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In this book international experts review the contribution of trypanosome research to our understanding of eukaryote biology.

Uses data from a range of European countries as well as comparisons with Asia and the USA, in examining the 'consequences', or more accurately the inter-relationships between information and communications technologies (ICTs) and society at the microsocial (individual, household) level.

Provides inter-disciplinary insights characterized by a clear focus, by a range of analysts in the field of terrorism who have applied their various skills of different sub-disciplines to a common theme since 9/11. This book takes an economic approach and includes contributions from Todd Sandler, Sanjay Jain, Valpy Fitzgerald, and more.

Presents an account of the Donegal weaving co-operative which features accounts of the various processes, as well as interviews with weavers, spinners and dyers, and has 103 colour photographs of tapestries. This book also shows how traditional skills were adopted to produce modern tapestries of great beauty and originality.

Written by renowned scientists in the field, Powders and Fibers: Interfacial Science and Applications offers guidance for selecting the most appropriate characterization methods for analyzing powders and fibers. Using these techniques, the authors explore the behavior of solid-gas, solid-rubber, solid-solid, solid-liquid, and biological interfaces. They consider the potential for enhancing performance and highlight related applications. A case...

Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) are calculated and disseminated for the purpose of supporting macroprudential analysis with a view to strengthening financial stability and limiting the likelihood of financial crises. This guide is intended to assist data compilers and to encourage their cross-country comparison.

In the past, undersupply of public infrastructure was blamed for low productivity growth in the United States in the 1970s, while greater private sector participation was emphasized for infrastructure development in the Asia-Pacific region before the Asian Economic Crisis in the 1990s. This revealing book looks at the current economic situation and the state of infrastructure on both sides of the Pacific. Including contributions from leading a...

For much of the history of the western legal order, jurisdiction has been the first question of law. This book investigates the difference that jurisdiction makes to the ordering of normative existence. It also follows the speculation that without an account of jurisdiction, jurisprudence would be left speechless.

The history of West Dunbartonshire (the area covered by Clydebank, Dumbarton, and the Vale of Leven running up to the southern end of Loch Lomond) is placed in the context of larger national and international historical developments. The region is a microcosm of Scotland, containing an early Celtic capital, the birthplace of Tobias Smollett, key cradles of the Industrial Revolution, and the home of the winners of the earliest World Cup.

This first of a two-volume study deals with the earlier part of Bach's career, and examines the output of his youth and its many external influences, before moving on to study the first great masterpieces in which Bach's own personal voice begins to emerge.

This book provides for the first time, a comprehensive and comparative look at the contemporary art traditions of India and Pakistan. Accompanied by colur plates and key works from Indian and Pakistani art, it eloquently describes the shared cultural and artistic heritage of the two countries.

This book presents the latest management ideas in knowledge creation and management in readable and non-technical chapters. Leading experts have contributed chapters in their fields of expertise. Each distils his or her subject in a chapter that is accessible to managers who want to learn what can be applied to their organizations without the distracting details of research methodology. Each chapter, however, is based on careful research. The ...

In Music in the Holocaust Shirli Gilbert provides the first large-scale, critical account in English of the role of music amongst communities imprisoned under Nazism. She documents a wide scope of musical activities, ranging from orchestras and chamber groups to choirs, theatres, communal sing-songs, and cabarets, in some of the most important internment centres in Nazi-occupied Europe, including Auschwitz and the Warsaw and Vilna ghettos. Gil...

A collection of twenty classic papers by the critics most often consulted by students and teachers of Ovid's poetry. Taken together, these papers form the basis for contemporary interpretation of Ovid's works, an introduction by Peter Knox locates them within recent critical trends. All Latin in the text has been translated.

The macroeconomic implications of asset price flucuations have received increasing attention in academic and policy circles recently, in large part due to the recent boom-bust bubbles in the equity and now housing markets. This book aims to investigate the role of asset prices for various aspects of the macroeconomy.

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The evolution of the idea of hospitality can be traced alongside the development of Western civilization. Etymologically, the host is the "master, " but this identity is established through expropriation and loss--the best host is the one who gives the most, ultimately relinquishing what defines him as master. In The Hostess, Tracy McNulty asks, What are the implications for personhood of sharing a person--a wife or daughter--as an act of hosp...

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This three volume series comprises the bulk of the solo songs which Vaughan Williams published with Oxford University Press. The songs span his whole long career, until his death in 1958. The majority are suitable for medium voice.

for upper voices and piano or orchestraThese three choruses are extracted from the anthology Opera Choruses.Orchestral material is available on hire.