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Legacies of State Violence and Transitional Justice in Latin America presents a nuanced and evidence-based discussion of both the acceptance and co-optation of the transitional justice framework and its potential abuses in the context of the struggle to keep the memory of the past alive and hold perpetrators...

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONCLOTHING FOLDS TUTORIALTHE BASIC IDEA OF CLOTHING FOLDS (COMPRESS AND STRETCH)COMPRESSEDSTRETCHEDHOW TO DRAW FOLDS IN SHORTSDRAWING FOLDS IN THICK FABRICHOW TO DRAW SKIRTSDRAWING FOLDS IN PANTS (JEANS)HOW TO DRAW FRILLSAuthor BioPublisherINTRODUCTIONDo...

The maintenance of a commercial building or facility can in large measure be considered the protection of an important capital asset. This text examines in depth the requirements for effectively designing, implementing and managing both programs and procedures for all areas of building maintenance, from...

Paths in Poetry In life there is tree of paths. Choose one; a branch. Analyze, refl ect, plan, and live life to its fullness. If not possible, change. Modify your path. Choose another branch. Paths in life can make paths in poetry. Life is a poem in itself; sad, joyful, or both. Dream and do what you dream. Move obstacles. Achieve your dreams.

This book explores the value of the musical concept of “agogics” – the modification of regular rhythm to enhance expressive potential – in understanding urban spatial configurations within the current technological context and in developing urban maps that exploit sonic signals to create an...

This is a book about the crisis of the European integration project as seen from the vantage point of people’s movements across and to the European continent. But why should the issue of refugees or of migration have anything to do with the dynamics of the integration or disintegration of the European...

When Camille first met Jackson she was too young. Too innocent. Too traumatized. Friendship was less than what she wanted, but all she could handle. Ten years later and she's strong, independent, and successful. A woman equal to the formidable Jackson King, psychologist to the stars. At...

Networked and Distributed Predictive Control presents rigorous, yet practical, methods for the design of networked and distributed predictive control systems – the first book to do so. The design of model predictive control systems using Lyapunov-based techniques accounting for the influence of...

The portion of California�s Highway 99 between Modesto and Bakersfield presents a fascinating and nostalgic environment. The highway has a unique charm and character that are significant to California natives, visitors, and those who have moved to the California Central Valley over the past century....

July 16th, 1942. André Dumont is a collaborationist who has made a fortune buying art and valuables from Jews who sell their collections and heirlooms at ridiculously low prices in order to quickly obtain money as they attempt to escape from Europe. Dumont has befriended the Schwartzmanns so he can...

American Mythologies examines eleven myths that form part of the storehouse of present-day American mythologies, elucidating the nature of contemporary myths by investigating their ideological sub-terrain. Grounded in a semiological approach, which explores the displacement of information and the...

Few have encountered the rich tapestry of experiences that Ruiz has known. After he fulfilled His childhood dream of becoming an engineer he traveled a path that eventually led him to alleviating harsh conditions faced by third world countries that lacked infrastructure necessities such as sanitary...

This volume examines the foreign policy transition from George W. Bush to Barack H. Obama in relation to the countries of the Americas. In this work, contributors consider the major defining features of their respective policies in dealing with security-related issues. Specifically, they examine whether...

After only eight months in Louisiana, General Benjamin Butler departed New Orleans vilified by many Confederate politicians, their military leaders, the Southern press, and some citizens and foreign consuls living in the city.His eight-month stay was long enough for some Northern politicians who viewed...