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The Theory of Relativity

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Einstein, Albert, PUBLISHER: Citadel Press, In this collection of Einstein's most important writings on physics, Einstein reduces the complex to its essentials. Covers the Theory of Relativity, E=MC2, Physics ong>andong> Reality, ong>andong> much more.

Leading Issues in Economic Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Meier, Gerald M. / Rauch, James E., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Now in its seventh edition, Leading Issues in Economic ong>Developmentong> introduces a new co-author, James E. Rauch. Maintaining the unique structure that the book has established over the last 35 years, Rauch has revised ong>andong> updated this seventh edition to strengthen the analytical ong>andong> quantitative dimensions ong>andong> to clarify contemporary ong>andong> future problems of ong>developmentong> policy. The co-authors integrate the most insightful materials in this wide-ranging field, offering students the opportunity to experience a variety of perspectives while helping them to keep sight of overarching themes. This edition adds two new chapters: "Income Distribution" ong>andong> "ong>Developmentong> ong>andong> the Environment." It also now consolidates several chapters ong>andong> increases the number of selections from leading professional journals. In this edition, both the selections ong>andong> the authors' own overviews, notes, comments, ong>andong> exhibits make greater use of empirical analysis as well as modern economic theory. In all, Leading Issues in Economic ong>Developmentong> provides fresh ong>andong> serious attention to the interplay between ong>developmentong> experience, changing views of economists, ong>andong> policy.

Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications: Third

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pan, Y. / Pan, Yi / Chen, Daoxu, PUBLISHER: Springer, This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Parallel ong>andong> Distributed Processing ong>andong> Applications, ISPA , held in Nanjing, ong>Chinaong> in November . The 90 revised full papers ong>andong> 19 revised short papers presented together with 3 keynote speeches ong>andong> 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed ong>andong> selected from 645 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on cluster systems ong>andong> applications, performance evaluation ong>andong> measurements, distributed algorithms ong>andong> systems, fault tolerance ong>andong> reliability, high-performance computing ong>andong> architecture, parallel algorithms ong>andong> systems, network routing ong>andong> communication algorithms, security algorithms ong>andong> systems, grid applications ong>andong> systems, database applications ong>andong> data mining, distributed processing ong>andong> architecture, sensor networks ong>andong> protocols, peer-to-peer algorithms ong>andong> systems, internet computing ong>andong> Web technologies, network protocols ong>andong> switching, ong>andong> ad hoc ong>andong> wireless networks.

The Earthscan Reader in Population and Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Demeny, Paul / McNicholl, Geoffrey / Paul Demeny, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This reader provides information on population ong>andong> ong>developmentong> issues for those seeking the middle ground between technical ong>andong> non-specialist material. It contains contributions to all the various aspects of the debate from the s to the s from a wide variety of authors including Kingsley Davis, Herman Daly, Gary Becker, Ester Boserup ong>andong> Amartya Sen.

The Balance of Power: History and Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sheehan, Michael / Sheehan, M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, The balance of power is one of the most fundamental concepts behind international politics ong>andong> provides a structure for explaining some of the essential principles behind international relations. Yet despite its widespread importance it remains an enigma ong>andong> is surrounded by controversy. "The Balance of Power" traces the evolution of the theory from the eighteenth century to the present day. It incorporates classical anlysis ong>andong> recent research to give a detailed account of the concept in practice ong>andong> the operation of the international system while challenging traditional views of the balance of power. Its exploration of the way the balance of power operated in key historical periods shows how the generally accepted ong>developmentong> of the concept is based on a misunderstong>andong>ing of the historical reality.

Convex Analysis and Global Optimization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hoang, Tuy / Hoang Tuy, Tuy / Hoang Tuy, PUBLISHER: Springer, Due to the general complementary convex structure underlying most nonconvex optimization problems encountered in applications, convex analysis plays an essential role in the ong>developmentong> of global optimization methods. This book develops a coherent ong>andong> rigorous theory of deterministic global optimization from this point of view. Part I constitutes an introduction to convex analysis, with an emphasis on concepts, properties ong>andong> results particularly needed for global optimization, including those pertaining to the complementary convex structure. Part II presents the foundation ong>andong> application of global search principles such as partitioning ong>andong> cutting, outer ong>andong> inner approximation, ong>andong> decomposition to general global optimization problems ong>andong> to problems with a low-rank nonconvex structure as well as quadratic problems. Much new material is offered, aside from a rigorous mathematical ong>developmentong>. Audience: The book is written as a text for graduate students in engineering, mathematics, operations research, computer science ong>andong> other disciplines dealing with optimization theory. It is also addressed to all scientists in various fields who are interested in mathematical optimization.

Thinketh: As a Man Thinketh

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Allen, James / Johnson, Vic / Rimm, Ruth, PUBLISHER: Global Renaissance Society, The timeless classic "As" "a Man Thinketh" is presented against a visually dynamic backdrop of thought-provoking designs simulating modern-day Web browsers, pop-up windows, ong>andong> video feeds. Combining traditional art ong>andong> imagery with contemporary, cartoon-like iconography to identify various attitudes, moods, ong>andong> circumstances this meditation expounds upon the basic premise that a person's thoughts not only influence but actually determine their situation. Through this book's ong>reflectionsong> on thought as it relates to character ong>andong> the effect of thought on circumstances, health ong>andong> body, purpose, achievement, visions ong>andong> ideals, ong>andong> the achievement of serenity, readers can develop an understong>andong>ing of the relevance of these musings on the human condition ong>andong> the path to personal ong>developmentong>. Further enhancing the presentation, the afterword explores the usage of marginalia in both this account as well as in texts from the Middle Ages to signal nuances ong>andong> alternate interpretations.

Historical Perspectives on Climate Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fleming, James Rodger, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This intriguing volume provides a thorough examination of the historical roots of global climate change as a field of inquiry, from the Enlightenment to the late twentieth century. Based on primary ong>andong> archival sources, the book is filled with interesting perspectives on what people have understood, experienced, ong>andong> feared about the climate ong>andong> its changes in the past. Chapters explore climate ong>andong> culture in Enlightenment thought; climate debates in early America; the ong>developmentong> of international networks of observation; the scientific transformation of climate discourse; ong>andong> early contributions to understong>andong>ing terrestrial temperature changes, infrared radiation, ong>andong> the carbon dioxide theory of climate. But perhaps most important, this book shows what a study of the past has to offer the interdisciplinary investigation of current environmental problems.

Mathematical Methods in Queuing Theory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kalashnikov, Vladimir V., PUBLISHER: Springer, This volume presents an overview of mathematical methods used in queuing theory, ong>andong> various examples of solutions of problems using these methods are given. Many of the topics considered are not traditional, ong>andong> include general Markov processes, test functions, coupling methods, probability metrics, continuity of queues, quantitative estimates in continuity, convergence rate to the stationary state ong>andong> limit theorems for the first occurrence times. Much attention is also devoted to the modern theory of regenerative processes. Each chapter concludes with problems ong>andong> comments on the literature cited. For researchers ong>andong> graduate students in applied probability, operations research ong>andong> computer science.

Strategies for Sustainability: Asia

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: World Conservation Union / World Conservation Union / Carew-Reid, Jeremy, PUBLISHER: Earthscan Publications, This is one of a series of regional reviews of multi-sectoral strategies for sustainability at the national, provincial ong>andong> local levels, complementing the volume on Strategies for National Sustainable ong>Developmentong>. They have been prepared with the assistance of the World Bank, UNDP, UNSO, IIED ong>andong> WRI.Each volume summarizes the status of strategies in the region, reviews ong>andong> analyzes case studies to provide an analytical history ong>andong> status report on each strategy. The information has not hitherto been available, ong>andong> will be very valuable for practitioners ong>andong> policy makers, as well as for students of ong>developmentong> ong>andong> of the regions

The Navigation of Feeling: A Framework for the History of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reddy, William M., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The Navigation of Feeling critiques recent psychological ong>andong> anthropological research on emotions. William M. Reddy offers a new theory of emotions ong>andong> historical change, drawing on research from many academic disciplines. This new theory makes it possible to see how emotions change over time, how emotions have a very important impact on the shape of history, ong>andong> how different social orders either facilitate emotional life or make it more difficult. This theory is fully explored in a case study of the French Revolution.

Black Literature and Literary Theory - Henry Louis Gates

Vendo "Black Literature ong>andong> Literary Theory" di Henry Louis Gates, ed. Methuen New York ong>andong> London, , pag. 327, ottime condizioni, come nuovo. Ritizo zona Chirignago, Mestre, Padova, spedizione ¤1,50.

Antitrust (Black Letter Series)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herbert Hovenkamp, PUBLISHER: West Group, Antitrust Economics; Price Theory ong>andong> Industrial Organization; Cartels, Tacit Collusion, Joint Ventures ong>andong> Other Combinations of Competitors; Monopolization, Attempt to Monopolize ong>andong> Predatory Pricing; Vertical Integration ong>andong> Vertical Mergers; Tie-Ins, Reciprocity, Exclusive Dealing ong>andong> the Franchise Contract; Resale Price Maintenance ong>andong> Vertical Non-Price Restraints; Refusals to Deal; Horizontal Mergers; Conglomerate Mergers; Price Discrimination ong>andong> Differential Pricing Under the Robinson-Patman Act; Jurisdictional, Public Policy ong>andong> Regulatory Limitations on the Domain of Antitrust; Enforcement, Procedure ong>andong> Related Matters.

The Discretionary Economy: A Normative Theory of Political

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tool, Marc R., PUBLISHER: Westview Press, The Discretionary Economy argues that we do in fact control our own political ong>andong> economic destinies. As a community, we have discretion over policies that determine whether an economic process adequately provides for the necessities of life. We also determine who participates in normative public judgments ong>andong> whether decisions distinguish between what is ong>andong> what ought to be. Tool argues that we must continuously organize the institutional structures through which economic ong>andong> political functions in the social process are carried on. We must exercise discretion by creating ong>andong> modifying institutions that coordinate our behavior. To exercise discretion effectively requires that we employ distinctively American economic, political, ong>andong> philosophical theory. In this volume, the pivotal twentieth-century contributors to this encompassing theory of political economy are Thorstein Veblen, John Dewey, Clarence Ayres, ong>andong> R. Fagg Foster. This volume presents, in detail, their analytical ong>andong> philosophical perspective on social change. A major purpose of this volume is to compare ong>andong> contrast the American tradition with the traditions of capitalism, ong>Marxismong>, ong>andong> fascism, demonstrating that the former can resolve compelling economic ong>andong> political problems ong>andong> the latter two cannot. This book explains how to identify ong>andong> analyze social, economic, ong>andong> political problems confronted in all communities, ong>andong> how to go about framing ong>andong> implementing structural adjustments in the political economy. It will be of interest to students in non-traditional courses in political economy including institutional economics, contemporary social problems, economics ong>andong> social policy, methodology, ong>andong>contemporary economic thought.

Economic Change Governance and Natural Resource Wealth: The

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reed, David / David Reed / Kaimowitz, David, PUBLISHER: Routledge, This book confronts the stark realities of how the economic ong>andong> political reforms imposed in southern Africa have affected sectors based on agriculture, mining, tourism ong>andong> forestry ong>andong> what they have meant for the poor ong>andong> the environment. It asks why the reforms evolved as they did, who has gained ong>andong> who has lost. It shows that, with very few exceptions, the changes have benefited foreign companies ong>andong> domestic elites, fostering corruption ong>andong> monopolies ong>andong> undermining civil society ong>andong> political life. From this it explains what will have to be done by the international ong>developmentong> ong>andong> business communities to reverse these trends ong>andong> stimulate the ong>developmentong> of effective institutions for long-term, sustainable prosperity ong>andong> social vitality.

First Verbs: A Case Study of Early Grammatical Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tomasello, Michael, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, First Verbs is a detailed diary study of one child's earliest language ong>developmentong> during her second year of life. Using a Cognitive Linguistics framework, the author focuses on how his daughter acquired her first verbs, ong>andong> the role verbs played in her early grammatical ong>developmentong>. The author argues that many of a child's first grammatical structures are tied to individual verbs, ong>andong> that earliest language is based on general cognitive ong>andong> social-cognitive processes, especially event structures ong>andong> cultural learning.

Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Crosson-Tower, Cynthia, PUBLISHER: Allyn & Bacon, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This best-selling text offers a comprehensive look at child maltreatment, incorporating history, case vignettes, ong>andong> the author's own experience as a child protection worker. The author covers the history of child welfare, gives an overview of functional ong>andong> dysfunctional families, ong>andong> contrasts healthy child ong>developmentong> with ong>developmentong> hampered by abuse ong>andong> neglect. In addition, "Child Abuse ong>andong> Neglect" explains case management procedures ong>andong> focuses on how various professionals become involved in the child protection process ong>andong> how treatment is undertaken. The text concludes with a discussion of prevention ong>andong> a consideration of the future.

Strategies for Sustainability: Latin America

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ornat, Arturo Lopez / World Conservation Union / World Conservation Union, PUBLISHER: World Conservation Union, This is one of a series of regional reviews of multi-sectoral strategies for sustainability at the national, provincial ong>andong> local levels, complementing the volume on Strategies for National Sustainable ong>Developmentong>. They have been prepared with the assistance of the World Bank, UNDP, UNSO, IIED ong>andong> WRI.Each volume summarizes the status of strategies in the region, reviews ong>andong> analyzes case studies to provide an analytical history ong>andong> status report on each strategy. The information has not hitherto been available, ong>andong> will be very valuable for practitioners ong>andong> policy makers, as well as for students of ong>developmentong> ong>andong> of the regions

Principles of Educational and Psychological Measurement and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sax, Gilbert, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, This edition continues Sax's tradition of comprehensive ong>andong> comprehensible coverage of testing ong>andong> measurement principles while including the most recent theory ong>andong> research.

Pufendorf: On the Duty of Man and Citizen According to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pufendorf, Samuel / Samuel, Pufendorf / Tully, James, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Samuel Pufendorf is one of the most important moral ong>andong> political philosophers of the seventeenth century. His theory, which builds on Grotius ong>andong> Hobbes, was immediately recognized as a classic ong>andong> taken up by writers as diverse as Locke, Hume, Rousseau, ong>andong> Smith. Over the past twenty years there has been a renaissance of Pufendorf scholarship. On the Duty of Man ong>andong> Citizen is Pufendorf's own epitome of his monumental On the Law of Nature ong>andong> of Nations, ong>andong> it served as a basic text in European universities throughout the Enlightenment. This edition has a lucid ong>andong> historically sensitive translation by Michael Silverthorne, the first since the early twentieth century. James Tully's introduction sets the text in its context, summarizes the main arguments, surveys recent literature on Pufendorf, ong>andong> shows how Pufendorf transformed natural law theory into an independent discipline of juristic political philosophy that dominated reflection on politics until Kant.

Minerali Sphalerite su Quartz, Shuikoushan, China

Minerals Sphalerite on Quartz, Shuikoushan, ong>Chinaong> Minerali sfalerite, blenda VALORE € Fantastica Shalerite ong>Chinaong> Shuikoushan!! Crystal: 2 cm The overall dimensions are 2" wide by 1 1/8" tall by 7/8" front to back. The locality is Shuikoushan Mine, Shuikoushan Ore Field, Changning County, Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan Province, ong>Chinaong>. There is some cleaved damage ong>andong> a few nicks here ong>andong> there. All weights ong>andong> measurements of the piece are approximate.

The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hendrickson, Robert, PUBLISHER: Checkmark Books, The Facts On File Writer's Library includes dictionaries, encyclopedias, ong>andong> other indispensable resources for writers, students, ong>andong> serious readers. From the origins of words ong>andong> phrases to the meanings of literary terms, the collection provides comprehensive information in a clear, accessible style that is sure to satisfy researchers ong>andong> browsers alike. These books will be reached for again ong>andong> again. This entertaining compendium traces the origins ong>andong> ong>developmentong> of more than words ong>andong> phrases, including slang, proverbs, animal ong>andong> plant names, place names, nicknames, historical expressions, foreign-language expressions, ong>andong> phrases from literature.

Constructing Fatherhood: Discourses and Experiences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lupton, Deborah / Barclay, Lesley, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), It is a very impressive book. Its coverage of contemporary discourses of fatherhood is comprehensive. The theoretical stance is one that allows for complexity ong>andong> fluidity. The authors write well, making even esoteric sociological ong>andong> cultural theory accessible. I recommend it' - "British Journal of Social Work " Constructing Fatherhood provides an analysis of the social, cultural ong>andong> symbolic meanings of fatherhood in contemporary western societies. The authors draw on poststructuralist theory to analyze the representation of fatherhood in the expert' literature of psychology, sociology ong>andong> the health sciences, ong>andong> in popular sources such as television, film, advertisements ong>andong> child-care ong>andong> parenting manuals

The Light Bulb: And How It Changed the World

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pollard, Michael / Michael Pollard, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, History ong>andong> Invention traces the historical ong>developmentong> ong>andong> diverse applications of three key technological innovations -- the clock, the wheel, ong>andong> the light bulb -- ong>andong> explores their impact on the course of human history. Laid out in easily accessible, two-page spreads ong>andong> enhanced by scores of full-color photos, drawings, ong>andong> maps, each volume supplies clear ong>andong> vividly illustrated answers to the questions young people have about the technology they use every day. This volume first reviews the electric inventions that preceded Edison's light bulb -- the battery, the telegraph, ong>andong> the telephone -- ong>andong> then explains how electricity has been generated, supplied, ong>andong> used ever since.

Breakthroughs in Statistics: Volume III

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kotz, Samuel / Johnson, Norman L., PUBLISHER: Springer, This is author-approved bcc: This is the third volume of a collection of seminal papers in the statistical sciences written during the past 110 years. These papers have each had an outstong>andong>ing influence on the ong>developmentong> of statistical theory ong>andong> practice over the last century. Each paper is preceded by an introduction written by an authority in the field providing background information ong>andong> assessing its influence. Volume III concerntrates on articles from the 's while including some earlier articles not included in Volume I ong>andong> II. Samuel Kotz is Professor of Statistics in the College of Business ong>andong> Management at the University of Marylong>andong>. Norman L. Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at the University of North Carolina. Also available: Breakthroughs in Statistics Volume I: Foundations ong>andong> Basic Theory Samuel Kotz ong>andong> Norman L. Johnson, Editors pp. Softcover. ISBN Breakthroughs in Statistics Volume II: Methodology ong>andong> Distribution Samuel Kotz ong>andong> Norman L. Johnson, Editors pp. Softcover. ISBN

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