The Finnish geologist and Arctic explorer A. E. Nordenskiold (1832-1901) spent much of his life in exile in Sweden, where he was made a baron. He served as Superintendent of the Mineralogical Department of the Swedish Royal Museum, and later became a Member of the Swedish Academy. Following a number[...]

Policy informatics is addressing governance challenges and their consequences, which span the seeming inability of governments to solve complex problems and the disaffection of people from their governments. Policy informatics seeks approaches that enable our governance systems to address increasing[...]

Contemporary climate change is a crucial management challenge for wildlife scientists, conservation biologists, and ecologists of the 21st century. Climate fingerprints are being detected and documented in the responses of hundreds of wildlife species and numerous ecosystems around the world. To mit[...]

Praise for this book: Highly recommended...no other currently available textbook offers an equivalent level of information in one place...[the] illustrations are exquisitely detailed and realistic...a truly outstanding addition to any health care professional's library.--JAMA This anatomy textbook[...]

"Brew it Yourself" outlines the key methodologies for the two most common home brewing techniques: extract and all-grain brewing. Erik Spellmeyer provides professional advice on how to get started, introducing readers to the industry jargon and terminology, while giving clear instruction on the form[...]

This title presents a unique view on one of the most pressing issues of our age - environmental sustainability. Thousands of years ago, the Aboriginal peoples of Australia had taught themselves how to build a sustainable society in an extremely fragile landscape. Our ever more industrialised societi[...]

Forget Hawaii or the Mediterranean. Soon - very soon - you'll be able to add a much more exotic stamp to your passport: space. How will you get there, what will the trip be like and how much training will you need? All you need to know is right here in this guide. Tourists in Space: A Practical Guid[...]

A ground-breaking new study of one of the world's best known artists.

Boka gir det grunnleggende kunnskapsstoffet til bruk for faget sosiologi og sosialantropologi, som inngår i programfaget individ, politikk og samfunn på programområdet samfunnfag og økonomi i studiespesialiserende utdanningsprogram. Hvert kapittel avsluttes med et sammendrag og et utvalg kontrol[...]

I bind I av kommentarutgaven foretar forfatterne en gjennomgang av de enkelte paragrafer fra straffeprosesslovens kapitler 1 til 17. Ajourført pr. 1. januar 2011.[...]

Eckhoffs rettskildelære, som er blitt kalt avveiningsmodellen, har de siste tiårene vært gjenstand for diskusjon. Det samme har plassen som de "myke" rettskildefaktorene har fått, og i den forbindelse hvilke pluralistiske drag som retten har. Også rettskildebildet i forfatningsretten har blitt [...]