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They were six friends from the Midwest who moved to New York in the Seventies with high hopes of making a big-time splash in the music industry. Though the dream faded, the bonds between this tightly-knit group did not. Or so it seemed. For one brilliantly sunny day, solid, dependable Alice Ellis discovers the grisly murder of two of the group, shot dead in an apartment to which any number of friends, acquaintances and strangers had easy acces...

This is the first comprehensive study of the economic relations between Nazi Germany and Franco's Spain (1936-1945). It demonstrates how, during the Spanish Civil War, Germany helped General Franco to victory and at the same time attempted to turn Spain into an economic colony.

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Ideologies play a crucial role in the way we understand and shape the political world. However, no one has been able to explain the nature of ideologies themselves. In this important new book, Freeden offers a ground-breaking approach to the subject. Drawing on the political experience of Britain, France, Germany, and the USA over the last two hundred years, the author provides an in-depth examination of all the key political ideologies: liber...

The Constitution is America's moral sail, and we must hold to the courage of the conviction that fills it, a conviction that we can all be equal citizens of a moral republic. That is a noble faith, and only optimism can redeem it." So writes Ronald Dworkin in the introduction to this characteristically robust and provocative new book in which he argues that fidelity to the Constitution and to law demands that Judges make contemporary judgments...

The first newsbooks, the direct predecessors of modern newspapers, appeared in 1641, yet the reasons for their appearance have never been fully understood. In this book, Raymond charts the development of the English newsbook from its origins to its gradual dominance in the information market. Using manuscript and printed sources, she places the newsbook's appearance a few months before the outbreak of civil war, where it took root in the flour...

This book is a sustained study of cohesion policy in the European Union, which now absorbs one-third of the EU budget. The central question is how policy makers can develop a common European policy, and yet give attention to the variation in practice, institutions, and players in the member states.

The notion that a state that emerges victorious in war is entitled to claim sovereignty over conquered territory in virtue of military victory or conquest was a recognized principle of international law until the early years of this century. This study is an enquiry into the place of the right of conquest in international relations since the early sixteenth century and the causes and consequences of its demise in the twentieth century. Part 1 ...

Russia has emerged as a new and assertively independent force in world politics, in Europe and Asia, and especially in the other former Soviet states. What are Moscow's foreign policy goals, and who sets them? This book provides the first systematic analysis of the domestic political, military and economic influences that shape Russia's international behavior. Five leading specialists examine the areas of foreign policy thinking and debate, ho...

The reign of Pope Urban II (1088-1099) is often seen as a turning point in the period of medieval history known as the Gregorian Reform. This volume presents for the first time modern editions of, and commentary on, the decrees of Urban's first papal council (at Melfi in 1089), and the excerpts of his acts found in the enigmatic canon-law book labelled the Collectio Britannica. Both editions are accompanied by English translations of the Latin...

This revised edition of the standard catalogue of the music and writings of Vaughan Williams includes all known published and unpublished works, with full details of instrumentation, revisions, and first performances. There is much new information on the location of manuscripts and sketches, and there are many corrections to the information and dates given in the previous text. The volume includes a bibliography of the literary writings of Ral...

Managing technology is increasingly important for firms. This book examines the issues and policy implications in the European context. Drawing on extensive research the focus of the book is on firm-level competences underlying technology management, and the policy instruments which can be used to promote them. The book is published in conjunction with the European Commission, and includes contributions from experts in the field.

Robot arms are found in almost every modern manufacturing plant in the world, but their limited dexterity creates problems for their efficient control. Understanding these problems in advance is vital in robotic design. This book concerns itself with the theory and practice of these control problems. It will be of great interest to all robotic researchers and engineers.