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Introduction / by Charles Gati -- Part One. From the Ivy League... -- Zbig, Henry, and the new U.S. foreign policy elite / Justin Vaisse -- The fall of totalitarianism and the rise of Zbigniew Brzezinski / David C. Engerman -- Anticipating the grand failure / Mark Kramer -- Part Two. To the National Security Council -- Setting the stage for the current era / David Rothkopf -- Beijing's friend, Moscow's foe / Warren I. Cohen and Nancy Bernkopf Tucker -- The caricature and the man / Robert A. Pastor -- Dealing with the Middle East / William B. Quandt -- Working hard, having fun at the NSC / Robert Hunter -- The evening report / James Thomson -- Part Three. The policy advocate -- Brzezinski, the Pope, and the "plot" to free Poland / Patrick Vaughan -- Witnessing the grand failure in Moscow, 1989 / Marin Strmecki -- Brzezinski and Iraq : the makings of a dove / James Mann -- Solving the Arab-Israeli Conflict / David Ignatius -- The strategic thinker / Adam Garfinkle -- Part Four. Portraits -- The professor / Stephen F. Szabo -- An appreciation / Francis Fukuyama -- A self-assessment / In conversation with Charles Gati -- Chronology of major events in Zbigniew Brzezinski's life -- List of contributors

Dubois, Gilbert: The EU and the Mediterranean: where are we today? - S. 11-32. Jonge, Hans de: The Council of Europe's role in the Mediterranean. - S. 33-41. Parshin, Lev A.: Russia: to turn the Mediterranean into a zone of stability and cooperation. - S. 42-45. Busygina, Irina M.: Regional policy of the EU in the Mediterranean region: current situation and new challenges. - S. 46-48. Rachmaninov, Juri N.: On the model of global and comprehensive security for the Mediterranean in the 21 century. - S. 49-53. Perrakis, Stelios: The Euromediterranean partnership, evolution and perspectives. A Hellenic point of view. - S. 54-60. Kouzmin, Valery I.: To implement the concept of "Greater Mediterranean". - S. 61-64. Gaiduk, Victor P.: Civilization in the Mediterranean realm: Russia midway from mare nostrum to orbis terrarum. - S. 65-68. Barsegov, Yuri G.: The international law issues of the Mediterranean. (1. Issues of use of the sea; 2. ethno-political conflicts; 3. problems of ecology and water resources). - S. 69-77. Kefi, Mohamed Mouldi: The Mediterranean policy of Tunisia. (1. Tunisia and the Maghreb; 2. Tunisia and Europe). - S. 78-81. Astal, Kamal al-: What is the common interest the Palestinian state shares with EC and Russia in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region? - S. 82-87. Landa, Robert G.: The Mediterranean region: common history and culture. - S. 88-96. Yaskova, Alla A.: The Balkan aspect of the EU Mediterranean policy. - S. 97-100. Mashlykin, Vladimir G.: Problems of European Information Space. - S. 101-106. Gautron, Jean-Claude: La politique mediterraneenne de l'Union Europeenne: le processus de Barcelone. - S. 109-125. Shemiatenkov, Vladimir G.: Holistic nature of the Barcelona process. - S. 126-128. Yturriaga, Jose A. de: Origins and development of the Barcelona Convention on marine pollution in the Mediterranean. - S. 129-139. Bystrova, Anna K.: Ecological security of the Black Sea region: correlation with Barcelona process. - S. 140-143. Butorina, Olga V.: Mediterranean countries and the European Monetary Union. - S. 144-150. Landabaso, Andres: The Mediterranean region: 40 years after. - S. 151-153. Kargalova, Marina V.: Social problems in the context of the Barcelona process. - S. 154-158. Peskova, Ludmila V.: Culture in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. - S. 159-164. Potemkina, Olga Yu.: From the Barcelona Declaration to the Amsterdam Treaty: changing of the EU immigration policy. - S. 165-174. Alibony, Roberto: The European Union and Mediterranean security. - S. 177-186. Nordam, Jette: NATO's Mediterranean dialogue. - S. 187-192. Alexandrova-Arbatova, Nadia K.: Russia and NATO in South Eastern Europe. - S. 193-200. Parkhalina, Tatijana G.: The Mediterranean: new dimensions of security. - S. 201-205. Benediktov, Kirill S.: Russia and security in the Balkans. - S. 206-209. Kovalsky, Nicolai A.: Certain Russia's contemporary concerns. - S. 213-218. Hovakimian, Ashot: Armenia in the context of regional cooperation of South-Eastern Europe and Mediterranean. - S. 219-224. Moshes, Arkady L.: Russia and the Black Sea states of the CIS in the new military-political situation. - S. 225-229. Malaha, Vasily N.: The EU programmes in the Black Sea area. (1. PHARE Programme; 2. Tacis Programme). - S. 230-236. Kutovoy, Evgeny G.: Russia and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation: current activities, problems and prospects. - S. 237-244. Babesko, Vladimir A.; Grizai, Valery V.: The Krasnodar Territory: problems of steady development. - S. 245-250

"China's land borders, shared with fourteen other nations, are the world's longest. Like all borders, they are not just lines on a map but also spaces whose histories and futures are defined by their frontier status. An ambitious appraisal of China's borderlands, Shifting Sands takes in the full scope and importance of these regions, illustrating their transformation from imperial backwaters to hotbeds of resource exploitation and human development in the age of neoliberal globalization. Xiaoxuan Lu brings to bear an original combination of archival research, fieldwork, cartography, and landscape analysis, broadening our understanding of the political economy and cultural change of China's borderlands in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries."

Human rights in a neoliberal world -- Global dynamics: rights promoters and rights resistors -- Private water, public good privatization and state capacity in Chile -- Water for life - implementing the human right to water and sanitation in Bolivia

Preface -- The truth behind "the bigger the better" : muscle dysmorphia as an expression of cultural and social standard influence / Emiliano Santarnecchi, Davide Dèttore, Department of Neurological and Sensorial Sciences, University of Siena, Italy, and others -- Middle East meets West : a cross-national examination of body image and health behaviors in Jordan and the United States / Teresa K. King, Brendan Morse, Heidi Woofenden, Molly Copithorne, Bonnie Dunigan, Zeely Sylvia, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA -- A review of body image and sexuality in breast cancer survivors : a cognitive behavioral approach / Rebecca Clausius Hunter, Christie A. Befort, Department of Psychology, University of Kansas, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas, USA -- Determining beauty : body dissatisfaction among African American, Asian American, and Latina women / Sarah J. Javier, Jasmine A. Abrams, Morgan L. Maxwell, Faye Z. Belgrave, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA -- Drive for muscularity : a central aspect of menś body image / Angela Nogueira Neves Betanho Campana, Lucy Montoro Rehabilitation Center/Dr. Domingos A. Boldrini Childrenś Hematological Hospital, Brazil -- Current considerations for eating and body-related disorders among men / Antonios Dakanalis, Giuseppe Riva, Department of Humanistic Studies, Section of Psychology, University of Pavia, Italy, and others -- Mass media, body image and eating disturbances : the underlying mechanism through the lens of the objectification theory / Antonios Dakanalis, Giuseppe Riva, Department of Humanistic Studies, Section of Psychology, University of Pavia, Italy, and others -- Transferring personal body knowledge in adolescents / Louise Bernadette Mathews, Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Victorian Institute of Teaching, Australian Association for Educational Research -- Body image investment and self-regulation of weight control behaviors / Eliana V. Carraca, Marlene N. Silva, Pedro J. Teixeira, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal -- The predictive effect of attachment style, emotion regulation, body comparison, media internalization and bmi on muscle-oriented body image dissatisfaction in men / Stacey Kosmerly, Line Tremblay, Céline Boudreau-Larivière, Department of Psychology, Laurentian University, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Laurentian University, School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada -- Body image, explicit and implicit anti-fat attitudes : the implications of false feedback and participants weight status / Line Tremblay, Julie Shihan, Julie Pajuluoma, Stan Koren, Department of Psychology, Laurentian University, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Laurentian University, School of Human Kinetics, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada -- Feminism and body image : a qualitative investigation / Rebecca Coles, Viren Swami, Centre for Research in Schools and Communities, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK, and others -- Dietary habits, exercise and body image / Jacqueline Hayes, Kristen E. D'Anci, Robin B. Kanarek, Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA -- Body image improvement after cosmetic surgery by evaluating postural changes / Marco Mazzocchi, Luca A. Dessy, Silvia Di Ronza, Nicolò Scuderi, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, and others -- Gender's visual signs : their cultural representation and the wrongdoings of the misrepresentation of female genitalia / Gerard Zwang, Saint Clément de Rivière, France -- Gender difference modulation in a body-selective region in the brain / Tomohiro Ishizu, Centre for Advanced Research on Logic and Sensibility, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, and others -- Body image and eating issues among women related to responses to gender-role limitations / Brett Silverstein, Department of Psychology, City College of New York, USA -- Body image and quality of life of women with polycystic ovary syndrome / Semara A. Thomas, Lisa M. Pastore, University of Virginia, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charlottesville, VA, USA -- Evaluation of ideal and acceptable body shapes in older adults / F. Richard Ferraro, Erin Olufs, Lacey Smith, University of North Dakota, Dept. Psychology, Grand Forks, ND, USA -- Index

The Slovak Republic is one of the former socialist countries of Central and East Europe. This country as well as the whole group wants to become a member of the European Union. There are many obstacles on the way to achieve this goal. One of them is legislation which in many areas was not in accordance with the standards set by the Union. Specifically for the accounting the major standard is the Fourth Directive of the EU. While things have changed a lot during the '90-s there still are some issues remaining in which the accounting legislation of the formerly centrally planned economies and the Fourth Directive of the European Union are not fully compatible. Until the reforms of the past few years most East European countries have operated economic system which can be described as centrally planned. Two of the most important aspects of the economy of these states were the method of ownership of economic resources and the mechanism used in the conduct of economic activities. We can say, that these have a very significant influence on the development of accounting systems and the accounting profession. In the centrally planned economies of the former socialist countries economic activities were conducted through the state planning mechanism. Each state enterprise was controlled by a director who was issued with instructions from the central governing body on the production programme to be fulfilled by the enterprise. Thus resources were allocated, and used, supposedly in the optimum manner in the implementation of the planned production programme. Decision making in a centrally planned economy is considered to be at the government level. It is the government who controls the factors of production and consumption and who makes allocations among alternatives without reference to market forces or prices. This includes all sources of short and long term funds which are usually allocated by a state controlled central bank. The extent of all determines the production planned for all the enterprises in the economy. From a purely accounting point of view, the existence of this resource constrained economy can affect: 1. the structuring of the accounting systems; 2. the scope of the accounting function; 3. the processing of the accounting data; 4. the use made of the accounting information; 5. the role of the accounting. Therefore as a result of the economic (social, political) environment that existed in the centrally planned economies it is not surprising that the accounting frameworks that have developed were very different from those that have developed in capitalist countries around the world. + Finally it is important to remember that no country has a pure free market economy, all developed countries have some government control in what can be referred to as a mixed economy. The reforming countries needed to develop accounting and auditing practices that are suitable for each stage of progression along the route from a centrally controlled economy towards an economy that, while mixed, has a significant free market element. All the reforming countries are changing at different rates and have different political and economic environments. Therefore we should expect the accounting developments to differ. There has been a long distance past on the way to make the Slovak accounting legislation in accordance with the Fourth Directive of the European Union and while there still are some areas where these two legislations differentiate most of these differences are either minor or linguistical. (SO: MO: 90f.; 101)