JULY 2014
Contents
ACADEMIC
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Sociology
Academic
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Sociology
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Anthropology
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Economics
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Management
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Politics
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Law
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History
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Archaeology
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Literature
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Taming Tibet
Philosophy
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Landscape Transformation and the Gift of Chinese Development
Classical Studies
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Emily T. Yeh
Language and Linguistics
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Religion
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Physics
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Mathematics
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Engineering
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Earth and Environmental Science
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Life Sciences
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Astronomy
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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General Science
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School Books
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The violent protests in Lhasa in 2008 against Chinese rule were met by disbelief and anger on the part of Chinese citizens and state authorities, perplexed by Tibetans’ apparent ingratitude for the generous provision of development. This book examines how Chinese development projects in Tibet served to consolidate state space and power. Drawing on sixteen months of ethnographic fieldwork between 2000 and 2009, Yeh traces how the transformation of the material landscape of Tibet between the 1950s and the first decade of the twenty-first century has often been enacted through the labour of Tibetans themselves. Focusing on Lhasa, Yeh shows how attempts to foster and improve Tibetan livelihoods through the expansion of markets and the subsidized building of new houses, the control over movement and space, and the education of Tibetan desires for development have worked together at different times and how they are experienced in everyday life.
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Patronage as Politics in South Asia Anastasia Piliavsky (Ed.) This book studies patronage in South Asia to seek a better understanding of the vernacular workings of this political form. HB 9781107056084
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Anthropology
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Anthropology of the Brain
unified perspective on the key issues in natural resource and environmental economics.
Consciousness, Culture, and Free Will Roger Bartra This unique book shows that consciousness is a phenomenon that occurs not only in the mind but also in an external network, a symbolic system. He argues that the symbolic systems created by humans in art, language, in cooking or in dress, are the key to understanding human consciousness. PB 9781107629820
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Economics Games in Economic Development Bruce Wydick This book examines the roots of poverty and prosperity through the lens of elementary game theory, illustrating how patterns of human interaction can lead to vicious cycles of poverty. Entertaining to read, the book can be accessed with little background in development economics or game theory. PB 9781107461697
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Econometric Methods and Their Applications in Finance, Macro and Related Fields Kaddour Hadri & William Mikhail (Eds.) The volume aims at providing an outlet for some of the best papers presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the African Econometric Society, which is one of the “chapters” of the International Econometric Society. Many of these papers represent the state of the art in financial econometrics and applied econometric modeling, and some also provide useful simulations that shed light on the models' ability to generate meaningful scenarios for forecasting and policy analysis. HB 9789814513463
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Dynamic and Stochastic Resource Economics Essays on Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Joint Systems, and Regulation Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Dynamic and Stochastic Resource Economics: Essays on Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Joint Systems, and Regulation is a collection of Professor Batabyal's previously published and unpublished papers on the subject of natural resource and environmental economics. The book demonstrates how new dynamic and probabilistic techniques can be profitably used to study a whole host of research questions in natural resource management, biological diversity, ecological economics, invasive species management, and environmental regulation. The book collects the results of frontier-level research in many different areas within the general field of natural resource and environmental economics. It also shows how theoretical modeling, frequently using techniques that are unfamiliar to economists, can be gainfully utilized to shed new light on a whole host of issues, some of which have not been modeled previously in a comprehensive manner. Finally, this book draws connections between the different areas that are covered so as to provide a common methodological approach to research questions and a
European Economic Integration, WTO Membership, Immigration and Offshoring Wilhelm Kohler This volume is a collection of papers that apply general equilibrium theory in order to obtain policy relevant insights on topical issues of international trade and migration. The first set of papers focuses on European integration, applying dynamic numerical general equilibrium methods to quantify the effects of geographic extension of the European Union, including the effects of Eastern enlargement of the EU on incumbent Western member countries. The second set of papers deals with the trade effects of WTO membership, with special focus on the so-called extensive country margin, where new international trading relationships are formed. The third set of papers focuses on immigration, offering a rigorous theoretical analysis of the so-called immigration surplus as well as an econometric estimation of the gains and pain that Germany has forgone by initially restricting immigration from new EU member countries after the EU's Eastern enlargement in 2004. And finally, the book contains a set of theoretical papers on the distributional effects of offshoring. HB 9789814440189
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Financial Systems at the Crossroads
Terms of Trade
Lessons for China
Glossary of International Economics
Wing Thye Woo, Yingli Pan, Jeffrey D. Sachs & Junhui Qian (Eds.)
2nd Edition
Financial Systems at the Crossroads: Lessons for China is written by leading financial experts to study the causes of financial disasters internationally. The research team is drawn from the global research networks of three leading universities: the Antai College of Economics and Management at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the School of Economics at Fudan University, and the Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Have you ever wondered what a term in international economics means? This useful reference book offers a glossary of terms in both international trade and international finance, with emphasis on economic issues. It is intended for students getting their first exposure to international economics, although advanced students will also find it useful for some of the more obscure terms that they have forgotten or never encountered.
This review volume identifies the regulatory framework to guide the emergence of efficient financial institutions that are prudent; and to specify the required institutional mechanisms to prevent and resolve systemic collapse. It examines the specific circumstances of China to come up with a comprehensive agenda to reform China's financial sector. It provides in-depth analysis of China's financial industry to show its future evolution and offers lessons for developing a financial system that is efficient, innovative and resilient.
Besides an extensive glossary of terms that has been expanded about 50% from the first edition, there is a picture gallery of diagrams used to explain key concepts such as the Edgeworth Production Box and the Offer Curve Diagram in international economics. This section is followed by over 30 lists of terms that occur a lot in international economics, grouped by subject to help users find terms that they cannot recall.
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Prior to an enlarged bibliography is an expanded section on the origins of terms in international economics, which records what the author has been able to learn about the origins of some of the terms used in international economics. This is a must-have portable glossary in international trade and international economics! PB 9789814518598
Game Theory A Nontechnical Introduction to the Analysis of Strategy
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3rd Edition
The Economics of Economists
Roger A. McCain The objective of the third edition of Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction to the Analysis of Strategy is to introduce the ideas of game theory in a way that is approachable, intuitive, and interdisciplinary. Relying on the Karplus Learning Cycle, the book is intended to teach by example. Noncooperative equilibrium concepts such as Nash equilibrium play the central role. In this third edition, increased stress is placed on the concept of rationalizable strategies, which has proven in teaching practice to assist students in making the bridge from intuitive to more formal concepts of noncooperative equilibrium. The Instructor Manual and PowerPoint Slides for the book are available upon request for all instructors who adopt this book as a course text. Please send your request to sales@wspc.com. HB 9789814578875
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Institutional Setting, Individual Incentives, and Future Prospects Alessandro Lanteri & Jack Vromen (Eds.) In this volume, leading scholars investigate the profession of academic economics. The book addresses timely topics such as the consequences of the financial crisis on the discipline, as well as pluralism in research, academic organizations, teaching methodology, gender issues and professional ethics. Its interdisciplinary approach will attract a broad readership. HB 9781107015708
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The Macroeconomic Environment of Business Core Concepts and Curious Connections Maurice D. Levi If you always thought that macroeconomics was too complex and theoretical to understand, this book is the perfect introduction to the subject. The Macroeconomic Environment of Business provides a clear understanding of the economy by focusing on core issues such as inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and economic growth. Each issue and topic is approached in a self-contained way and questions — such as how should one measure a macroeconomic concept; what makes it large or small; and why does the concept matter? — are put forth to readers who are new to the dynamic field of economics. With easy-tounderstand explanations and interesting fun facts that link macroeconomics to real life, this book will also be a valuable resource for lecturers who wish to engage students in the study of macroeconomics. HB 9789814304344
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Education services themes include the growth and impediments involved in various forms of trade and investment; the emergence of a ‘new wave’ of globalization; obstacles faced by domestic providers in supplying services; a common ambition to become an education services hub for international students; and the scope for greater international cooperation in research. Media services themes include the impact of new technology on options for content delivery and the associated problems for policy implementation and copyright protection, and the new challenges of globalization for social goals relating to local cultures, as well as risks involved in implementing policies that pursue these goals. HB 9789814590198
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Management $ 55.00
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Creating New Markets in the Digital Economy Value and Worth
Trade Policy in Asia
Irene C. L. Ng
Higher Education and Media Services
Sharing her unique perspective of both business and academia, Irene Ng examines the implications of digital connectivity for business, with a focus on new business models and the personalisation of products and services. This book is an important resource for business leaders, entrepreneurs and policy makers, as well as students.
Christopher Findlay, Hildegunn Kyvik Nordas & Gloria Pasadilla (Eds.) Education and media services have much in common. Both provide services that embody local cultures, in which there is extensive public sector participation and significant domestic regulation. At the same time, both are dramatically affected by the information and communications technology revolution. The production of information content now involves huge costs in terms of research and development or artistic talent, whilst the cost of making such products available to other consumers is very low. This in turn challenges the effectiveness of domestic regulation and raises fundamental questions about its purpose, calling for an increased scope for international trade and investment, and the development of supply chains. Yet, both areas are lightly committed in international trade agreements like the GATS. This lack of commitment and the lack of additional impact from negotiations in bilateral discriminatory trade agreements are cross-cutting themes in the book.
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Towards a Knowledge Society New Identities in Emerging India Debal K. SinghaRoy This book studies how knowledge society has created new conditions of marginalities while empowering people through new age connectivity. HB 9781107065451
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Trade Policy in Asia responds to these issues to provide readers with a comprehensive and consistent treatment of policy in the higher education and media services sector across a range of Asian economies little studied in the existing literature. The book opens the discussion with an overview of global trends in each area, followed by detailed, country-specific studies. Through comparative work, it identifies common elements across these sectors and highlights critical implications for trade policy.
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Applied Trade Policy Modeling in 16 Countries
Politics
Insights and Impacts from World Bank CGE Based Projects
Peace and Conflict
David G. Tarr
Priyankar Upadhyaya & Samrat Schmiem Kumar (Eds.)
The South Asian Experience
This book focuses on the World Bank projects, led by the author, based on computable general equilibrium models of international trade policy. The chapters show an unusual combination of policy relevance, advice and impact, with academic rigor and international trade theory insights. The author discusses some of the policy contexts for the requests from developing and transition countries to the World Bank, the key trade theory or policy insights, policy recommendations and conclusions, and the policy impacts. HB 9789814551427
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Keeping in mind that peace research is a relatively young field yet to earn an independent status, and that contributors to mainstream peace and conflict literature have also been minimal, this book introduces the notable work of well-established as well as young peace researchers on South Asia. HB 9789382993551
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Anti-Americanism and the Rise of World Opinion Consequences for the US National Interest
Responsible Innovation
Monti Datta
From Concept to Practice Xavier Pavie, Victor Scholten & Daphne Carthy At a time when the limits on human progress are everdecreasing and the consequences of human actions have never been so critical to predict and manage, the responsible nature of innovations has acquired a whole new importance. Firms now need to find the appropriate balance between achieving positive growth and performance while integrating the concept of responsible innovation at the very core of innovation strategies and processes. Based on extensive academic research and illustrated by multiple case studies and examples, this book will help understand the challenges and issues of responsible innovation for leaders and managers. It will also provide a process for implementing responsible innovation into an organization while improving performance sustainably. HB 9789814525077
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Under the presidencies of Bush and Obama, antiAmericanism has emerged as a topic of considerable interest to policy-makers, pundits, and scholars alike. Drawing from a wealth of analytical research, this book addresses the pivotal question of whether antiAmericanism has a significant impact on the American national interest. HB 9781107032323
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Carnival China China in the Era of Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping Kerry Brown With Foreword by John Keane The era of the Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao was one in which China became richer, more powerful, more prominent and more vexed. This series of essays, originally published on the Open Democracy website between 2006 and 2013, attempts to make sense of the cultural, political and economic dynamics within which China operates. They deal with internal and external matters, and cover a range of topics, from the fall out over the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo to the build-up in 2008 to the Beijing Olympics. Furnished with a comprehensive introduction which sets out an assessment of where China was heading in the first and second decades of the 21st century, the essays encompass voices from the political elite, the migrant labourers and the complex patchwork of groups, people and interests that constitute a rising China whose influence is now felt across the world. Carnival China is a celebration of the confusion, dynamism and colour of China, presented through short essays which
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were written at the time key events happened and which capture and analyse the country's contradictions and complexities. HB 9781783264247
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China in the United Nations Wei Liu This book examines China's participation in the United Nations (UN). There are two research components. First, the author seeks to find a pattern of China's multilateral diplomatic behavior in the UN by examining China's behavior toward peacekeeping operations and arms control issues during different leadership periods under Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Zemin respectively. Second, a model is proposed to explain this pattern of behavior. By marrying rationalism and constructivism, this model argues that the amelioration of China's external security environment changes in its projected self-image. Furthermore, China's consistently strong view of sovereignty determines its evolving pattern of behavior in the UN. HB 9781938134449
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Civil Rights and the Making of the Modern American State Megan Ming Francis Through a sweeping archival analysis of the NAACP's battle against lynching and mob violence from 1909 to 1923, this book examines how the NAACP raised public awareness, won over American presidents, secured the support of Congress, and won a landmark criminal procedure case in front of the Supreme Court. PB 9781107697973
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politics are varied and changing, particularly with the rise of India and China; Gulf governance is often oppressive; and GCC economies are even more tied to rentier practices of distribution to keep populations satisfied and in check. Gulf Politics and Economics in a Changing World addresses these aspects of political and economic life in the GCC, Iran, and Iraq in order to assess the present situation. It also offers analysis and predictions as to what the future of this important area of the greater Middle East may hold. The volume, which features contributions from some of the best scholars in the field of Gulf studies in the United States, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, provides an in-depth and critical look at the region. HB 9789814566193
Michael Hudson & Mimi Kirk (Eds.) The wave of uprisings that has engulfed the Arab world since 2011 has impacted the Gulf significantly, however much the region appears to have remained unscathed. In Bahrain, the regime cracked down on protestors with the help of Saudi forces, and increasing Gulf tensions with Iran, political chaos in Yemen, and rumblings among unemployed youth throughout the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states all complicate the facade of Gulf stability. In addition, ties with the United States appear to be weakening; regional
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Human Security Studies Theories, Methods and Themes Sorpong Peou Human Security Studies: Theories, Methods and Themes examines the concept of human security from different theoretical and methodological perspectives and shows how they help shed light on the different themes of global intervention. Liberal perspectives, represented by global legalism and developmentalism, share the optimism that human security can be ensured and enhanced through strengthening global governance. Realists remain skeptical about this liberal vision. While also critical of the liberal promise, critical theorists and feminists offer radical perspectives on human security. All these perspectives help explain the challenges of military intervention for human protection, micro-disarmament, international criminal justice, smart sanctions, human rights and democracy promotion, and human development. HB 9789814440455
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Gulf Politics and Economics in a Changing World
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Political Journalism in Comparative Perspective Erik AlbĂŚk, Arjen van Dalen, Nael Jebril & Claes de Vreese Contrary to conventional wisdom, this book shows how different political journalism content creates varied effects and demonstrates that under the right circumstances citizens learn from political news, do not become cynical, and are satisfied with political journalism. PB 9781107674608
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History
The Meanings of Rights The Philosophy and Social Theory of Human Rights
Mao's Little Red Book
Costas Douzinas & Conor Gearty (Eds.)
A Global History
Questioning some of the repetitive and narrow theoretical writings on rights, a group of leading intellectuals examine human rights from philosophical, theological, historical, literary and political perspectives. PB 9781107679597
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Alexander C. Cook (Ed.) On the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Quotations from Chairman Mao, this edited volume is the first to examine the Little Red Book as a global historical phenomenon, challenging established ideas about the book and re-examining the history of the twentieth-century world. PB 9781107461680
Law TEXTBOOK
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Science and Religion Some Historical Perspectives
EU External Relations Law Text, Cases and Materials
John Hedley Brooke
Bart Van Vooren & Ramses A. Wessel
John Hedley Brooke offers an introduction and critical guide to one of the most fascinating and enduring issues in the development of the modern world: the relationship between scientific thought and religious belief. Brooke stands back from general theses affirming 'conflict' or harmony'.
Major new textbook on the law and practice of EU external relations, addressing the complex questions at the interface of these areas. Easily navigable chapters guide students through the functioning of legal principles. Readers gain a thorough understanding of EU external relations law, including its history, context and present functioning. PB 9781107684300
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The Rules on Incorporation and Capital of Limited Liability Companies Dirk Van Gerven (Ed.) This book provides an overview of the Second Council Directive 77/91/EEC of 13 December 1976 (also known as the Capital Directive) and its implementation in every Member State of the European Union and the European Economic Area. TX 1123pp
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The Politics of Industrial Collaboration during World War II Ford France, Vichy and Nazi Germany
Capital Directive in Europe
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Martin Horn & Talbot Imlay Did Ford SAF sabotage the German war effort by deliberately manufacturing fewer military vehicles than they were capable of as they claimed after the war? This book offers a fascinating account of how the company negotiated the conflicting demands of French, German and American authorities to thrive during the war. HB 9781107016361
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Archaeology
The Cambridge Companion to Paradise Lost
Writing and the Ancient State
Louis Schwartz (Ed.)
Early China in Comparative Perspective Wang Haicheng Writing and the Ancient State: Early China in Comparative Perspective is a comparative study of the use of writing to create and maintain order in early states. It explores the early development of writing and its relationship to the growth of political structures in the concrete settings of six regions - Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Maya lowlands, Central Mexico, the Andes, and China. HB 9781107028128
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Literature
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Philosophy
Steven Luper (Ed.)
Bernard V. Lightman & Bennett Zon (Eds.) This is the first collection of essays to assess the dynamic interplay between evolution and Victorian culture, mapping new relationships between the arts and sciences. Interdisciplinary and broad-ranging, it explores the relationship of evolution to painting, sculpture, dance, music, fiction, poetry, cinema, architecture, theatre, photography, museums, exhibitions and popular culture. TX 342pp
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The Cambridge Companion to Life and Death
Evolution and Victorian Culture
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Short, accessible essays from fifteen recognized Milton specialists touching on the most important topics and themes in Paradise Lost. The essays invite readers to begin their own independent exploration of the poem by equipping them with useful background knowledge, introducing them to key passages, and acquainting them with the current state of critical debates.
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This volume discusses the philosophical issues connected with the nature and significance of life and death, and the ethics of killing. It will be of interest to all those taking courses on the philosophy of life and death, applied ethics covering abortion, euthanasia, and suicide, and ethics and metaphysics. PB 9781107461666
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The Cambridge Companion to Augustine 2nd Edition
Modernism and Masculinity
David Vincent Meconi & Eleonore Stump (Eds.)
Natalya Lusty & Julian Murphet (Eds.)
This volume is a new edition of the earlier Cambridge Companion to Augustine, with eleven new essays, revised versions of others, and a comprehensive updated bibliography. It will be an ideal reference work for students as well as for scholars working in the field.
Thirteen essays from leading scholars reframe critical trends in modernist studies by examining distinctive features of modernist literature, art and music through the lens of masculinity and male privilege. The collection will appeal especially to scholars and students of modernist literature and culture. HB 9781107020252
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Classical Studies
Religion
The Ancient Jews from Alexander to Muhammad
The Cambridge Companion to the Qur'an
Seth Schwartz
The Qur'an (Koran) is the primary religious text for more than a billion people. Understood by Muslims to contain God's own words, it has been an object of reverence and intense study for centuries. This unique guide will help students clarify the complexities of text and commentary of the Qur'an.
An accessible and up-to-date narrative of the millennium of Jewish history following Alexander's conquest of the East, by one of the most exciting historians of the subject. Introduces and analyses key events, institutions, and texts, and provides an excellent synthesis for students and scholars of Jewish history and of ancient history. PB 9781107669291
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An English Translation, with Introduction and Notes
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Physics
Kirk Madison, Kai Bongs, Lincoln D. Carr, Ana Maria Rey & Hui Zhai (Eds.)
Translated by Duane W. Roller First serviceable English translation in nearly a century of the only surviving work of its type in Greek literature. The major source for studying ancient geography and an important source for the journey of Alexander the Great, Greek cultic history, and early scientific theories about the nature of the world. TX 907pp
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Annual Review of Cold Atoms and Molecules
The Geography of Strabo
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Jane Dammen McAuliffe (Ed.)
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The aim of this book is to present review articles describing the latest theoretical and experimental developments in the field of cold atoms and molecules. Our hope is that this series will promote research by both highlighting recent breakthroughs and by outlining some of the most promising research directions in the field. HB 9789814590167
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Language and Linguistics The Acquisition of Syntactic Structure
Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion
Animacy and Thematic Alignment
Jean Louis Bobin
Misha Becker
The book is a presentation of the basic principles and main achievements in the field of nuclear fusion. It encompasses both magnetic and inertial confinements plus a few exotic mechanisms for nuclear fusion. The state-of-the-art regarding thermonuclear reactions, hot plasmas, tokamaks, laser-driven compression and future reactors is given.
This book explains how children's early ability to distinguish between animate and inanimate nouns helps them acquire complex sentence structure. The theoretical claims of the book expand the well-known hypotheses of Syntactic and Semantic Bootstrapping, resulting in greater coverage of the core principles of language acquisition. HB 9781107007840
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Dynamics of the Standard Model
dissipative junctions and interacting fermions constrained to one-dimensional position space. The style of presentation is sufficiently detailed and comprehensive that it only presumes familiarity with undergraduate physics.
2nd Edition John F. Donoghue, Eugene Golowich & Barry R. Holstein (Eds.) Describing the fundamental theory of particle physics and its applications, this book provides a detailed account of the Standard Model, focusing on techniques that can produce information about real observed phenomena. This is a valuable book for graduate students and researchers in particle physics, nuclear physics and related fields. HB 9780521768672
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Ralf Metzler, Gleb Oshanin & Sidney Redner (Eds.) The book contains review articles on recent advances in first-passage phenomena and applications contributed by leading international experts. It is intended for graduate students and researchers who are interested in learning about this intriguing and important topic. TX 608pp
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Information and the Nature of Reality From Physics to Metaphysics Paul Davies & Niels Henrik Gregersen (Eds.) Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance. In this book, eminent scientists, philosophers and theologians chart various aspects of information, from quantum information to biological and digital information, to understand how nature works. PB 9781107684539
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Leptons and Quarks Special Edition Commemorating the Discovery of the Higgs Boson
First-Passage Phenomena and Their Applications
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Lev B. Okun The book “Leptons and Quarks” was first published in the early 1980s, when the program of the experimental search for the intermediate bosons W and Z and Higgs boson H was formulated. The aim and scope of the present extended edition of the book, written after the experimental discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, is to reflect the various stages of this 30+ years search. Along with the text of the first edition of “Leptons and Quarks” it contains extracts from a number of books published by World Scientific and an article from “On the concepts of vacuum and mass and the search for higgs” available from http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/mpla or from http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.1031. The book is unique in communicating the Electroweak Theory at a basic level and in connecting the concept of Lorenz invariant mass with the concept of the Extended Standard Model, which includes gravitons as the carriers of gravitational interaction. HB 9789814603003
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Physics, Mathematics, and All that Quantum Jazz Proceedings of the Summer Workshop Kinki University, Osaka, Japan, 7 – 9 August 2013
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Lecture Notes on Field Theory in Condensed Matter Physics Christopher Mudry The aim of this book is to introduce a graduate student to selected concepts in condensed matter physics for which the language of field theory is ideally suited. The examples considered in this book are those of superfluidity for weakly interacting bosons, collinear magnetism, and superconductivity. Quantum phase transitions are also treated in the context of quantum
Shu Tanaka, Masamitsu Bando & Utkan Gungordu (Eds.) This book is a collection of contributions from a Summer Workshop on “Physics, Mathematics, and All That Quantum Jazz”. Subjects of the symposium include quantum information theory, quantum annealing, Bose gases, and thermodynamics from a viewpoint of quantum physics. Contributions to this book are prepared in a self-contained manner so that readers with a modest background may understand the subjects. HB 9789814602365
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Principles of Discrete Time Mechanics
Statistical Thermodynamics
George Jaroszkiewicz
With Applications to the Life Sciences
Covering classical and quantum discrete time mechanics, this book presents all the tools needed to formulate and develop applications of discrete time mechanics in a number of areas, beginning with the historical, physical and mathematical background to the chronon hypothesis.
The book presents a clear and unique approach to statistical thermodynamics based on Shannon's measure of information, and provides applications to problems of interest in the life sciences.
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Arieh Ben-Naim
There is no other book which presents the fundamentals of statistical thermodynamics on Information theory, yet also includes many applications which usually do not feature in such textbooks. PB 9789814578202
Space, Time and Matter This volume deals with the fundamental concepts of space, time and matter. It presents a novel reformulation of both the special and general theory of relativity, in which time does not constitute the fourth dimension in a conventional 4-dimensional space-time. Instead, the role of time is played by the flow of a vector field on a 3-dimensional space. The standard models of de Sitter, Schwarzschild and Kerr spacetimes are reformulated in a purely 3-dimensional manifold. The volume also presents a theory of matter in which the fundamental particles, such as baryons and leptons, appear as a result of an interaction between left-handed and right-handed 2-component Weyl neutrinos. The Appendices contain a comprehensive treatment of classical mechanics in terms of Hamiltonian vector fields on symplectic manifolds. Graduate students of mathematical physics or theoretical physics, as well as academics, will find this volume of interest. TX 152pp
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Spherical Harmonics in p Dimensions Costas Efthimiou & Christopher Frye The current book makes several useful topics from the theory of special functions, in particular the theory of spherical harmonics and Legendre polynomials in arbitrary dimensions, available to undergraduates studying physics or mathematics. With this audience in mind, nearly all details of the calculations and proofs are written out, and extensive background material is covered before exploring the main subject matter. HB 9789814596695
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The Quantum World of Ultra-Cold Atoms and Light Book 1: Foundations of Quantum Optics Crispin Gardiner & Peter Zoller This century has seen the development of technologies for manipulating and controlling matter and light at the level of individual photons and atoms, a realm in which physics is fully quantum mechanical. The dominant experimental technology is the laser, and the theoretical paradigm is quantum optics. The Quantum World of Ultra-Cold Atoms and Light is a trilogy, which presents the quantum optics way of thinking and its applications to quantum devices. This book — Foundations of Quantum Optics — provides an introductory text on the theoretical techniques of quantum optics, containing the elements of what one needs to teach, learn, and “think” about quantum optics. There is a particular emphasis on the classical and quantum stochastic methods which have come to dominate the field. Book II will cover applications to quantum devices, such as quantum computers and simulators, and will include the more advanced techniques necessary to describe non-classical light fields. Book III will cover the field of ultra-cold atoms, for which the quantumoptical paradigm has proved to be highly applicable for quantitative work. PB 9781783264612
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Relations in Topological Dynamics
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David B. Ellis & Robert Ellis
Popular Problems and Puzzles in Mathematics Asok Kumar Mallik One requires elementary knowledge of mathematics to enjoy this entertaining compilation of brain-teasers. It includes an interesting combination of riddles covering a wide variety of topics: geometry, money, speed, probability, topology and more. Carefully explained solutions are also provided towards the end of the book. PB 9789382993865
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An original and self-contained treatment of some key ideas in the abstract theory of topological dynamics, focussing on the role of automorphisms and equivalence relations. This approach leads to simpler proofs of classical results and provides motivation for further study, making this lucid book ideal for graduate students and researchers. PB 9781107633223
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Calculus for the Ambitious T. W. Korner
An Introduction to Pseudo-Differential Operators 3rd Edition Man-Wah Wong The aim of this third edition is to give an accessible and essentially self-contained account of pseudodifferential operators based on the previous edition. New chapters notwithstanding, the elementary and detailed style of earlier editions is maintained in order to appeal to the largest possible group of readers. The focus of this book is on the global theory of elliptic pseudo-differential operators on Lp(Rn). The main prerequisite for a complete understanding of the book is a basic course in functional analysis up to the level of compact operators. It is an ideal introduction for graduate students in mathematics and mathematicians who aspire to do research in pseudodifferential operators and related topics. HB 9789814583084
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Arbitrage, Credit and Informational Risks Caroline Hillairet, Monique Jeanblanc & Ying Jiao (Eds.) This book contains a collection of research papers in mathematical finance covering recent advances in arbitrage, credit and asymmetric information risks. These subjects have attracted academic and practical attention, in particular after the international financial crisis. The volume is split into three parts which treat each of these topics. HB 9789814602068
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This short introduction is perfect for any 16 to 18 year old about to begin studies in mathematics, or anyone who would like to see a different account of the calculus from that given in the standard texts. Easy to read, this book will enthuse a new generation of mathematicians. PB 9781107686748
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Evolution Equations with a Complex Spatial Variable Ciprian G. Gal, Sorin G. Gal & Jerome A. Goldstein This book investigates several classes of partial differential equations of real time variable and complex spatial variables, including the heat, Laplace, wave, telegraph, Burgers, Black–Merton–Scholes, Schrödinger and Korteweg–de Vries equations. The complexification of the spatial variable is done by two different methods. The first method is that of complexifying the spatial variable in the corresponding semigroups of operators. In this case, the solutions are studied within the context of the theory of semigroups of linear operators. It is also interesting to observe that these solutions preserve some geometric properties of the boundary function, like the univalence, starlikeness, convexity and spirallikeness. The second method is that of complexifying the spatial variable directly in the corresponding evolution equation from the real case. More precisely, the real spatial variable is replaced by a complex spatial variable in the corresponding evolution equation and then analytic and non-analytic solutions are sought. For the first time in the book literature, we aim to give a comprehensive study of the most important evolution equations of real time variable and complex spatial variables. In some cases, potential physical
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interpretations are presented. The generality of the methods used allows the study of evolution equations of spatial variables in general domains of the complex plane.
completed an abstract algebra course including general topics on group, ring, module, and field. It is also suitable for readers with some background in abstract algebra and are interested in lattice-ordered rings to use as a self-study book.
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The book is largely self-contained, except in a few places, and contains about 200 exercises to assist the reader to better understand the text and practice some ideas.
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Frontiers in Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics
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In Memory of Gu Chaohao Molin Ge, Jiaxing Hong, Tatsien Li & Weiping Zhang (Eds.) This book is a collection of papers in memory of Gu Chaohao on the subjects of Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations and Mathematical Physics that Gu Chaohao made great contributions to with all his intelligence during his lifetime. All contributors to this book are close friends, colleagues and students of Gu Chaohao. They are all excellent experts among whom there are 9 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Therefore this book will provide some important information on the frontiers of the related subjects. HB 9789814578073
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Stochastic Equations in Infinite Dimensions 2nd Edition Giuseppe Da Prato & Jerzy Zabczyk Now in its second edition, this book gives a systematic and self-contained presentation of basic results on stochastic evolution equations in infinite dimensional, typically Hilbert and Banach, spaces. Thoroughly updated, it also includes two brand new chapters surveying recent developments in the area. HB 9781107055841
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The KAM Story
Exercises and Solutions
A Friendly Introduction to the Content, History, and Significance of Classical Kolmogorov–Arnold– Moser Theory
Mohammed Hichem Mortad
H. Scott Dumas
The book offers a good introduction to topology through solved exercises. It is mainly intended for undergraduate students. Most exercises are given with detailed solutions.
This is a semi-popular mathematics book aimed at a broad readership of mathematically literate scientists, especially mathematicians and physicists who are not experts in classical mechanics or KAM theory, and scientific-minded readers. Parts of the book should also appeal to less mathematically trained readers with an interest in the history or philosophy of science.
Introductory Topology
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Lecture Notes on Algebraic Structure of Lattice-Ordered Rings Jingjing Ma Algebraic Structure of Lattice-Ordered Rings presents an introduction to the theory of lattice-ordered rings and some new developments in this area in the last 10-15 years. It aims to provide the reader with a good foundation in the subject, as well as some new research ideas and topic in the field. This book may be used as a textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students who have
The scope of the book is broad: it not only describes KAM theory in some detail, but also presents its historical context (thus showing why it was a “breakthrough”). Also discussed are applications of KAM theory (especially to celestial mechanics and statistical mechanics) and the parts of mathematics and physics in which KAM theory resides (dynamical systems, classical mechanics, and Hamiltonian perturbation theory). Although a number of sources on KAM theory are now available for experts, this book attempts to fill a longstanding gap at a more descriptive level. It stands out very clearly from existing publications on KAM theory because it leads the reader through an accessible
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account of the theory and places it in its proper context in mathematics, physics, and the history of science. HB 9789814556583
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Topics on Real and Complex Singularities Proceedings of the 4th Japanese–Australian Workshop (JARCS4) Satoshi Koike, Toshizumi Fukui, Laurentiu Paunescu, Adam Harris & Alexander Isaev (Eds.) A phenomenon which appears in nature, or human behavior, can sometimes be explained by saying that a certain potential function is maximized, or minimized. For example, the Hamiltonian mechanics, soapy films, size of an atom, business management, etc. In mathematics, a point where a given function attains an extreme value is called a critical point, or a singular point. The purpose of singularity theory is to explore the properties of singular points of functions and mappings. This is a volume on the proceedings of the fourth Japanese–Australian Workshop on Real and Complex Singularities held in Kobe, Japan. It consists of 11 original articles on singularities. Readers will be introduced to some important new notions for characterizations of singularities and several interesting results are delivered. In addition, current approaches to classical topics and state-of-the-art effective computational methods of invariants of singularities are also presented. This volume will be useful not only to the singularity theory specialists but also to general mathematicians. HB 9789814596039
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Engineering Analytical Mechanics A Comprehensive Treatise on the Dynamics of Constrained Systems Reprint Edition John G. Papastavridis
Luré, Gantmacher, Neimark, and Fufaev. Many completely solved examples complement the theory, along with many problems (all of the latter with their answers and many of them with hints). Although written at an advanced level, the topics covered in this 1400-page volume (the most extensive ever written on analytical mechanics) are eminently readable and inclusive. It is of interest to engineers, physicists, and mathematicians; advanced undergraduate and graduate students and teachers; researchers and professionals; all will find this encyclopedic work an extraordinary asset; for classroom use or self-study. In this edition, corrections (of the original edition, 2002) have been incorporated. HB 9789814338714
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Electromagnetic Waves for Thermonuclear Fusion Research Ernesto Mazzucato The science of magnetically confined plasmas covers the entire spectrum of physics from classical and relativistic electrodynamics to quantum mechanics. During the last sixty years of research, our initial primitive understanding of plasma physics has made impressive progress thanks to a variety of experiments — from tabletop devices with plasma temperatures of a few thousands of degrees and confinement times of less than 100 microseconds, to large tokamaks with plasma temperatures of up to five hundred million degrees and confinement times approaching one second. We discovered that plasma confinement is impaired by a variety of instabilities leading to turbulent processes with scales ranging from the plasma size to a few millimeters. Understanding these phenomena, which have slowed down progress towards a fusion reactor, requires the use of very sophisticated diagnostic tools, many of which employ electromagnetic waves. The primary objective of this book is to discuss the fundamental physics upon which the application of electromagnetic waves to the study of magnetically confined plasmas is based. HB 9789814571807
This is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art, treatise on the energetic mechanics of Lagrange and Hamilton, that is, classical analytical dynamics, and its principal applications to constrained systems (contact, rolling, and servoconstraints). It is a book on advanced dynamics from a unified viewpoint, namely, the kinetic principle of virtual work, or principle of Lagrange. As such, it continues, renovates, and expands the grand tradition laid by such mechanics masters as Appell, Maggi, Whittaker, Heun, Hamel, Chetaev, Synge, Pars,
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Energy Studies
Handbook of Green Materials
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Processing Technologies, Properties and Applications
W. Shepherd & D. W. Shepherd How is the future world energy demand to be met? The rates of use of the fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — are increasing all over the world. The remaining stocks are finite and are not renewable. This book considers the various options of renewable energy, including water energy, wind energy and biomass, solar thermal and solar photovoltaic energy. And should the nuclear option remain open? The work also examines the environmental implications and economic viability of all fossil and renewable sources, introduces more distant future options of geothermal energy and nuclear fusion, and discusses a near-future energy strategy. HB 9781848168503
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Fundamentals and Applications of Micro and Nanofibers Alexander L. Yarin, Behnam Pourdeyhimi & Seeram Ramakrishna A comprehensive exposition of micro and nanofiber forming, this text provides a unified framework of these processes (melt and solution blowing, electrospinning, and so on) and describes their foundations, development and applications. Ideal for researchers, engineers and graduate students interested in formation of micro and nanofibers and their use in functional smart materials. HB 9781107060296
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GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou for Mobile Devices From Instant to Precise Positioning Ivan G. Petrovski Get up to speed on all types of GNSS for mobile applications. With step-by-step algorithms and practical methods you will understand the capabilities of current systems and be able to apply your new knowledge to unlocking the potential of future mobile positioning. HB 9781107035843
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Kristiina Oksman, Aji P Mathew, Alexander Bismarck, Orlando Rojas & Mohini Sain (Eds.) Green materials and green nanotechnology have gained widespread interest over the last 15 years; first in academia, then in related industries in the last few years. The Handbook of Green Materials serves as reference literature for undergraduates and graduates studying materials science and engineering, composite materials, chemical engineering, bioengineering and materials physics; and for researchers, professional engineers and consultants from polymer or forest industries who encounter biobased nanomaterials, bionanocomposites, self- and direct-assembled nanostructures and green composite materials in their lines of work. This four-volume set contains material ranging from basic, background information on the fields discussed, to reports on the latest research and industrial activities, and finally the works by contributing authors who are prominent experts of the subjects they address in this set. The four volumes comprise of: Vol. 1. Bionanomaterials: separation processes, characterization and properties Vol. 2. Bionanocomposites: processing, characterization and properties Vol. 3. Self- and direct-assembling of bionanomaterials Vol. 4. Biobased composite materials, their processing properties and industrial applications The first volume explains the structure of cellulose; different sources of raw material; the isolation/ separation processes of nanomaterials from different material sources; and properties and characteristics of cellulose nanofibers and nanocrystals (starch nanomaterials). Information on the different characterization methods and the most important properties of biobased nanomaterials are also covered. The industrial point of view regarding both the processability and access of these nanomaterials, as well as large scale manufacturing and their industrial application is discussed — particularly in relation to the case of the paper industry. The second volume expounds on different bionanocomposites based on cellulose nanofibers or nanocrystals and their preparation/manufacturing processes. It also provides information on different characterization methods and the most important properties of bionanocomposites, as well as techniques of modeling the mechanical properties of nanocomposites. This volume presents the industrial point of view regarding large scale manufacturing and their applications from the perspective of their medical uses in printed electronics and in adhesives. The third volume deals with the ability of bionanomaterials to self-assemble in either liquids or forming organized solid materials. The chemistry of
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cellulose nanomaterials and chemical modifications as well as different assembling techniques and used characterization methods, and the most important properties which can be achieved by self-assembly, are described. The chapters, for example, discuss subjects such as ultra-light biobased aerogels based on cellulose and chitin, thin films suitable as barrier layers, self-sensing nanomaterials, and membranes for water purification. The fourth volume reviews green composite materials — including green raw materials — such as biobased carbon fibers, regenerated cellulose fibers and thermoplastic and thermoset polymers (e.g. PLA, biobased polyolefines, polysaccharide polymers, natural rubber, bio-based polyurethane, lignin polymer, and furfurylalchohol). The most important composite processing technologies are described, including: prepregs of green composites, compounding, liquid composite molding, foaming, and compression molding. Industrial applications, especially for green transportation and the electronics industry, are also described. This four-volume set is a must-have for anyone keen to acquire knowledge on novel bionanomaterials — including structure-property correlations, isolation and purification processes of nanofibers and nanocrystals, their important characteristics, processing technologies, industrial up-scaling and suitable industry applications. The handbook is a useful reference not only for teaching activities but also for researchers who are working in this field. 4 HB books 9789814566452
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Liquefaction Around Marine Structures B. Mutlu Sumer This book, whose primary aim is to describe liquefaction processes and their implications for marine structures such as pipelines, sea outfalls, quay walls and caisson breakwaters, discusses the subject of soil liqeufaction in the marine environment. In addition, the physics of liquefaction (including examples illustrating the catastrophic consequences of soil liquefaction with regard to marine structures) are described, and the mathematical modelling of liqeufaction is treated in detail. Also, carefully selected numerical examples support the discussion of assessing liquefaction potential, and benchmark cases such as buried gas pipelines and their floatation, caisson breakwaters, cover stones and their interaction with liquefied soil along with counter measures are investigated. HB + CD-ROM 9789814329316
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Logic Non-Volatile Memory The NVM Solutions from eMemory Charles Ching-Hsiang Hsu, Yuan-Tai Lin, Evans ChingSung Yang & Rick Shih-Jye Shen Would you like to add the capabilities of the NonVolatile Memory (NVM) as a storage element in your silicon integrated logic circuits, and as a trimming sector in your high voltage driver and other silicon integrated analog circuits? Would you like to learn how to embed the NVM into your silicon integrated circuit products to improve their performance? This book is written to help you. It provides comprehensive instructions on fabricating the NVM using the same processes you are using to fabricate your logic integrated circuits. We at our eMemory company call this technology the embedded Logic NVM. Because embedded Logic NVM has simple fabrication processes, it has replaced the conventional NVM in many traditional and new applications, including LCD driver, LED driver, MEMS controller, touch panel controller, power management unit, ambient and motion sensor controller, micro controller unit (MCU), security ID setting tag, RFID, NFC, PC camera controller, keyboard controller, and mouse controller. The recent explosive growth of the Logic NVM indicates that it will soon dominate all NVM applications. The embedded Logic NVM was invented and has been implemented in users' applications by the 200+ employees of our eMemory company, who are also the authors and author-assistants of this book. This book covers the following Logic NVM products: One Time Programmable (OTP) memory, Multiple Times Programmable (MTP) memory, Flash memory, and Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM). The fundamentals of the NVM are described in this book, which include: the physics and operations of the memory transistors, the basic building block of the memory cells and the access circuits. All of these products have been used continuously by the industry worldwide. In-depth readers can attain expert proficiency in the implementation of the embedded Logic NVM technology in their products. HB 9789814460903
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Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering Anders Rasmuson, Bengt Andersson, Louise Olsson & Ronnie Andersson A solid introduction, equipping the reader with the insight and skill required to successfully formulate, construct, simplify, evaluate and use mathematical models in chemical engineering. The accompanying problems, tutorials, and projects provide the reader with hands-on experience, and include model formulation at different levels, analysis, parameter estimation and numerical solution. HB 9781107049697
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Project Management for Engineers J. Michael Bennett & Danny S. K. Ho Project Management for Engineers, as the title suggests, is a direct attempt at addressing the everincreasing and specific needs for better project management of engineering students, practicing engineers and managers in the industry. It aims not only to present the principles and techniques of Project Management, but also to discuss project management standards, processes and requirements, such as PMBOK, IEEE and PRINCE. Each chapter begins with the basics of the theme being developed at a level understandable to an undergraduate, before more complex topics are introduced at the end of each section that are suitable for graduate students. For the practicing professionals or managers in the industry, the book also provides many real illustrations of practical application of the principles of Project Management. Through a realistic blend of theory and practical examples, as well as an integration of the engineering technical issues with business issues, this book seeks to remove the veil of mystery that has shrouded the profession from its very beginning. HB 9789814447928
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Strain and Dislocation Gradients from Diffraction Spatially-Resolved Local Structure and Defects Rozaliya Barabash & Gene Ice (Eds.) This book highlights emerging diffraction studies of strain and dislocation gradients with mesoscale resolution, which is currently a focus of research at laboratories around the world. While ensembleaverage diffraction techniques are mature, grain and subgrain level measurements needed to understand
real materials are just emerging. In order to understand the diffraction signature of different defects, it is necessary to understand the distortions created by the defects and the corresponding changes in the reciprocal space of the non-ideal crystals. Starting with a review of defect classifications based on their displacement fields, this book then provides connections between different dislocation arrangements, including geometrically necessary and statistically stored dislocations, and other common defects and the corresponding changes in the reciprocal space and diffraction patterns. Subsequent chapters provide an overview of microdiffraction techniques developed during the last decade to extract information about strain and dislocation gradients. Xray microdiffraction is a particularly exciting application compared with alternative probes of local crystalline structure, orientation and defect density, because it is inherently non-destructive and penetrating. HB 9781908979629
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Ultrasonic Micro/Nano Manipulations Principles and Examples Junhui Hu Demands for high-performance micro/nano manipulations, from the manufacture of microelectronic and photonic devices, biomedical apparatus, nanoscience and nanotechnology, renewable energy, environment protection, and high-end appliances, have been rapidly increasing in recent years. However, there are very few books on ultrasonic manipulation technology, which is one of the important means in micro/nano manipulations. This unique title gives the basic physical principles of ultrasonic micro/nano manipulations, and highlights methods of implementing these principles. The nonlinear effects of ultrasound are described in details after piezoelectric transduction and acoustic field are introduced and discussed. Numerous important examples are given in this book, to help readers better understand the applications of these principles and characteristics of ultrasonic manipulators utilizing these principles. The examples cover the manipulations of micro solids, nanoscale entities, droplets and microfluid. This indispensable book will contribute positively to the development and application of micro/nano manipulation technology. HB 9789814525312
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some partial differential equations of geophysical fluid dynamics and their corresponding infinite-dimensional dynamical systems are also given.
Earth and Environmental Science TEXTBOOK
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An Introduction to Ocean Remote Sensing 2nd Edition
Intraplate Earthquakes
Seelye Martin
Pradeep Talwani (Ed.)
Covering significant new advances in satellite oceanography and results from new satellite missions, this new edition introduces graduate and advanced undergraduate students to how remote sensing works, and observations' importance to physical and biological oceanography. Now supported with online data archives and tools enabling hands-on engagement with real-world observations.
Providing the first global overview of intraplate earthquakes, international leading experts in 8 global locations explore the similarities and differences between regional features and the mechanical models required to explain them. An essential book for academic researchers and professionals in seismology, tectonics, tectonophysics, geodesy, structural geology, earthquake dynamics, and geophysics.
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Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Risks and Societal Implications
Sea-Level Science
Alik Ismail-Zadeh, Jaime Urrutia Fucugauchi, Andrzej Kijko, Kuniyoshi Takeuchi & Ilya Zaliapin (Eds.)
Understanding Tides, Surges, Tsunamis and Mean Sea-Level Changes
Presents a unique interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk research, written by leading scientists, policy-makers and practitioners and covering global hazards and real-world case-studies from around the world. A key resource for academic researchers, graduate students, professionals and policy-makers in Earth science disciplines relating to hazard analysis and disaster mitigation.
David Pugh & Philip Woodworth
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Infinite-Dimensional Dynamical Systems in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Boling Guo & Daiwen Huang The book provides some recent works in the study of some infinite-dimensional dynamical systems in atmospheric and oceanic science. It devotes itself to considering some infinite-dimensional dynamical systems in atmospheric and oceanic science, especially in geophysical fluid dynamics. The subject on geophysical fluid dynamics mainly tends to focus on the dynamics of large-scale phenomena in the atmosphere and the oceans. One of the important contents in the dynamics is to study the infinitedimensional dynamical systems of the atmospheric and oceanic dynamics. The results in the study of
Exploring underlying processes of sea-level change on all timescales, this full-colour book incorporates stateof-the-art geodetic techniques (particularly GPS), tsunami science, and measurement of mean sea level. Ideal for graduate students and researchers in oceanography, marine engineering, geodesy, marine biology and climatology, and a key resource for coastal engineers and policy-makers. HB 9781107028197
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Seismic Amplitude An Interpreter's Handbook Rob Simm & Mike Bacon This accessible, authoritative book provides a complete framework for seismic amplitude interpretation and analysis, guiding the interpreter through techniques with practical observations and helping to evaluate interpretation confidence independent of any commercial software products. An invaluable day-to-day tool for graduate students and industry professionals in geology, geophysics, petrophysics, and reservoir engineering. HB 9781107011502
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Source Mechanisms of Earthquakes Theory and Practice Agustín Udias, Raul Madariaga & Elisa Buforn Presents an innovative new approach to studying source mechanisms, combining theory and observation in a unified methodology, and highlighting processing of seismological digital data and cuttingedge computer methods. An ideal guide for graduate students, researchers and professionals in seismology, tectonophysics, geodynamics, geomechanics, seismic hazard assessment and seismic engineering. HB 9781107040274
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Stochastic Medical Reasoning and Environmental Health Exposure George Christakos, Jin-Feng Wang & Jiaping Wu The validity of certain critical reasoning steps carried out during or on the sidelines of the environmental science, public health survey, medical experiment, population risk assessment, or disease space–time mapping under conditions of in situ uncertainty and space–time heterogeneity, is often not given sufficient attention and may even be out of the investigator's line of thought. For example, the technical complexity of an environmental exposure experiment may overshadow the logical assumptions made when moving from one phase of the experiment to the next, or the study of population risk assessment may focus on analytical and computational matters, whereas methodological and cultural factors are neglected. This book helps health investigators structure their thinking so that they avoid logical mistakes and argument pitfalls, and also gain new insights about reality, improve their awareness of the environment and context within which one's thinking takes place. HB 9781908977496
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Sustainability Matters Volume 1: Asia's Green Challenges Volume 2: Asia's Energy Concerns, Green Policies and Environmental Advocacy Lin-Heng Lye, Victor R Savage, Loke Ming Chou, Liya E Yu & Harn-Wei Kua (Eds.) Sustainability Matters is a compilation of some of the best research papers by students from the National University of Singapore's inter-disciplinary graduate programme in environmental studies, the MSc in Environmental Management [MEM]. This collection is for the period 2009/10 to 2011/12. As the period covers 3 academic years, the papers have been split into two volumes: Sustainability Matters: Asia's Green Challenges, and Sustainability
Matters: Asia's Energy Concerns, Green Policies and Environmental Advocacy. These two volumes are the third and fourth compilation by the programme, and respectively comprise sixteen and fourteen of the best research papers completed during this period. The papers have been edited for brevity. These papers analyze the many challenges to effective environmental management in the context of different countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Nepal, Singapore, and Thailand, and propose insightful solutions. The first compilation, Sustainability Matters: Environmental Management in Asia, was published in 2010 (World Scientific) and comprised the best papers from 2001/2 to 2006/7. The second, Sustainability Matters: Challenges and Opportunities in Environmental Management in Asia was published in 2011 (Pearson), and comprised the best papers from 2007/8 to 2008/09. 2 HB books 9789814546805
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The Global Development of Policy Regimes to Combat Climate Change Nicholas Stern, Alex Bowen & John Whalley (Eds.) The year 2015 will be a landmark year for international climate change negotiations. Governments have agreed to adopt a universal legal agreement on climate change at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in 2015. The agreement will come into force no later than 2020. This book focuses on the prospects for global agreement, how to encourage compliance with any such agreement and perspectives of key players in the negotiations — the United States, India, China, and the EU. It finds that there is strong commitment to the established UN institutions and processes within which the search for further agreed actions will occur. There are already a myriad of local and regional policies that are helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build mutual confidence. However, the chapters in the book also highlight potential areas of discord. For instance, varying interpretations of the “common but differentiated responsibilities” of developing countries, agreed as part of the UNFCCC, could be a major sticking point for negotiators. When combined with other issues, such as the choice of consumption or production as the basis for mitigation commitments, the appropriate time frame and base date for their measurement and whether level or intensity commitments are to be negotiated, the challenges that need to be overcome are considerable. The authors bring to bear insights from economics, public finance and game theory. HB 9789814551847
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Life Sciences Aqueous Lubrication Natural and Biomimetic Approaches Nicholas D. Spencer (Ed.) Man lubricates mostly with oil. Nature lubricates exclusively with water. Pure water is a poor lubricant, but the addition of proteins, especially glycoproteins, can modify surfaces to make them far more lubricating at slow speeds. Understanding how nature does this, and the physical structures involved, is not only important for the understanding of diseases such as osteoarthritis, but also essential for the successful application of articulating implants, such as hips and knees, as well as the development of medical devices such as catheters and contact lenses. A host of important applications of water-based lubrication are already in place in the personal care and food industries, and further industrial applications of waterbased lubrication could have a significant positive impact on the environment. This book is the first of its kind. It brings together the latest research in biological and biomimetic, waterbased lubrication and is authored by the world's experts in the field. HB 9789814313766
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Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data using CANOCO 5 2nd Edition Petr Smilauer & Jan Leps An accessible introduction to the theory and practice of multivariate analysis, this second edition will be a valuable resource to graduate students, researchers, lecturers and practitioners in the fields of plant and animal ecology, marine and freshwater biology, nature protection, forestry, and agronomy. PB 9781107694408
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designer antisense RNAs. As a bonus, practical material is provided for students of the annual international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition. The manual is based upon a highly successful course at Sweden's Uppsala University and is coauthored by one of the pioneers of synthetic biology and two bioengineering postgraduate students. An inspiring foreword is written by another pioneer in the field, Harvard's George Church: “Synthetic biology is to early recombinant DNA as a genome is to a gene. Is there anything that SynBio will not impact? There was no doubt that the field of SynBio needed ‘A Lab Manual’ such as the one that you now hold in your hands.” PB 9789814579544
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Astronomy Astrophysics and the Evolution of the Universe Leonard S. Kisslinger The aim of this book is to teach undergraduate college or university students the basic physics concepts needed to understand the mathematics which describes the evolution of the universe, and based on this to teach the astrophysical theories behind evolution from very early times to the present. The book does not require students to have extensive knowledge of mathematics, like calculus, and includes material that explains concepts such as velocity, acceleration, and force. Based on this, fascinating topics such as Dark Matter, measuring Dark Energy via supernovae velocities, and the creation of mass via the Higgs mechanism are explained. All college students with an interest in science, especially astronomy, without extensive mathematical backgrounds should be able to use and learn from this book. Adults interested in topics like dark energy and the Higgs boson, which are in the news, can make use of this book as well. HB 9789814520904
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Synthetic Biology A Lab Manual Josefine Liljeruhm, Erik Gullberg & Anthony C. Forster Synthetic Biology: A Lab Manual is the first manual for laboratory work in the new and rapidly expanding field of synthetic biology. Aimed at non-specialists, it details protocols central to synthetic biology in both education and research. In addition, it provides all the information that teachers and students from high schools and tertiary institutions need for a colorful lab course in bacterial synthetic biology using chromoproteins and
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Observing the Moon
Game Theory and Mechanism Design
The Modern Astronomer's Guide
Y. Narahari
2nd Edition Gerald North Written by an experienced and well-known lunar observer, this book explores lunar imaging techniques such as digital photography, CCD imaging and webcam observing. Learn what scientists have discovered about our Moon, what mysteries remain still to be solved, and enjoy the Moon's spectacular magnificence for yourself! PB 9781107688711
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Computer Science Data Analysis for Network Cyber-Security Niall Adams & Nicholas Heard There is increasing pressure to protect computer networks against unauthorized intrusion, and some work in this area is concerned with engineering systems that are robust to attack. However, no system can be made invulnerable. Data Analysis for Network Cyber-Security focuses on monitoring and analyzing network traffic data, with the intention of preventing, or quickly identifying, malicious activity. Such work involves the intersection of statistics, data mining and computer science. Fundamentally, network traffic is relational, embodying a link between devices. As such, graph analysis approaches are a natural candidate. However, such methods do not scale well to the demands of real problems, and the critical aspect of the timing of communications events is not accounted for in these approaches. This book gathers papers from leading researchers to provide both background to the problems and a description of cutting-edge methodology. The contributors are from diverse institutions and areas of expertise and were brought together at a workshop held at the University of Bristol in March 2013 to address the issues of network cyber security. The workshop was supported by the Heilbronn Institute for Mathematical Research. HB 9781783263745
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This book offers a self-sufficient treatment of a key tool, game theory and mechanism design, to model, analyze, and solve centralized as well as decentralized design problems involving multiple autonomous agents that interact strategically in a rational and intelligent way. The contents of the book provide a sound foundation of game theory and mechanism design theory which clearly represent the “science� behind traditional as well as emerging economic applications for the society. The importance of the discipline of game theory has been recognized through numerous Nobel prizes in economic sciences being awarded to game theorists, including the 2005, 2007, and 2012 prizes. The book distills the marvelous contributions of these and other celebrated game theorists and presents it in a way that can be easily understood even by senior undergraduate students. A unique feature of the book is its detailed coverage of mechanism design which is the art of designing a game among strategic agents so that a social goal is realized in an equilibrium of the induced game. Another feature is a large number of illustrative examples that are representative of both classical and modern applications of game theory and mechanism design. The book also includes informative biographical sketches of game theory legends, and is specially customized to a general engineering audience. After a thorough reading of this book, readers would be able to apply game theory and mechanism design in a principled and mature way to solve relevant problems in computer science (esp, artificial intelligence/ machine learning), computer engineering, operations research, industrial engineering and microeconomics. HB 9789814525046
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This fresh set of resources for Cambridge IGCSE Sociology syllabus 0495 (and Cambridge O Level Sociology syllabus 2251) is carefully crafted to match and support the revised syllabus for first examination in 2016. Written in clear and accessible language, the Coursebook provides comprehensive coverage of the syllabus in a visually-stimulating format. Key sociological research combined with case studies and thought provoking questions help in understanding concepts. Features such as Key terms and Revision checklists further reinforce learning and understanding of core subject areas. Engaging activities help in applying knowledge in various contexts and building interpretation, analytical and evaluation skills. The book provides complete exam support with each chapter culminating in exam-style questions and a further chapter dedicated to revision, and examination skills and practice. A Teachers CD-ROM is also available. PB 9781107645134
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