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Chile in Transition : Prospects and Challenges for Latin America’s Forerunn…
The economic, political and social situation in Chile shows a country in transition. Some observers anticipate a broad “reboot” of the nation. While Chile is still seen by many as an example of progress in South America and of developmental potential in the global South, it faces a complex political constellation, particularly in the aftermath of the re-election of Michelle Bachelet. Many w…
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- 978-3-319-17951-3
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- 330
Children, Literacy and Ethnicity : Reading Identities in the Primary School
This book explores children's meaning making of the books they learn to read with, especially relating to the intersections of race, gender and class. Based on research using a participative, innovative design with young children, issues of identity, belonging and classroom hierarchies are explored in complex and poignant ways by the children.
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- 978-1-137-53737-9
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- 301
A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home
Targeted at both intrepid travellers and 'readers at home', this two-volume account of Spanish history, topography and culture by Richard Ford (1796–1858) combines the rigour of a gazetteer with the humour and pace of a private travel diary. First published in 1845, as part of John Murray's series of guidebooks, the work made an immediate impact upon the reading public, and it was celebrated …
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- 9781139096140
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- Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe
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Children Defending their Human Rights Under the CRC Communications Procedure …
This book considers the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communication procedure as a key contributor to the realization of children’s Article 12 Convention on the Rights of the Child participation rights. Weaknesses in the current formulation of the CRC communication procedure (its first iteration since entry into force 14 April, 2014) are examined and sugg…
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- 978-3-662-44443-6
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- 341.48
Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twe…
Higher education exchange between America and the Middle East is a comparatively recent development, but the colorful history of circumstances and events that preceded the relationship is ancient and deep. Here, Bevis explores the multifarious and intriguing story from antiquity to the end of the twentieth century.
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- 978-1-349-88745-3
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- XIII, 214
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Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations: 11th IFIP WG 12.5 Inter…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2015, held in Bayonne, France, in September 2015. The 35 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers feature highly novel research describing innovative algorithms, systems, tools and…
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- 978-3-319-23868-5
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- XVI, 496
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- IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
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- 006.3 ART a
High-Resolution Spin-Resolved Photoemission Spectrometer and the Rashba Effec…
In this thesis, the author has developed a high-resolution spin-resolved photoemission spectrometer that achieves the world-best energy resolution of 8 meV. The author has designed a new, highly efficient mini Mott detector that has a large electron acceptance angle and an atomically flat gold target to enhance the efficiency of detecting scattered electrons. The author measured the electron…
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- 978-4-431-55027-3
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- XII, 83
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Artificial General Intelligence: 8th International Conference, AGI 2015, AGI …
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Artificial General Intelligence, AGI 2015, held in Berlin, Germany in July 2015. The 41 papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. The AGI conference series has played and continues to play, a significant role in this resurgence of research on artificial intelligence in the deeper, origin…
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- 978-3-319-21365-1
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- XII, 416
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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- 006.3 ART a
Artificial Computation in Biology and Medicine: International Work-Conference…
The two volumes LNCS 9107 and 9108 constitute the proceedings of the International Work-Conference on the Interplay Between Natural and Artificial Computation, IWINAC 2015, held in Elche, Spain, in June 2015. The total of 103 contributions was carefully reviewed and selected from 190 submissions during two rounds of reviewing and improvement. The papers are organized in two volumes, one on a…
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- 978-3-319-18914-7
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- XXIV, 546
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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- 006.3 ART a
A Guide to the World Anti-Doping Code A Fight for the Spirit of Sport
Doping is the biggest problem facing sport. The World Anti-Doping Code has been adopted by sporting organisations worldwide at both national and international level to provide a consistent and harmonised approach to anti-doping measures. The adoption of the Code, and its interpretation and application by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, has brought about great changes in sports law. This boo…
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