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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Practical Tips for Practitioners in Obstetrics & Gynecology
This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of obstetric and gynaecologic disorders. Divided into three sections, the text begins with obstetric disorders. This section is further divided into antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum, operations and procedures, and emergencies. Each of these subspecialties covers numerous conditions and topics. The second section discusses gynaecologic disorders and surgical procedures including laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. The final section covers associated topics including blood components, medicolegal issues, record keeping, and medical insurance. The practical text is further enhanced by clinical and surgical images and diagrams.
£71.00
Freytag-Berndt Frankfurt am Main
Stock exchange headquarters, German financial capital, Mainhatten, airport hub - all of this is associated with the Hessian Main metropolis. But Frankfurt offers more than that: In addition to the unique skyline with the Main and more than 100 skyscrapers, the Kaiserdom, the Alte Oper, numerous museums and other cultural highlights await discovery in Goethe's hometown. The tourist city map contains all the important sights, an overview map around Frankfurt on a scale of 1:200,000, an enlargement of the city center on a scale of 1:10,000 and a street directory for quick orientation.
£10.57
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Cambridge, Massachusetts: Past and Present
Massachusett’s Harvard Square is one of the busiest and most exciting spots in New England. The heart of it is Harvard University with all its history, tradition, and ivy-covered, red brick walls. Over 250 vintage postcards display the growth of Harvard Square — from a sleepy village, where General George Washington took command of the colonial troops, to a contemporary city. Harvard Square, and the city of Cambridge by extension, still retains many historic buildings and churches and its student population with all its associated, diverse, cosmopolitan attractions.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Floridiana: Collecting Florida's Best
Florida is always associated with all that is bright, colorful, funky, and fun. This book captures the spirit of Florida in the collectibles, ephemera, souvenirs, and nostalgic items that it produced. There are also highlights of Florida history and its culture, a price guide, and an index. Complete with postcards, tablecloths, ceramics, clothing, jewelry, dolls, figurines, and much more, it celebrates the tourist culture that helped populate Florida from the 1900s through the 1970s. Over 650 photographs bring the fun and fantasy of Florida to life, presenting what many consider as truly Florida's best!
£25.19
Rowman & Littlefield Colonialism and Landscape: Postcolonial Theory and Applications
Spurred by the dramatic landscape transformation associated with European colonization of the Americas, this original and extensively illustrated work creates a prototype theory to explain relationships between colonialism and landscape. Andrew Sluyter adeptly weaves historical sources and empirical research into a comprehensive geographical theory and applies it to a case study of the Veracruz lowlands along the Gulf Coast of Mexico. He then explores broader considerations of environmental conservation, development, and global policy challenges. This book will be of significance to geographers and others interested in development and environmental studies.
£48.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd Brassaï
No photographer is more closely associated with a city than Brassaï (1899–1984) is with Paris. From the moment he moved there in 1924, he devoted his life and art to immortalizing his adopted city – capturing the street life by day, the cafés and the Seine by night. A friend of Picasso and Henry Miller, Brassaï knew and photographed the leading figures of his day – Giacometti, Sartre, Dalí, Matisse and Mann among them. His most famous portraits and cityscapes, collected in this volume, form a unique vision of life in pre- and post-war Europe.
£10.95
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH IFRS–Wörterbuch / –Dictionary Englisch–Deutsch/ Deutsch–Englisch
The first of its kind to concentrate on those terms related to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), this dictionary provides more than mere translations, explaining as it does the keywords like a glossary. In addition, cross-references lead the user quickly and easily to further associated or explanatory terms. In this way, the dictionary is an essential aid to translating and analyzing the IFRS accounts of German companies, while also proving invaluable in drawing up English annual reports or financial reports. A useful, timesaving tool for both German and English speakers.
£24.95
Wooden Books Geomancy: Earth Grids, Ley Lines, Feng Shui, Divination, Dowsing and Dragons
Does the Earth have a living energy system? How do you find a spring using a dowsing rod? What is the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui? Why are dragons associated with ley lines? Were sacred sites once placed on a global grid? Was a sophisticated geomancy practiced long ago? Written by six expert authors and illustrated with rare engravings, woodcuts, original drawings and diagrams, GEOMANCY is the ultimate guide to earth mysteries, exploring the hidden frontiers of ancient knowledge to uncover the lost history of our living planet.
£19.95
Trine Day Our Man in Haiti: George de Mohrenschildt and the CIA in the Nightmare Republic
Delving into the complex and intertwined world of the CIA, Lee Harvey Oswald, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, this book takes on the angle of those who knew and associated with Kennedy’s alleged assassin. Profiling George de Mohrenschildt, a petroleum geologist based in Dallas and Haiti, this examination explores the relationship between Oswald, the CIA, and de Mohrenschildt. This book also investigates the CIA’s involvement in the Haitian government during the 1960s, and seeks to connect each entity to each other in the jigsaw puzzle that is the Kennedy assassination.
£17.95
Archaeopress The Triumph of Dionysos: Convivial processions, from antiquity to the present day
Dionysos carried the blessing of wine to the whole world, and his triumphant return from India became a popular subject for the arts of Greece and Rome in many media. It became associated with Alexander the Great’s comparable victories and later served as a message of immortality for any mortal prince. The iconography survived the ancient world into Renaissance and neo-Classical arts, and may even have contributed to the practices of modern circus parades with their wild animals, maenad-snake-charmers and clown-satyrs: an unusual, indeed unique, survival.
£41.21
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc Ultra Wide Band Antennas
Ultra Wide Band Technology (UWB) has reached a level of maturity that allows us to offer wireless links with either high or low data rates. These wireless links are frequently associated with a location capability for which ultimate accuracy varies with the inverse of the frequency bandwidth. Using time or frequency domain waveforms, they are currently the subject of international standards facilitating their commercial implementation. Drawing up a complete state of the art, Ultra Wide Band Antennas is aimed at students, engineers and researchers and presents a summary of internationally recognized studies.
£138.95
Milet Publishing Ltd My First Bilingual Book - A Day (English-Spanish)
The newest title in Milet s popular board book series, My First Bilingual Book - A Day features a one-page spread for each daily activity that children usually partake in, with a brief descriptor of the activity underneath in both Spanish and English. This means that as well as being bilingual the title is multicultural; readers hailing from the cultures associated with each language will all equally find something to relate to. Illustrations feature clean, bold lines and block colours in the style of children s classics such as Miffy or Elmer.
£9.23
Milet Publishing Ltd My First Bilingual Book - A Day (English-Japanese)
The newest title in Milet s popular board book series, My First Bilingual Book - A Day features a one-page spread for each daily activity that children usually partake in, with a brief descriptor of the activity underneath in both Japanese and English. This means that as well as being bilingual the title is multicultural; readers hailing from the cultures associated with each language will all equally find something to relate to. Illustrations feature clean, bold lines and block colours in the style of children s classics such as Miffy or Elmer.
£9.23
Cengage Learning, Inc Natural Hazards and Disasters
Succeed in your course with NATURAL HAZARDS AND DISASTERS, 5e. The authors provide easy-to-understand coverage of the geological processes that underlie disasters, explore the impact these processes have on humans and vice versa, and analyze strategies for mitigating these hazards��� physical and financial harm. From timely information on recent natural disasters in the United States and around the world to insights on earthquakes associated with fracking, this fascinating book provides the up-to-date information you need to analyze potential hazards and take the steps necessary to survive a natural disaster.
£122.06
University of Massachusetts Press The Rebel's Silhouette: Selected Poems
Born in India and considered the leading poet on the South Asian subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1911-1984) was a two-time Nobel nominee and winner of the 1962 Lenin Peace Prize. His evening readings in Hindi/Urdu-speaking regions drew thousands of listeners. Associated with the Communist party in his youth, Faiz became an outspoken poet in opposition to the Pakistani government. This volume offers a selection of Faiz's poetry in a bilingual Urdu/English edition with a new introduction by poet and translator Agha Shahid Ali.
£24.79
Hoover Institution Press,U.S. School Accountability
Although educators and school boards sometimes resist the idea, accountability is sorely needed in America's schools. Our students are falling behind those in other countries, yet compared to their foreign counterparts, our schools remain subject to little accountability. The U.S. school system lacks the marketplace accountability of schools competing with one another and the further accountability of large-scale examination systems, both of which are associated with high achievement. It is clear that after a quarter century of poor progress in educational productivity, the time has come for high academic standards and accountability.
£17.34
Baker Publishing Group They Shall Expel Demons: What You Need to Know about Demons--Your Invisible Enemies
What are demons? How do demons gain entry into people's lives? Do Christians need deliverance from demons? In this practical, comprehensive handbook on deliverance, author and Bible expositor Derek Prince addresses the fears and misconceptions often associated with the subject of demons. By sharing his own struggles with unseen forces, he encourages believers to become equipped to take action against these evil beings. He exposes their characteristics, activities, and entry points, and offers solid, down-to-earth advice on how to receive and minister deliverance--and how to remain free.
£18.99
Random House USA Inc Recipe Cards
Your family's most cherished meals deserve to be remembered. Preserve all of your favorite recipes, and the memories associated with them, using these easy-to-use recipe cards. These beautifully designed, 4" x 6" recipe cards from bestselling author Korie Herold feature: Space to record prep time, serving size, ingredients, and instructions for each dish 5 different designs in the author's signature style Sturdy cardstock for long-lasting use Store these cards in your favorite recipe box or pair them with Korie Herold's beautiful recipe journal Around Our Table.
£22.49
Taylor & Francis Ltd Shipbrokers and the Law
This text provides an explanation of the responsibilities and liabilities of the shipbroker, both in direct contact with principles and as part of a chain of other brokers. Highlighting legal questions arising from ways in which the broker's business is done, issues addressed in this book include potential legal liabilities as well as common negligence claims. The book also deals with the shipbroker's entitlement to commission and the problems associated with litigation in this area. It is suitable for ship owners, charterers, agents and marine consultants, as well as brokers.
£130.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Constitution, Democracy and State Power: Institutions of Justice
A just society guarantees its members rights to basic civil liberties protecting the political liberties associated with democratic governance, while ensuring state accountability and responsiveness to citizens. Despite broad agreement on these abstract requirements, the conditions that foster justice, thus understood, are a matter of long-standing controversy in political theory.This important collection addresses these controversies with over fifty articles on basic political institutions such as the rule of law, judicial review, federalism, separation of powers, freedom of speech, elections and parties, direct democracy, organized social groups, and administrative agencies.
£909.00
CABI Publishing Breeding for Disease Resistance in Farm Animals
Addressing principles associated with breeding animals for enhanced health and resistance to specific diseases, this new edition provides an updated review of the field and is illustrated with examples covering many diseases of importance to livestock production across all major livestock species. Authored by experts in the field, the book covers techniques and approaches, viruses, TSEs, bacteria, parasites, vectors, and broader health issues seen in production systems, including metabolic diseases. The book will be an essential reference for professionals in the field, scientists and researchers, students, breeders, vets, agricultural advisors and policymakers.
£126.65
Bristol University Press Comparing Health Systems
Health services are among the most expensive and complex areas of social policy. Using qualitative comparative analysis to explore 11 developed countries’ health services, this volume considers the links between a range of different outcome measures and levels of funding, social determinants and different types of health expenditures. It also reflects on how those systems responded to the first wave of COVID-19. This ambitious text identifies which underpinning factors are associated with the strongest outcomes, providing a rigorous account of health systems and health policies in the context of their wider economies and societies.
£72.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to the Reconstruction Presidents, 1865 - 1881
A Companion to Reconstruction Presidents presents a series of original essays that explore a variety of important issues, themes, and debates associated with the presidencies of Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes. Represents the first comprehensive look at the presidencies of Johnson, Grant, and Hayes in one volume Features contributions from top historians and presidential scholars Approaches the study of these presidents from a historiographical perspective Key topics include each president’s political career; foreign policy; domestic policy; military history; and social context of their terms in office
£174.95
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Bloomsbury Handbook of Student Voice in Higher Education
This handbook brings together scholarship from various subfields, disciplinary traditions, and geographic and geopolitical contexts to understand how student voice is operating in different higher education dimensions and contexts around the world. The handbook helps not only to map the range of student voice practices in college and university settings, but also to identify the common core elements, enabling conditions, constraints, and outcomes associated with student voice work in higher education. It offers a broad understanding of the methodologies, current debates, history, and future of the field, identifying avenues for future research.
£160.59
Taylor & Francis Ltd A Primer on Theory in Architecture
A Primer on Theory in Architecture discusses how theory is defined in architecture, how it is identified, its location in larger perspectives or worldviews, its relationships to other areas in architecture, and how it can be constructed. The book explores the definition, elements and characteristics of theory along with subjects associated with theory and how these associations are recognized. In addition, case studies tackle both individual theorists and common approaches to the topic. Aimed at the new student of architectural theory, if you are just beginning to tackle this subject, begin with this book.
£39.99
Cambridge University Press Lectures on Astrophysics
Lectures on Astrophysics provides an account of classic and contemporary aspects of astrophysics, with an emphasis on analytic calculations and physical understanding. It introduces fundamental topics in astrophysics, including the properties of single and binary stars, the phenomena associated with interstellar matter, and the structure of galaxies. Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines exceptional physical insight with his gift for clear exposition to cover exciting recent developments and new results. Emphasizing theoretical results, and explaining their derivation and application, this book provides an invaluable resource for physics and astronomy students and researchers.
£41.01
Johns Hopkins University Press The Globalizers: Development Workers in Action
In The Globalizers, author Jeffrey T. Jackson studies globalization and development aid in Honduras. While many scholars focus on the transnational corporation, Jackson believes that the international development profession may be even more important for globalization because it is often the development professionals who lay the groundwork for transnationals to establish themselves in developing nations. By drawing upon specific examples of development aid in Honduras, by such organizations as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, Jackson avoids the general, abstract discussion often associated with globalization studies.
£35.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Industrial Safety is Good Business: The DuPont Story
High productivity, high quality, high morale, and associated low absenteeism are all products of a strong safety program. In the company's operational meetings, from the office of the chairman down through the daily reports from manufacturing plants, the first item of business is always safety performance. Behind DuPont's commitment to safety is a series of principles and beliefs: * Management at every level is responsible for preventing injuries and illnesses. * Safety must be a part of every employee's training. * People are the most important element of a safety and health program.
£153.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc Palaeohydrology: Understanding Global Change
With considerable interest in global change, this topical book provides a general overview of global paleohydrology. The first section provides a global review of the field by exploring real world hydrological scenarios during past environmental changes over extensive areas of Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. This is followed by an up-to-date review of the key methodologies of fluvial palaeohydrology and the hydrological methods for palaeohydrological construction Team of international contributors focusing on major issues rather than regional detail Associated website containing database, expanded bibliography, reports from international programmes eg INQUA
£242.95
John Wiley & Sons Inc Bayesian Econometrics
Bayesian Econometrics introduces the reader to the use of Bayesian methods in the field of econometrics at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level. The book is self-contained and does not require that readers have previous training in econometrics. The focus is on models used by applied economists and the computational techniques necessary to implement Bayesian methods when doing empirical work. The book includes numerous empirical examples and the website associated with it contains data sets and computer programs to help the student develop the computational skills of modern Bayesian econometrics.
£56.95
Elsevier Science & Technology The Neurology of HIV Infection: Volume 152
The Neurology of HIV Infection covers all aspects of nervous system involvement and pathology in HIV-infected individuals. Specialists in this field cover epidemiology, global aspects, pathology and pathogenesis of nervous system disease in HIV-infection. All complications, including the pathology caused by HIV itself and all opportunistic infections of the nervous system are reviewed in detail. Both central nervous and peripheral nervous system complications, including neuropathies and myopathies, are discussed. Key chapters on global developments, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, IRIS, stroke and neuro-aids in children complete this volume.
£198.00
Columbia University Press Difference and Repetition
This brilliant exposition of the critique of identity is a classic in contemporary philosophy and one of Deleuze's most important works. Of fundamental importance to literary critics and philosophers,Difference and Repetition develops two central concepts-pure difference and complex repetition-and shows how the two concepts are related. While difference implies divergence and decentering, repetition is associated with displacement and disguising. Central in initiating the shift in French thought away from Hegel and Marx toward Nietzsche and Freud, Difference and Repetition moves deftly to establish a fundamental critique of Western metaphysics.
£21.95
Springer Verlag, Singapore Applied Financial Econometrics: Theory, Method and Applications
This textbook gives students an approachable, down to earth resource for the study of financial econometrics. While the subject can be intimidating, primarily due to the mathematics and modelling involved, it is rewarding for students of finance and can be taught and learned in a straightforward way. This book, going from basics to high level concepts, offers knowledge of econometrics that is intended to be used with confidence in the real world. This book will be beneficial for both students and tutors who are associated with econometrics subjects at any level.
£44.99
Milet Publishing Ltd My First Bilingual Book - Being Good (English-Bengali)
Featuring a one-page spread for each way that children can make life a little bit easier for weary parents, from folding laundry to taking care of the family pet. Each activity is described underneath in both Bengali and English. The simplicity of the tasks mentioned mean that as well as being bilingual this title is multicultural; readers hailing from the cultures associated with both languages will find tasks and routines that they can relate to. Illustrations feature clean, bold lines and block colours in the style of children s classics Miffy and Elmer.
£8.67
Milet Publishing Ltd My First Bilingual Book - A Day (English-Bengali)
The newest title in Milet s popular board book series, My First Bilingual Book - A Day features a one-page spread for each daily activity that children usually partake in, with a brief descriptor of the activity underneath in both Bengali and English. This means that as well as being bilingual the title is multicultural; readers hailing from the cultures associated with each language will all equally find something to relate to. Illustrations feature clean, bold lines and block colours in the style of children s classics such as Miffy or Elmer.
£8.05
Van de Velde Pieces recreatives Vol 3
Nathalie Bera-Tagrine (pianist), associated with Francine Trachier (violinist) wrote and adapted these melodious pieces to easily pass the difficulties of the violin and its technical aspects.Each piece involves a precise technical difficulty (bow, strings, pizz, legato, nuances, wrist, shift technic...). Learning will be a pleasure with the progression of these four volumes.Nice violin-piano duets for 1st cycle students.CONTENTS: En randonnee; Les Clowns; Sicilienne; La Fete au village; Souvenir d'enfance; Le Printemps; La Valse triste; Melodie russe; Lune et dune; Les Petits Pieds d'Olga; Nadiouchka; Au bord du lac; Vent leger.
£15.17
Nobrow Ltd An Illustrated History of UFOs
Mysterious lights in the sky. Alien abductions. Government cover-ups. Dedicated ufologists have spent years documenting unexplained phenomena from flying saucers to extraterrestrial life. Uncover the history of UFOs in this illustrated guide, which separates the science fiction from the facts. The mysterious history of flying saucers is explored in-depth, from potential alien visitors as far back as Stonehenge to UFO cults and the secrets of Area 51. Adam Allsuch Boardman details in his signature graphic style the aircraft and artefacts associated with the search for the truth about UFOs.
£15.29
Octopus Publishing Group 100 Tips to Help You Through the Menopause: Practical Advice for Every Body
Menopause isn't always an easy journey, but this accessible guide will help you to take your next steps with confidence. With wide-ranging and practical advice for every experience, including simple lifestyle and dietary changes you can make today, find out how to:- Find relief from hot flushes- Boost your mental outlook and feel more positive- Reduce the health risks associated with menopause- Discover how to beat middle-aged spread and look younger- Learn the truth about HRT and make informed choices- Look to a positive future postmenopause
£7.99
Milet Publishing Ltd My First Bilingual Book - A Day (English-Turkish)
The newest title in Milet s popular board book series, My First Bilingual Book - A Day features a one-page spread for each daily activity that children usually partake in, with a brief descriptor of the activity underneath in both Turkish and English. This means that as well as being bilingual the title is multicultural; readers hailing from the cultures associated with each language will all equally find something to relate to. Illustrations feature clean, bold lines and block colours in the style of children s classics such as Miffy or Elmer.
£9.23
Faber Music Ltd First Book Of Trumpet Solos
First Book Of Trumpet Solos is arranged and edited by John Miller and John Wallace with piano accompaniment, and provides a broad selection of musical material - spanning almost 500 years - for players with little or no experience of the instrument. It takes the trumpeter from his or her very first lesson up to a standard equivalent to Associated Board Grade 4. The pieces are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, with essential skills introduced in a carefully planned progression making this a valuable component to any teaching method.
£12.02
Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, c.1150-1450
Over 400 recent finds associated with horses and excavated in London, from the utilitarian to the highly decorated, illustrated and discussed. Whether knight's charger or beast of burden, horses played a vital role in medieval life. The wealth of medieval finds excavated in London in recent years has, not surprisingly, included many objects associated with horses. This catalogue illustrates and discusses over four hundred such objects, among them harness, horseshoes, spurs and curry combs, from the utilitarian to highly decorative pieces. London served by horse traffic comes vividly in view. The introductory chapter draws on historical as well as archaeological sources to consider the role of the horse in medieval London. It looks at the price of horses and the costs of maintaining them, the hiring of 'hackneys' forriding, the use of carts in and around London, and the work of the 'marshal' or farrier. It discusses the evidence for the size of medieval horses and includes a survey of finds of medieval horse skeletons from London. It answersthe key questions, how large a 'Great Horse' was, and why it took three horses to pull a cart. This is a basic work of reference for archaeologists and those studying medieval artefacts, and absorbing reading for everyone interested in the history of the horse and its use by humankind. JOHN CLARK is Curator (Medieval) at the Museum of London.
£24.99
University of Minnesota Press Little White Houses: How the Postwar Home Constructed Race in America
A rare exploration of the racial and class politics of architecture, Little White Houses examines how postwar media representations associated the ordinary single-family house with middle-class whites to the exclusion of others, creating a powerful and invidious cultural iconography that continues to resonate today. Drawing from popular and trade magazines, floor plans and architectural drawings, television programs, advertisements, and beyond, Dianne Harris shows how the depiction of houses and their interiors, furnishings, and landscapes shaped and reinforced the ways in which Americans perceived white, middle-class identities and helped support a housing market already defined by racial segregation and deep economic inequalities.After describing the ordinary postwar house and its orderly, prescribed layout, Harris analyzes how cultural iconography associated these houses with middle-class whites and an ideal of white domesticity. She traces how homeowners were urged to buy specific kinds of furniture and other domestic objects and how the appropriate storage and display of these possessions was linked to race and class by designers, tastemakers, and publishers. Harris also investigates lawns, fences, indoor-outdoor spaces, and other aspects of the postwar home and analyzes their contribution to the assumption that the rightful owners of ordinary houses were white.Richly detailed, Little White Houses adds a new dimension to our understanding of race in America and the inequalities that persist in the U.S. housing market.
£31.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Electrical Safety and the Law: A Guide to Compliance
This book summarises the British legislation covering electrical safety, including those regulations derived from European directives. It also addresses the legislation relating to the supply and use of safety-related electrotechnical control systems, particularly on machinery. As well as describing the legal framework, and the main legal duties and applicable standards, the book describes electrical hazards and how they arise; the types of accidents and dangerous occurrences associated with the use of electricity; the main safety precautions and protection techniques; testing and maintenance of electrical systems; safety during testing work; the safety of electrical installations and equipment used in flammable atmospheres; and the particular risks associated with underground cables and construction activity. The Fourth Edition has been completely rewritten and expanded to include . legislation (such as the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1999), standards and guidance material issued or amended since the last edition. . a new chapter on safety related electrotechnical control systems, incorporating commentary on BS EN 954-1 and BS IEC 61508, the main generic standards addressing the safety integrity of such systems. . a new chapter on the competence of practitioners working with electrical systems and safety-related control systems. This book will make a very useful addition to any safety library and will provide a good reference source on electrical safety- Safety and Health Practitioner, November 2002
£82.95
University of Notre Dame Press From Martyrdom to Power: The Partido Acción Nacional in Mexico
From Martyrdom to Power provides a comprehensive examination of the origins, development, and rising electoral prominence of Mexico’s Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). Yemile Mizrahi, widely recognized as a leading authority on this topic, has based this book on extensive research and original field work over the past ten years. Her personal interviews with government officials and party leaders and her surveys of public opinion in three Mexican states enrich this unique study. Mizrahi’s theoretical and empirical analysis of the electoral success of PAN is situated within a larger assessment of political parties and the changes they undergo. Her discussion of how and why political parties adjust to changes in the political landscape is particularly relevant to scholars of Latin America. Mizrahi contends that PAN party leaders have not acted quickly or decisively enough in making internal changes that will allow them to make a smooth transition from a survivalist minority party to Mexico’s ruling party. In contrast to the past, when the PAN’s main problems were associated with its inefficacy in the electoral arena, today the party confronts problems associated with its electoral success. Mizrahi argues that PAN’s relatively unchanged party structure presents serious obstacles to electoral expansion. Mizrahi’s account is analytically powerful and offers clear policy and political suggestions for her subject itself. This definitive work will be welcomed by political scientists, policy makers, and scholars of Latin America.
£74.70
University of Notre Dame Press From Martyrdom to Power: The Partido Acción Nacional in Mexico
From Martyrdom to Power provides a comprehensive examination of the origins, development, and rising electoral prominence of Mexico’s Partido Acción Nacional (PAN). Yemile Mizrahi, widely recognized as a leading authority on this topic, has based this book on extensive research and original field work over the past ten years. Her personal interviews with government officials and party leaders and her surveys of public opinion in three Mexican states enrich this unique study. Mizrahi’s theoretical and empirical analysis of the electoral success of PAN is situated within a larger assessment of political parties and the changes they undergo. Her discussion of how and why political parties adjust to changes in the political landscape is particularly relevant to scholars of Latin America. Mizrahi contends that PAN party leaders have not acted quickly or decisively enough in making internal changes that will allow them to make a smooth transition from a survivalist minority party to Mexico’s ruling party. In contrast to the past, when the PAN’s main problems were associated with its inefficacy in the electoral arena, today the party confronts problems associated with its electoral success. Mizrahi argues that PAN’s relatively unchanged party structure presents serious obstacles to electoral expansion. Mizrahi’s account is analytically powerful and offers clear policy and political suggestions for her subject itself. This definitive work will be welcomed by political scientists, policy makers, and scholars of Latin America.
£19.99
Tuttle Publishing Geishas and the Floating World: Inside Tokyo's Yoshiwara Pleasure District
Geishas and the Floating World returns readers to a lost world of sensuality and seduction, rich with hedonism, abandon, and sexual and personal politics."Floating World" refers to Japan's traditional Geisha pleasure districts, but also to the artistic and literary worlds associated with them. At the heart of the "Floating World" and the system it supported was an extensive network of talented courtesans and entertainers, typified by the still fascinating, enigmatic Geisha. Stephen and Ethel Longstreet bring the reader on an in-depth tour of the original and most infamous red-light district in Japan—the Yoshiwara district of old Tokyo that underwent tremendous changes during the more than three centuries of its existence.Beyond the erotic allure the district held, the Yoshiwara also fostered a rich culture and a much studied and revered artistic and literary tradition. This account is adorned with examples of fine woodblock prints and quotations from often bawdy, and always colorful, original sources that offer a gripping portrait of life within the pleasure zone.Geishas and the Floating World balances scholarly insights with a master storyteller's flair for the exploits and intrigues of people operating outside the confines of polite society. Stephen Mansfield's new introduction bridges time, examining gender realities and the Yoshiwara through contemporary eyes, highlighting often overlooked subtleties and the harsh realities associated with this glittering world.
£12.99
Springer International Publishing AG Black Hole Physics: From Collapse to Evaporation
This textbook gradually introduces the reader to several topics related to black hole physics with a didactic approach. It starts with the most basic black hole solution, the Schwarzschild metric, and discusses the basic classical properties of black hole solutions as seen by different probes. Then it reviews various theorems about black hole properties as solutions to Einstein gravity coupled to matter fields, conserved charges associated with black holes, and laws of black hole thermodynamics. Next, it elucidates semiclassical and quantum aspects of black holes, which are relevant in ongoing and future research. The book is enriched with many exercises and solutions to assist in the learning.The textbook is designed for physics graduate students who want to start their research career in the field of black holes; postdocs who recently changed their research focus towards black holes and want to get up-to-date on recent and current research topics; advanced researchers intending to teach (or learn) basic and advanced aspects of black hole physics and the associated mathematical tools. Besides general relativity, the reader needs to be familiar with standard undergraduate physics, like thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. Moreover, familiarity with basic quantum field theory in Minkowski space is assumed. The book covers the rest of the needed background material in the main text or the appendices.
£69.99
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Artificial Intelligence in Finance: Challenges, Opportunities and Regulatory Developments
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the primary challenges, opportunities and regulatory developments associated with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the financial sector. It will show that, while AI has the potential to promote a more inclusive and competitive financial system, the increasing use of AI may bring certain risks and regulatory challenges that need to be addressed by regulators and policymakers.After analysing the technological foundations of AI, the book focuses on the use and regulatory challenges of AI in the banking, capital markets and insurance industries. It also analyses, compares and assesses the different strategies and international approaches that have been adopted to address the challenges raised by the use of AI. The book concludes by providing a holistic and cross-sectoral analysis of the use of AI in the financial sector.The comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and industry-relevant approach adopted in Artificial Intelligence in Finance will provide students, practitioners and academics interested in financial markets with a broad understanding of the challenges and opportunities of AI in the financial sector. Additionally, the comparative and policy-oriented approach also adopted in the book will provide regulators and policymakers with innovative ideas and regulatory solutions that will help them address some of the most critical challenges associated with a new data-driven financial system.
£130.00
