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Pastoral systems are some of the most fragile human ecosystems that exist and are under threat from the expansion of cultivation, changes in social patterns and climate change. These ecosystems are of major importance since they contain a rich biological and cultural diversity. The aim of the book is to take a holistic view of pastoral systems by bringing together papers written by specialists in plant and animal ecology with an interest in th...

Originally published in 1962, this book is a critical study of certain aspects of the work of four Idealist philosophers. It is the thesis of this book that there is a valid and significant form of Idealism to be found in the work of these philosophers, but that they did not succeed in developing it fully and consistently.

Originally published in 1962, this book is a critical study of certain aspects of the work of four Idealist philosophers. It is the thesis of this book that there is a valid and significant form of Idealism to be found in the work of these philosophers, but that they did not succeed in developing it fully and consistently.

This original and provocative book is concerned with fundamental questions in moral, political, and legal philosophy. It challenges both supporters and sceptics alike to rethink their ideas about human rights. The author explains that human life is not the same everywhere, noting that there are different traditions of culture and civilization. He argues that an adequate idea of human rights must take such a diversity seriously, and unlike the ...

This original and provocative book is concerned with fundamental questions in moral, political, and legal philosophy. It challenges both supporters and sceptics alike to rethink their ideas about human rights. The author explains that human life is not the same everywhere, noting that there are different traditions of culture and civilization. He argues that an adequate idea of human rights must take such a diversity seriously, and unlike the ...

Helen Campbell was a keen, enthusiastic reporter in training at the time of her Scottish grandmother's death, therefore, it came as a great shock at the reading of Mairie Campbell's will, which demanded that Helen severed all ties with her settled, organised life in London and went to live for six months in a remote Highland village which struggled to keep up with the times. No-one could understand the mysterious motives behind the conditions ...

< p>Each bi-annual volume presents vital information on approximately 15 of the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels.< p>Titles featured in vol. 21 of < I>Short Stories for Students< /I> include: < ul> < li> "Greyhound People" by Alice Adams < li> "Tales from the 1001 Nights" by Richard Burton< li> "The Mysterious Stranger, No. 44" by Mark Twain< li> "Ball of Fat" by Guy de Maupassant < li> "In the Zoo" by Jea...

< p>Each bi-annual volume presents vital information on approximately 15 of the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. < p>Titles featured in vol. 20 of < I>Short Stories for Students< /I> include: < ul> < li> "Big Black Good Man" by Richard Wright < li> "Christmas Not Just Once a Year" by Heinrich Boell< li> "In The Shadow of War" by Ben Okri< li> "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty< li> "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbur...

Ralph Barrington was a very young man when he inherited the run-down Georgian mansion of Redwoods in Winchester. In accordance with Margaret Fitzgerald's will, Ralph was unable to sell his inheritance, therefore he and his teenage daughter, Roselyn, known as Ros, were forced to make the best of things and to live in just a few of the rooms. Ralph's wife, Charlotte, was a depressant: she had cruelly denied Ros at birth, and then, Ros re-meets m...

Aus dem märchenhaften und geheimnisvollen Hundertmorgen-Wald kommt jetzt - nach Wald Disneys Meisterwerk Die vielen Abenteuer von Winnie Puuh - ein neuer vollängiger Film mit dem beliebtesten und knuddeligsten Bären aller Zeiten: Winnie Puuh auf großer ReiseEin wunderschöner, langer Sommer neigt sich seinem Ende zu, und für den jungen Christopher Robin fängt langsam der Ernst des Lebens an: Er kommt in die Schule. Weil er aber nicht den Mut au...

Introduction - PART 1 MORALITY - Rules, Principles and Conduct - Morality and Society - Moral Universality and Moral Diversity - Moral Diversity Continued: Religion and Ideology - Morality and the 'Categorical Imperative' - PART 2 RIGHTS - The Idea of Rights - The Idea of Rights Continued - The Idea of Rights Continued: Human Rights - Human Rights and Politics - Notes - Index

The moral justification for government is, that it is needed to promote the community's interest. What is that interest an interest in? Upon what basis can disagreements about the community's interest and individual interests be reconciled? Can democracy enable dissatisfaction with their reconciliation to be lived with? Perhaps, if people are prepared to meet the requirements of democratic citizenship. What are these requirements, and what is ...

After five years of ceaseless fighting, the Attrition War continues to divide and ravage the galaxy. Having spent two years in forced exile, all Naytan desired was to assist in the liberation of his violently occupied home-world. But when a coded transmission begins to issue across the vacuum of space, unexpectedly threatening to turn the tide of battle, the very survival of his people is called into question. Faced with seemingly insurmountab...

After five years of ceaseless fighting, the Attrition War continues to divide and ravage the galaxy. Having spent two years in forced exile, all Naytan desired was to assist in the liberation of his violently occupied home-world. But when a coded transmission begins to issue across the vacuum of space, unexpectedly threatening to turn the tide of battle, the very survival of his people is called into question. Faced with seemingly insurmountab...