When a developmental creed emerged in the West, it posited that in order to attain development, a country’s administrative structure should conform to the standards of the most advanced industrial societies. The key issue, then, was the transformation of the existing traditional machinery into the new entity. This was to be accomplished through administrative development: the modernization of t...

following a boom in writing geographical books during the first centuries of the islamic era, a period of surprising recession occurs during the safavids. although it started a century before the safavids and dragged on for another one, and since the european geographical explorations were still ongoing and the science of geography developed vastly, it seems more surprising and prominent. amid ...

This article will examine the relationship of anarchist rock group Ton Steine Scherben to tradition German battle song. After setting in context countercultural scene West Berlin 1970s, identify a key song trait group's militant lyrics that, combined with music, are geared towards inspiring direct political action rather than mere critical contemplation. In this respect parallels be drawn appro...

The aim of this study was to describe suicide time trends in Brazil from 1980 to 2005. The data were obtained from the National Mortality Information System and the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Suicides rates were calculated for the entire period for the country as a whole and the 26 States and Federal District. Annual increases or decreases in mortality rates were al...