This last title in the series covers the most important findings of the five yearsEU sponsored ANTICORRP project dealing with corruption and organized crime.How prone to corruption are EU funds? Has EU managed to improve governancein the countries that it assists? Using the new index of public integrity and avariety of other tools created in the project this issue looks at how EU funds andnorms…
Pada tahun-tahun di antara dua perang dunia abad kedua puluh, para pemimpin di negara-negara Barat khawatir akan surplus makanan. Kesulitan Depresi Besar diperparah oleh melimpahnya gandum dan harga yang rendah di pasar dunia. Namun pada saat yang sama, para ilmuwan gizi memprotes bahwa sebagian besar populasi, bahkan di negara-negara makmur, tidak mampu membeli makanan yang 'cukup untuk keseha…
In the rational modern world, belief in the supernatural seemingly has been consigned to the worlds of entertainment and fantasy. Yet belief in other worldly phenomena, from poltergeists to telepathy, remains strong, as Gillian Bennett's research shows. Especially common is belief in continuing contact with, or the continuing presence of, dead family members. Bennett interviewed women in Manche…
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Despite South Africa's successful transition to democracy and lauded constitution, political freedom for the majority of South Africans remains elusive. The poor and unemployed majority are poorly represented and lack power and thus freedom. Under these condition…
Archives in Appalachia: A Directory consists of entries describing 181 repositories in 195 counties in the South-Central Appalachia region which hold historical records documenting the political, social, cultural, and economic history of the region, and a list of “Coming Attractions,” agencies which did not collect manuscript material but which planned to do so in the future. Also included …
"'As a student of international relations and a former diplomat, Zhang brings the insights of a practitioner and the eye of scholar to explain why Chinese actors choose to engage in aid cooperation with traditional donors in the Asia-Pacific. This book is among the first to take a holistic approach to understanding the motivations of the many agencies involved in China's aid program, and it wil…
The electrical activity of the muscles, as measured by means of electromyography (EMG), is a major expression of muscle contraction. This book aims at providing an updated overview of the recent developments in electromyography from diverse aspects and various applications in clinical and experimental research. It consists of ten chapters arranged in four sections. The first section deals with …
Sering terlupakan namun mengendap, "konflik beku" terus menandai peta politik Eropa. Semua terletak di Eropa Tenggara, kawasan Laut Hitam, dan Transkaukasis, konflik ini berjalan di sepanjang garis etnis, nasional, budaya, dan linguistik, memisahkan komunitas. Buku yang penuh wawasan ini menawarkan analisis kritis yang jarang terjadi mengenai kasus Siprus Utara, Transnistria, Abkhazia, Ossetia …
Setelah Perang Dunia I, keanggotaan dalam Liga Bangsa-Bangsa merupakan langkah penting bagi Dominasi Inggris menuju kemandirian kebijakan luar negeri. Internasionalisme Liga Bangsa-Bangsa bukanlah fenomena politik murni, tetapi juga memiliki dimensi sosial. Secara khusus, Sekretariat Liga Bangsa-Bangsa yang berbasis di Jenewa berkembang menjadi pusat internasionalisme liberal. Benjamin Auberer …
"Bangkitlah Kamu yang Teraniaya di Bumi" memberikan catatan baru tentang Asosiasi Pekerja Internasional. Didirikan di London pada tahun 1864, Internasional Pertama mengumpulkan serikat pekerja, asosiasi, koperasi, dan pekerja individu di seluruh Eropa dan Amerika. Pembaca: Semua yang tertarik pada sejarah pekerja. Perpustakaan akademis juga akan tertarik. Mahasiswa pascasarjana dan sarjana.