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Rivalry between nations has a long and sometimes bloody history. Not all political opposition culminates in war--the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union is one example--but in most cases competition between nations and peoples for resources and strategic advantage does lead to vio... More

"Wer nicht wagt, der nicht gewinnt", so heißt es oft zum Thema Geldanlage, aber gerade beim professionellen Trading ist der Satz "Wer nichts weiß, muss alles glauben." ebenso wichtig. Getreu dem "... für Dummies"-Motto "Mach Dich schlau!" vermittelt Karin Roller Ihnen in diesem Buch das nötige Wisse... More

Nie war Traden so einfach wie jetzt, dank Onlinetrading, Neobrokern und Co. Dieses Buch vermittelt Ihnen das nötige Wissen, um an der Börse erfolgreich zu sein. Karin Roller begleitet Sie beim ersten Aktienkauf und erklärt Ihnen, wie Sie mithilfe der Technischen Analyse und der Fundamentalanalyse Ih... More

The three main levels of analysis in international relations have been the systemic, the national, and the individual.  A fourth level that falls between the systemic and the national is the region.  It is woefully underdeveloped in comparison to the attention afforded the other three.  Yet regions ... More

Originally published in 1989, this is an empirical study of the impact of global war on the expansion and shaping of nation-states. Individual chapters examine the effects of such wars, and the preparation for them, on debt financing, expansion, military spending, welfare spending, GNP and domestic ... More

<p>Ethnography isn't a prescribed set of methods - it's a methodology that acknowledges the complexity of human experience and the need to research it by close and sustained observation of human behaviour. In this comprehensive, yet concise introduction, Karen O'Reilly introduces the reader to the... More

Ethnography isn't a prescribed set of methods - it's a methodology that acknowledges the complexity of human experience and the need to research it by close and sustained observation of human behaviour. In this comprehensive, yet concise introduction, Karen O'Reilly introduces the reader to the tec... More

'Brits in Spain' first achieved notoriety during the 1980s - popularly imagined as a group made up of exiled criminals, drunken hooligans and leathery looking pensioners - welcome to 'Little England'! The British on the Costa Del Sol is the very first book to study this British expatriate community ... More

At last, an accessible, authoritative, non-nonsense guide to the key concepts in one of the most widely used methodologies in social science: Ethnography. The book: - Covers and summarises the basic and related issues in ethnography that are covered nowhere else in a single text - It is an outst... More

Leading scholars in the sociology of migration, Michaela Benson and Karen O’Reilly, re-theorise lifestyle migration through a sustained focus on postcolonialism at its intersections with neoliberalism. This book provides an in-depth analysis of the interplay of colonial traces and neoliberal present... More

This book brings together papers which address a range of issues regarding the nature and structure of sign languages and other gestural systems, and how they exploit the space in which they are conveyed. The chapters focus on five pertinent areas reflecting different, but related research topics: ... More

This revised second edition presents 15 years of data on Virtual Distance metrics and their predictive impact on organizational success factors ¯shedding new light on how to correct for communication challenges that often show up as a foggy set of digital disconnects where the vitality of the virtua... More

Praise for Uniting the Virtual Workforce "Uniting the Virtual Workforce offers much-needed guidance on how to navigate the largely unmapped territory of virtual work environments in the global economy. The authors do an outstanding job of presenting how organizations should address the challenges ... More

This is an authoritative book that acts as a guide to understanding maize kernel development. Written by a team of experts, it covers topics spanning pre- and post-fertilization events, embryo and endosperm development, grain filling and maturation, and factors influencing crop yield. It explores th... More

Presenting the most up-to-date information available about dementia and intellectual disabilities, this book brings together the latest international research and evidence-based practice, and describes clearly the relevance and implications for support and services Internationally renowned experts... More

In diesem Fachbuch beschäftigen sich mehr als ein Dutzend renommierter Expertinnen und Experten mit den Ursachen von psychischen Störungen bei Frauen, zeigen konkrete präventive Maßnahmen auf und stellen mögliche Therapien und Perspektiven vor, wie die psychische Gesundheit von Frauen erhalten werde... More

Trichoderma spp. are biotechnologically significant fungi, being widely used both in agriculture and industry. These microbes are also a potential drug source of clinical importance. In recent years, driven by advances in genetics and genomics, research on these fungi have opened new avenues for it... More

Trichoderma spp. are biotechnologically significant fungi, being widely used both in agriculture and industry. These microbes are also a potential drug source of clinical importance. In recent years, driven by advances in genetics and genomics, research on these fungi have opened new avenues for it... More

Das digitale Zeitalter bringt immer wieder neue Komplikationen mit sich. Die Zunahme von Fern- und Heimarbeit, die auf einer zunehmenden Abhängigkeit von elektronischer Kommunikation beruht, und die allgemeine Zunahme virtueller Interaktionen hat zur Eskalation eines Phänomens namens "virtuelle Dist... More