This issue of International Development Policy looks at recent paradigmatic innovations and development trajectories in Latin America, focusing on the Andean region. It aims to enrich our understanding of recent development debates and processes in Latin America, and what the rest of the world can learn from them. Readership: Academic libraries and institutional libraries, scholars and post-gra…
"[T]he volume represents an important contribution to the examination of issues for which Blanton has furthered scholarship, organized as three sections with cases from Mesoamerica, the Old World, and cross-cultural studies." -American Antiquity. Alternative Pathways to Complexity focuses on the themes of architecture, economics, and power in the evolution of complex societies. Case studies f…
This open access book investigates how people re-imagined the idea of the unique self in the period from 1762 to 1917. Some used the notion of the unique self to justify their gender and sexual transgression, but others rejected the notion of the unique self and instead demanded the sacrifice of the self for the good of society. The substantial introductory chapter places these themes in the cu…
This open access book highlights the autonomous and intelligent flight control of future launch vehicles for improving flight autonomy to plan ascent and descent trajectories onboard, and autonomously handle unexpected events or failures during the flight. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, space launch activities worldwide have grown vigorously. Meanwhile, commercial launches als…
Agricultural intensification, or the increase in crop production per unit of input or land area to meet the needs of a growing population, has resulted in a landscape dominated by large scale monoculture cropping. Pollinators, specifically, are impacted by the lack of diverse floral and habitat resources associated with this type of farming. Agriculture must develop practices that diversify the…
This book provides a detailed overview of the law and policy related to unlawful killings and the right to life. It is organized into the key thematic issues and types of killings that arose during the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions between 2004-2016. Each chapter contains an introductory overview and selected extracts from UN Special Rapp…
'Thank you for your order, Mr Mainframe Customer. The cost is £5 million and the lead-time for manufacture will be two years. In the meantime you will have to build a special computer centre to our specification. For our part, our project team will help you recruit and train potential programmers and we shall advise on how you might use the system.' How different from today when the customer…
Buku ini menyajikan kerangka kerja analitis yang komprehensif untuk memahami dampak jangka panjang pandemi COVID-19 terhadap struktur sosial, interaksi manusia, dan kebijakan publik. Melalui kontribusi dari berbagai pakar sosiologi dan ilmu sosial, karya ini berargumen bahwa pandemi bukan sekadar krisis kesehatan global, melainkan sebuah "eksperimen sosial alami" yang mengungkap kerentanan sist…
A Reader in Early Franciscan Theology menyajikan untuk pertama kalinya dalam bahasa Inggris bagian-bagian kunci dari Summa Halensis, salah satu karya besar pertama dalam genre summa yang membuat skolastisisme terkenal. Karya sistematis filsafat dan teologi ini ditulis secara kolaboratif sebagian besar antara tahun 1236 dan 1245 oleh anggota pendiri aliran Fransiskan, seperti Alexander dari Hale…
John J. Dobbins, Profesor Seni dan Arkeologi Romawi, mengajar di University of Virginia di Departemen Seni dari tahun 1978 hingga pensiun pada tahun 2019. Warisan penelitian dan pedagoginya dieksplorasi dalam A Quaint & Curious Volume: Essays in Honor of John J. Dobbins. Penelitian Profesor Dobbins di bidang seni dan arkeologi Romawi mencakup batas geografis dan kronologis Kekaisaran Romawi…