Informal modes of global governance have proliferated since the 1990s. Within formal intergovernmental organizations, informal procedures and means of influence affect outcomes whilst, around all these institutions, even more informal…

Two out of the three novellas here have never before been published in English and they contain all the touchstones of Bernhard’s work - illness and madness, isolation, tragic friendships…

Tells the story of the village where Abraham Lincoln lived from 1831 to 1837. This three-part examination of the village often referred to as Lincoln’s ‘Alma Mater’ features the founding…

In Carthage in the year 203, two young mothers were martyred together - Perpetua the aristocrat, whose refusals to recant her faith led her parents to take her baby son…

Young people often learn to become deviant by interacting with deviant peers. This volume analyzes how, and to what extent, programs that aggregate deviant youth actually promote problem behavior. It…

Entrepreneurship is key to growth and job creation in America. Small companies earn 50 per cent of the GDP and provide 50 per cent of all jobs. This book presents…

This book contains revised and significantly extended versions of selected papers from three workshops on Uncertainty Reasoning for the Semantic Web (URSW), held at the International Semantic Web Conferences (ISWC)…

A collection of 13 studies based on research into ongoing changes in higher education in the US. They cover leadership, wellness and health programs, student services, administration, curriculum, technology, athletics…