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This title discusses technology, policy and management in a context much influenced by a dynamic of change and a necessary balance between the creation and diffusion of knowledge. It is largely grounded on empirical experiences of different regional and national contexts.

This is the second annual of ""CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture"", a thematic volume with selected papers from material published in the journal in volumes 3.1-4 (2001) and 4.1-4 (2002).

Building on the idea of inclusive learning, which entails a process of shared prosperity across the globe, this work looks at funamental changes at the start of the new milliennium, as innovation is gaining increasing importance for local economic prosperity and the emergence of learning societies.

Between 1605 and 1621, Quevedo wrote a sequence of five ""Dreams"" or ""Visions"" (Suenos y discursos). Censorship prohibited its publication of such satire, but copies were made by hand. In 1993 a critical edition of all of the surviving manuscripts was published. Crosby's work compares this version with all of the 43 extant manuscripts.

Violence and increasing public awareness of violence mark our contemporary condition. September 11, 2001 made this condition even more indelible. Cultural Shaping of Violence proposes that violence cannot be described, let alone understood or addressed, unless tied to the cultural settings that influence it.

This volume, an insider's story on the negotiations and administration of the agreements on sugar, provides a detailed analysis of the rise and fall of an International Commodity Agreement (ICA). The author discusses the shortsightedness of long-term international economic management.

Habitat loss and fragmentation arguably pose the greatest threats to biological diversity. This title provides a blueprint for advancing understanding of conservation in agricultural regions. It combines the efforts of ecologists, economists, statisticians, mathematicians and land-use specialists.

Drawing on her conversations with other caregivers, the author provides a look at the environment of Alzheimer's - the afflicted, the affected, the afterthoughts. She talks of the true survivors left behind to deal with Alzheimer's aftermath once the layers of guilt, grief and fear are peeled away.

Agriculture is moving from feeding a growing planet to feeding a planet with environmental concerns. Ecological agrarians are developing solutions from the creative to the mundane. J. Bishop Grewell, Clay J. Landry, and Greg Conko unveil stories of these entrepreneurs at work, the challenges they face, and the benefits they hope to reap.

Mentoring is personal and professional assistance given by a more experienced person during a time of transition. This work covers descriptions of a successful mentoring programme, and how participants related to the programme, to each other, and to the programme's lasting effects on their lives.

A biography of noted Indiana businessman John Purdue, whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's greatest land-grant university, Purdue University, in 1869. The book incorporates research efforts by previous writers with facts gleaned from newspapers and official documents.

Providing a reference to the economic, social, political, scientific, and technological changes that have most affected farming in America, this book is a story of achievement and success, and it is also about greed, racism, and violence. The author offers a provocative look at history that has been shaped by the best and worst of human nature.

Historical Perspectives is a compilation of the 1991 lectures presented for the series and provides a fresh look at plant science via anecdotes and personal knowledge.

Using environment, population, and available energy sources as the principal determinants of agricultural systems, this is the first survey to cover preindustrial agriculture and pastoralism on all inhabited continents and from equatorial forest to tundra. This book will be of special interest to agriculturalists, agricultural historians, anthropologists, and geographers.

This work discusses the huge impact of electronic networks, particularly the Internet, and how they will remain an integral force in business. It emphasizes the importance of research and understanding in the area of electronic commerce.

A mother's reflection inspired by hand-raising a litter of Pembroke Welsh corgis whose own mother died after a Caesarian delivery. Devastated by the loss of her companion and awed by the task of saving the puppies, the narrator is surprised to discover she enjoys this exclusive commitment.

In this comparative study of Honore d'Urfe's ""L'Astree"" and Charles Sorel's ""Le Berger extravagant"", the author examines the historical transition from the idealist, pastoral romance to the more realist anti-romance.

This collection of personal critical essays employs a formal study of literature as framework for the consideration of universal issues, including grief management, death, and acceptance of and benefit from traumatic change.

This volume presents a number of strategic management concepts and the circumstances in which they apply. The format and language should be suitable for both business and non-business readers. The text provides a mental map to orient strategic thinking and give meaning to management actions.

Originally published in 1872, this work is based on the author's experiences in the town of Oberammergau, Germany, the site of the world-famous Passion Play. She recounts her three-month stay during which time she illustrated 20 of the town's famous homes.

This volume brings together a series of accounts, from ordinary servicemen and women, detailing their experiences of the Vietnam War. Some are heroic, some are frightening, while others verge from the amusing to the nigh on unbelievable.

This work attempts to theorize the process of the emergence, in 18th-century New Spain, of a position of intellectual subjectivity differentiated from that established by the regime of Spanish imperial authority. It traces how groups of ""criollo"" intellectuals try to construct such discourses.

Examines formation, growth and change in the Milwaukee water department. Combining history, technology, politics and policy-making, the author explains how municipal decision-making processes determine technological determinations throughout the history of water works.

Drawn from the ""Alice McDermott Memorial Lectures in Applied Ethics"" held at the United States Air Force Academy, these 20 essays contribute to an understanding of ethics and leadership. Topics covered include moral certainty and sensibility, and professional and personal integrity.

Looking at six Spanish novels, from the 1940s through the 1990s, this book proposes a new concept of the novel of feminine development. It emphasizes the importance of voicing women's sentiments previously unexpressed in Spanish literature.

This volume covers the following topics: moral standings of animals, history of the methods of argumentation, knowledge of the animal mind, nature and value of regulatory structures, and how respect for animals can be converted from theory to action in the laboratory.

When he served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, William Sabel wrote home to his parents in Chicago every week. This text comprises five years' worth of his correspondence.

An examination of how women can and do succeed as theorists, as researchers, as teachers, and as individuals within institutions. The book examines the ways women overcome social, political and institutional barriers and contribute to both the theory and practice of science.