Wembley, 1966. 1-5, Munich, 2001. Mexico '72 and Italy '90. Bobby Moore and Franz Beckenbauer, Paul Gascoigne and Jurgen Klinsmann. Forty years of hurt, tabloid rabble-rousing and 'Don't mention the war'. But what do the Germans really think of us? Do they even care? In Englischer Fussball, respecte[...]

This book answers the question of whether the increasing usage of online political forums lead to a more deliberative democracy by presenting the evolution of the public spaces in a historical perspective, defining and operationalizing the deliberative criteria of democracy, and measuring and evalua[...]

Jews have been a religious and cultural presence in America since the colonial era, and the community of Jews in the United States today -- some six million people -- continues to make a significant contribution to the American religious landscape. Emphasizing developments in American Judaism in the[...]

Somalia is a nation with a history that stretches back more than ten millennia to the beginnings of human civilization. This book provides sweeping coverage of Somalia's history ranging from the earliest times to its modern-day status as a country of ten million inhabitants, providing a unique socia[...]

A practical, 'user-friendly' guide to the issues and methods associated with text and discourse analysis. Text and Discourse Analysis: * examines a wide variety of authentic texts including news stories, adverts, novels, official forms, instruction manuals and textbooks * contains numerous practical[...]

Examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in the Levant at the time of the Crusaders and the Mongol invasion. Exploring the unification of Egypt with a large part of Syria and its effect on the balance of power in the region, this book gives a historical overview of the resulting milita[...]

This book presents a detailed empirical account of the evolution of EU counterterrorism policy between 2001 and 2005, from 9/11 up to the 7/7 attacks in London.[...]

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PPID encompasses all that is currently known about the epidemiology, etiology, pathology, microbiology, immunology, and treatment of infectious agents. Completely revised and updated-and with a bold, new 4-color format-it is a complete, essential c[...]

Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tell their own origin stories in this 128-page novelization that's actually two awesome books in one Boys ages 8-12 can find out from Michelangelo how he and his brothers first mutated. Then they can flip the book over and let Raphael narrate the Turtles' [...]

Patterns are popular in software development and used to identify different types of procedures, designs, or codes that work. AntiPatterns are the exact opposite, targeting common errors and issues that can cause a project to fail. This book provides practical guidelines on detecting AntiPatterns an[...]

This book focuses on a crucial but hitherto neglected part of Raphael's oeuvre: the work he and his pupils executed in Rome during the seven years from 1513 to the artists death in 1520. Nearly ninety works including paintings such as "Saint Cecile" and "Portrait of Baldassere Castiglione", as well [...]