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A banking system emerged in Brazil during the early 20th century that was efficiently and productively supported by economic development. However, it also contained the seeds of its future limitations. This banking system did not equalize conditions across sectors or regions as existing theory and historiography anticipated. Deeply embedded institutional constraints limited banking's contribution to long-term development. The three most import...

Miss Tanaka is the beautiful and enigmatic niece of Broome's former Number One pearl diver. Newly arrived from Japan, she captures the hearts of the town's menfolk, but is promised in marriage to two brawling pearl divers. Who will uncover this mysterious young woman's true identity? Based on a story by Xavier Herbert, John Romeril's new play is a magical portrayal of 1930s Broome, weaving an astonishing blend of folk tale, magic and spectacle...

How did Germany survive World War Two? Focusing on the dramatic events leading to the division of Germany and the impact of the Allied occupation on the country, D.G. Williamson traces the domestic history of the two Germanies and their position in the rival Cold War blocs.

Glenn Hirsch offers professionals a user-friendly, comprehensive resource book of theories and specific techniques that can be used to enhance college student success. Dr. Hirsch offers readers an integrated model for change that includes both holistic assessments of academic difficulty and suggestions for three different levels of intervention based on the student's readiness and motivation for change. He also provides specific interview and ...

During the 1930s the young archaeologist Mary Chubb travelled to Iraq. Here, in the land of ancient Mesopotamia, she set to work excavating the ancient Eshunna, a vassal city of Ur. This is her account of the work, in search of what she called "the human touch, a voice speaking down the ages".

This book of activities gives children practice in learning the letter sounds of the alphabet. The activities start with the consonant letters and their sounds, then progress to vowel sounds, consonant blends, the hard and soft sounds of certain letters, digraphs, diphthongs, and other aspects of phonics. Many of the worksheets engage children in creating new words and using them in context. The words are age-appropriate and the reading select...

SEMINAR STUDIES IN HISTORY General Editors: Clive Emsley & Gordon Martel The effort to abolish slavery produced the Atlantic world's great reform movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This book focuses on the American abolitionists who struggled against slavery and advocated equal rights for African Americans in the United States. Blacks, whites, men and women, southern slaves and northern agitators became participants in the co...

The third edition of this popular and comprehensive guide provides thorough expert explanations, worked examples and plenty of practice in chemistry calculations.

How do the themes of the cross speak to faith today? This BST Bible study helps you connect the cross with life and faith. Great for individuals and groups.

At first there was the Markov property. The theory of stochastic processes, which can be considered as an exten­ sion of probability theory, allows the modeling of the evolution of systems through the time. It cannot be properly understood just as pure mathemat­ ics, separated from the body of experience and examples that have brought it to life. The theory of stochastic processes entered a period of intensive develop­ ment, which is not finis...

A state-of-the-art edited survey covering all aspects of sampling theory. Theory, methods and applications are discussed in authoritative expositions ranging from multi-dimensional signal analysis to wavelet transforms. The book is an essential up-to-date resource.

The fourth title in the series featuring "Captain Underpants", as he comes up against Professor Poopypants, whose inventions are never taken seriously because of his ridiculous name!

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Zu den zentralen Themen gehören Mechanismen der Globalisierung, Ursachen der Fertilitässtörungen und deren Therapie. Die Fachbeiträge der anderen Autoren behandeln theologische und ethische Aspekte, internationales Recht und den Umgang mit diesem Thema in China. Das zentrale politische Ziel ist es, verständlich zu machen, dass eine das Bevölkerungswachstum begrenzende Politik nur dann erfolgreich sein kann, wenn die nicht neuen Forderungen na...

`With this book David de Vaus has written one of the best general research methods textbooks around. The use of different types of research design as the point of departure is a different and very helpful approach to take, especially since many textbooks confuse issues of method and design. The author outlines with great clarity a wide variety of issues, including testing theories, causation, data analysis, and the main considerations involved...

This book examines Morrison's fiction, criticism, and interviews for traces of her struggle to construct a useable identity as an African American woman novelist.

Multilevel modelling facilitates the analysis of hierarchical data where observations may be nested within higher levels of classification. In health care research, for example, a study may be undertaken to determine the variability of patient outcomes where these also vary by hospital or health care region. Inference can then be made on the efficacy of health care practices. * Focuses on multilevel modelling for health and medical research ...