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A study of the hydrodynamics and vibration of structures subjected to environmental loads. It describes the interaction of hydrodynamics with the associated vibration of structures, giving simple explanations. Emphasis is placed on the applications of the theory and case studies are included.

Chicano English in Context is the first modern, comprehensive study of Chicano English, a variety spoken by millions of Latinos in the U.S. It is also one of the first studies of ongoing sound change within an ethnic minority community. It briefly describes the phonology, syntax and semantics of this variety, and explores its crucial role in the construction of ethnic identity among young Latinos and Latinas. It also corrects misconceptions in...

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When a devastating famine descended on Bolshevik Russia in 1921, the United States responded with a massive relief program that included nearly 300 American relief workers who were the first outsiders to witness and record Russia's Bolshevism. This epic tale is here related as an American adventure story, largely derived from the diaries, memoirs, and letters of the diverse and colorful group of American participants.

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A look at Fayetteville, North Carolina, home to Fort Bragg, that poses the question, 'Are we all military dependents?'Fayetteville has earned the nicknames of Fatalville and Fayettenam. Unusual and not-sounusual features of the town include gross income inequalities, an extraordinarily high incidence of venereal disease, miles and miles of strip malls, and a history of racial violence. Through interviews with residents and historical research,...

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The third edition of this critical study considers the works "The Paper Men", "Close Quarters" and "Fire Down Below", as well as the unfinished novel "The Double Tongue" which was published posthumously.

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Vivien Weise has, through her lengthy journeys abroad, written a number of international cookery books.She has been a vegetarian for many years and has now specialised in weeds. It is her wish that people should become more aware of weeds and their food value. Because of this she has been giving weed cookery courses for years to tell participants about the plants and to show what gourmet dishes can be produced with them.

Der rundliche Paul wird häufig gehänselt und spielt deshalb lieber für sich allein. Eine kleine Hexe will ihm helfen, damit er nicht mehr so einsam ist. Sie verzaubert ihn, und auf einmal kann Paul Riesenseifenblasen pusten, Wolldecken zum Fliegen bringen oder Wunden heilen. Doch ist es gar nicht leicht, mit der Zauberpuste zu leben, denn diese bringt in Pauls Leben einiges durcheinander. Erst als er mit Hilfe der Hexe mit der Ente Lisa Freund...

The last quarter of the twentieth century was marked by two dramatic political trends that altered many of the world's regimes: the global resurgence of democracy and the collapse of communism. Was the process that brought down communism in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union fundamentally different from the process that gave birth to new democracies in other regions of the world? Were the transitions away from communism mostly like or ...

This is an Excellent textbook and a valuable addition to the growing field of 'how to' books providing advice and guidance for practitioners and students wishing to undertake fieldwork of an ethnographic nature.... this books deserves to be high on your reading list' - Active Learning in Higher Education `Gray's book tells us an important story, starting from the epistemological and methodological background of a number of key studies in the ...

In den Jahren zwischen 1933 und 1938 entstand in Deutschland eine vielfältige und vom nationalsozialistischen Regime geduldete jüdische Literatur. Bei der Analyse dieser bisher nicht hinreichend wahrgenommenen Belletristik konzentriert sich die Untersuchung auf die erzählende Literatur, die unter dem Eindruck der gescheiterten Emanzipation und einer fortschreitenden Ausgrenzung und Repression als Reflexionsmedium der historischen Situation fun...

Der als Beitrag zur Geschichte der Juden im mittelalterlichen Europa konzipierte Band versucht, den komplexen kulturhistorischen Prozess von einem Teilbereich her genauer zu erfassen: Auf Grund deutscher literarischer Zeugnisse vom 12. bis 17. Jahrhundert werden aus christlicher Perspektive entworfene Bilder von Juden, ihrer Religion, ihrer Mentalität sowie Verhaltensforderungen für den Umgang von Christen und Juden analysiert, zugleich werden...

Fuzzy rule systems have found a wide range of applications in many fields of science and technology. Traditionally, fuzzy rules are generated from human expert knowledge or human heuristics for relatively simple systems. In the last few years, data-driven fuzzy rule generation has been very active. Compared to heuristic fuzzy rules, fuzzy rules generated from data are able to extract more profound knowledge for more complex systems. This book ...

This is the first modern English translation of one of William's major achievements which, together with the Deeds of the Kings of England, account for his reputation. It is a survey of the bishops in all the dioceses of England from Augustine's arrival in Canterbury in 597 down to the 1120s.

Three themes are examined in this text: the social dynamics of race relations in Union Army camps, the relationship that evolved between Southern and Northern black soldiers, and the role off-duty activities played to help soldiers meet the demands of military service and the challenges of freedom.