Olympio


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Brazil's New Novel


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Defense in International Criminal Proceedings


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This collection of cases and materials attempts for the first time to provide a compendium of the most important legal texts, relevant documents and cases, as well as explanatory commentary on the law of defence in international criminal proceedings by scholars and practitioners who have a wealth of relevant experience in the field. The book provides students in law school courses on international human rights law and ICL with the essential materials to understand the vital importance of an adequate defence in international criminal proceedings. Further, the text gives legal practitioners who may consider extending their field of practice to the international level a look at the diversity of the tasks they will encounter and prepare them for the legal culture shock inevitable at the international tribunals and courts.




Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature


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The Concise Encyclopedia includes: all entries on topics and countries, cited by many reviewers as being among the best entries in the book; entries on the 50 leading writers in Latin America from colonial times to the present; and detailed articles on some 50 important works in this literature-those who read and studied in the English-speaking world.




Press Releases


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Greek and Roman Comedy


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Much of what we know of Greco-Roman comedy comes from the surviving works of just four playwrights—the Greeks Aristophanes and Menander and the Romans Plautus and Terence. To introduce these authors and their work to students and general readers, this book offers a new, accessible translation of a representative play by each playwright, accompanied by a general introduction to the author's life and times, a scholarly article on a prominent theme in the play, and a bibliography of selected readings about the play and playwright. This range of material, rare in a single volume, provides several reading and teaching options, from the study of a single author to an overview of the entire Classical comedic tradition. The plays have been translated for readability and fidelity to the original text by established Classics scholars. Douglas Olson provides the translation and commentary for Aristophanes' Acharnians, Shawn O'Bryhim for Menander's Dyskolos, George Fredric Franco for Plautus' Casina, and Timothy J. Moore for Terence's Phormio.




Locality, Mobility, and "nation"


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Introduction : conceptualizing periurban colonialism in sub-Saharan Africa -- Mobility, locality, and Ewe identity in periurban Eweland -- Intervention and dissent : manufacturing the model periurban chief -- Crisis in an Ewe "capital" : the periurban zone descends on the city -- Vodou and resistance : politico-religious crises in the periurban landscape -- The German Togo-bund and the periurban manifestations of "nation"--Eweland to la Republique Togolaise : the Guide du Togo and the periurban circulation of knowledge




Controlling Desires


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Historians of ancient Greece and Rome are sometimes hesitant to engage with the well-documented fact that Greek and Roman men regularly engaged in same-sex sexual relations with younger men. In a similar vein, scholars have constructed elaborate social explanations for Sappho, a 6th-century woman from the island of Lesbos who wrote passionate poetry about her erotic relations with a number of women, in order to avoid her apparent sexual orientation. On the other hand, in recent times the Greeks and Romans have occasionally been idealized as prototypes of modern homosexuality or bisexuality. In this engaging, cross-disciplinary book, Ormand argues that the Greeks and Romans thought of sex and sexuality in ways fundamentally different from our own. Ormand's exploration of Greek and Roman sexual practice allows readers the opportunity to see how attitudes and beliefs about sex—sexuality, in short—functioned in the early civilizations of the West, and how those attitudes reveal the unspoken rules that defined public and private behavior. Ormand treats Greece and Rome in separate sections, with ample cross-references and comparisons. Within each section, individual chapters focus on different types of texts and visual arts. Just as sexuality is presented differently in our legal cases than it is on television sitcoms, or supermarket tabloids, the reader will naturally find that the Greeks and Romans talk one way about sex, love, and marriage in legal speeches and another way in comedies, satires, and philosophical texts. Ormand's analysis takes into account changes in attitude over time, as well as different modes of presenting a complex and interconnected set of social beliefs and behaviors.







Outrageous


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This literary work dives deep into rough waters, it bravely explores the minefield of confusion & conflict that clouds Africa’s socio-economic, political, and cultural atmospheres and environments. Undoubtedly, it offers a powerful editorial commentary backed up with interrogations, debates, and symposiums. It also provides the reader with a comprehensive assessment of some of the troubling, teething, complex and traumatizing issues confronting humanity today. Those intriguing but true-life stories inspire the writer to emulate the dynamic eagle’s eye view, giving him the courage to dive deeper, to play and investigate some of the socio-political, cultural nightmares and quandaries that have been causing African conflicts and confusion for years. Additionally, it makes hopeful suggestions to solve some enigmas, ensuring the success and survival of today’s and the yet-unborn generation. A Market analyst, in-fused with journalist traits, dissecting issues from culture 2 fashion. A critic with in-depth analysis on geo-politics, socio-political affairs with suggestions & synthetic solutions; In addition to recommendations, sharpened with emphasis to re-engineering global planetary society. Hole-in background on international market strategies; MBA -- International Marketing -- London School of International Business; Corporate Member of International Export Association and Journalism; London School of Journalism – Diploma. Journalistic field: 1. Sportswriter: (a) Football (b) tennis – lawn/ table (c) boxing (d) golf (e) volleyball (f) athleticism. 2. Correspondent: (a) Parliament (b) Diplomatic 3. General reporter: (a) Courts reporter (b) Culture & Fashion Specialty: (a) Script (2) Speech write-ups, (b) Investigative reporting. Interest: (1) Freelance journalism (2) business, i.e., entrepreneurship. *travel & adventurism Graduate of Ecole Schultz—Geneve: (1) commerce (2) langue (3) Computer science.