Les mendiants terribles ont pris le pouvoir. Du monde passé, il ne reste plus grand-chose. Il n'y a plus d'électricité, des oiseaux à taille humaine se mêlent aux survivants. Les immeubles tombent en ruine et les rues sont vides. Accompagnée de sa fidèle chienne L...
« Rappelons, comme c'est l'usage, les principes formels auxquels toute Shaggå doit obéir : sept séquences rigoureusement comparables en volume et en intention ; un sujet qui privilégie l'incertitude, qui ne règle pas la question de l'action, accumule les ambiguïtés concernant l'identité et le statut...
À l´occasion d´une manifestation interdite, la bolcho pride, un groupe de jeunes gens se lance dans une opération gauchiste qui échoue. Ils se retrouvent piégés dans un bâtiment en flammes. Ils invoquent alors la figure de la Mémé Holgolde, une grand-mère immortelle qui a dominé leurs années d´orphe...
À la mort de ses parents, Cordelia hérite d'un magnifique hôtel, mais qui tombe en ruines. Pour retaper la vieille bâtisse et lui redonner vie, elle décide d'en faire un lieu pour les couples sur le point de se séparer. Un endroit où ils pourront se donner une dernière chance ou, au contraire, cél...
A vos balais et que ça brille ! La poussière s'accumule, vos affaires s'entassent, la salle de bains, le linge, les draps sont sales et l'énergie vous manque ? L'idée de brandir votre savon, de laver la vaisselle, de saisir votre aspirateur vous épuise ? N'ayez crainte ! Une Maison propre pour l...
En 1992, la convention de Rio sur la diversité biologique reconnaissait officiellement et pour la première fois l´importance des savoirs autochtones face aux grands défis écologiques et humanistes des décennies à venir. Si les peuples traditionnels sont désormais officiellement reconnus dans l´espac...
2 500 ans de provocation et d'humour ! De Diogène à Coluche, les portraits de 15 agitateurs qui ont changé la société : 15 humoristes " poils à gratter " qui ont éveillé les consciences et défendu la liberté de rire de tout. " Dieu a dit qu'il faut partager : les riches auront la nourriture, les ...
This book demonstrates the challenges for Corporate Communications in the era of the Industrial Internet and the Internet of things, and how companies can adapt their communication strategies to meet them. The Industrial Internet and the Internet of Things herald a transformation in our economy, ind...
This book synthesizes and analyzes research on early vocal contact (EVC) for preterm infants, an early healthcare strategy aimed at reducing the long-term impact of neonatal hospitalization, minimizing negative impacts of premature birth, and promoting positive brain development. Chapters begin by e...
This book contributes to current debates on the relationship between architecture and the social sciences, highlighting current interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teaching as well as research and practice in architecture and urbanism. It also raises awareness about the complementarities and ten...
The book comprehensively presents new findings in cardiovascular research related to signaling microdomains in health and disease. Important second messengers such as cAMP, cGMP, calcium and their role in microdomain signaling are discussed. The book offers and explains methodical approaches and tec...
This book describes how the violent dimension of intergroup relations can be better understood if the interplay between psychological and social-developmental factors is taken into account. Ten unique, innovative and original chapters by international scholars of social and developmental psychology ...
This book describes the dramatic changes that have occurred in the exchange industry during the past two decades. The strategies adopted by major world exchanges during this period are explained and the roles of multilateral trading systems and over-the-counter (OTC) players are clearly described, h...
This book describes new thinking and practice in Advanced Design (ADD) - design that is not merely highly developed but anticipates the future by envisioning novel products and processes. The focus is especially on the front end of innovation and the search for solutions in complex pioneering proces...
This book offers a concise introduction to fatigue crack growth, based on practical examples. It discusses the essential concepts of fracture mechanics, fatigue crack growth under constant and variable amplitude loading and the determination of the fracture-mechanical material parameters. The book ...
Manuela Mura's thesis is devoted to ab initio studies of self-assembled organic molecules on a gold surface. This area of research is particularly vibrant because of the various applications such studies have in nanoscience and surface chemistry and physics. In this thesis Manuela Mura uses theory t...
The Pfandbrief, a mostly triple-A rated German bank debenture, has become the blueprint of many covered bond models in Europe and beyond. The Pfandbrief is collateralized by long-term assets such as property mortgages or public sector loans as stipulated in the Pfandbrief Act.With a history that goe...
Stochastic reachability analysis (SRA) is a method of analyzing the behavior of control systems which mix discrete and continuous dynamics. For probabilistic discrete systems it has been shown to be a practical verification method but for stochastic hybrid systems it can be rather more. As a verific...
Peace is generally defined as a state of non-belligerency between states. This means that it is defined negatively as the absence of war. So is peace just a pause between two wars? In French, the term is significant: peace is considered a slice of life between two conflicts. Thus, we speak of the e...
Voraussetzung für eine adäquate Therapie und Behandlung von Strungen im craniomandibulären und orofazialen System ist das ganzheitliche Verständnis über die Funktionsweise des Kiefergelenkes und Kauapparates. Die erfahrenen Autoren zeigen anschaulich und konkret, welche therapeutischen Interventione...
This volume examines the specific gender roles in peace and security. The authors analyse the implementation process of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in various countries and discuss systemic challenges concerning the Women, Peace and Security agenda. Through in-depth case studies,...
Deutschland als schiedsgerichtliches Entwicklungsland? Das Common Law sieht in den vertragsrechtlichen Bestrebungen die Ursache eines Mangels an Parteienautonomie und -schutz. Die USA werden als gegensätzlicher Pol hervorgehoben. Die Analyse der Schiedsverträge beweist: Der deutsche Gesetzgeber hat ...
Since the 1980s, there has been an unprecedented and unremitting rise in the number of women writers in Galicia and Ireland. Publishers, critics, journals, and women's groups have played a decisive role in this phenomenon. Creation, Publishing, and Criticism provides a plurality of perspectives on t...
The European Thematic Network Acume 2 «Interfacing Sciences, Literature and Humanities: an Interdisciplinary Approach» discussed translation theory and practice through an interdisciplinary approach at an international conference held at the University of Calabria in 2009. The contributors of this c...