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This volume offers unprecedented coverage of the two primary research topics related to stress and coping: mitigating stress-related harms and sustaining well-being in the face of stress. Both topics are addressed within their relevant contexts, including chronic illness, calamity, bereavement, and social hardship. This handbook is sure to serve as...

Short-term Investors and the Evolution of Corporate Governance in France and        GermanyThe increased power of finance has been singled out as a common factor in the        corporate scandals of the early 2000s and the turmoil in the financial markets at        the end of the decade. Contingent Capital examines the importance of...

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Packed with over 600 high quality illustrations, this practical handbook covers both the key principles of thoracic imaging, including the relevant principles, dose considerations, and radiological signs and their meaning, and the different pulmonary diseases....

New Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives in Comparative FederalismIn Search of the Federal Spirit is a major new examination of the theory and practice of federal state formation in the post-Cold War era. It introduces the concept of the federal spirit as a means of exploring the emergence of a range of new political models....