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Michael D. Fowler presents an interdisciplinary approach to investigating the sound world of traditional Japanese gardens by drawing from the diverse fields of semiotics, acoustic ecology, philosophy, mathematical modelling, architecture, music, landscape theory and acoustic analysis. Using projects - ranging from data-visualisations, immersive sound installations, algorithmically generated meta-gardens and proto-architectural form finding mis...

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This title explores how transnational politics, modern communications, and access to the tools of warfare have combined to give political movements the ability to wage global war to promote their own agendas, a development that has changed the face of both politics and warfare.

An assessment of sovereignty as status and power, which also scrutinises what precisely constitutes a sovereign state. The concept of sovereignty and the role it may have in the "new world order" is also examined in this discussion.

Detective Sergeant Scarlett Macey's troubles started in 2002, when her mother and father were murdered on their wedding anniversary, and her younger sister, Rose, fled the scene. Since then she's spent half her time chasing away her personal inner demons and the other half chasing villains. She has always been determined to find out if her sister was responsible for killing their parents, and whilst she searched for her, she also had her job t...

Edited by Erik Ossell. "Don't be Greedy" is a practical tool for all investors and traders on how not to do stupid things in the market and how to avoid major decision making mistakes and biases. The author has made a name for himself in index trading with impressive year after year returns. In this work Michael introduces the art of investment and the basics of his methodology. His next book will be published in 2016 and contains even more de...

Democratic Equilibrium: The Supply and Demand of Democracy defines a model for political change, change that results in either an increase or decrease in democracy. The book presents a model that builds upon the existing literature to bridge several major gaps in political change theory. This book provides a holistic supply and demand model that draws upon works from political science, economics, and history. The work conducts an econometric t...

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Revenge is one of the great themes in literature, from Shakespeare to Poe. This collection contains 18 original stories commissioned for this volume plus a reprint of a classic Ruth Rendell mystery.