David E : 1072 books
The 2012 Presidential Election
Forecasts, Outcomes, and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Though many analyses of the 2012 presidential election have emerged, none can match this collection's depth, diversity, or ability to critically and soundly argue where American politics will go from this point forward. This volume includes some of the most recognized scholars in the field and innovative...
Boko Haram
The Socio-Economic Drivers
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
This book investigates the socio-economic determinants of the emergence and persistence of Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria. Since 2009, Boko Haram continues to capture mainstream news headlines, as well as the imagination of aspiring young Salafi-jihadists around the world who support the notion of...
New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee
Intellectual, Methodological, and Theoretical Contributions
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
New Deal Archaeology in Tennessee tells the engrossing story of Southeastern archaeology in the 1930s. The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of May 1933 initiated an ambitious program of flood control and power generation by way of a chain of hydroelectric dams on the Tennessee River. The construction...
Mafia Raj
The Rule of Bosses in South Asia
Language: English
Release Date: December 25, 2018
"Mafia" has become an indigenous South Asian term. Like Italian mobsters, the South Asian "gangster politicians" are known for inflicting brutal violence while simultaneously upholding vigilante justice—inspiring fear and fantasy. But the term also refers to the diffuse spheres...
by David L. Brunsma, Keri E. Iyall Smith, Brian K Gran
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Long the province of international law, human rights now enjoys a renaissance of studies and new perspectives from the social sciences. This landmark book is the first to synthesize and comprehensively evaluate this body of work. It fosters an interdisciplinary, international, and critical engagement...
Urbanism in the Preindustrial World
Cross-Cultural Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2009
A baseline study of the growth of preindustrial cities worldwide.
This work employs a subset of preindustrial cities on many continents to answer questions archaeologists grapple with concerning the populating and growth of cities before industrialization. It further explores how scholars differently...
by Sally E. Smith, David J. Read
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
The roots of most plants are colonized by symbiotic fungi to form mycorrhiza, which play a critical role in the capture of nutrients from the soil and therefore in plant nutrition. Mycorrhizal Symbiosis is recognized as the definitive work in this area. Since the last edition was published there have...
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex
Chronology, Content, Contest
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
A timely, comprehensive reevaluation of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex.
One of the most venerable concepts in Southeastern archaeology is that of the Southern Cult. The idea has its roots in the intensely productive decade (archaeologically) of the 1930s and is fundamentally tied to yet...
Improving What is Learned at University
An Exploration of the Social and Organisational Diversity of University Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2010
Received the ‘highly commended’ award by the Society for Educational Studies for books published in 2010.
What is learned in universities today? Is it what students expect to learn? Is it what universities say they learn? How far do the answers to questions such as these differ according...
by Graham Doggett, Martin Cockett, E Abel
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
The two volumes of Maths for Chemists provide an excellent resource for all undergraduate chemistry students but are particularly focussed on the needs of students who may not have studied mathematics beyond GCSE level (or equivalent). The texts are introductory in nature and adopt a sympathetic approach...
by Keith R Fox, Yves Pommier, Bengt Nordén
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
There have been remarkable advances towards discovering agents that exhibit selectivity and sequence-specificity for DNA, as well as understanding the interactions that underlie its propensity to bind molecules. This progress has important applications in many areas of biotechnology and medicine,...
Werner & Ingbar's The Thyroid
A Fundamental and Clinical Text
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
Werner & Ingbar’s The Thyroid: A Fundamental and Clinical Text, 10th Edition has been extensively revised and streamlined to deliver the most comprehensive coverage of the thyroid including anatomy, development, biochemistry, physiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of all thyroid disorders....
by David J. Matthews, Mary E. Gerritsen
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2011
An expert guide to targeting protein kinases in cancer therapy
Research has shown that protein kinases can instigate the formation and spread of cancer when they transmit faulty signals inside cells. Because of this fact, pharmaceutical scientists have targeted kinases for intensive study,...
Phosphorus-Based Polymers
From Synthesis to Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
Phosphorus-containing (co)polymers are gaining wide appeal for many uses, from healthcare and medicine to energy and environmental applications. Phosphorus-Based Polymers is the first book dedicated to this topic and provides a comprehensive overview of the different polymers and their uses.
The...