“…The second part offers a deep analysis on the relationship between economy and environment through a system of indicators that represent the economic and social context and environmental quality, that is the application of the DPSIR Model (Driving forces-Pressures-States-Impacts-Responses) to the regions examined. …”

“…Moreover, at the end of selected chapters the essential notions of the theory of shells are discussed. The second part concerns the traditional theory of beams focusing on the four fundamental cases: beam under axial forces, terminal couples, torsion, bending and shear. …”

“…Through the so far unpublished pages she dedicated to "una storia senza storia" ("a story without history"), the writer brings to life an incandescent theatre of the self, in which the dramatization of personal experience, the self-representative elaboration and the expression of a living and restless inner self combine in a mixture of strongly hybrid characters, which is conveyed by a disruptive communicative force. As the desperately pursued interlocutor becomes increasingly evanescent and unreachable, the voice of a modern tragic heroine emerges unmistakably between claim and confession…”

“…The social psychological approach to health highlights how social and cultural forces, as much as individual ones, are central to how we experience and cope with adversity. …”

“…This Element establishes a framework elucidating these forces, which is key to knowledge accumulation, designing future research and effective programming. …”

“…These topics are of considerable interest because they provide a unified arena for the study of the gauge invariant quantization of Yang-Mills theories and gravity, and suggest a promising approach to the eventual unification of the four fundamental forces. The book begins with a detailed review of loop representation theory and then describes loop representations in Maxwell theory, Yang-Mills theories as well as lattice techniques. …”

“…At the same time, sound emerged as a frequently disruptive phenomenon, a philosophical and political problem, and a force with the power to overwhelm listeners. This is the first book devoted to the topic and brings together scholars from literary studies, musicology, history and philosophy through the interdisciplinary frameworks of sound studies and the history of the senses. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- Tracing the Origins: Pre-Tang Translation Models -- Dawn of a New Era: Translation Efforts in Early Tang -- The Golden Age: Tang Translation Initiatives in Full Swing -- Fortitude in Flux: The Persistence of Translation Activities in the Changing Landscape of the Late Tang Period -- Conclusion…”

“…These sources are concerned with such different aspects of slavery as donations, transactions, bondservitude, forced labour, emancipation, and law Sklaverei wurde in der Historiographie Nepals bisher nur unzureichend berücksichtigt. …”

“…Marine Corps may be considered at the forefront of the rapidly changing force structure. These changes will not rely on the acquisition of new weapons systems for success. …”

“…One of the most difficult tasks an architect will face is untangling the various forces and trade-offs at play in their architectures--and that's particularly true for distributed systems. …”

“…Goldstein argues that the trauma of the Inquisition̕s persecution of its forced Jewish converts plays itself out in Spinoza̕s philosophy. …”
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“…In his book he presents a very forceful critique of the modern forms that materialism has taken. …”

“…They examine the theory that secularization cannot only be regarded as a cultural change that was forced upon religion from an external source (e.g. science), but should also be considered as a phenomenon triggered by motives internal to religion. …”

“…"Oakeshott, Hayek and Schmitt are associated with a conservative reaction to the 'progressive' forces of the twentieth century. Each was an acute analyst of the juristic form of the modern state and the relationship of that form to the idea of liberty under a system of public, general law. …”

“…As religion and politics intersect even more acutely in today's American political scene, the authors provide a much-needed and timely revision - exploring the Moral Majority, Christian Coalition, the religious right, and the power of each as a greater political force. Are groups, such as the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, and the religious right the greatest threat to liberty since Hitler or the last defenders of religious freedom and family values in America? …”

“…"Builders of the Hoosac Tunnel" traces the interactions between those who worked to build the Hoosac Tunnel of Massachusetts and those who struggled mightily to hinder its construction. The driving force behind the Tunnel and a thread through the book is Alvah Crocker, paper magistrate from Fitchburg. …”

“…Bethencourt looks at different forms of racism, and explores instances of enslavement, forced migration, and ethnic cleansing, while analyzing how practices of discrimination and segregation were defended. …”

“…Affective Methodologies reacts to a challenge: How to trace and understand the immaterial forces of affects as cultural researchers? Its aim is thus to contribute to the development of methodologies that enable cultural researchers and students to investigate affective processes empirically. …”

“…The traditional notion of state legitimacy was forever altered and terrorism became part of a violent contest over control of state power between officials in government and insurgents in society. …”