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Strong Field Laser Physics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brabec, Thomas / Kapteyn, Henry, PUBLISHER: Springer, Due to the rapid progress in laser technology a wealth of novel fundamental and applied applications of lasers in atomic and plasma physics have become possible. This book focuses on the interaction of high intensity lasers with matter. It reviews the state of the art of high power laser sources, intensity laser-atom and laser-plasma interactions, laser matter interaction at relativistic intensities, and QED with intense lasers.

Kabbalah of Stone

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reti, Irene Helen, PUBLISHER: Juniper Lake Press, Girona, Spain, -Rabbi Raphael Halevi seeks to save his community from the Inquisition. Help comes in the unexpected form of the spirit of the biblical prophet, Huldah, and a Christian scribe who has discovered his hidden Jewish identity. This lyrical and suspenseful novel of Jewish history, magic, and Kabbalah offers a feminist reinterpretation of an intriguing Hebrew prophet.

Julius Caesar

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William / Smith, Rob, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This new edition of Julius Caesar is part of the established Cambridge School Shakespeare series and has been substantially updated with new and revised activities throughout. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of Julius Caesar, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and an enlarged selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language. Acquista Ora

A Sociology of Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wainwright, David, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), A Sociology of Health offers an authoritative and up-to-date introduction to the key issues, perspectives, and debates within the field of medical sociology. The book aids readers' understanding of how sociological approaches are crucial to understanding the impact that health and illness have on the behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and practices, of an increasingly health-aware population.

Tunnels and Shafts in Rock

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers / U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Army Corps of Engineers, PUBLISHER: University Press of the Pacific, This manual was prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and provides technical criteria and guidance for the planning, design, and construction of tunnels and shafts in rock for civil works projects. Specific areas covered include geological and geotechnical explorations required, construction of tunnels and shafts, design considerations, geomechanical analysis, design of linings, and instrumentation and monitoring. The manual emphasizes design, construction and an understanding of the methods, and conditions of construction essential to the preparation of good designs.

Colouring the Past: The Significance of Colour in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Andrew / MacGregor, Gavin, PUBLISHER: Berg Publishers, Colour shapes our world in profound, if sometimes subtle, ways. It helps us to classify, form opinions, and make aesthetic and emotional judgements. Colour operates in every culture as a symbol, a metaphor, and as part of an aesthetic system. Yet archaeologists have traditionally subordinated the study of colour to the form and material value of the objects they find and thereby overlook its impact on conceptual systems throughout human history. This book explores the means by which colour-based cultural understandings are formed, and how they are used to sustain or alter social relations. From colour systems in the Mesolithic, to Mesoamerican symbolism and the use of colour in Roman Pompeii, this book paints a new picture of the past. Through their close observation of monuments and material culture, authors uncover the subtle role colour has played in the construction of past social identities and the expression of ancient beliefs. Providing an original contribution to our understanding of past worlds of meaning, this book will be essential reading for archaeologists, anthropologists and historians, as well as anyone with an interest in material culture, art and aesthetics.

The Thirteen Principal Upanishads

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hume, Robert Ernest / Hume, R. E., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The metaphysical treatises known as the Upanishads represent the efforts of the major thinkers of early India, from around the sixth century B.C., to solve the problems of the origin, the nature, and the destiny of man and the universe. These texts, translated by Hume who faithfully rendered the original Sanskrit, include an appendix of recurrent and parallel passages in the principal Upanishads and the Bhagavad-Gita, full annotations, a bibliography, and a helpful exposition of the methods of translation.

The Brontes

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gordon, Felicia, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Longman, Excellent introduction to the background of the four Brontes Outlines their lives and cultural background. Explores important places and people in lives of the four Brontes and the effect on their writings. Examines four of the Brontes' major works: "Jane Eyre, Vilette, the Tennant of Wildfell Hall" and "Wuthering Heights" The Brontes are a literary phenomenon. The novels, poetry and prose of Emily, Charlotte, Anne and Branwell have made a lasting contribution to English literature. Their brief lives, marred by illness, violence, and early death, have added to their fascination. Felicia Gordon's account provides an excellent introduction to the life and works of the Brontes by examining in detail their bleak and isolated childhood and its effect on their writing, setting the Brontes' work clearly in the context of their times. This sympathetic account of the harsh lives the Brontes provides a fascinating and enlightening introduction to those wanting to read their works. Felicia Gordon is at the Cambridgeshire College of Arts and technology.

The World of Fashion Merchandising: Instructor's Manual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wolfe, Mary G., PUBLISHER: Goodheart-Wilcox Publisher, The World of Fashion Merchandising brings to life the business aspects of the fashion world. It presents the basics of market economics, textiles, design, and promotion. This exciting new text gives an in-depth view of the entire textile/apparel/retail soft goods chain and offers a comprehensive study of retail fundamentals and strategies for retail success. Hundreds of full-color photos make the world of fashion real for fashion merchandising students. -- Describes the latest concepts of manufacturing, mass customization, and niche specialization; trends in globalization, and the environment issues. -- Explains new computer technologies, such as robotic manufacturing, automatic replenishment of merchandise, and Internet retailing. -- Provides knowledge about the many career opportunities related to fashion that will help students enter a career in the world of fashion. -- Includes chapter learning objectives and review materials to aid learning and an extensive end-of-text glossary of fashion and apparel terms.

Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fraleigh, Sondra Horton / Nakamura, Tamah, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Routledge Performance Practitioners" is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance. These compact, well-illustrated and clearly written books unravel the contribution of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. "Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo" is the first book to combine: - an account of the founding of Japanese butoh through the partnership of Hijikata and Ohno, extending to the larger story of butoh's international assimilation. - an exploration of the impact of the social and political issues of post World War II Japan on the aesthetic development of butoh. - metamorphic dance experiences that students of butoh can explore. - a glossary of English and Japanese terms. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, "Routledge Performance Practitioners "are unbeatable value for today's student.

Eureka!

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blin-Stoyle, R. J. / Blin-Stoyle, Roger, PUBLISHER: Institute of Physics Publishing (GB), This is an accessible introduction to the subject of physics, and how it underpins our understanding of the physical world today. Starting with an initial description of what physics represents from the micro- to the macroscopic, Roger Blin-Stoyle takes the reader on a tour of Newton's Laws, the nature of matter, explaining how the physical world works and how physics may affect our nature understanding.

Bacterial Responses to PH - No. 221

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Chadwick, Derek / Cardew, Gail / Gardew, Gail, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Microbial responses to acidic and alkaline pH are important in many areas of bacteriology. For example, the mechanisms of resistance to acidic pH are important in the understanding of the passage of human pathogens through the acid of the stomach; and an understanding of microbial degradation of alkaline industrial waste is important for the environment. Bringing together contributions from an international and interdisciplinary group of experts working on the many aspects of bacterial cellular responses to pH, this stimulating volume draws together new and innovative work in this area. It delineates both similarities and differences between mechanisms of tolerance and response, providing readers with an invaluable resource on the subject.

The Wisdom of Dead Men. Oisin McGann

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGann, Oisin, PUBLISHER: Corgi Books, If you're head of the Wildenstern clan you can expect someone'll try to kill you at some point or another. And usually it's a member of your own family. But, right now, Berto Wildenstern, the new head of the Wildenstern family and business empire, has an even more pressing matter on his mind. Unfortunately, so does Nate, Berto's brother and head of his personal security; local women seem to be spontaneously combusting and no one is quite sure why

War and Cinema: The Logistics of Perception

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Virilio, Paul / Camillier, Patrick, PUBLISHER: Verso, A rich and suggestive analysis of military 'ways of seeing', and a disturbing account of how these have now permeated our culture.

The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: West, Elliott, PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press, Elliott West's careful analysis of the role and development of the saloon as an institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social and economic history of the American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected the growth and maturity of the surrounding community.

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first general social and political history of Malaya. Focusing on the years to , the last years of British rule and the achievement of independence, it embraces a wealth of social, economic and cultural, as well as political themes. It contains new research on the impact of the Second World War in Malaya, the origins and course of the Communist Emergency, and the response of Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes these themes forward into the s to shed new light on the emergence of this important Southeast Asian nation.

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodwin, Doris Kearns / Sampson, PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster, "No Ordinary Time" is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines--Eleanor and Franklin's marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor's life as First Lady, and FDR's White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born.

American Jewry and the Civil War

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Korn, Bertram Wallace, PUBLISHER: Jewish Publication Society of America, War has long been considered a classic text on the Jewish role in early American history -- on the Jewish community as a whole during the tumultuous years of the war, and on its effort to raise the concept of human rights and equality above restrictions based on race or religion. This extensive volume features a new foreword and new afterword, as well as an author's preface to the original edition, an author's preface to the first paperback edition (), an epilogue, four appendixes, notes, a bibliography, and an index.

The Age of Innocence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wharton, Edith / Dover Thrift Editions, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Deeply moving study of the tyrannical and rigid requirements of New York high society in the late 19th century and the effect of those strictures on the lives of three people. Vividly characterized drama of affection thwarted by a man's sense of honor, family, and societal pressures. A long-time favorite with readers and critics alike.

The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hutchinson, G. Evelyn, PUBLISHER: Yale University Press, In the three lectures which give their title to this delightful collection of esays, the author of "The Enchanted Voyage" and "The Itinerate Ivory Tower" turns his attention to the influence of the environment on the course of evolution. The first lecture considers the nature of the terrestrial biosphere, both as a unique phenomenon on earth and as one of a class of possible spaces on other bodies; the second examines the nature of the ecological niche; and the third discusses some of the possible environmental interactions of a single species, emphasis being placed on the extremely recondite nature of the selective forces that act on man, as on other animals. Another of the pieces deals with the problem of the relation of natural beauty to works of art, particularly in the context of the similarities and differences apparent when natural history museums and art galleries are compared. The final essay, "The Cream in the Gooseberry Fool," is an account of the role of an English country clergyman and of the European magpie most in one of the most significant early discoveries of genetics. Acquista Ora

Plasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maier, Stefan Alexander, PUBLISHER: Springer, Considered a major field of photonics, plasmonics offers the potential to confine and guide light below the diffraction limit and promises a new generation of highly miniaturized photonic devices. This book combines a comprehensive introduction with an extensive overview of the current state of the art. Coverage includes plasmon waveguides, cavities for field-enhancement, nonlinear processes and the emerging field of active plasmonics studying interactions of surface plasmons with active media.

Myth and Method Myth and Method

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Patton, Laurie L. / Doniger, Wendy, PUBLISHER: University of Virginia Press, In the wake of the elegant master theories of Joseph Campbell, Mircea Eliade, Georges Dumezil, and Claude Levi-Strauss, how are mythology and the comparative study of religion to be understood? In Myth and Method, a leading team of scholars assesses the current state of the study of myth and explores the possibilities for charting a methodological middle course between the comparative and the contextual issues raised in the last ten years. In confronting these tension, they provide an outline of the most troubling questions in the field and offer a variety of responses to them.

The Life of Vertebrates

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Young, John Z. / Young, J. Z. / Nixon, Marion, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Largely rewritten and containing many new illustrations, this popular text incorporates updated classifications as well as new information on many subjects, especially in the areas of endocrinology and neurology. Detailed descriptions of basic anatomy make the book an excellent reference for dissections of fish, frogs, birds, and mammals.

A Journey Through Economic Time: A Firsthand View

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Galbraith, John Kenneth, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, Now in paperback, Galbraith's eyewitness account of the economic trends, watersheds, and foibles of our time is one of his most popular and accessible books yet, translated into a dozen languages. From World War I and the Russian Revolution to the implications of communism's fall, from the "superbly insane decade of the twenties" and the Great Depression to the Reagan era and beyond, the renowned economist here exhibits unmatched wisdom and scope. Whether he is analyzing Keynesian theory or the end of colonialism, the forging of Kennedy's New Frontier, or the "unintended history of the s," this master narrator epitomizes the hindsight and the vision of one who actively influenced many of the events so colorfully chronicled here.

Asian Art: India China Japan

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Geoffrey-Schneiter, Berenice, PUBLISHER: Assouline, A visually stunning tour of the artistic achievements of Asian civilization, Asian Art highlights the greatest works of the Orient. Spanning an eclectic range of imagery, from the aesthetically classic to the intrinsically modern, Asian Art introduces the reader to the subtle beauty of Japanese screen painting, the elegance of Chinese calligraphy and the sensuality of Indian goddesses. The author, an archaeologist, historian and writer, has studied and traveled throughout the Far East. Her choice is an instructive and useful lesson in the finest of those arts, providing us with clear and simple ways to identify them. Sumptuously illustrated, Asian Art deserves a place in every art lover and collector's library.

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