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Rethinking Society for the 21st Century: Volume 3, Transformations in Values, Norms, Cultures
Report of the International Panel on Social Progress
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2018
This is the third of three volumes containing a report from the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP). The IPSP is an independent association of top research scholars with the goal of assessing methods for improving the main institutions of modern societies. Written in accessible language...
Conflict of Laws in Intellectual Property
The CLIP Principles and Commentary
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
The Conflict of Laws in Intellectual Property (CLIP) Principles address issues of private law for disputes involving intellectual property rights. They were produced by a Max Planck Institute research project, in which the authors of this work were heavily involved. The Principles are intended to...
Urban Development in Post-Reform China
State, Market, and Space
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Radically reoriented under market reform, Chinese cities present both the landscapes of the First and Third World, and are increasingly playing a critical role in the country’s economic development. Yet, radical marketization co-exists with the ever-presence of state control. Exploring the interaction...
Toward the Abe Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II
Lessons from the 20th Century and a Vision for the 21st Century for Japan
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
In 2015 as the world commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the international community focused its attention on the Abe Statement, the statement released by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. This book encapsulates the discussions held...
by Trivia-On-Books
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2017
Trivia: Landline by Rainbow Rowell
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Landline is a novel by Rainbow Rowell about Georgie McCool, a TV writer who struggles to juggle her career ambitions with her Neal and two young daughters....
by Bring On Fitness
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2018
Are you too tired to cook? Do you find you are eating out and not staying healthy? Are you ready for a change? You probably are if you are looking for a guide on meal planning and how to better organize your life for healthier meals. You now have access to the guide that will help you revolutionize...
by Léon Trotsky
Language: French
Release Date: September 5, 2014
Language: French
Release Date: September 5, 2014
Le Front Unique et le Communisme en France Léon Trotsky, homme politique russe (1879–1940)
Ce livre numérique présente «Le Front Unique et le Communisme en France», de Léon Trotsky, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières...
by Léon Trotsky
Language: French
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Language: French
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Notre civilisation est celle du manichéisme. La planète se scinde en deux Empires antagonistes, l'Empire du Bien et l'Empire du Mal. L'Empire du Bien est l'Empire du Droit, de la Justice, du Respect de l'Individu, de la Raison. Les autorités morales y prêchent l'amour du prochain aux fidèles...
The New Silk Road: China Meets Europe in the Baltic Sea Region
A Business Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017
The "Belt and Road" initiative announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013 aims at reviving the ancient trade routes connecting China to Europe and Africa: the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" and the inland "Silk Road Economic Belt". Both maritime and land routes...
Climate Change
The Ipcc Response Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Climate Change is the report of Working Group III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and UNEP to address the threat of global warming on an international scale.
World in Transition 2
New Structures for Global Environmental Policy
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
International institutions and structures are crucial to the management of the global environment. The present arrangements are failing to cope adequately with the scale of the task and the demands placed on them, and alternatives are urgently needed. In this second volume of World in Transition,...
Microorganisms in Foods 7
Microbiological Testing in Food Safety Management
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
The second edition of Microorganisms in Foods 7: Microbiological Testing in Food Safety Management updates and expands on information on the role of microbiological testing in modern food safety management systems. After helping the reader understand the often confusing statistical concepts underlying...
by Bring On Fitness
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2018
If you have always wanted a comprehensive guide to nutrition – one that tells you what is in your food and what food to eat for a healthier lifestyle – this is the book for you. Have you always wondered why fats are always considered bad? Or what the purpose of proteins is in your life? That's...
On Time
Technology and Temporality in Modern Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
In this pioneering history of transportation and communication in the modern Middle East, On Barak argues that contrary to accepted wisdom technological modernity in Egypt did not drive a sense of time focused on standardization only. Surprisingly, the introduction of the steamer, railway, telegraph,...