock after a wagon train massacre, the going gets even rougher. But Clint Adams has no choice. He's got to get the survivors to the nearest town...

Coincés dans les tranchées au Chemin des Dames, les soldats s'occupent comme ils peuvent et doivent, depuis la mort d'Armand, supporter le nouveau sergent qui fait preuve d'autoritarisme pour masquer sa lâcheté. Heureusement, Paul, qui a servi sous ses ordres depuis le début du conflit, est là...

Ils ne se connaissent pas et se donnent rendez-vous dans un train pour s'adonner à des jeux sexuels ; un serial dragueur emmène deux filles chez lui en pensant que la nuit sera chaude ; une étudiante américaine se procure du plaisir en se frottant contre tout ce qu'elle trouve dans la rame du...

Kuskurza contains “The Path to Kuskurza” and “White Indian.” These stories serve as stand-alone prequels to the dark fantasy, Kachina. The ancient cliff-dwelling Anasazi Indians left the safety of their cliff dwellings centuries ago and vanished in history. “The Path to Kuskurza”...

Nils est une scintillante saga écologique à mi-chemin entre la mythologie nordique et les oeuvres de Miyazaki. Selon de vieilles légendes, il existerait un monde au-delà de la matière. Un monde constitué d'êtres lumineux, sans lesquels cette matière resterait inerte. Ainsi, quand les territoires...