García Lorca's acknowledged masterpieces, he searched for a contemporary mode of tragedy and reminded his audience that dramatic poetry-or poetic drama-depends less on formal convention that on an elemental, radical outlook on human life.Federico García Lorca is one of Spain's most deeply appreciated and highly revered poets and dramatists. His murder by the Nationalists at the start of the Spanish civil war brought sudden international fame, accompanied by an excess of political r...

This book contains contributions in the area of Network Science, presented at the 14th International Conference on Complex Networks (CompleNet), 24-28 April, 2023 in Aveiro, Portugal. CompleNet is an international conference on complex networks that brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines—from sociology, biology, physics, and computer science—who share a passion to better understand the interdependencies within and across systems. CompleNet is a venue to disc...

Unfortunately due to copyright restrictions this book is not available for sale to customers in the United States of America.In a remote Spanish village Yerma, a woman of full of life and passion, longs for a child but is unable to conceive. This compelling and elemental tale of a woman's quest for a child taps into some of the most universal themes of theatre - love, passion, sexuality, marriage.In this adaptation, Pam Gems has stripped the text to the poe...

"The accounts offer a quick survey of service, number of tanks, armored vehicles, and AT guns destroyed, awards, and fates." -Historical Miniatures Gaming Society During the war hundreds of German panzer commanders and gunners accomplished the feat of personally destroying at least 20 enemy tanks. In this book they are for the first time all gathered together, with their individual stories examined in detail using officially documented combat actions, kills and awards. and illustrated with...

The CASE© Method is a Four Phases, Nine Steps approach to the transformation of conflicts and the enhancement of leadership and performance. The Method also provides practical guidelines to focus and act effectively in the most intricate, multi-stakeholders decision making situation. Transformative Communication and its applicative Method are excellent tools to deal with the conflicts which physiologically and frequently arise from complex activities and situations, as well as it happens i...

Urbanism as Warfare explores connections between regimes of (in)security and projects of urban modernity, bureaucratic control, and propertied citizenship in downtown Bogotá. Federico Pérez Fernández reveals how militarism, class warfare, and violence have infused urban visions and struggles in Colombia's capital. Repertoires of insecurity become modes of technocratic warfare encoded in expert diagnostics and bureaucratic procedures. They also for...

Global Perspectives in Policing and Law Enforcement provides an exposition of policing and law enforcement practices, challenges, and opportunities in twenty different countries that were carefully selected to represent diverse geographic regions of the world. Each chapter presents policing from a different cultural background with diverse historical law enforcement experiences, varied social and demographic characteristics, and wide-ranging approaches to political leadership. By examining...

Federico Fellini’s script for perhaps the most famous unmade film in Italian cinema, The Journey of G. Mastorna (1965/6), is published here for the first time in full English translation. It offers the reader a remarkable insight into Fellini’s creative process and his fascination with human mortality and the great mystery of death. Written in collaboration with Dino Buzzati, Brunello Rondi, and Bernardino Zapponi, the project was ultimately abandoned for a number of reasons, incl...

The mission continues. Seven minutes is an eternity. The moon awaits. A fresh, engaging read for fans and newcomers alike, offering vivid storytelling, memorable characters, and a captivating journey from start to finish

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, it is hard to find any macroeconomic policy report that does not include some reference to financial stability or systemic risk and the resulting need for "macroprudential policies." While there is a large and growing literature on macroprudential policies and financial stability, less attention has been paid to how macroprudential policies may facilitate macroeconomic stabilization in the presence of large capital flows. To fill such a gap,...

"Students Can Help Keep Schools Safe is a timely book that addresses a subject we wish was nonexistent. The message of this book enables children to be aware of potential danger as well as how to communicate and respond in a time of crisis."-Darrell Scott, Founder and President of Rachel's Challenge"All schools are safe havens for students, but it is critically important for students to report threatening behavior from classmates and to take proper steps when their safety i...

The story of the Renaissance city and palace of Urbino, and the life of the extraordinary man who created it: Federico da Montefeltro.'Painstakingly researched and yet unfailingly readable' Ross King'An insight into one of Renaissance Italy's most glamorous courts' Catherine Fletcher'The perfect tour guide to the past' Literary Review'A fabulous merging of seductive design with bravura scholarship'