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Der kleine Hogarth hat eine blühende Phantasie, aber diesmal bildet er sich wirklich nichts ein: Der Gigant, den er im Wald findet - eine Art Riesenroboter aus dem All - ist ganz real! Von nun an hat Hogarth einen großen Freund, der aber immer wieder für Schwierigkeiten sorgt. Denn obwohl der Riese im Grunde harmlos ist, sind die Bürger des nahen Städtchens erschrocken und glauben sich in Gefahr. Ein von der Regierung geschickter Agent soll Ab...

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First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Looking at general trends and specific items such as life in a tenement, women working overseas in World War I, the production of cosmetics in the 1920s, and new female immigration, this atlas portrays the history of American women from a vivid geographical and demographic perspective. In a variety of colorful maps and charts, this important new work documents milestones in the evolution of the social and political rights of women. Coverage in...

Sambach brings together an ethnograhic study of a school and community in East Africa. Stambach focuses on the role school plays in the development of the children's identity and relationships to their parents and community, as well as in the development of the region. At issue here are the competing influences of Western modernity and the cultural traditions of East Africa-ideas about gender roles, sexuality, identity, and family and communal...

A comprehensive overview of advanced monetary economics, integrating the presentation of monetary theory with its heritage, empirical formulations and empirical tests.

This informative book suggests proven, effective strategies to deal with a librarian's most pressing problems. One case study shows how Iowa State University turned a cutback in journals into a new vision of what the library should be, involving a broad-based committee in the project. Other chapters discuss the specifics of budgeting for the unpredictable pricing of electronic materials, the increased demands on library staff, and the challeng...

Looking at general trends and specific items, this important new work documents milestones in the evolution of the social and political rights of women. Coverage includes the rise of reform movements such as temperance, women's suffrage, and abolition during the 19th century and contraception, abortion rights, and the Equal Rights Amendment in the 20th. 25 color illustrations. 75 maps.

The moral issues raised by our choices over life and death in health care remain obscure. This book provides a concise, thoughtful and extremely accessible guide to these moral issues.

Rose Edgcumbe takes a fresh look at the relatively unknown contributions of Anna Freud's work to psychoanalytical theory and child development. The book highlights how her work is still relevant and important to the problems of society today.

This is a treatment of the impact of the copper industry upon society and environment in south Wales. For the 18th century and much of the 19th a belt of coastal smelters using local coals and ores from Cornwall, Cuba and Chile produced nearly all of Britain's and much of the world's copper.

A core introduction to the most innovative and influential writings which have shaped and defined the relations between language, culture and cultural identity.

A practical guide to the psychology of effective communication, suitable for anyone for whom communication in groups is a key part of their job.

Designed for the many applied mathematicians and engineers who wish to explore computerized numerical methods, this text explores the power of C++ as a tool for work in numerical methods. This revision of the successful first edition includes for the first time information on programming in Windows-based environments. In addition it includes new topics and methods throughout the text that clarify and enhance the treatment of the subject.

From the silent era to "Shakespeare in Love, " "this princely volume conveys the fun of both Shakespeare and film analysis"--"Library Journal.

The impact of information technology is reviewed by scholars who are leading pioneers in the application of that technology to research in their disciplines. From both a general appreciation of their fields, and from their own personal research, they discuss whether this impact amounts to a paradigm shift, posing new research themes and new approaches. Stemming from a conference organized by the British Academy in October 1996, this volume ...

This new text/reference is an excellent resource for the foundations and applications of control theory and nonlinear dynamics. All graduates, practitioners, and professionals in control theory, dynamical systems, perturbation theory, engineering, physics and nonlinear dynamics will find the book a rich source of ideas, methods and applications. With its careful use of examples and detailed development, it is suitable for use as a self-study/r...