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The New Subjectivist Revolution: An Elucidation and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gunning, James P. / Gunning, J. Patrick, PUBLISHER: Rl Innactive Titles, This book reveals the surprising fact that Ludwig von Mises made seminal contributions to methodology, the concept of equilibrium, ong>andong> macroeconomics that have not previously been recognized either in mainstream economics or by most of the Austrians. In addition, it goes beyond Mises ong>andong> others in elucidating the microeconomic concepts of entrepreneurship, profit ong>andong> loss, ong>andong> the theory of the firm. Its method of building on a foundation of the reader's personal understong>andong>ing of human action is a refreshing ong>andong> inventive approach to communicating these crucial concepts in economic theory.

The Path of Economic Growth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lowe, Adolph, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The writings on the theory of economic growth share almost without exception two characteristics - they deal exclusively with steady growth or equilibrium dynamics, ong>andong> they try to predict the actual course of long-term ong>developmentong> on the basis of greatly oversimplified behaviour assumptions. This book, first published in , studies the many variants of a disequilibrium path, which growth processes pursue under the impact of major growth stimuli - changes in labour supply, in natural resources, ong>andong> in technology. The study gives direction to public policies, sharply distinguishing between the requirements of market economies ong>andong> of planned systems.

The Doctor is in Evaluating Female Hormone Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ross, Audrey L. / Whitehorn, John F., PUBLISHER: One World Press, An Enlightening, Innovative ong>andong> Timely Approach to Understong>andong>ing Fundamental Female ong>Developmentong> Integrating Conventional ong>andong> Naturopathic Wisdom on Female Hormone Management. Easy to Read ong>andong> Understong>andong>. Acquista Ora

Globalization, Development and Human Society

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGrew, Anthony / Poku, Nana K., PUBLISHER: Polity Press, World poverty ong>andong> ong>developmentong> are more salient than ever on the global political agenda. The campaigns of the global justice movement, the growing securitization of ong>developmentong> in the aftermath of 9-11, the intensification of global inequality, ong>andong> the perceived threats of global pong>andong>emics, migrations ong>andong> failed states have contributed to a sense of renewed urgency. The contributors to this volume, including Bjorn Hettne, Fantu Cheru, Jeffrey Haynes ong>andong> Bonny Ibhawah, share a common intellectual aspiration to re-unite the study of ong>developmentong> with the study of international relations or global politics as it is more broadly conceived today. Although globalization has transformed the context of ong>developmentong>, it has yet to significantly transform for the better the prospects for real ong>developmentong> or human security amongst the worlds most vulnerable communities. Whether globalization, ong>developmentong> ong>andong> human security are inescapably trapped within a vicious circle or a virtuous cycle is the central concern of this book.

An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lai, Karyn L., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This comprehensive introductory textbook to early Chinese philosophy covers a range of philosophical traditions which arose during the Spring ong>andong> Autumn ( BCE) ong>andong> Warring States ( BCE) periods in ong>Chinaong>, including Confucianism, Mohism, Daoism, ong>andong> Legalism. It considers concepts, themes ong>andong> argumentative methods of early Chinese philosophy ong>andong> follows the ong>developmentong> of some ideas in subsequent periods, including the introduction of Buddhism into ong>Chinaong>. The book examines key issues ong>andong> debates in early Chinese philosophy, cross-influences between its traditions ong>andong> interpretations by scholars up to the present day. The discussion draws upon both primary texts ong>andong> secondary sources, ong>andong> there are suggestions for further reading. This will be an invaluable guide for all who are interested in the foundations of Chinese philosophy ong>andong> its richness ong>andong> continuing relevance. Acquista Ora

Optimization and Dynamical Systems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Moore, John B. / Brockett, R. / Helmke, Uwe, PUBLISHER: Springer, This study addresses both classical ong>andong> previously unsolved optimization tasks in linear algebra, linear systems theory, control theory ong>andong> signal processing. Exploiting ong>developmentong>s in Computation such as Parallel Computing ong>andong> Neural Networks, it gives a dynamical systems approach for tackling a wide class of constrained optimization tasks. Optimization ong>andong> Dynamical Systems will be of interest to engineers ong>andong> mathematicians. Engineers will learn the mathematics ong>andong> the technical approach necessary to solve a wide class of constrained optimization tasks. Mathematicians will see how techniques from global analysis ong>andong> differential geometry can be developed to achieve useful construction procedures for optimization on manifolds.

Environmental Politics Casebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Norman / Miller, Norman, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Environmental Politics Casebook: Genetically Modified Foods includes laws, regulations, testimony, court decisions, journal ong>andong> newspaper articles, book chapters, ong>andong> interest group communications such as press releases ong>andong> on-line briefs, as well as other studies ong>andong> reports that constitute the principal elements of the public debate on the genetic modification of food. A companion to Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, ong>andong> the Making of Policy, it provides the substantive, detailed, case-in-point application for practices ong>andong> principles previously discussed only in theory, keeping the basic text compact ong>andong> current.

Babylon

Joan Oates Archaeological ong>andong> scholarly investigation underlies a study of the cultural, political, architectural, social, ong>andong> historical ong>developmentong> ong>andong> significance of the ancient metropolis

Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malinvaud, Edmond / Milleron, Jean-Claude / Nabli, Mustapha, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, These companion volumes examine the highly topical issue of the adequacy of markets as an instrument of economic ong>andong> social ong>developmentong>. In this era of transition ong>andong> experimentation in economic management by governments, a group of prominent international economists was brought together to distill their thinking on the changing role of government in the ong>developmentong> process. The first volume discusses the broad questions; the second volume breaks down the analysis into more detailed topics.

Interior Spaces of the USA: A Pictorial Review of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Images, PUBLISHER: Books Nippan, Photographs of outstong>andong>ing contemporary interior architecture ong>andong> design, accompanied by comprehensive captions ong>andong> biographical information on participating firms. Includes commercial spaces ong>andong> atria; hospitality spaces ong>andong> restaurants; leisure ong>andong> arts centers; public ong>andong> special purpose spaces; ong>andong> retail spaces ong>andong> showrooms

On Air Defense

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crabtree, James D., PUBLISHER: Praeger, This book is a study of all aspects of air defense from its beginnings during the French Revolution when artillery gunners tried to hit primitive balloons with their cannons to the use of Patriot missiles in the Gulf War to shoot down tactical ballistic missiles. Crabtree's history focuses on the ong>developmentong> of tactics ong>andong> technology from the Franco-Prussian War to the present. The strategic air defense of World War I ong>andong> World War II are featured, as are the ong>developmentong> of surface-to-air missiles by Germany in World War II ong>andong> by the United States ong>andong> the USSR in Vietnam ong>andong> the Middle East.

Administration of Desert and Drought-Prone Arid Areas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hooja, Rakesh / Choubisa, R. K., PUBLISHER: Rawat Publications, The ong>developmentong> of desert areas, administration of drought-prone regions, arid zone agriculture, watershed ong>developmentong> ong>andong> 'watershed plus, ' water use in arid ong>andong> semi-arid areas, coping with drought - these are all of the vital importance for both the rainfed ong>andong> dry farming areas in India. Their administration provides a special challenge, as well as an exciting opportunity, for innovative sustainable ong>developmentong>. This book - which contains 24 articles by experts ong>andong> practitioners, divided into four sections - will be of special relevance to those interested in the ong>developmentong> of desert ong>andong> drought-prone arid areas in India. The book examines: scientific ong>andong> planned approaches to arresting or combating desert areas * monitoring desertification to social aspects of desert ong>developmentong> * the ong>developmentong> delivery system in desert districts * integrative machinery for desert ong>developmentong> administration * grasslong>andong> management ong>andong> health problems in deserts * area ong>developmentong> programs ong>andong> area ong>developmentong> authorities *various aspects of watershed ong>developmentong>, including the role of the government watershed departments, community-based organizations, ong>andong> panchayats in watershed ong>andong> 'watershed plus' * the undertaking of water harvesting projects * water as a tool in desert ong>developmentong> * agriculture ong>andong> long>andong> water management in arid areas * optimizing crop production * agriculture marketing * forestry * predicting ong>andong> facing drought.

English Drama: Forms and Development: Essays in Honour of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bradbrook, M. C. / Axton, M. / Axton, Marie, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, These ten original essays on English drama from Tudor times onwards were first published in . Each is written by a former member of the Cambridge English Faculty. Each author has an individual approach ong>andong> makes a fresh contribution to the study of dramatic form seen in a changing historical setting. There are essays on genres, on individual playwrights ong>andong> on social conditions affecting the ong>developmentong> of the drama. Together, the essays make a valuable contribution to the study of drama.

Golf: Implements and Memorabilia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGimpsey, Kevin / Neech, David / Neach, David, PUBLISHER: Philip Wilson Publishers, A detailed study covering golfing art ong>andong> memorabilia, patents, designs, the origins of the game ong>andong> related sports. Many books have been written on the various aspects of golf, but this is the first that attributes the game's popularity to the introduction of the solid gutta percha gof ball in ong>andong> the American rubber-cored ball in . The book describes, in the light of these dramatic gof ball changes, how the ball ong>andong> club have evolved, the types of material used, the people who made the clubs ong>andong> balls, those who have excelled at the game, ong>andong> the effects the implements had on the ong>developmentong> of the swing ong>andong> on gof-course design. There are well-illustrated chapters on golfing art ong>andong> golfing memorabilia, as well as shorter chapters on patents, designs ong>andong> the origins of the game ong>andong> related games. Included is a directory of golf-club- ong>andong> ball-makers ong>andong> golf artists.

Fundamentals of Physics, a Student's Companion E-Book to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Walker, Jearl / Resnick, Robert / Halliday, David, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, No other book on the market today can match the success of Halliday, Resnick ong>andong> Walker's Fundamentals of Physics In a breezy, easy-to-understong>andong> style the book offers a solid understong>andong>ing of fundamental physics concepts, ong>andong> helps readers apply this conceptual understong>andong>ing to quantitative problem solving. The extended edition provides coverage of ong>developmentong>s in Physics in the last 100 years, including: Einstein ong>andong> Relativity, Bohr ong>andong> others ong>andong> Quantum Theory, ong>andong> the more recent theoretical ong>developmentong>s like String Theory. This book offers a unique combination of authoritative content ong>andong> stimulating applications.

Nber Macroeconomics Annual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fischer, Stanley / Blanchard, Oliver Jean / Blanchard, Olivier J., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), This is the eighth in a series of annuals from the National Bureau of Economic Research that are designed to stimulate research on problems in applied economics, to bring frontier theoretical ong>developmentong>s to a wider audience, ong>andong> to accelerate the interaction between analytical ong>andong> empirical research in macroeconomics. Olivier Blanchard ong>andong> Stanley Fischer are both Professors of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Contents: U.S. "Commercial Banking. Trends, Cycles, ong>andong> Policy, "John Boyd ong>andong> Mark Gertler. "The Effects of Government Purchases: Theory ong>andong> Evidence, "Anton Braun ong>andong> Ellen McGrattan. "Macroeconomic Growth with Microeconomic Empirics, "Ricardo Caballero ong>andong> Adam Jaffe. "The Chinese ong>andong> East European Routes to Reform, "Alan Gelb, Gary Jefferson, ong>andong> Inderjit Singh. "Waiting ong>andong> the Option to Invest. Theory ong>andong> Evidence, "Robert Pindyck ong>andong> ong>Andong>res Solimano. "Unemployment in Europe, "Gilles Saint Paul.

The Photography Handbook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Terence / Wright, Terence, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Revised ong>andong> updated, this second edition of The Photography Hong>andong>book provides an introduction to the principles of photographic practice ong>andong> theory ong>andong> offers guidelines for the systematic study of photographic media. Including a new chapter on the ethics of photojournalism, ong>andong> an expong>andong>ed chapter on digital photography, as well as a new section on research in photography, The Photography Hong>andong>book includes: new case studies of the war photographer James Nachtwey photographic representations of Marilyn Monroe ong>andong> Adolf Hitler an analysis of photographic theory ong>andong> the 'Bert is Evil' website an introduction to conceptual skills necessary for photography the historical background ong>andong> rationale for photographic representation the camera as a documentary tool interviews with editors, photographers, picture editors ong>andong> readers the effect of new technologies on photographic practice ong>andong> an exploration of the shift from analogue to digital imagery over seventy images. Each chapter now ends with a useful summary of its key points, ong>andong> equip the reader with a vocabulary for photographic phenomena ong>andong> help develop visual awareness ong>andong> visual literacy. The Photography Hong>andong>book will enable students to familiarize themselves with current theoretical viewpoints ong>andong> to evolve critical frameworks for their own photographic practice.

Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Foltz, Richard C. / Denny, Frederick Mathewson / Baharuddin, Azizan, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Islam is the religion of over one billion people ong>andong> is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of an Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural ong>andong> philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order ong>andong> reviews the ways an Islamic world view can be interpreted, reassessed, ong>andong> applied to such environmental problems as pollution ong>andong> water scarcity. Sections on social justice ong>andong> on issues of sustainability ong>andong> ong>developmentong> look at the history ong>andong> roots of the current environmental crisis; at the broader context of women's rights of equal access to both natural ong>andong> social resources; ong>andong> at the interconnectedness of environmental protection ong>andong> the alleviation of human poverty.

Neutrino Physics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Winter, Klaus, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Thoroughly revised ong>andong> updated, this new edition presents a comprehensive overview of modern neutrino physics. The book covers all the major areas of current interest. An international group of distinguished contributors discuss the intrinsic properties of neutrinos, the theory of the interaction of neutrinos with matter, experimental investigations of the weak interaction in neutrino processes, the theory ong>andong> supporting experiment for the basic properties of the interaction of neutrinos with fermions, ong>andong> neutrinos in astrophysics ong>andong> cosmology. This edition presents new data on solar neutrinos ong>andong> an update of the results of searches for double beta decay. It also contains a new chapter on direct measurements of the neutrino mass, with high precision data from experiments at Fermilab ong>andong> CERN, ong>andong> at the Kamiokong>andong>e Laboratory in Japan. This is an essential reference text for particle physicists, nuclear physicists ong>andong> astrophysicists.

Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Taylor / Taylor, Ronald D. / Wang, Margaret C., PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, A number of societal risks pose serious challenges to families' well-being, many of which cut across divisions of class ong>andong> race. These challenges include: changes in the labor market ong>andong> economy; the increasing participation of mothers in the labor force; the changing nature of family structure ong>andong> the composition of households; ong>andong> the increase in the number of immigrant families. Key institutions in the lives of families, including places of employment ong>andong> schools, can play a significant role in fostering families' capacity to adapt to the potential challenges they face. "Resilience Across Contexts: Family, Work, Culture, ong>andong> Community" presents papers--written by leading scholars in varied disciplines including economics, ong>developmentong>al ong>andong> educational psychology, education, ong>andong> sociology--discussing factors that influence resilience ong>developmentong>. The authors' research focuses on emerging issues that have significant implications for policy ong>andong> practice in such areas as employment ong>andong> new technologies; maternal employment ong>andong> family ong>developmentong>; family structure ong>andong> family life; immigration, migration, acculturation, ong>andong> education of children ong>andong> youth; ong>andong> social ong>andong> human services delivery. The book's overall goal is to take stock of what is known from research ong>andong> practice on some of the challenges facing children ong>andong> families for policy ong>developmentong> ong>andong> improvement of practices.

Alternatives to Neoliberal Globalization: Studies in the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lo, Dic, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book seeks to clarify the positive ong>andong> negative lessons in the experiences of late ong>developmentong> under neoliberal globalization. Dic Lo explores competing theories, with a view to constructing an alternativesynthesis that transcendsneoliberalism, placing greater emphasis on solidarity ong>andong> humanistic ong>developmentong>.

Breaking in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grimm, Joe, PUBLISHER: David Crumm Media, LLC, This is the insider's guide to long>andong>ing -- ong>andong> acing -- your newspaper internship. These are your strategies for applying, interviewing, succeeding ong>andong> then using your newspaper internship to launch your career. This book is based on the www.JobsPage.com Web site, which Detroit Free Press Recruiting ong>andong> ong>Developmentong> Editor Joe Grimm created as a strategy guide to newspaper careers. Twenty recruiters, editors ong>andong> journalists have contributed their advice on interviewing, choosing, negotiating these entry-level jobs ong>andong> then managing newsroom policies ong>andong> politics.

Developing Inquiry for Learning: Reflecting Collaborative

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ovens, Peter / Wells, Frances / Wallis, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Developing Inquiry for Learning shows how university tutors can help students to improve their abilities to learn ong>andong> to become professional inquirers. Participation in higher education is widening ong>andong> students have increasingly diverse needs ong>andong> learning styles ong>andong> many bring powerful expectations that learning tends to be a passive process. University tutors required to teach ever larger groups are finding increasing difficulty to meet these needs ong>andong> help people to become more independently motivated ong>andong> more collaborative learners. In the innovative ong>andong> proven approach developed by the authors however, students are guided to perform action research into their learning practices, actions ong>andong> ong>reflectionsong>. Using a rolling programme of cyclical inquiries ong>andong> whole group a conferencesa (TM) on improving learning, students write a patchesa (TM) on learning ong>developmentong> which are then shared across the year group online. Each studenta (TM)s cumulative set of patches, together with their regular reflective writing, provide the basis for assembling a composite final assignment, a a patchwork texta (TM), for assessment. This style of curriculum ong>andong> assessment organization encourages regular peer feedback ong>andong> formative assessment, as part of the whole module process, to build personal confidence within students both as learners ong>andong> as professionals. While providing teaching materials ong>andong> examples of studentsa (TM) responses, including the use of Blogs, Wikis ong>andong> Discussion Boards, the book also analyses ong>andong> theorises on the deeper characteristics of the difficulties being addressed, using several theoretical perspectives. Readers are thus equipped to adopt, adapt ong>andong> experiment with their own ong>developmentong>s in their teaching ong>andong> curricula with relevant frameworks of theory ong>andong> values.

Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expanding the Horizons

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bregman, Ona Cohn / White, Charles M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, In a single volume, Bringing Systems Thinking to Life: Expong>andong>ing the Horizons for Bowen Family Systems Theory presents the extraordinary diversity ong>andong> breadth of Bowen theory applications that address human functioning in various relationship systems across a broad spectrum of professions, disciplines, cultures, ong>andong> nations. Providing three chapters of never-before-published material by Dr. Bowen, the book also demonstrates the transcendent nature ong>andong> versatility of Bowen theory-based social assessment ong>andong> its extension into fields of study ong>andong> practice far beyond the original psychiatric context in which it was first formulated including social work, psychology, nursing, education, literary studies, pastoral care ong>andong> counseling, sociology, business ong>andong> management, leadership studies, distance learning, ecological science, ong>andong> evolutionary biology - ong>andong> providing ample evidence that Bowen theory has joined that elite class of theories that have enjoyed broad application to social phenomena while lending credibility to the claim that Bowen theory is one of the previous ong>andong> current centuriesa (TM) most significant social-behavioral theories. More than a a oeresource manuala for Bowen theory enthusiasts, this book helps put a new great theory on the intellectual long>andong>scape.

Determinations: Essays on Theory, Narrative and Nation in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Larsen, Neil, PUBLISHER: Verso, Determinations interrogates notions of nationalism in postcolonial criticism, taking issue with the works of Bhabha, Garcia Marquez, Spivak ong>andong> Benedict ong>Andong>erson.

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