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In 2002, East Timor became an independent state following a long conflict with Indonesia, and went on to adopt a semi-presidential form of government. In a semi-presidential system there is a directly elected fixed-term president, prime minister and government who are collectively responsible for the legislature. Over 50 countries in the world have adopted such a system. This book examines the politics of semi-presidentialism in East Timor from 2002-2012 and post-2012 political developments. It analyses the impact of semi-presidentialism on the performance of East Timor’s democracy, and looks at whether semi‐presidentialism encourages power sharing between competing forces, or whether it provoke a power struggle that threatens democratic stability. Using East Timor as a case study, the author explains whether the adoption of semi-presidentialism helps or hinders the process of democratisation in new democracies. It is of interest to researchers in the fields of Political Science, Conflict Resolution and Asian Studies, in particular Southeast Asian Politics.

Both high import payments for petroleum motor fuels and concerns regarding emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are motivating interest in possible fuel substitutes. Petroleum products derived from conventional crude oil constitute more than 50 percent of end-use energy deliveries in the United States and more than 95 percent of all energy used in the U.S. transportation sector. Almost 60 percent of liquid fuels are imported. Emissions from the consumption of petroleum account for 44 percent of the nation?s CO2 emissions, with approximately 33 percent of national CO2 emissions resulting from transportation-fuel use. In this report, RAND researchers assess the potential future production levels, production costs, greenhouse gases, and other environmental implications of synthetic crude oil extracted from oil sands and fuels produced via coal liquefaction relative to conventional petroleum-based transportation fuels. The findings indicate the potential cost-competitiveness of these alternative fuels and the potential trade-offs that their deployment requires between economic and environmental considerations.

Virginia und Amir lernen sich im Jahre 1787 kennen und lieben. Doch weder ihre tiefe Liebe noch ihr Leben stehen unter einem guten Stern. Der Dämon Wexford taucht auf und bietet Amir die Unsterblichkeit. Natürlich hat diese ihren Preis, Amir soll im Gegenzug die Seelen von verdorbenen Menschen vernichten und die Seelen von reinen Menschen in Todesengel verwandeln. Das ist es auch, was Amir dann wäre: ein unsterblicher Todesengel. Amir lehnt das Angebot ab, doch der Dämon akzeptiert kein Nein. Er tötet Amirs Geliebte Virginia und verspricht ihm, dass er sie wiedersehen kann, wenn er die Unsterblichkeit wählt. Denn jede Seele wird immer wieder auf die Welt zurückgeschickt - allerdings ohne Erinnerung an ihre vorherigen Leben. So willigt Amir dann doch ein, um seine Virginia in einem neuen Leben wieder in die Arme schließen zu können. Damit beginnt ein langer Leidensweg für die beiden Liebenden. Denn Amir kennt nicht die ganze Wahrheit: Seine schöne Virginia ist nicht das, was sie zu sein scheint.

This introduction to criminology, designed for course in criminology offered at two and four schools, is one of the most comprehensive, and well-researched books on the market. For use in both Sociology and Criminal Justice departments, this text offers detailed coverage of theories and types of crime.

"A science historian describes seven famous ancestral fossils that have become known around the world, including the three-foot tall "hobbit" from Flores, the Neanderthal of La Chapelle, the Taung Child, the Piltdown Man hoax, Peking Man, Australopithecus sediba and Lucy, "--NoveList.

It was Nietzsche who first called attention to the similarities of his views to Spinoza's. As he was not really acquainted with the Dutch philosopher, it is interesting to find out whether he was mistakenly enthusiastic about their resemblance. A comprehensive study of the kinship and opposition of Nietzsche and Spinoza, these famous enemy-brothers, seems thus necessary. Initially close by their common enmity toward organized religion, Spinoza and Nietzsche offer alternatives to such religions and to each other. Both philosophies are centered on the idea of personal salvation, redemption or liberation, along with its affiliated concepts of rebirth, redeeming love, eternal life, blessedness or joy. These concepts, retained from organized religions, are now infused with new contents which mark Spinoza's and Nietzsche's respective thought as original redemptive philosophies. Centered on personal redemption - Spinoza's and Nietzsche's common philosophic and personal objective - this study clarifies the controversies and affinities between the alternative redemptions they offer to organized religion and to each other.

”Läpileikkaus osoittaa kirjallisuuden rikkauden ja voiman.” – Aftonbladet Mestarillinen esikoisteos kärsivällisestä rakkaudesta, elämän lävistävästä ystävyydestä, taiteesta ja perhesuhteista. Göteborgissa valmistellaan suurta retrospektiiviä taiteilija Gustav Beckerin töistä. Koko kaupunki on tapetoitu näyttelyjulisteilla, ja mihin tahansa psykologian opiskelija Rakel, Beckerin kummitytär, kääntyykin, joutuu hän kohtaamaan viisitoista vuotta sitten salaperäisesti kadonneen äitinsä kasvot. Samaan aikaan Rakelin isä, epäonnistunut kirjailija ja kustantaja Martin Berg, käy läpi oman elämänsä retrospektiiviä ja ajautuu kriisiin. Läpileikkaus on monitasoinen, kahdessa ajassa liikkuva kasvukertomus ja upea kuvaus Göteborgista ennen ja nyt. Lydia Sandgren (s. 1987) asuu Göteborgissa ja on ammatiltaan psykologi. Hän opiskeli myös filosofiaa. Kriitikoiden ja lukijoiden ylistämä Läpileikkaus on hänen esikoisteoksensa. Sitä on myyty Ruotsissa jo yli 130 000 kappaletta ja sen oikeudet on myyty 16 maahan. Teos voitti Ruotsin August-palkinnon 2020.

Den vellykkede forleggeren Martin Berg ser tilbake på tiden fra oppveksten i Gøteborg på 1980-tallet, til han i dag står midt i en brutal livskrise. Gjennom ham blir vi kjent med gymnasvennen Gustav som blir en berømt kunstner og Cecilia som Martin gifter seg og får to barn med. Men Cecilia forlater Martin og barna og ingen vet hvor hun er. Noen av Gustavs beste portretter er av henne, og når det skal være en stor retrospektiv utstilling med hans kunst møter psykologistudenten Rakel sin forsvunne mors gåtefulle blikk fra plakater over hele byen. Samlede verker er en roman om dyp kjærlighet, vennskap og kunst. Vinner av Augstprisen 2020.

Vinnare av Augustpriset 2020 i den skönlitterära klassen. I Göteborg förbereds en stor retrospektiv över konstnären Gustav Beckers verk från 1980-talet och framåt. Vart psykologstudenten Rakel än vänder sig möter hon sin gåtfullt försvunna mammas ansikte på utställningsaffischen som är tapetserad över stan. I samma veva slungas Rakels pappa, förläggaren Martin Berg, in i en omtumlande livskris. "Samlade verk" är en roman om djup kärlek, mångårig vänskap och konst i spänningsfältet mellan fiktion och sanning. Dessutom är det en storslagen Göteborgsskildring med moderniteten och klassresan som fond.