This clearly written introduction to the concept of lifestyles offers a concise guide to how the term is used in sociological accounts to refer to this modern social form.
Vital reading for all people who want authoritative evaluation of the state of civil liberties and political rights in Britain today. The analysis is lucid, balanced and scholarly.' " - Helena Kennedy QC
In this comprehensive, new edition, Chen-To Tai gives extensive attention to recent research surrounding the techniques of dyadic Green functions. Additional formulations are introduced, including the classifications and the different methods of finding the eigenfunction expansions.This in-depth textbook will be of particular interest to antenna and microwave engineers, research scientists, and professors.
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) pioneered one form of "cultural studies" early in this century, not as an anthropologist but as an advocate of "the idea of Tradition". His penetrating attention to both the substance and mind of India's great civilizations has provided several generations of Asian and European scholars a variety of models: that of the geologist, carefully attentive to facts and strata, that of the art historian, embedding ch...
The north-eastern region of India has undergone radical change since Independence, more so than any other part of the country. 'Development', along with the introduction of modern political and administrative institutions, has had repercussions that have transformed the region into one of the most volatile in India. In this book B. P. Singh analyses the problems and prospects of the north-east in the light of its complex history and the major ...
An examination of different theoretical, methodological and practical approaches towards the management of risk. Seven dimensions of the debate are identified, and the case for each position is put forward, the whole discussion being set in context
The subject of these eleven essays is Walter Benjamin as theorist. It considers his work on thinking in images or UBilddnken, and the relation of this to "the first material of human existence ... the body" is taken as constituting the specificity of his philosophy.
Examines the various problems and changes in food safety and toxicity. From a natural science viewpoint, this book takes on challenging and important topics impacting food researchers, regulators, producers, healthcare providers, educators, and consumers.
O'Brien argues convincingly that fears of a resurgent German nationalism are exaggerated. He highlights the 'technocratic liberalism' of the elite which, paradoxically, hinders full rights of political participation for minorities.
Examines all important approaches to the study of plant chromosomes. The text reviews each specific approach and describes experimental techniques. It presents methods for improving plant chromosome research and describes ways to speed up and improve experimental planning.
This collection of new research explores, from a variety of perspectives, the construction of gender norms in early modern and modern Germany. Abrams and Harvey are both experts in this field.