Spencer traces the formation and development of large bureaucratic police forces in the cities of the Dusseldorf district, the northernmost subdivision of the Prussian Rhine province. Following the re
According to current projections, the number of homeless in the United States will continue to swell in the 1990s unless more aggressive efforts to combat the problem are initiated. Based upon a thoro
Assertions of market failure are usually based on Paul Samuelson's theory of public goods and externalities. This book both develops that theory and challenges the conclusion of many economists and po
This book contains the proceeding of the conferences on Disasters and the Small Dwelling, held at Oxford in September 1990. The 26 papers cover recent experiences of post-disaster shelter and housing
The first large-scale application of feminist theory to the study of Greek and Roman cultures, this book points to some striking similarities between our culture and that of the ancient world, challen
Addresses problems associated with the contamination of surface and groundwater by pesticides, originating either from the practices of manufacturers and distributors, or from use by farmers. The 22 p
Revised and enlarged papers originally prepared for a Conference on East European Housing Reform held in Noszvaj, Hungary, April 1989. Included is at least one chapter for each of the East European co
Based on reports done for the State of Illinois, identifies the composition of plastics in municipal solid waste and in recycling programs, the post-consumer plastics contributions to recycling progra
-- Sunken treasure, prison ships, Nazi submarines, the Bermuda triangle-- Stories of thirty of the most interesting of the thousands of Florida shipwrecks-- Each shipwreck story has a map pinpointing
Changing Course is a practical introduction to new and necessary methods of running businesses so that the realities of business and the marketplace support the realities of the environment and the ne
a practical introduction to new and necessary methods of running businesses so thatthe realities of business and the marketplace support the realities of the environment and the needsof human developm
This groundbreaking book addresses the ominous trend of introducing and passing laws and court decisions regulating the actions of women and the control of their bodies. One of the few books published
Our planet is desperately ill and must be healed. If the human race does not change its present behavior, the ecosphere may be doomed within the next ten years. A renowned anti-nuclear activist for t
From BC's colonial days through 1950, the BC Provincial Police were the province's main law enforcers and, in many places, the only ones. It was up to them to catch and prosecute thieves, gold-rush sw
This seminal book in the literature of child protective services stimulates critical thinking and informed discussion for those professionals and educators concerned with the quality of children’s pro
A survey of the drug policy debate, Searching for Alternatives features essays by thirty respected champions of divergent views. This volume presents new and important empirical data; incorporates arg
