Erik: 1534 books
Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective
Conceptions, Conjunctures, Causes, and Consequences
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
This book provides an introduction to democratic theory and empirical research on democracy and democratization. The book first examines conceptions of democracy from the origins in ancient Greece to the present day, then tracks when and where modern democracy has developed. On this basis, the book...
God Spoke
Bridging the Sacred-Secular Divide with Divine Discourse
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Studies consistently show that 90 percent of all people believe in a god of some sort or another. Spirituality, therefore, is not a demographic outlier but rather the statistically significant air we breathe. It is not a hobby for the scientifically illiterate but one of the basic elements in the...
Synthetic Biology
A Lab Manual
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Synthetic Biology: A Lab Manual is the first manual for laboratory work in the new and rapidly expanding field of synthetic biology. Aimed at non-specialists, it details protocols central to synthetic biology in both education and research. In addition, it provides all the information that teachers...
by Erik van Ree
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
The idea that socialism could be established in a single country was adopted as an official doctrine by the Soviet Union in 1925, Stalin and Bukharin being the main formulators of the policy. Before this there had been much debate as to whether the only way to secure socialism would be as a result...
The Indoor Epidemic
How Parents, Teachers, and Kids Can Start an Outdoor Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
The Indoor Epidemic is an accessible, readable book that educators, parents, policymakers, and general readers can use to develop an in-depth understanding of the role the outdoors has played in our evolutionary and cultural history—and how it affects their own daily life. Readers will be astounded...
New Brain, New World
How the Evolution of a New Human Brain Can Transform Consciousness and Create a New World
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2012
New Brain, New World uses cutting-edge brain research to show how the ongoing evolution of the human brain could bring about a shift in human consciousness, ultimately creating a better world. We all know that over millions of years the human brain has evolved in many significant ways – so why would...
Convex Functions and Their Applications
A Contemporary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Thorough introduction to an important area of mathematics
Contains recent results
Includes many exercises
Puppentod
Die Kronoberg-Reihe 2 - Psychothriller
Language: German
Release Date: March 9, 2020
In Stockholm stürzt ein junges Mädchen von ihrem Balkon in den Tod. Zunächst sieht es nach Selbstmord aus, doch dann stellt sich heraus, dass sie in der gleichen Nacht mit einem unbekannten Mann verabredet war, mit dem sie gegen Geld Sex haben sollte. Spuren im Internet deuten darauf hin, dass...
by Erik Kjeang
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2014
Microfluidic fuel cells and batteries represent a special type of electrochemical power generators that can be miniaturized and integrated in a microfluidic chip. Summarizing the initial ten years of research and development in this emerging field, this SpringerBrief is the first book dedicated to...
by Erik Bründermann, Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers, Maurice FitzGerald Kimmitt
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2012
Research and development in the terahertz portion of the electromagnetic spectrum has expanded very rapidly during the past fifteen years due to major advances in sources, detectors and instrumentation. Many scientists and engineers are entering the field and this volume offers a comprehensive and...
Sur la route du papier
Petit précis de mondialisation III
Language: French
Release Date: February 29, 2012
« Un jour, je me suis dit que je ne l’avais jamais remercié. Pourtant je lui devais mes lectures. Et que serais-je, qui serais-je sans lire et surtout sans avoir lu ? Pourtant, c’est sur son dos que chaque matin, depuis près de soixante années, je tente de faire avancer pas à pas et gomme...
L'Avenir de l'eau. Petit précis de mondialisation n°2
Petit précis de mondialisation n°2
Language: French
Release Date: October 22, 2008
« Dans dix ans, dans vingt ans, aurons-nous assez d’eau ?
Assez d’eau pour boire ? Assez d’eau pour faire pousser les plantes ? Assez d’eau pour éviter qu’à toutes les raisons de faire la guerre s’ajoute celle du manque d’eau ?
Dans l’espoir de répondre à ces questions, je me...
Désir de villes
Petit précis de mondialisation V
Language: French
Release Date: March 1, 2018
À ce jour, mars 2018, cinquante agglomérations dépassent, sur notre planète, les dix millions d'humains. Soixante-cinq millions à Hong Kong et dans les alentours de la rivière des Perles ; quarante-deux millions pour Tokyo et son proche voisinage ; trente-cinq millions pour Jakarta...
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