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A highly original treatment of significant topics in African Studies and beyond: violence, colonialism, landscape, memory and religion.

Data returned by spacecraft traveling through our Solar System have revealed the incredible diversity of planetary surfaces. Featuring a wealth of images, this textbook explores the geological evolution of the planets and moons for undergraduate students in planetary geology, geoscience, astronomy and solar system science.

The field of microfluidics has in the last decade permeated many disciplines, from physics to biology and chemistry, and from bioengineering to medical research. One of the most important applications of lab-on-a-chip devices in medicine and related disciplines is disease diagnostics, which involves steps from biological sample/analyte loading to storage, detection, and analysis. The chapters collected in this book detail recent advances in th...

A detailed analysis of how government in India was financed during the period of direct British rule.

This document contains the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure together with forms, as amended to December 1, 2008. The rules and forms have been promulgated and amended by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to law, and further amended by Acts of Congress. This document has been prepared by the Committee in response to the need for an official up-to-date document containing the latest amendments to the rules.

3rd edition.

Althusser and Law' is the first book specifically dedicated to the place of law in Louis Althusser's philosophy. It demonstrates that Althusser's ideas about law are more important, and more contemporary, than ever.

Time of Grief is an anthology of poems divided into forty-nine days of mourning: "forty-nine days of mourning: reflecting a period of grieving as observed in Buddhist and Judaic traditions. Each day's reading consists of one or more poems by some of the world's most celebrated poets from diverse cultures and centuries, from classical times to today. Seventy-five writers from over twenty countries confront illness, loss, love lost, death and mo...

Text with facing translation of an undeservedly neglected, humorous French lay, in which the women of Arthur's court have their virtue challenged by a magic mantle.

An examination of medieval historican writings through the prism of violence.

The question of what medieval "courtliness" was, both as a literary influence and as a historical "reality", is debated in this volume.

An analysis of how Britain developed a superb supply system for the navy, with beneficial consequences both for victory in war and for Britain's economic development.

A milestone in modern Jewish history and American ethnic history, the sweeping influence of Louis Marshall's career through the 1920s is unprecedented. A tireless advocate for and leader of an array of notable American Jewish organizations and institutions, Marshall also spearheaded civil rights campaigns for other ethnic groups, blazing the trail for the NAACP, Native American groups, and environmental protection causes in the early twentieth...

One of the single greatest challenges to security professionals in the 21st century is terrorism. In the last several years, we have heard a lot about the importance of preparing for terrorist attacks. This book offers a way to prevent terrorist attacks. Providing security managers with a clear and simple methodology to protect their organizations, Antiterrorism and Threat Response uses an adaptation of the U.S. Department of Defense's antiter...

Material from conventions of Scottish parliamentary towns sheds fresh light on their activities and actions, from giving judgements in disputes to raising money for building projects.

The principal aim of this book is to introduce topology and its many applications viewed within a framework that includes a consideration of compactness, completeness, continuity, filters, function spaces, grills, clusters and bunches, hyperspace topologies, initial and final structures, metric spaces, metrization, nets, proximal continuity, proximity spaces, separation axioms, and uniform spaces.This book provides a complete framework for the...

Olivia and Eloise, make room for Betty Bunny, a loveable handful nobunny can resist. From the creator of Disney's Dog with a Blog, this funny book in the Betty Bunny series shows the value of honesty from a preschooler's special point of view. When Betty Bunny breaks a lamp, she has a brand-new idea: Blame it on someone else (like the Tooth Fairy)! Then a vase gets broken and Betty Bunny really didn't do it. But now no one in her family believ...

Draws on the latest historical research, the fruits of post-Vatican II Jewish-Christian dialogue, the insights of feminist theology, and contemporary spiritual reflection to rediscover the Jewish Mary.

Written for all dog owners looking for hassle-free walks to enjoy with their dogs, this guidebook is packed with photography - giving dog owners access to 20 of the finest walks in the southern Lake District. It covers areas: Langdale, Elterwater, Grasmere, Coniston and Windermere. It is suitable for all levels of fitness and ability.

A gripping drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.