Rising powers such as Brazil, China, India, Russia, and Turkey are increasingly claiming heightened profiles in international politics. Although differing in other respects, rising states have a strong desire for recognition and respect. This pioneering volume on status features contributions that d[...]
Covering the foundations and features of American government, this title explains why and how important features of government have evolved, what their impact on government and individuals is, and why these features are controversial (if they are) and worth learning.[...]
Martin Dickson once confided to Stuart Cary Welch "that twenty five years would pass before our fellow specialists would fully comprehend what we had achieved." The "achievement" he was referring to is the monumental double volume The Houghton Shahnama (1981), still ill-understood thirty five years [...]
Written by renowned scholar and former policymaker Joseph Nye, Jr. and new co-author David A. Welch, Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation is a brief and penetrating introduction to the study of world politics in an era of complex interdependence.Thistext deftly employs lessons from both the[...]
10-10-10 es un metodo nuevo para tomar decisiones. Es una herramienta para reclamar su vida en la casa, en el amor y en el trabajo. El proceso es claro, directo y transparente. Es mas, frente a un dilema, lo unico que necesita para comenzar es hacerse tres preguntas: Cuales son las consecuencias de [...]
Written by celebrated scholar Joseph Nye and new co-author David Welch, Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation is a concise and penetrating introduction to world politics in an era of complex interdependence. This text employs lessons from theory and history to examine conflict and cooperatin[...]
Explores how democratic processes develop criminal law in, the documents that define law, the organizational structure of courts at the federal and state level, the overlapping authority of the appeals process, and the effect of legal processes such as precedent, jurisdiction, and the underlying leg[...]
Highly recommended by JASA, Technometrics, and other journals, the first edition of this bestseller showed how to easily perform complex linear mixed model (LMM) analyses via a variety of software programs. Linear Mixed Models: A Practical Guide Using Statistical Software, Second Edition continues t[...]
Told with humor, intrigue, and a shrewd eye for detail, this riveting short biography sheds much-needed light on the life of nineteenth-century Russian icon Grigory Rasputin.
Grigory Rasputin, a Siberian peasant turned mystic and court sage, was as fascinating as he was unfathomable. He played t[...]
Offers comprehensive coverage of chemical, physical, and biological processes that relate to eutrophication and its control. This book features discussions of techniques used to manage eutrophication of standing water bodies, procedures for using these techniques, and successes and failures through [...]