The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters
Author: Emile van der Does de Willebois
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0821388967


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This report examines the use of these entities in nearly all cases of corruption. It builds upon case law, interviews with investigators, corporate registries and financial institutions and a 'mystery shopping' exercise to provide evidence of this criminal practice.

Food Literacy

Food Literacy
Author: Helen Vidgen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2016-04-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1317483022


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Globally, the food system and the relationship of the individual to that system, continues to change and grow in complexity. Eating is an everyday event that is part of everyone’s lives. There are many commentaries on the nature of these changes to what, where and how we eat and their socio-cultural, environmental, educational, economic and health consequences. Among this discussion, the term "food literacy" has emerged to acknowledge the broad role food and eating play in our lives and the empowerment that comes from meeting food needs well. In this book, contributors from Australia, China, United Kingdom and North America provide a review of international research on food literacy and how this can be applied in schools, health care settings and public education and communication at the individual, group and population level. These varying perspectives will give the reader an introduction to this emerging concept. The book gathers current insights and provides a platform for discussion to further understanding and application in this field. It stimulates the reader to conceptualise what food literacy means to their practice and to critically review its potential contribution to a range of outcomes.

E-Commerce and Development Report 2001

E-Commerce and Development Report 2001
Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:


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This report reviews trends important for developing countries trying to take advantage of ICT and the Internet. It supplies basic facts and statistics about electronic commerce and considers their relevance to developing economies, especially in relation to tourism, business-to-business markets, and electronic government. It also offers recommendations for creating enabling environments for e- commerce. China's ICT strategy is considered in detail. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Serpentine

Serpentine
Author: Thomas Thompson
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2016-12-13
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1504043278


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New York Times Bestseller: This in-depth account of Charles Sobhraj, the serial killer portrayed in Netflix miniseries The Serpent, is “compulsive reading” (The Plain Dealer). There was no pattern to the murders, no common thread other than the fact that the victims were all vacationers, robbed of their possessions and slain in seemingly random crimes. Authorities across three continents and a dozen nations had no idea they were all looking for same man: Charles Sobhraj, aka “The Serpent.” A handsome Frenchman of Vietnamese and Indian origin, Sobhraj targeted backpackers on the “hippie trail” between Europe and South Asia. A master of deception, he used his powerful intellect and considerable sex appeal to lure naïve travelers into a life of crime. When they threatened to turn on him, Sobhraj murdered his acolytes in cold blood. Between late 1975 and early 1976, a dozen corpses were found everywhere from the boulevards of Paris to the slopes of the Himalayas to the back alleys of Bangkok and Hong Kong. Some police experts believe the true number of Sobhraj’s victims may be more than twice that amount. Serpentine is the “grotesque, baffling, and hypnotic” true story of one of the most bizarre killing sprees in modern history (San Francisco Chronicle). Edgar Award–winning author Thomas Thompson’s mesmerizing portrait of a notorious sociopath and his helpless prey “unravels like fiction, but afterwards haunts the reader like the document it is” (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland).

Mobile Library Guidelines

Mobile Library Guidelines
Author: Ian Stringer (ALA.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 73
Release: 2010
Genre: Bibliotheksverwaltung
ISBN: 9789077897454


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International Human Rights Law in a Global Context

International Human Rights Law in a Global Context
Author: Felipe Gómez Isa
Publisher: Universidad de Deusto
Total Pages: 974
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 8498308135


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The international human rights system remains as dynamic as ever. If at the end of the last century there was a sense that the normative and institutional development of the system had been completed and that the emphasis should shift to issues of implementation, nothing of the sort occurred. Even over the last few years significant changes happened, as this book amply demonstrates. We hope that this Manual makes a contribution to the development of International Human Rights Law and is of interest for those working in the field of promotion and protection of human rights. The book is the result of a joint project under the auspices of HumanitarianNet, a Thematic Network led by the University of Deusto, and the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC, Venice).

The Muslim World After 9/11

The Muslim World After 9/11
Author: Angel Rabasa
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 566
Release: 2004-11-17
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0833037552


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Momentous events since September 11, 2001-Operation Enduring Freedom, the global war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq-have dramatically altered the political environment of the Muslim world. Many of the forces influencing this environment, however, are the products of trends that have been at work for many decades. This book examines the major dynamics that drive changes in the religio-political landscape of the Muslim world-a vast and diverse region that stretches from Western Africa through the Middle East to the Southern Philippines and includes Muslim communities and diasporas throughout the world-and draws the implications of these trends for global security and U.S. and Western interests. It presents a typology of ideological tendencies in the different regions of the Muslim world and identifies the factors that produce religious extremism and violence. It assesses key cleavages along sectarian, ethnic, regional, and national lines and examines how those cleavages generate challenges and opportunities for the United States. Finally, the authors identify possible strategies and political and military options for the United States to pursue in response to changing conditions in this critical and volatile part of the world.

The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology

The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology
Author: Roger S. Bagnall
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 711
Release: 2011-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199843694


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Thousands of documentary and literary texts written on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Persian, have transformed our knowledge of many aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Here experts provide a comprehensive guide to understanding this ancient documentary evidence.

The Lives of Transgender People

The Lives of Transgender People
Author: Genny Beemyn
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0231143079


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A groundbreaking survey on gender development and identity-making among America's transsexual women, transsexual men, cross-dressers and gender-queer individuals.