Michael S: 742 books
Chinese Migrants Abroad
Cultural, Educational, and Social Dimensions of the Chinese Diaspora
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2003
Fast-paced economic growth in Southeast Asia from the late 1960s until the mid-1990s brought increased attention to the overseas Chinese as an economically successful diaspora and their role in this economic growth. Events that followed, such as the transfer of Hong Kong and Macau to the People's...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 1
Advances in breeding and cultivation techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varieties
Coverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storage
Discusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management
by Prof. Peter Von Fragstein und Niemsdorff, Prof. Bernhard Freyer, Dr Paul Mäder
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Reviews key advances and best practice in cultivation techniques across the value chain of organic farming
Discusses ways of monitoring and improving the environmental impact of organic crop production
Particular focus on ways of supporting organic farming in the developing world
Through the Gender Lens
A Century of Social and Political Development in Nigeria
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2018
Sustainable development is now intricately linked not just to economic growth, but more importantly, to the quality of life of people in terms of their social status, political participation, cultural freedom, environmental justice and inclusive development. For previously colonized nations like Nigeria,...
African American Fraternities and Sororities
The Legacy and the Vision
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2012
The first African American fraternities and sororities were established at the turn of the twentieth century to encourage leadership, racial pride, and academic excellence among black college students confronting the legacy of slavery and the indignities of Jim Crow segregation. With a strong presence...
by Kai Ashante Wilson, Paul Cornell, Alter S. Reiss
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Enjoy samples from Tor.com Publishing's first ten novellas in the Fall 2015 sampler! Featuring Kai Ashante Wilson, Nnedi Okorafor, K. J. Parker, Daniel Polansky, and many more, this sampler contains exciting new fantasy worlds, harrowing science fiction adventures, stolen memories, edible angels,...
by Thomas S. Stroik, Michael T. Putnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2013
Although there have been numerous investigations of biolinguistics within the Minimalist Program over the last ten years, many of which appeal to the importance of Turing's Thesis (that the structural design of systems must obey physical and mathematical laws), these studies have by and large ignored...
Los efectos del liberalismo en México
Siglo XIX
Language: Spanish
Release Date: August 31, 2018
Este volumen reúne distintos trabajos historiográficos donde se discute cómo se desarrolló y qué consecuencias tuvo el proyecto liberal como eje rector de las sociedades decimonónicas en diferentes zonas del país y en diferentes ámbitos sociales. Sus aportes contribuirán seguramente a realizar...
Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology E-Book
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Since 1975, Dr. Kenneth Swaiman’s classic text has been the reference of choice for authoritative guidance in pediatric neurology, and the 6th Edition continues this tradition of excellence with thorough revisions that bring you fully up to date with all that’s new in the field. Five new sections,...
by Dr Kenton Dashiell, Dr P. Lava Kumar, Dr Georg Goergen
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2019
Plant health covers topics such as the safe handling and movement of germplasm and seed, as well as the range of biotic threats faced by crops and the ways they can be managed to optimise yields and ensure safety and quality in crop production. These threats include viral, bacterial and fungal diseases...
Memorial Boxes and Guarded Interiors
Edith Wharton and Material Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
In Edith Wharton’s works, references to architecture, interior decoration, painting, sculpture, and fashion abound. As these essays demonstrate, art and objects are for Wharton evidence of cultural belief and reflect the values, assumptions, and customs of the burgeoning consumer culture in which...
American Medical Association Guide to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease
Essential Information You and Your Family Need to Know about Having a Healthy Heart
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2008
More Than 3 Million American Medical Association Books Sold.
American's most trusted medical authority shows you how to prevent and treat heart disease.
When you or someone you love is diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, it's important to know the facts, which can help save a life....
by Joseph Szewczyk, Jenni Hill, Lizzie Nicodemus
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
The Torsion issue of Ricky's Back Yard features some true global talent. We have a lot more stick pins in that map of ours and a few more emerging voices find themselves smack in the middle of the no-man's land that is print. In this issue not only do we discover a bit about our global community,...
Vida e Liberdade
Entre a ética e a política
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: May 15, 2017
O presente livro repercute os interesses dos pesquisadores da linha de Ética e filosofia política do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia (PPGF) da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), que convidaram colegas e interlocutores para juntos refletirem sobre o desafio de pensar...