Meet Duggee, a big dog with a big job - he runs the Squirrel Club! Every day he is joined by a group of fun-loving little critters who hope to collect their next Squirrel Club badge. In this adorable picture book, Duggee and the Squirrels go to visit poor Norrie, who is feeling unwell. On their wa[...]
Dialectic and Difference is the first systematic exploration of Roy Bhaskar's dialectical philosophy and its implications for ethics and justice. This text is essential reading for all serious students of social theory, philosophy, and legal theory.[...]
A trail of mismanaged or terminated projects in recent years has cost the North American economy $100 to $150 billion dollars annually in lost productivity and shareholders capital. Unfortunately, the gap between project selection and project execution is often symptomatic of the onset of Project Fo[...]
Describes the principles, key issues, and applications of agent technology in relation to concurrent engineering design and manufacturing. This book introduces the methodology, standards, frameworks, tools, and languages of agent-based approaches. It is for professional, university researchers and p[...]
Does humanitarian intervention 'work'? Could it work better if approached differently? Or should we just, in the words of one critic, 'give war a chance'? Since the end of the Cold War and the subsequent surge in civil and international conflicts, the UN has been faced by an ever-increasing set of[...]
Europe's rapacious hunger for other people's lands is one of the key shaping forces of our contemporary world. Everything is touched by our colonial past, from the way we see the world to the food we eat. Our contemporary preoccupations and ills -- from globalization to humanitarian intervention to[...]
Rev. ed. of: United Nations since 1945: peacekeeping and the Cold War. London: Longman, 1999.
Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has had a powerful but controversial influence on global politics. This guide provides an introduction to its institutions, remit, personalities, and role in the modern world. It argues that its limitations are due to the complex web of national intere[...]
Starting from concrete legal issues, Alan Norrie develops a critical vision of law in its relation to morality and socio-historical context. Traced historically, the conflicts he describes can be read today in law's treatment of legality and justice, judgment and responsibility. Joint winner of the [...]