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Governance Challenges and Administrative CapacitiesThe early 21st century has presented considerable challenges to the problem-solving capacity of the contemporary state in the industrialised world. Among the many uncertainties, anxieties and tensions, it is, however, the cumulative challenge of fiscal austerity, demographic developments, and...

A Political HistorySierra Leone came to world attention in the 1990s when a catastrophic civil war linked to the diamond trade was reported globally. This fleeting and particular interest, however, obscured two crucial processes in this small West African state. On the one hand, while the civil war was momentous, brutal and affected all Sierra...

An Investigation into the Third Reich's Enduring MysteryA dramatic new account of the Reichstag fire and the origins of the Nazi rise to power...

How the Ageless Wisdom of the Federal Courts was InventedMany legal scholars believe that judges should not be "e;activists."e; But exactly what does it mean for judges to practice "e;restraint,"e; and how did that set of practices evolve in America? In Judicial Restraint in America: How the Ageless Wisdom of the Federal Courts was...

A Very Short IntroductionThis Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible guide to modern child psychology, from birth to early adolescence. Beginning with infancy, Usha Goswami considers the process of attachment and &'bonding&', showing how secure attachments enable the development of self-understanding....

Fetal cardiac assessment is a central part of managing many kinds of high risk pregnancies.There are relatively few full time fetal cardiologists, and as a result diagnosis and management of fetal cardiac disease continues to involve considerable input from a variety of professionals, who need easy access to succinct, up-to-date information on...