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It is impossible to understand the late Middle Ages without grasping the importance of The Golden Legend, the most popular medieval collection of saints' lives. Assembled for clerical use in the thirteenth century by Genoese archbishop Jacobus de Voragine, the book became the medieval equivalent of a best seller. This title deals with this book.

This text presents existing knowledge on two main aspects of lekking - the gathering together of males in small territories in order to display and thus attract a mate. It asks why leks evolve in some species and not others, and why females select their males through lekking.

Attempts to critically evaluate the role mediators play in managing international conflicts, by examining where mediation fits into the larger realm of diplomatic practice. The author looks at the mediating activities of a range of actors - from superpowers to small states.

"Revised and expanded edition of Matrix mathematics, retitled Scalar, vector, and matrix mathematics"--Preface.