Petr: 71 books
Dilemmas of Transition
The Environment, Democracy and Economic Reform in East Central Europe
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
This volume explores the impact of democratization and marketization on the environment in East Central Europe. The essays investigate: how the twin processes of change affect the physical environment; the expression of environmental interest; and environmental management policies.
by Ladislav Cabada, Vít Hloušek, Petr Jurek
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Party Systems in East Central Europeanalyzes the formation of political parties in the nations of this region. In the first part, the authors concentrate on the key periods and turning points in this development, connecting them with the democratization of the countries in the region in the last third...
Subversive Adaptations
Czech Literature on Screen behind the Iron Curtain
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
This book deals with film adaptations of literary works created in Communist Czechoslovakia between 1954 and 1969, such as The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (Zeman 1958), Marketa Lazarová (Vláčil 1967), and The Joke (Jireš 1969). Bubeníček treats a historically significant period around which...
by Petr Macek
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Europe 1911. The Great Powers vie for influence and are divided by political quarrels. War is in the air. For retired detective Sherlock Holmes, who has just suffered a coronary, these distant matters are of little concern. But politics are about to turn his quiet country life upside down. Mycroft, the...
Mutual Aid
A Factor of Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Written partly in response to Social Darwinism and in particular to Thomas H. Huxley's Nineteenth Century essay, "The Struggle for Existence", Kropotkin's book drew on his experiences in scientific expeditions in Siberia to illustrate the phenomenon of cooperation. After examining the evidence...
Parliaments in the Czech and Slovak Republics
Party Competition and Parliamentary Institutionalization
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
This title was first published in 2001. Based on a unique set of structured interviews with parliamentarians and additional interviews with party leaders and activists, this significant volume provides an illuminating account of the formation of the new democracies in Czechoslovakia and later, the...
Promoting Global Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education
Successes and Challenges within Local and International Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2015
Promoting Global Competence and Social Justice in Teacher Education addresses the growing concern that few practicing teachers in the United States are prepared to handle the demands of educating students for our changing global context. This book advocates for preparing teacher candidates to develop...
The Phenomenon of Mental Disorder
Perspectives of Heidegger’s Thought in Psychopathology
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
This book provides a critical introduction to Heidegger’s impact on psychiatry and psychology, and has a focus on the application of his philosophy to psychiatry. This is a complete revision of Heidegger’s existential philosophy in the light of psychopathological phenomena. Readers will find here...
by Petr Šmilauer, Jan Lepš
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2014
This revised and updated edition focuses on constrained ordination (RDA, CCA), variation partitioning and the use of permutation tests of statistical hypotheses about multivariate data. Both classification and modern regression methods (GLM, GAM, loess) are reviewed and species functional traits and...
Gaidar’s Revolution
The Inside Account of the Economic Transformation of Russia
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
After the collapse of the Soviet Union a team of young economic reformers led by Yegor Gaidar worked to create a new economic future for Russia. Against an overwhelming threat of looming hunger and civil war, they created a market economy which is still in place today. In the face of crisis, a process...
Water and Environment in the Selenga-Baikal Basin
International Research Cooperation for an Ecoregion of Global Relevance
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
The water resources of the Selenga River/Lake Baikal system are of fundamental importance for the ecosystems and socio-economic development of the region. In this large-scale river and lake basin, there are strong contrasts between regions of relatively pristine nature and massive anthropogenic impacts...
Electroanalysis in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Voltammetry, Amperometry, Biosensors, Applications
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
Through this monograph, the pharmaceutical chemist gets familiar with the possibilities electroanalytical methods offer for validated analyses of drug compounds and pharmaceuticals. The presentation focuses on the techniques most frequently used in practical applications, particularly voltammetry...
Up-to-Date Waste-to-Energy Approach
From Idea to Industrial Application
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Putting forward an up-to-date waste-to-energy approach that combines experience, sophisticated modeling and technical-economic analysis, this book examines the current need for the maximum utilization of energy from waste and the associated environmental impacts. It outlines step-by-step procedures...
by Stefano Tennina, Anis Koubâa, Roberta Daidone
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
This book outlines the most important characteristics of IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee and how they can be used to engineer Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) systems and applications, with a particular focus on Quality-of-Service (QoS) aspects. It starts by providing a snapshot of the most relevant features...