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Leading commentators on Europe and the Middle East explore many of the key issues which have informed the relationship between the two regions. Ranging from Europe's colonial legacies to an uncertain economic future in the region the book covers:* the Cold War and after* the profound influence of the US* the rise of political Islam* case studies including Europe and the Iranian revolution, France's experiences in Algeria, and Turkey's position...

Environmental Geology" is aimed primarily at upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in departments of earth and environmental sciences, but will also strongly appeal to the professional geologist, geographer, civil engineer and planner. As human activities continue to degrade the Earth, the crucial importance of environmental geology is fast being recognized. As a result, course structures are beginning to exhibit an environmental bi...

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Increasing resistance to established fungicides has stimulated the search for novel fungicides with new modes of action. Environmental concerns now also demand that these have low environmental impact and toxicity. Fungicidal Activity discusses new approaches to fungicide development including biological control and genetic engineering, and takes a global view of the future of fungicidal development. Fungicidal Activity is a volume in the Wile...

The Convertible Bonds (CB) market is growing all the time. To date, over one trillion dollars worth of CBs are in circulation. Corporations are finding this source of fund-raising more and more attractive. And for different reasons, the buyers are finding CBs increasingly attractive investment vehicles. Kevin Connolly has put together an excellent treatment of pricing convertible bonds, some of the chapters are: Returns distributions and assoc...

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Springers Handbuch der Betriebswirtschaftslehre vermittelt in insgesamt 19 Beiträgen einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Gebiete der Betriebswirtschaftslehre. Jeder Beitrag liefert eine verständliche Einführung in die Teilgebiete der Betriebswirtschaftslehre und eine Übersicht über aktuelle Entwicklungen. Die Beiträge stellen umfassendes, prüfungsrelevantes Wissen für Wirtschaftswissenschaftler dar. Ziel des Buches ist es, dem Leser betriebsw...

Die praxisnahe Zusammenfassung aller Bestimmungen aus dem Vertragsarztrecht bei der Beschäftigung eines Weiterbildungsassistenten sowie der tarif- und versicherungsrechtlichen Aspekte, die zahlreichen Organisationshilfen, Vergütungstabellen und Checklisten erleichtern dem niedergelassenen Kassenarzt und seinem Assistenten den ungewohnten Umgang mit dieser Materie. Die zahlreichen Tips zur erfolgreichen Facharztprüfung entstammen der jahrelang...

Das Lehrbuch führt umfassend in die verschiedenen Übersetzungstechniken ein. Im Praxisteil entwickeln die Autoren die Spezifikation eines Übersetzers für Java. Sie kann als Eingabe für einen Übersetzergenerator verwendet werden, der daraus ein ablauffähiges C-Programm erzeugt. Das Buch enthält zahlreiche Abbildungen, Übungen und ein komplettes Software-Engineering-Praktikum zum Bau eines Java-Compilers.

In this book Toner offers a new way of looking at Roman society at all levels, not just among the elite, by examining the imperial games and the baths as well as gambling, the taverns, theatre and carnivals.

∗ emphasis placed on prevention ∗ an up-to-date, practical and comprehensive text for students and practitioners in health care ∗ adopts a skills-orientated approach, supported by the latest research and case vignettes ∗ written by experts in clinical practice, management, education and research.

A study of verbal interaction and development in families with adolescents. Topics covered include: the transformation of mother-daughter relationships in late childhood, the development of adolescent autonomy, and experiments with the role-playing method in the study of interactive behaviour.

Drugs are being developed to alleviate the symptoms of dementia and different models of care are being tried. This book is a reference work in the subject. It gives a basis of the disease, its epidemiology, care implications, development and use of drugs. It discusses the challenges of obtaining reliable data and reviews the tools used to assess the costs of dementia to date. It also deals with the pharmacoeconomics of dementia.

Sexology Uncensored brings together, for the first time, many of the key documents of the modern science of sexuality that emerged in the late nineteenth century. The early pioneers of the new field of sexology examined and classified sexual behaviours, identities and relations.

Exegetical rigour, theological sensitivity and clarity are the hallmarks of Professor Moule's book. The essays, which are accessible to a wide range of readers, make a major contribution to current discussions. As in all of Professor Moule's writings, sustained reflection lie behind every paragraph.' Graham Stanton, Professor of New Testament Studies, King's College, London

This groundbreaking classic of child-rearing, originally published in 1984, exploded Freud's notions of "infantile sexuality" and helped bring to the world's attention the brutal reality of child abuse.

Best known as the writer who introduced French existentialism to Americans through her translation of Sartre's Being and Nothingness, Hazel E. Barnes has written an autobiography that is both the success story of a professional woman as well as a profoundly moving reflection on growing older. Transcending the personal details of her life, Barnes' memoir stands as an important contribution to the intellectual history of our century.

Based on sixty interviews with physicists at universities across the United States, "The Stars are Not Enough" offers a detailed and intimate account of the worlds in which scientists work. Joseph C. Hermanowicz looks at a range of scientists from young graduate students to older professionals well into their careers. The result is a colorful portrait of a profession and its diverse cast of characters.These deeply personal narratives reveal dr...

Matheson's classic novel tells the moving, romantic story of a modern man whose love for a woman he has never met draws him back in time to a luxury hotel in 1896, where he finds his soul mate in the form of a celebrated actress of the previous century.

This volume is an exploration of the ethical issues raised by health insurance, which is particularly timely in the light of recent advances in medical research and political economy. Focusing on a wide range of areas, such as AIDS, genetic engineering, screening and underwriting, new disability legislation and the ethics of private and public health insurance, this comprehensive and sometimes controversial book provides an essential survey of...