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Liberating the United Nations - Hans von Sponeck, Richard A. Falk
The United Nations (UN) has always loomed large in international conflicts, but today accepted wisdom declares that the organization has lost its way. Liberating The United Nations is a thorough review of its founding and history that tracks critical junctures that obscured or diverted the path to a powerful and just UN that abides by international law. Based on the extensive expertise of two former UN-insiders, Richard Falk and Hans von Sponeck, the book goes beyond critique and diagnosis, proposing ways to achieve a more effective and legitimate UN. The historical sweep of the book offers a uniquely broad perspective on how the UN has evolved from the time of its establishment, and how that evolution reflects, and was defined by, world politics. The book explores these themes through the specific cases of intervention in Palestine, Iraq, and Syria. Liberating The United Nations hopes to reinvigorate the original vision of the UN by asserting its place in a world of amplifying chauvinistic nationalism. Falk and von Sponeck argue for how important the UN has become, and could be, in aiding with the transnational and global challenges of the present and future, including pandemics, environmental crises, and mass migration.
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Evolution Of The United Nations System - Amos Yoder
This third edition of an established textbook for students of political science presents all the changes made to the United Nations since 1992.
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The United Nations, Peace Operations and the Cold War - Norrie Macqueen
This is the first introduction to the United Nation''s activities during the Cold War period. It combines a history of the UN with a broader account of east-west diplomacy during the Cold War and after. Norrie MacQueen begins by looking at the formation, structure and functions of the UN. Then, within a chronological framework, he assesses its contribution to international security from the emergence of the UN''s peacekeeping role in 1945-56 right through to UN operations in the 1990s in Angola, Somalia and Bosnia.
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Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - Maureen Johnsonová
Cutting through the huge volume of literature for each of the SDGs as 2030 closes in, this immensely readable primer makes sense of the state of play for some of the most pressing existential questions of our time.
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In The Time Of Madness - Richard Lloyd Parry
** Richard Lloyd Parry is the winner of the 2018 Rathbones Folio Prize **In the last years of the twentieth century, Richard Lloyd Parry found himself in the vast island nation of Indonesia, one of the most alluring, mysterious and violent countries in the world. For thirty-two years it had been paralysed by the grip of the dictator and mystic General Suharto. But now the age of Suharto was reaching its end, giving way to a new era of chaos and superstition - the ''time of madness'' predicted centuries before by poets and seers.On the island of Borneo, tribesmen embarked on a savage war of head-hunting and cannibalism. Vast jungles burned uncontrollably; money lost its value; there were plane crashes and volcanic eruptions. After the tumultuous fall of Suharto came the vote of independence from Indonesia for the tiny occupied country of East Timor. And it was here, trapped in the besieged compound of the United Nations, that Lloyd Parry reached his own painful, personal crisis.
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To End a War - Richard Holbrooke
When President Clinton sent Richard Holbrooke to Bosnia as America''s chief negotiator in late 1995, he took a gamble that would eventually redefine his presidency. But there was no saying then, at the height of the war, that Holbrooke''s mission would succeed. The odds were strongly against it.As passionate as he was controversial, Holbrooke believed that the only way to bring peace to the Balkans was through a complex blend of American leadership, aggressive and creative diplomacy, and a willingness to use force, if necessary, in the cause for peace. This was not a universally popular view. Resistance was fierce within the United Nations and the chronically divided Contact Group, and in Washington, where many argued that the United States should not get more deeply involved. This book is Holbrooke''s gripping inside account of his mission, of the decisive months when, belatedly and reluctantly but ultimately decisively, the United States reasserted its moral authority and leadership and ended Europe''s worst war in over half a century. To End a War reveals many important new details of how America made this historic decision.What George F. Kennan has called Holbrooke''s "heroic efforts" were shaped by the enormous tragedy with which the mission ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Exploring Entrepreneurship - Catherine Wang, Suzanne Mawson, Richard Blundel, Nigel Lockett
A detailed and critical analysis of the multiple types of entrepreneurship, helping students to understand the practical skills and theoretical concepts needed to create their very own entrepreneurial venture. Split into two parts, the book provides an even balance between theory and practice. Part 1 covers the practical activities involved in new entrepreneurial ventures, and Part 2 uses the latest research to explore entrepreneurship from different perspectives. The expanded third edition of Exploring Entrepreneurship includes: • Additional coverage of entrepreneurship and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), corporate entrepreneurship, variety and diversity in entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial approaches to the delivery of public services • New and updated Case Studies that tackle cutting-edge practical issues • New and updated Researcher Profiles from leading international scholars • Enhanced Recommended Reading sections in each chapter with concise introductions to the latest research findings Essential online resources for students, including selected SAGE journal articles, pre-reading suggestions, self-assessment questions and revision tips, plus a range of lecturer resources, are available. Suitable reading for students taking modules in Entrepreneurship or Small Business Management at upper undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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The Lumumba Plot - Stuart A. Reid
The New York Times Book Review Editors'' Choice • A spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thriller—about the U.S.-sanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, The Economist, Financial Times “This is one of the best books I have read in years . . . gripping, full of colorful characters, and strange plot twists.” —Fareed Zakaria, CNN hostIt was supposed to be a moment of great optimism, a cause for jubilation. The Congo was at last being set free from Belgium—one of seventeen countries to gain independence in 1960 from ruling European powers. At the helm as prime minister was charismatic nationalist Patrice Lumumba. Just days after the handover, however, the Congo’s new army mutinied, Belgian forces intervened, and Lumumba turned to the United Nations for help in saving his newborn nation from what the press was already calling “the Congo crisis.” Dag Hammarskjöld, the tidy Swede serving as UN secretary-general, quickly arranged the organization’s biggest peacekeeping mission in history. But chaos was still spreading. Frustrated with the fecklessness of the UN and spurned by the United States, Lumumba then approached ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Enlightenment - Anthony Pagden
The Enlightenment and Why It Still Matters tells nothing less than the story of how the modern, Western view of the world was born. Cultural and intellectual historian Anthony Pagden explains how, and why, the ideal of a universal, global, and cosmopolitan society became such a central part of the Western imagination in the ferment of the Enlightenment - and how these ideas have done battle with an inward-looking, tradition-oriented view of the world ever since. Cosmopolitanism is an ancient creed; but in its modern form it was a creature of the Enlightenment attempt to create a new ''science of man'', based upon a vision of humanity made up of autonomous individuals, free from all the constraints imposed by custom, prejudice, and religion. As Pagden shows, this ''new science'' was based not simply on ''cold, calculating reason'', as its critics claimed, but on the argument that all humans are linked by what in the Enlightenment were called ''sympathetic'' attachments. The conclusion was that despite the many tribes and nations into which humanity was divided there was only one ''human nature'', and that the final destiny of the species could only be the creation of one universal, cosmopolitan society. This new ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The River of Lost Footsteps - Thant Myint-U
Burma is currently ruled by a harsh dictatorship unmoved by Western activists and sanctions. It is also the sight of the longest-running conflict in the world. Drawing both on his own family''s stories and his years of hands-on political experience working with the United Nations, Thant Myint-U has written an illuminating account of how Burma''s rich past informs its violent present, and of how the world might transform the country''s future. In The River of Lost Footsteps, Thant Myint-U tells the story of modern Burma, in part through a telling of his own family''s history, in an interwoven narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic, and appalling. His maternal grandfather, U Thant, rose from being the schoolmaster of a small town in the Irrawaddy Delta to become the UN secretary-general in the 1960s. And on his father''s side, the author is descended from a long line of courtiers who served at Burma''s Court of Ava for nearly two centuries. Through their stories and others, he portrays Burma''s rise and decline in the modern world, from the time of Portuguese pirates and renegade Mughal princes through the decades of British colonialism, the devastation of World War II, a sixty-year civil war ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Our History Is the Future - Nick Estes
One Book South Dakota Common Read, South Dakota Humanities Council, 2022PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, PEN America, 2020One Book One Tribe Book Award, First Nations Development Institute, 2020Finalist, Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize, 2019Shortlist, Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize, 2019Our History Is the Future is at once a work of history, a personal story, and a manifesto. Now available in paperback on the fifth anniversary of its original publication, Our History Is the Future features a new afterword by Nick Estes about the rising indigenous campaigns to protect our environment from extractive industries and to shape new ways of relating to one another and the world.In this award-winning book, Estes traces traditions of Indigenous resistance leading to the present campaigns against fossil fuel pipelines, such as the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests, from the days of the Missouri River trading forts through the Indian Wars, the Pick-Sloan dams, the American Indian Movement, and the campaign for Indigenous rights at the United Nations.In 2016, a small protest encampment at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota, initially established to block construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, grew to be the largest Indigenous protest movement in the twenty-first century, attracting tens ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Behind the Badge: The remarkable & compelling true story of a boy from Egypt who became one of Australia's most senior police, for readers of THE GOOD
The true story of one of Australia's top cops for readers of I CATCH KILLERS and THE GOOD COP Nick Kaldas is a cop's cop. From investigating war criminals to taking down global drug operations, Kaldas has seen the worst humanity can offer. But he's also seen which human qualities can lead to greatness. This is the compelling true story of an immigrant boy from Egypt who rose from beat cop to become one of the most senior police officers in Australia. During his time in the NSW police force, he was one of Australia's first Arab undercover cops, headed up both the Homicide and Gang Squad units, reformed the Counter Terrorism team and then became the Deputy Police Commissioner. He has also faced down some of the toughest, most brutal criminal organisations in the world. In the Middle East, he was hand-picked by the United Nations to investigate the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri; investigate the illegal use of chemical weapons in Syria; and was the Director of Internal Oversight Services at UNRWA, the UN agency tasked with assisting Palestine refugees. Having negotiated hostage situations, gained the trust of the Syrian secret police and chaired the ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Sustaining Peace In Asean And The Asia-pacific: Preventive Diplomacy Measures
In 2016, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly and the UN Security Council respectively adopted resolutions on the review of the UN peacebuilding architecture, and the concept of ''sustaining peace'' was formally presented. Since then, the ''sustaining peace'' agenda has gradually become the core strategy of the peace cause of the UN. The agenda for sustaining peace emphasizes capacity-building for conflict prevention at the regional level.Faced with the escalation of the international security challenge, regional organizations are increasingly playing a prominent role. They have become important participants in the international peace and security agenda by enhancing cooperation with the UN. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as the centre of regional cooperation processes in the Asia-Pacific, established a series of norms and instruments related to conflict prevention. This book intends to promote discussions on linking conflict prevention and/or preventive diplomacy activities in the region with the sustaining peace agenda promoted by both the ASEAN on a regional scale and the UN on a global scale.In a collaboration between the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (ASEAN-IPR) and China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU), the book provides discussions from the perspective of both Chinese as well as ASEAN scholars on traditional, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence - Floridi Luciano
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence has two goals. The first goal is meta-theoretical and is fulfilled by Part One, which comprises the first three chapters: an interpretation of the past (Chapter 1), the present (Chapter 2), and the future of AI (Chapter 3). Part One develops the thesis that AI is an unprecedented divorce between agency and intelligence. On this basis, Part Two investigates the consequences of such a divorce, developing the thesis that AI as a new form of agency can be harnessed ethically and unethically. It begins (Chapter 4) by offering a unified perspective on the many principles that have been proposed to frame the ethics of AI. This leads to a discussion (Chapter 5) of the potential risks that may undermine the application of these principles, and then (Chapter 6) an analysis of the relation between ethical principles and legal norms, and a definition of soft ethics as post-compliance ethics. Part Two continues by analysing the ethical challenges caused by the development and use of AI (Chapter 7), evil uses of AI (Chapter 8), and good practices when applying AI (Chapter 9). The last group of chapters focuses on the design, development, and deployment of AI for ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The World’s Heritage - UNESCO
Bestselling guide to all UNESCO World Heritage sitesFully updated to include the latest sites added to the World Heritage List. The List is managed by the World Heritage Committee and each site is judged under strict criteria – only the world’s most spectacular and extraordinary sites make it on to the List.UNESCO World Heritage sites include some of the most famous places in the world, such as the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan, the legendary Acropolis in Athens, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, and Machu Picchu, the ‘Lost City of the Incas’, in Peru.Descriptions of all the UNESCO World Heritage sitesLocation map for every siteMore than 850 colour photographsBackgroundThe World Heritage List includes properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value. In 1972 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Convention concerning the Protection of the World’s Cultural and Natural Heritage. Since then, 1199 sites in 168 States Parties have been inscribed onto the list, 933 of which are cultural, 227 natural and 39 mixed properties. 56 of these are classified as “In Dangerâ€.
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Children Who Changed the World: Incredible True Stories About Children's Rights! - Marcia Williams
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Rights of the Child and the amazing children who have stood up for them all over the world.From the heroes familiar to everyone, such as Malala Yousafzai, to the amazing activists you might not have heard of, like Baruani Ndume, the teenager who gave a voice to fellow refugee children in Tanzania, discover the incredible true stories of child activists. An inspirational and moving book from beloved author-illustrator Marcia Williams, providing the perfect introduction to an important subject and marking 30 years since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed by the United Nations General Assembly.
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17 Ways to Save the World - Louise Spilsbury
Help the United Nations to save the world!On 25 September 2015, world leaders at the UN adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals. These new Goals, which universally apply to all people, are a call to take action to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring no one is left behind.For the Goals to be reached, it is not just the actions of governments and businesses that are important - you can help the UN save the world, too!Produced in support of the United Nations, 17 Ways to Save the World is an accessible guide to how you can help the UN achieve their 17 Sustainable Development Goals. As well as charting the global issues identified in the Goals, this book will demonstrate how small lifestyle changes can help in solving the world's biggest issues, empowering you to actively pursue a more sustainable future.This book is the perfect tool for kids aged 9+ looking to make a meaningful difference. Immersive artwork and sensitive text presents serious, worldwide problems in an compassionate manner, encouraging both empathy and action.
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The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines - David M. Taylor, Mark Horowitz
The Maudsley® Deprescribing Guidelines Comprehensive resource describing guidelines for safely reducing or stopping (deprescribing) antidepressants, benzodiazepines, gabapentinoids and z-drugs for patients, including step-by-step guidance for all commonly used medications, covering common pitfalls, troubleshooting, supportive strategies, and more. Most formal guidance on psychiatric medication relates to starting or switching medications with minimal guidance on deprescribing medication. In 2023, the World Health Organisation and the United Nations called for patients, as a human right, to be informed of their right to discontinue treatment and to receive support to do so. The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines fills a significant gap in guidance for clinicians by providing comprehensive and authoritative information on this important aspect of treatment. This evidence-based handbook provides an overview of principles to be used in deprescribing. This is derived from fundamental scientific principles and the latest research on this topic, combined with emerging insights from clinical practice (including from patient experts). Building on the recognised brand of The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines, and the prominence of the authors’ work, including in The Lancet Psychiatry on tapering antidepressants (the most read article across all Lancet titles when it was released). The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines covers topics such as: Why and when to deprescribe ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Little Guide to K-POP - OH
K-POP cannot be stopped!Since its large-scale assault on the world stage a decade ago, K-POP has defied a cynical musical industry and defined a generation of musical talent, creating a soundtrack to the 21st century in the process. Today, more than 80 million K-POP albums are sold each year, with tens of billions of streams and MVs to boot, uniting the millions of K-POP fandoms together into one demilitarized, and friendly, army. Much like K-POP blends together the genres of electronic, pop, hip-hop, rock, and R&B, The Little Guide to K-POP fuses together all the facts, stats, quotes, quips, wisdom and trivia you'll need to keep up to speed with this lightning bolt of an evolving genre.From BTS to BlackPink, Seventeen to EXO, Red Velvet to SuperM, and everyone else inbetween, The Little Guide to K-POP celebrates ten years of musical revolution, throwing a bite-size spotlight on the viral dance moves, songs, groups, agencies, MVs and the heart-throbbing idols at the centre of this global cultural phenomenon. 'No matter who you are, where you're from, your skin colour, your gender identity; just speak yourself. Find your name and find your voice by speaking yourself.' RM, BTS, at the United Nations, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen - Yevhen Klopotenko
''A muscular celebration of Ukraine''s culinary heritage, it is most certainly a political ''statement in itself, but The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen is also, and most emphatically, a rich repository of deliciousness'' -Nigella LawsonCelebrate Ukraine''s independent spirit in this cookbook sharing the nation''s unique traditions and culture in 100 recipes crafted by Ukraine''s most prominent chef. Now, more than ever, Ukrainian cuisine and culture deserve to be known around the world. In The Authentic Ukrainian Kitchen, Ievgen Klopotenko shares the true food of Ukraine - the way it is really cooked today - with modern recipes for familiar and forgotten dishes.Klopotenko is Ukraine''s most internationally celebrated chef. A top restaurateur in Kyiv, winner of Ukraine''s MasterChef, and an activist promoting Ukrainian food around the world, he has also worked with First Lady Olena Zelenska to revamp the country''s school lunch program and campaigned for the United Nations to recognise the heritage of borshch.The recipes he collects in this book are the result of years of research into regional Ukrainian cooking. After training as a chef in France and cooking professionally in the UK, he returned to Ukraine with a desire to catalogue and promote his own national cuisine - free of ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks - Marriott Emma
History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book ... until now. The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks pulls it all together, from the world's earliest civilizations in 3500 BC to the founding of the United Nations in 1945, passing by the likes of Charlemagne, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean War, to name a few. Here's your chance to introduce yourself to the full spectrum of world history, and discover just how the modern world came to be.
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The Absolutely Indispensable Man - Kal Raustiala
A wide-ranging political biography of diplomat, Nobel prize winner, and civil rights leader Ralph Bunche.A legendary diplomat, scholar, and civil rights leader, Ralph Bunche was one of the most prominent Black Americans of the twentieth century. The first African American to obtain a political science Ph.D. from Harvard and a celebrated diplomat at the United Nations, he was once so famous he handed out the Best Picture award at the Oscars. Yet today Ralph Bunche is largely forgotten.In The Absolutely Indispensable Man, Kal Raustiala restores Bunche to his rightful place in history. He shows that Bunche was not only a singular figure in midcentury America; he was also one of the key architects of the postwar international order. Raustiala tells the story of Bunche''s dramatic life, from his early years in prewar Los Angeles to UCLA, Harvard, the State Department, and the heights of global diplomacy at the United Nations. After narrowly avoiding assassination Bunche received the Nobel Peace Prize for his ground-breaking mediation of the first Arab-Israeli conflict, catapulting him to popular fame. A central player in some of the most dramatic crises of the Cold War, he pioneered conflict management and peacekeeping at the UN. But as Raustiala ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The MAGA Doctrine - Charlie Kirk
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty, and an inspiration to millions and millions of people." — President Donald TrumpThe movement that brought Donald Trump to the White House has better ideas than the old right or the new left. It’s time that the rest of America started listening. In The MAGA Doctrine, Charlie Kirk explains once and for all why the principles of America First and traditional values have found an audience among young people all over the country. The Tea Party began as a protest for patriots who feared Big Government, but President Trump has become a hero for patriots who are against Big Everything:Silicon ValleyBig PharmaThe mediaHigher educationDeep state swamp monstersKirk describes why it took Trump, a reality TV superstar, to see past the sclerotic and power-hungry institutions, from the United Nations and Google to Harvard and Viacom, working to crush real America. The MAGA Doctrine is all about giving you a say in the future of America and a hand in making it happen. As the mainstream media churn out lies about the “real reasons†behind the new conservative agenda, this book is a powerful reminder of the true ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Education of an Idealist - Samantha Power
‘Her highly personal and reflective memoir … is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world’ Barack ObamaTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY:The New York Times • Time • The Economist • The Washington Post • Vanity Fair • Times Literary Supplement‘What can one person do?’ In this vibrant, galvanizing memoir, human rights advocate and Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Samantha Power offers an urgent response to this question.As she traces her path from Irish immigrant to war correspondent and activist to eventually becoming the youngest-ever US Ambassador to the United Nations, Power writes with a unique blend of suspenseful storytelling, vivid character portraits and disarming honesty.Her account illuminates the challenges of navigating the halls of power while trying to put one’s ideals into practice (and raise two young children along the way), and it shows how – even in the face of daunting challenges – each of us can make a difference.NOW WITH UPDATED AFTERWORD
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Translating the Language of Patents - Francoise Herrmann
This book is a guide to translating the language of patents in view of avoiding costly translation errors. Errors that might hinder the examination process for granting patents, or that might make patents undefendable in a context of litigation.The 42 sections of this book each identify different provisions of the law for their relevance to translation. These provisions govern language uses, right down to the use of punctuation. Each of the sections present findings, both in terms of the relevant provisions identified, and their specific significance to translation. Exemplified translations focus on French and English, but when there is a consensus across Intellectual property systems, multilingual parallelism is highlighted. Wherever relevant, provisions of specific rules and regulations are presented and exemplified in the three official languages of the European Patent Office (EPO), English, French, and German and three official languages of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), English, French, and Spanish.Written by an experienced teacher, patent translator, and author of the blog, Patents on the Soles of Your Shoes, this is a rigorously researched, authoritative, and comprehensive guide for all professional translators working on patents, and for students and translators working in legal translation. Accompanying powerpoint slides including ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Coming Golden Age Bible Study Guide - Dr. David Jeremiah
Can You Imagine a Thousand Years of Peace on Earth?Our world longs for peace. For an end to wars and conflicts. Governments and leaders strive to achieve that peace through the United Nations and treaties, but none of their efforts have succeeded. However, a day is coming when the world will know peace for one thousand years. During this time, the Millennium, Jesus will reign on earth as King, and through His power, crime will be nonexistent, wars will cease, and worshipers will fill the church pews.More passages of Scripture address the Millennium than any other prophetic event in the Bible, yet it''s an event many Christians know very little about. In The Coming Golden Age Study Guide, Dr. David Jeremiah guides you on a fascinating tour through the various aspects that will define your life during this one-thousand-year reign of Christ. You will learn about Jesus'' kingly reign on earth, the importance of Jerusalem in this event, the binding of Satan, how human lifespans will be extended, and how all wars will cease to exist.Each lesson includes:An outline of the main subjects and Scriptures covered during the lessonAn overview of Dr. Jeremiah''s teaching on the topic being studiedApplication questions ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Business - Iain M. Banks
''A poisoned bonbon, a bitter fairy tale'' IndependentKate Telman is a senior executive officer in The Business, a powerful and massively discreet transglobal organisation. Financially transparent, internally democratic and disavowing conventional familial inheritance, the character of The Business seems, even to Kate, to be vague to the point of invisibility. It possesses, allegedly, a book of Leonardo cartoons, several sets of Crown Jewels and wants to buy its own State in order to acquire a seat at the United Nations.Kate''s job is to keep abreast of current technological developments and her global reach encompasses Silicon Valley, a ranch in Nebraska, the firm''s secretive Swiss headquarters, and a remote Himalayan principality. In the course of her journey Kate must peel away layers of emotional insulation and the assumptions of a lifetime. She must learn to keep her world at arm''s length. To take control, she has to do The Business.Praise for Iain Banks:''The most imaginative novelist of his generation'' The Times''His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers'' Ken MacLeod, Guardian''His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent'' Neil Gaiman''An exceptional wordsmith'' Scotsman
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Listen: How Child and Student Voice Can Change the World - Siobhan Keenan Fitzgerald
Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC, 1989) articulates every child’s right to have their voice heard in matters that affect them. Yet acceptance of this right is sometimes slow and there are barriers to effective implementation.This vitally important book aims to accelerate acceptance of this right by bridging the gap between theory and practice, empowering adults to act as advocates and facilitators of children using their voices within our homes, schools, and wider communities. Divided into thirteen chapters, Listen invites readers to connect the concept of ‘child and student voice’ meaningfully with the development of all children’s physical voices and modes of communication. Topics explored include, but are not limited to:Current research on student voice, including an examination of public speaking within primary schoolsAdvocating for a school-wide focus on supporting student voiceBest practice and pedagogical approaches to facilitating public speaking in the classroomThe benefits and drawbacks of debate, including how to use it appropriately and assessing when to employ other techniquesCreating a supportive learning environment where students may overcome their anxieties about public speaking.An essential read for parents, teachers, teaching assistants and senior leaders, Listen proposes a pedagogical approach to supporting student ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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A Cultural History of Genocide in the Ancient World
The preamble to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide recognizes “that at all periods of history genocide has inflicted great losses on humanityâ€. Studies of the phenomenon of genocide have, however, tended to concentrate on the modern world. The original contributions in this volume turn the focus to the question of genocide and mass violence in the ancient world, with a particular emphasis on the worlds of Greece, Rome and the Near East. This volume presents a range of views on the challenges of applying the modern concept of “genocide†to an ancient context. It also considers the causes, motivations, and justifications of ancient mass violence, as well as contemporary responses to, and critiques of, such violence, along with how mass violence was represented and remembered in ancient literature and iconography. In addition, chapters analyse what drove the perpetrators of mass violence, and the processes of victimization, as well as the consequences of mass violence and ravaging warfare, including in particular mass enslavement and sexual violence.
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The Man from Barbarossa - John Gardner
Official, original James Bond from a writer described by Len Deighton as a ''master storyteller''.James Bond has been partnered with an Israeli Mossad agent, Pete Natkowitz, and assigned to work with the KGB to infiltrate a terrorist group. The group, The Scales of Justice, are demanding the trial of a suspected Nazi war criminal and each day of delay brings another death.Posing as a TV crew, Bond and the other agents attempt to discover the group''s real motive. When Bond realises that the real aim is to supply Iraq with nuclear weapons just before the United Nations-led coalition invades he faces the most crucial mission of his life.
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The Purpose Upgrade - Paul Skinner
Unlock greater profits. Empower happier and more engaged staff. Foster loyalty and connection with customers. Save your business... and the world. How? It all starts with a Purpose Upgrade.History shows that hard times can lead to the greatest opportunities for renewal. The Purpose Upgrade will support readers in leading enterprises that thrive by solving our most important problems.It shows how businesses can create more compelling benefits for customers, build meaningful livelihoods for colleagues, and unlock superior returns for investors by ''repurposing'' and revitalising the activities they engage in.Meet the social entrepreneur who repurposed the previously ''boring'' trade in office supplies to fund micro-finance initiatives that reach millions of the people most exposed to poverty, so that ''even a bad day at the office saves lives''.Learn how the leaders of a coal-mining business repurposed their enterprise first as an industrial chemicals company and then more spectacularly as a sustainable living business, generating unprecedented shareholder returns by aligning their objectives with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. They are now changing the lives of smallholder farmers, re-directing the food system to a more sustainable model, and harnessing the power of the world''s biggest brands to provide more nutritious food on a healthier ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Relief on the Hoof - Eva Plach
Relief on the Hoof is about the thousands of horses and cattle that the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) shipped as humanitarian aid in the immediate aftermath of WWII and about the "seagoing cowboys" who cared for the animals during their trans-Atlantic journeys. UNRRA contracted the Church of the Brethren to recruit almost 7,000 men to do this work, and in exchange provided free passage on its ships to the cattle that were part of the Brethren's own humanitarian initiative, the Heifer Project. The Heifer Project emerged from a conviction that cows and their milk offered the best value as relief commodities. As Eva Plach shows, both UNRRA's animal aid program and the Heifer Project were responding to a crisis in postwar Europe. Millions of livestock were lost during the war, and contemporary experts warned that postwar recovery, food security, and the prevention of social and political unrest would be compromised without replenishing the lost herds. Poland received more Heifer Project cattle than any other country and was the major recipient of UNRRA cattle and horses as well. Relief on the Hoof shows that Poland's special status, based on assessments of wartime destruction and postwar need, reflected its ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Values of International Organizations - Bryane Michael, Natasha Pushkarna, James D. Fry
From the United Nations to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, the principles of international organizations affect all of our lives. The principles these organizations live by represent, at least in part, the principles all of us live by. This book quantifies international organizationsÂ’ affiliation with particular principles in their constitutions, like cooperation, peace and equality.Offering a sophisticated statistical and legal analysis of these principles, the authors reveal the values contained in international organizationsÂ’ constitutions and their relationship with one another. When these organizations are divided into groups, like regional versus universal organizations, many new, seemingly contradictory, interpretations of international organizations law emerge. Through elaborate network representations, radar charters, k-clusters analyses and scatter plots, this book offers an unprecedented insight into the principles and values of international organizations.
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The Garden at the End of Time - John Hanson Mitchell
John Hanson Mitchell has long written about his garden outside of Boston, and about the plants and animals with whom he shares this land. In 2022, the United Nations and others started reporting the true severity of the climate crisis as the Earth passed a point of no return. All across the globe it was the worst year on record for climate-related disasters, including extinctions, deadly floods, massive fires, and dramatic droughts. Mitchell, like so many, felt overwhelmed. He looked to the story of Voltaire’s Candide, and settled on the famous aphorism from that book: “We must cultivate our garden.â€The Garden at the End of Time features Mitchell’s trademark blend of science, literature, and anecdote as he processes both the information he is reading from various sources and what it prompts him to do in his own small corner of the world. The story that unfolds is one of Mitchell diversifying his plantings; fighting what he sees as unnecessary local development; walking through and observing changes in the wild lands nearby; continuing to read the news from around the world; and meditating on other moments, real and imagined, when people sought refuge even as they did their part to improve ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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The Myth Gap - Alex Evans
Why, with absolutely no idea what Brexit actually meant, did the UK vote for Brexit?Why, rather than vote for the best-qualified candidate ever to stand as US President, did voters opt for a reality TV star with no political experience?In both cases, the winning side promised change and offered hope. They told a story voters longed to hear. And in the absence of greater, more unifying narratives, then true or not, voters plumped for the best story available.Once upon a time our society was rich in stories. They brought us together and helped us to understand the world and ourselves. We called them myths. Today, we have a myth gap – a vacuum that Alex Evans argues powerfully and persuasively is both dangerous and an opportunity. In this time of global crisis and transition– mass migration, inequality, resource scarcity, and climate change - It is stories, rather than facts and pie-charts,that will animate us and bring us together. It is by finding new myths, those that speak to us of renewal and restoration, that we will navigate our way to a better future. Drawing on his first-hand experience as a political adviser within British government and at the United Nations, ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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In the Beginning - Ellen J. Ravndal
This book reviews the formative years of the United Nations (UN) under its first Secretary-General Trygve Lie.
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The Globalisation of War - Nicholas Browne
Stalin gets Roosevelt and Churchill to meet at Yalta. Roosevelt wants the United Nations to be established, Churchill and Stalin want sovereign nations within their empires to be recognised at the United Nations. Germany is defeated but war continues in the east until the atom bomb is delivered.
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Women's Rights Are Human Rights - Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights United Nations
Attaining equality between women and men and eliminating all forms of discrimination against women are fundamental human rights and United Nations values. Women around the world nevertheless regularly suffer violations of their human rights throughout their life, and realizing women’s human rights has not always been prioritized. Achieving equality between women and men requires a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which women experience discrimination and are denied equality so as to develop appropriate strategies to eliminate such discrimination. This publication provides an introduction to women’s human rights, beginning with the main provisions in international human rights law and going on to explain particularly relevant concepts for fully understanding women’s human rights.
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Velitel tankových vojsk Wehrmachtu: Válečné vzpomínky Hanse von Lucka (978-80-7433-340-8)
Kniha - autor Hans von Luck, 424 stran, česky, pevná s přebalem lesklá Vzpomínky Hanse von Lucka jsou v první řadě vyprávěním o válečných taženích tohoto mladého a schopného důstojníka ve službách německého wehrmachtu. Čtenář se nejprve seznámí s tím, jak se mladý muž v duchu rodinné tradice rozhodl nastoupit do Reichswehru, kde se osudově setkal s později legendárním německým polním maršálem Erwinem Rommelem, jehož schopnosti velmi oceňovali i jeho protivníci. Hans von Luck se během války účastnil jako veliitel praporu a později pluku všech klíčových tažení nacistické armády, nejprve bleskového tažení do Polska (1939), pod velením Rommela útoku na Francii (1940), invaze do Sovětského svazu (1941-1942), později se znovu pod vedením Rommela účastnil jako velící důstojník Německého afrického sboru (Deutsches Afrikakorps) památných bojů v severní Africe (1942-143 a na konci války se podílel na obranných bojích německé armády po zahájení úspěšné spojenecké invaze v...
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Field Guide to Birds of the United Arab Emirates - Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall
The definitive guide to the birds of the Emirates.The United Arab Emirates may be small and arid, but it is an increasingly popular birding destination. Not only does it have an excellent tourist infrastructure, but it also hosts a range of species high on the wishlist of any Western Palearctic birder, such as Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Menétriés''s Warbler, Crab Plover and the legendarily elusive Grey Hypocolius, along with a suite of scarce wheatears, abundant migrants in the winter, and big numbers of wintering waders, terns and gulls. This field guide to the Emirates covers all regularly occurring birds in the region. A Gulf-centric text focuses on identification criteria, with information on habitat, vocalisations and plumage variation, along with detailed range maps. More than 100 colour plates lie opposite the text for easy reference, helping any visiting birder make the most of their trip.Birds of the United Arab Emirates is the last word in bird identification in this small but ornithologically rich strip of the Arabian peninsula, and an essential companion for the wildlife-friendly visitor.
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Bloudění kocoura Hanse von Xeno (978-80-88346-11-1)
Kniha - autor Jan Melena, 144 stran, česky, Pevná bez přebalu lesklá Kocour Hans von Xeno bydlel v jednom lidském příbytku nedaleko lesa. Měl se dobře, byl pravidelně krmen, hlazen a celkově se k němu jeho lidští spolubydlící chovali velmi pěkně. Byl to spokojený, avšak mírně nudný život. Von Xeno miloval pozorování lesa ze svého oblíbeného okna. Les byl pro něho tajemný prostor hlídaný šumícími velikány, ve kterých tepal život a s ním spojené dobrodružství... Sekvenční vyprávění je tvořeno vždy jedním čb obrázkem na pravé a doprovodným textem na levé straně každé dvoustrany.
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Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland - Steven Falk
Bees are a fascinating and indispensable group of insects, but many species are in decline, and efforts to help determine distributions and changes in abundance have to date been compromised by a serious lack of identification resources.This book is from author Steven Falk, who is a professional naturalist and conservationist with over forty years’ experience of working with bees. It is a comprehensive introduction to bee classification, ecology, field techniques and recording, a full glossary, and information on how to separate the sexes and distinguish bees from other insects.Also included are introductions to families and genera, describing key characters and life histories, as well as detailed species descriptions covering field and microscopic characters, similar species, variants, flight season, habitat, flowers visited, nesting habits, status & distribution, and parasites & associates. A series of innovative illustrated keys to genera and species are designed to guide the user step by step through the identification process.The book is illustrated with over 1,000 colour and black and white artworks by Richard Lewington, one of Europe''s leading insect artists. It also includes stunning photographs of living insects as seen in the wild and 234 up-to-date distribution maps.This eagerly anticipated new addition to the highly acclaimed ... Unknown localization key: "more"
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Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2015 - United Nations: International Law Commission
Contains the official records of the International Law Commission and is an indispensable tool for the preservation of the legislative history of the documents emanating from the Commission, as well as for the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the Commission.
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Yearbook of the International Law Commission 2014 - United Nations: International Law Commission
Presents the official records of the Commission and is an indispensable tool for the preservation of the legislative history of the documents emanating from the Commission, as well as for the teaching, study, dissemination and wider appreciation of the efforts undertaken by the Commission in the progressive development of international law.
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The Phantom the Complete Dailies Volume 32: 1986-1987 - Lee Falk
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the “granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,†The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk. The strip hit the funny pages of newspapers well before the Dark Knight or Superman made their first appearances and has been acknowledged as an influence on every “masked man of mystery†since. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books — it has frequently been copied but never equaled. This exciting 31st volume continues the SY BARRY YEARS! Reprinted in all its black and white glory, journey with Hermes Press as we bring you five complete continuities drawn by Sy himself which continue the adventures of The Phantom, Diana, and his two children: “Tarashima Terrorists,†“The Snake Goddess,†“Zabadabah,†“The Man Thing,†and “Great Raptor of Rhua.†Also included is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials.
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Kocour Hans von Xeno a zátiší pro mykofila - Jan Melena
Dobrodružství v lese pokračuje. Hans von Xeno objevuje tajuplný svět hub, potkává se s kuřátkem, prozkoumává podivné ruiny, až se promění v motýlokočku. Aby se mu vrátila původní podoba vydává se do hlubin země, kde se utká s hrozivým netopýřím králem...
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Kocour Hans von Xeno & Jókajové - Jan Melena
Hans von Xeno se tentokrát vydává do Japonska, kde se setkává s jókaji a zažívá s nimi různé příhody; ať již tajuplné, veselé či smutnější. Jókaj je japonská nadpřirozená bytost, která se dá přeložit jako „zvláštní vzezření“. Jsou to bytosti na pomezí, vyskytují se na okraji, můžou být hodné i zlé, ale v každém vždy jitří lidskou představivost. A také je dobré vědět, že kouzelné kočky japonské mají dva ocasy.
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Klima a společnost - Nico Stehr, Hans von Storch
Monografie sociologa Nico Stehra a klimatologa Hanse von Storcha se zabývá otázkami přírodního podnebí v politickém, kulturním, ekonomickém a historickém kontextu. Vychází z přesvědčení, že podnebí není pouze přírodní daností, k níž se významným a přiměřeným způsobem vyjadřuje výhradně přírodověda: je rovněž kulturním a sociálním konstruktem. Pozornost je proto věnována nejen podnebí "bez zásahu člověka" a jeho antropogenním proměnám, ale i vývoji toho, jak podnebí rozumíme, a tomu, jak naše porozumění podnebí ovlivňovalo společnost a politiku. Knihu uzavírá Manifest Zeppelinovy univerzity, který ukazuje, co je podle autorů zapotřebí k vytvoření vyrovnané a účinné politiky v oblasti klimatu.
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Hans Brinker or, the Silver Skates - Mary Mapes Dodge
American novelist Mary Mapes Dodge's work Hans Brinker was first released in 1865. The book is set in the Netherlands and is both a story of adolescent honor and a vivid fictional depiction of Dutch life in the early 19th century. The exquisite silver skates awarded to the victor of the ice skating competition Hans Brinker aspires to compete in are referenced in the book's title. American readers were introduced to Dutch speed skating through the book, and Hans Brinker continues to be portrayed in American media as the ideal speed skater. The book is also significant for making the tale of the young Dutch boy who uses his finger to plug a dyke popular. The book was written by Mary Mapes Dodge when she was 34 years old; she had never been to the Netherlands before the book was released. The extensive, multi-volume history books The Rise of the Dutch Republic (1856) and History of the United Netherlands by John L. Motley served as inspiration for her (1860–1867). Dodge then conducted an additional bibliographical study on the nation. Her immigrant Dutch neighbors, the Scharffs, also provided her with a wealth of first-hand knowledge about Dutch culture.
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How I Learned to Understand the World - Hans Rosling
The moving, playful memoir of Hans Rosling - Swedish statistics mastermind, researcher extraordinaire and author of the global bestseller, Factfulness.This is a book that contains very few numbers. Instead, it is about meeting people who have opened my eyes.It was facts that helped him explain how the world works. But it was curiosity and commitment that made the late Hans Rosling, author of worldwide bestseller Factfulness, the most popular researcher of our time.How I Learned to Understand the World is Hans Rosling's own story of how a young scientist learned became a revolutionary thinker, and takes us from the swelter of an emergency clinic in Mozambique, to the World Economic Forum at Davos.In collaboration with Swedish journalist Fanny Hargestam, Hans Rosling wrote his memoir with the same joy of storytelling that made a whole world listen when he spoke.
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