This volume is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of the American University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institutions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the nation's present society and the k…
This volume is one of a series of handbooks prepared by Foreign Area Studies (FAS) of The American University, designed to be useful to military and other personnel who need a convenient compilation of basic facts about the social, economic, political, and military institu- tions and practices of various countries. The emphasis is on objective description of the nation's present society and the…
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Arnold Joseph Toynbee was born on Palm Sunday, 14 April 1889, in his great uncle's house near Paddington station, London. His name was a burden in itself, commemorating, as it did, the infant's famous uncle, Arnold, and his spectacularly successful grandfather, Joseph. The burden became the greater as his father's career faltered, focusing his mother's hopes and aspirations more and more on her…
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Rst 19/08/24rnThe JCT standard forms of building contract require a thorough understanding of their procedural requirements, as well as their legal implications. They require both the contractor and the architect, on behalf of the employer, to send a wide range of notices and letters if each party is to protect its legitimate interests.rnThe main contract forms are also supported by complex sub…
Rst 20/08/24rnExamines structural aspects of high rise buildings, particularly fundamental approaches to the analysis of the behavior of different forms of building structures including frame, shear wall, tubular, core and outrigger-braced systems. Introductory chapters discuss the forces to which the structure is subjected, design criteria which are of the greatest relevance to tall buildings,…