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Also includes The Stigma Manifesto Pity Tony's nannies at New Labour's Millbank election war-room: they're working night and day to get 'Red Ken' and prevent him from becoming Mayor of London. Suddenly it's Ken, the cuckoo in the nest, who's getting the people's vote and Millbank, charged with plotting his downfall, is getting desperate. Ever more dastardly plots are afoot as the election draws nearer. Snogging Ken was produced at the Almeida ...

This book covers the recent academic and technological developments behind silicones and silicone-modified materials. Silicones are a growing industry, widely used in the polymer industry as elastomers, pressure sensitive adhesives, in water-borne systems, biomedical products, personal care products and electronics encapsulents. The book covers these topics, and more, making it ideal for anyone working in the industry or needing a thorough aca...

This book presents recent advances in the flavor chemistry, physiological effects, and health benefits of caffeinated products. This forty chapter book discusses in depth the physiological effects of caffeine and the health benefits of caffeinated beverages, including the antioxidant properties, anticarcinogenic actvity, and cardiovascular benefits that may result from consumption of these substances. It also examines the basic chemistry that ...

Women, States and Nationalism counters this attitude and examines the many and contradictory ways in which women negotiate their places in 'the nation'. The volume includes theoretical essays that explore the multiple ways in which the very concept of 'nation' is based upon notions of family, sexuality and gender power which are often overlooked of downplayed by 'male-stream' scholarship. It gathers together an outstanding panel of feminist sc...

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Specification, a guide produced by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and intended to foster environmentally sustainable industrial development. The book includes numerous case studies and extensive references and background. It stresses the practical implementation of the standard and surveys related government and industry pr...

This book is a synthesis of two of Hudlicky's earlier books outlining the many unpredictable properties of fluorine and its compounds that are not analogous to the properties of any other halogens and their compounds. It is divided into two separate sections, the first presenting peculiarreactions as problems to be solved. Each reaction can be analyzed in the lab without the help of the second section, however if a solution is not easily reach...

No longer just passive containers, food packaging now serves to extend shelf life, improve the quality of the products, and even substitute for cookware. This book covers a range of new developments in packaging materials, including "active" packaging, techniques for establishing the safety of materials, and the use of edible films.

This is the study of the failure of democracy in Russia after the collapse of the USSR. It traces the origins of that failure into the Soviet period, and shows how Russian political elites built a system which was more about maximizing their own power than opening the system up to popular control.

Mark Atkins und Janawirri Yiparrka begeben sich mit ihren Didjeridus auf eine Weltreise. Dabei verbindet sich die jahrtausendealte Musikkultur der Aborigines mit dem kreativen Input der zeitgenössischen Musiker: David Murray, Dom Um Romão, François Castiello, Bruno Girard, Peter Faßbender, Christiane Niemann, Kofi Ayivor und Shankar Lal.

Das "Portrait" versammelt die schönsten Aufnahmen der verführerischen Stimme Griechenlands. Die von den besten zeitgenössischen Komponisten arrangierten Lieder verbinden östliche und westliche Musiktraditionen und wagen den Brückenschlag von der griechisch mediterranen zur zentralasiatisch orientalischen Musikkultur.

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A detailed examination of the course of devolution from 1979 to the Act of setting up the Welsh Assembly. The text should appeal not only to those with an interest in Wales, but also academics, students and politicians with an interest in the modernization of the UK constitution.

Personal accounts of the Cultural Revolution: an inspiring collection of interviews with former Red Guards. Members of the first generation to be born under Chairman Mao talk frankly about the changes in China over the last two decades.

This book includes curious stories of the people who inhabited the exotic and vanished world of Nawabi Lucknow, especially the many rogues and villains, some of them British. Using material not used before and containing a number of previousy unpublished illustrations, it takes a look at the undiscovered side of Nawabi Lucknow.

Performing Blackness offers a challenging interpretation of black cultural expression since the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, exploring drama, music, poetry, sermons, and criticism.

2001 Lambda Gay Studies Award Finalist!Male sexuality comes of age in this provocative collection of personal essays, fiction, and poetry. Male Lust's nearly 60 contributors explore emotional, social, and political aspects of sex and desire from a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and sexual orientations. Answering the long-standing challenge for men to finally theorize the complexity of their own sexuality, Male Lust delves into topics ...

∗ A major new account of the nature of religion and its changing role in modern societies, by one of the most original French sociologists writing on religion today. ∗ Written in a stylish and accessible way, this book addresses the problem of how to distinguish religion from other systems of meaning in modern Western society.

Performing Blackness offers a challenging interpretation of black cultural expression since the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, exploring drama, music, poetry, sermons, and criticism.

A detailed examination of the course of devolution from 1979 to the Act of setting up the Welsh Assembly. The text should appeal not only to those with an interest in Wales, but also academics, students and politicians with an interest in the modernization of the UK constitution.

Hydrophilic polyurethanes have the property of being able to absorb or otherwise manage moisture-and this makes them valuable in medical and a number of other important commercial applications. This book discusses hydrophilic polyurethanes technology and applications. It is suitable for those involved in the research, and applications of polymers.