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Free Download Rise and Decline of Industry in Central and Eastern Europe: A Comparative Study of Cities and Regions in Eleven Countries By Gerd Lintz, Bernhard Müller, Maroš Finka (auth.), Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernhard Müller, Professor Maroš Finka PhD, Dr. Gerd Lintz (eds.)
2005 | 274 Pages | ISBN: 3540404783 | PDF | 5 MB
In the course of the tremendous political and economic upheaval starting in 1989/1990 many industrial cities and regions in Central and Eastern Europe have been confronted with profound problems. This book presents eleven detailed national reports which describe the situation in such cities and regions as well as the strategies which have been employed to cope with structural change. The country reports are complemented by short case studies of selected cities and regions. An introduction gives background to such topics as structural change and the ramifications of EU enlargement. Finally some conclusions are drawn and recommendations offered for future policy.

Free Download Dina Siegel, "Mobile Banditry: East and Central European Itinerant Criminal Groups in the Netherlands"
English | ISBN: 946236110X | 2014 | 152 pages | PDF | 7 MB
Europe is increasingly being plagued by itinerant crime groups, a trend also known as ‘mobile banditry.’ Even though the phenomenon of mobile banditry has existed in Europe for centuries, in recent years great concern has risen about the increase in the number of gangs from East and Central Europe who have been committing various types of crimes in West European countries. This book provides an explanation and analysis of the historical, political, economic, and cultural backgrounds of the phenomenon ‘itinerant criminal gangs’ from the following perspectives: a) the lessons learned from comparable situations in the past; b) the inevitable negative effects of globalization; c) the power of attraction of the West; and d) the gulf between the rich and poor and between West and East Europe. An analysis of the connections between organized crime, shady entrepreneurs, and corrupt politicians in East and Central Europe on the one hand, and the relationship between migrants and criminal groups in the Netherlands on the other, provide an explanation on the dynamics of the markets in stolen goods. Based on 127 interviews and observations in the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Romania, as well as an analysis of court files and literature, the research looks at the socio-cultural background of these criminals, how they operate, what happens to the stolen goods, and the efforts that the Dutch, Eastern/Central European states, and the European Union have initiated to combat this form of organized crime.

Free Download Aziza Shanazarova, "Female Religiosity in Central Asia: Sufi Leaders in the Persianate World "
English | ISBN: 1009386344 | 2024 | 196 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Through revealing the fascinating story of the Sufi master Aghā-yi Buzurg and her path to becoming the ‘Great Lady’ in sixteenth-century Bukhara, Aziza Shanazarova invites readers into the little-known world of female religious authority in early modern Islamic Central Asia, revealing a far more multifaceted gender history than previously supposed. Pointing towards new ways of mapping female religious authority onto the landscapes of early modern Muslim narratives, this book serves as an intervention into the debate on the history of women and religion that views gender as a historical phenomenon and construct, challenging narratives of the relationship between gender and age in Islamic discourse of the period. Shanazarova draws on previously unknown primary sources to bring attention to a rich world of female religiosity involving communal leadership, competition for spiritual superiority, and negotiation with the political elite that transforms our understanding of women’s history in early modern Central Asia.

Free Download Balázs Trencsényi, "East Central European Crisis Discourses in the Twentieth Century "
English | ISBN: 1032572051 | 2024 | 440 pages | PDF | 4 MB
The term "crisis," with its complex history, has emerged as one of the pivotal notions of political modernity. As such, reconstructing the ways the discourse of crisis functioned in various contexts and historical moments gives us a unique insight not only into a series of conceptual transformations, but also into the underlying logic of key political and intellectual controversies of the last two centuries. Studying the ways crisis was experienced, conceptualized, and negotiated can contribute to the understanding of how various visions of time and history shape political thinking and, conversely, how political and social reconfigurations frame our assumptions about temporality and spatiality.

Free Download R. Jones, "Beyond the Spanish State: Central Government, Domestic Actors and the EU"
English | 2000 | pages: 247 | ISBN: 0333921259, 1349424730 | PDF | 0,5 mb
Beyond the Spanish State is a well researched and accessibly written study of EU policy-making in Spain. From the fishermen in Andalusia fighting to protect their quotas, to regional governments demanding a greater say in EU Structural Funds, the book represents a masterful effort to delve deeper into the dynamic relations between central government and other actors in the domestic arena. Conclusions most directly pertain to the case of Spain but, nonetheless, provide an insight into the broader EU framework.

Free Download Ivan Safranchuk, "Afghanistan and Its Central Asian Neighbors: Toward Dividing Insecurity "
English | ISBN: 1442280174 | 2017 | 38 pages | EPUB | 897 KB
The general trend in Afghanistan is clear-cut: the overall security situation has consistently deteriorated since 2009, worsening dramatically since 2014. However, in the provinces of Afghanistan adjacent to Central Asia, the security situation has deteriorated even further than in Afghanistan as a whole. This report considers the range of options available to the Central Asian neighbors of Afghanistan (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) in responding to this growing threat, both unilaterally and in their bilateral engagement with actors in Afghanistan. Furthermore, it considers how decision making processes in Central Asia will be affected by future developments in Afghanistan by assessing options and likely outcomes under a set of security scenarios in Afghanistan itself.

Free Download Zdenko Cepic, "1945- A Break With the Past: A History of Central European Countries at the End of World War Two"
English, Slovenian | 2008 | pages: 317 | ISBN: 961638614X | PDF | 4,7 mb
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Free Download Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Central Venous Catheter Placement: Neonatal and Pediatric Approach
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031618866 | 510 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 133 MB
Central venous catheter (CVC) placement is the most frequently performed invasive procedure in pediatric and adult patients. The indications for a CVC include hemodynamic monitoring, administration of parenteral solutions, antibiotics, and parenteral nutrition, among others. The internal jugular, subclavian, and femoral veins are the most frequently used sites.

Free Download OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases: The Eye as a Window to the Brain by Andrzej Grzybowski
English | PDF,EPUB | 2020 | 560 Pages | ISBN : 3030262685 | 131.86 MB
The second edition of OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases offers updated state-of-the-art advances using optical coherence tomography (OCT) regrading neuronal loss within the retina. Detailed information on the OCT imaging and interpretation is provided for the evaluation of disease progression in numerous neurodegenerative disorders and as a biological marker of neuroaxonal injury.

Free Download OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases: The Eye as a Window to the Brain by Andrzej Grzybowski
English | PDF,EPUB | 2020 | 560 Pages | ISBN : 3030262685 | 131.86 MB
The second edition of OCT and Imaging in Central Nervous System Diseases offers updated state-of-the-art advances using optical coherence tomography (OCT) regrading neuronal loss within the retina. Detailed information on the OCT imaging and interpretation is provided for the evaluation of disease progression in numerous neurodegenerative disorders and as a biological marker of neuroaxonal injury.