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The Carmelites, the only contemplative religious order to have been founded in the Crusader States, first emerged as a group of hermits living on Mount Carmel, a site associated with the prophet Elijah. Soon after migrating to the West, in the mid-thirteenth century, they began to develop the geographical associations into a complex historical tradition based on the claim to have been founded by the prophet. Carmelite historical myths were fir...

This is a handbook of Gamma-convergence, which is a theoretical tool used to study problems in Applied Mathematics where varying parameters are present, with many applications that range from Mechanics to Computer Vision. The book is directed to Applied Mathematicians in all fields and to Engineers with a theoretical background.

The coclass project (1980-1994) provided a new and powerful way to classify finite p-groups. This monograph gives a coherent account of the thinking out of which developed the philosophy that lead to this classification. The authors provide a careful summary and explanation of the many anddifficult original research papers on the coclass conjecture and the structure theorem, thus elucidating the background research for those new to the area as...

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When and why do groups target each other for extermination? How do seemingly normal people become participants in genocide? Why do some individuals come to the rescue of members of targeted groups, while others just passively observe their victimization? And how do perpetrators and bystanderslater come to terms with the choices that they made? These questions have long vexed scholars and laypeople alike, and they have not decreased in urgency ...

The concept of integrated coastal area management as it relates to tourism growth, industrial development, native title claims, expansion of the fishing and sugarcane farming industries, and the decline in water quality in coastal marine environments due to catchment changes is becoming increasingly important--socially, economically, and politically. This study explores these issues and others in the context of the early development of the Gre...

In the 1960s and 1970s many Australians began thinking about some radical questions. Who are we as homosexuals? Who might we become? How are we to act politically? In short, how are we to live? In lively prose Robert Reynolds looks at how these men and women undertook what is now a universal task: the reinvention of the self in an era of uncertainty and change, where old answers no longer suffice, and where sexuality is a core preoccupation. T...

Take a fascinating journey through the history of the City of Champions with more than 200 vintage photographs.Garfield was once home to the Lenni Lenape, a tribe within the Algonquin Nation of Native Americans. Later, the Revolutionary War touched the area when many British soldiers entered the district in pursuit of Washington's army.After the war, farmers prospered as the fertile land of the river valley produced abundant crops that were sh...

4 ausdrucksstarke Bildgeschichten, persönlich und eindrücklich erzählt, zeigen eine aufgewühlte Gefühlswelt mit folgenden inhaltlichen Schwerpunkten: - Mein Gott, erbarme dich über meine Verschlossenheit, berühre mein Herz, und lass es wieder leben - Mörderische Wut - "NO SEX", bitte! - Einer muss schuld sein - jemand anders als ich

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Learn to create one-of-a kind, carved gunstocks with this complete guide from award-winning carver Bill Janney. Includes step-by-step carving demonstrations, 20 pages of wildlife and ornamental patterns, and an overview of tools, materials, and safety precautions.

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A three volume reference work describing the disciplines of 18th century Church history, geography and travel. Details from Wesley's diaries, journals, correspondence, and prose works are used to compile a calendar covering 3 November 1721 to 2 March 1791. Wesley's visits to England Scotland, Ireland and Wales, Georgia, South Carolina, Holland and Germany are tracked including where possible the specific activities in which the founder and lea...

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Der KUNSTZOLLSTOCK ist ein imaginäres Museum im Taschenformat. Herausragende Gemälde der Kunstgeschichte in markanten Ausschnitten. Rokoko, Romantik, Renaissance - wer wissen will, wann welche Epoche war und welches die bedeutendsten Werke der jeweiligen Zeit waren, klappt den KunstZollstock auf.

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Emerging from the "gladiator school" environment of an upstate prison with an imposing physique and a reputation for skilled brutality, Bobby's a lonely, guilt-ridden child inside a hulking body. He views the grim work of coercion, assault and even murder as jobs to be done with a craftsman's work ethic and with a minimum of force.

A remarkable chronicle. Davis's characterizations of the various commanders are sharp, his descriptions of the terrain concise. The graphic explanations of arms and logistics will delight the technically minded."--John Toland, New York Times Book Revi