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Digging for Victory Horticultural Therapy with Veterans for Post-Traumatic Growth

Digging for Victory Horticultural Therapy with Veterans for Post-Traumatic Growth

Horticultural Therapy is ideally suited to engage veterans alienated from traditional civilian healthcare routes who present with a range of complex and challenging healthcare needs. It presents on the surface as a deceptively simple and accessible activity. Carried out by trained professionals it is an evidence-based effective and cost-effective treatment. By targeting specific client-centred goals it is able to integrate improved individual physical emotional cognitive and social outcomes with broader opportunities to transition successfully into civilian society through learning a valuable skill set and a meaningful occupation. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the methods of Horticultural Therapy as applied to this unique client group. It describes the type of combat training and experiences veterans may have had and sets out the common issues and pitfalls civilian therapists often face when working with the military. Looking to the future it also identifies promising avenues in terms of how we may improve the treatment we offer to best serve the needs of these ex-service men and women who fight on our behalf. | Digging for Victory Horticultural Therapy with Veterans for Post-Traumatic Growth

GBP 130.00
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A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Volume 2 From Creation to the Victory of Scientific and Literary Methods

A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Volume 2 From Creation to the Victory of Scientific and Literary Methods

Given the powerful and forthright title of Andrew Dickson White's classic study it is best to make clear his own sense of the whole as given in the original 1896 edition: My conviction is that science though it has evidently conquered dogmatic theology based on biblical texts and ancient modes of thought will go hand in hand with religion and that although theological control will continue to diminish religion as seen in the recognition of a 'power in the universe not ourselves which makes for righteousness' and in the love of God and of our neighbor will steadily grow stronger and stronger not only in the American institutions of learning but in the world at large. White began to assemble his magnum opus a two volume work first published in 1896 as A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom. In correspondence he wrote that he intended the work to stake out a position between such religious orthodoxy as John Henry Newman's on one side and such secular scoffing as Robert Ingersoll's on the other. Historian Paul Carter declared that this book did as much as any other published work toward routing orthodoxy in the name of science. Insofar as science and religion came to be widely viewed as enemies with science holding the moral high ground White inadvertently became one of the most effective and influential advocates for unbelief. | A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom Volume 2 From Creation to the Victory of Scientific and Literary Methods

GBP 130.00
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Housing Policy An Introduction

Housing Policy An Introduction

Now in its fourth edition this textbook has been completely revised to examine the current state of housing policy in the UK. Exploring developments in housing policy made since Labour's 1997 electoral victory the book addresses current issues including the 'brownfield versus greenfield' debate; the phasing out of renovation grants; the transfer of local authority housing to registered social landlords; boom slump and boom in the owner-occupied sector. Other topics addressed range from regional policy and housing across the UK to social exclusion community care and homelessness. | Housing Policy An Introduction

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Changing Organizations Business Networks In The New Political Economy

Changing Organizations Business Networks In The New Political Economy

Efforts by American companies to adapt to intense environmental pressures arising from incessant technological innovation and fierce competition across global product markets are dramatically changing how firms and their employees work. Daily headlines blare about corporate downsizings strategic alliances joint ventures acquisitions and merger | Changing Organizations Business Networks In The New Political Economy

GBP 130.00
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Rebels From the Mud Houses Dalits and the Making of the Maoist Revolution in Bihar

Rebels From the Mud Houses Dalits and the Making of the Maoist Revolution in Bihar

This book examines Dalit mobilization and the transformation of rural power relations in the context of intense agrarian violence involving Maoist guerrillas and upper caste militias backed by state forces in Bihar in the 1980s. The book investigates why thousands of Dalits took up arms and highlights the specificities of Dalit participation in the Maoist Movement and develops an anthropology of the Maoist Revolution in India. | Rebels From the Mud Houses Dalits and the Making of the Maoist Revolution in Bihar

GBP 130.00
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Rome and her Empire

Rome and her Empire

The name of Rome excites a picture of power and organisation as do the widely-spread ruins that Roman civilization left behind. Yet Rome grew out of a collection of small villages and major developments such as the growth of Empire were unplanned and completely unprepared for. Influenced by a small number of self-interested aristocrats who lacked a broader vision Rome was often threatened by their intrigues. Brought to the ground on a number of occasions its leaders were able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. How did Rome survive for nearly 1000 years ruling over millions of people with few instances of internal rebellion? David Shotter argues that the key was the way Rome managed to adapt to new circumstances without at the same time discarding too many of its cherished traditions. | Rome and her Empire

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The Political Economy of Immigration in The Netherlands Population Land and Welfare

The Political Economy of Immigration in The Netherlands Population Land and Welfare

Economists measure the effects of immigration through the yardstick of income. This book offers a broad survey of the conventional approach but in addition also considers better measures of welfare or well-being and provides a detailed description and evaluation of policies - rules regulations and implementation. The book offers a long historical perspective on the development of population density in the Netherlands. It begins with the history of the Netherlands: geological and cultural formation of the land - and water - and population development. The Netherlands is unique in that much of the land is man-made in particular the western part which is economically speaking the most developed area. It is also special for its very high population growth rate that took off during the 19th century. The key argument of the book is that population size is irrelevant for income per capita that land is a binding constraint in the Netherlands and that negative external effects of increasing population size lead to welfare losses from further population growth whether by natural growth or by immigration. At present the battle for scarce land is intense and bitter with a strong clash between developers who want to build houses farmers who do not want to give up farming and conservationists who increasingly find support in the courts for insufficiently caring for the natural environment. The book combines a general analysis of population density both theoretical and empirical with an in-depth presentation of actual policies in a country with intense pressure on available land. | The Political Economy of Immigration in The Netherlands Population Land and Welfare

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State Resistance and Change in South Africa

State Resistance and Change in South Africa

Originally published in 1988 this book describes and analyses the factors that were operative in South Africa during the 1980s at a time when Apartheid was under intense pressure. It focuses not only on the central arenas of political action but also on the non-institutional arenas which were increasingly the central forums of political action. Organised around the three linked themes of state action popular opposition and possible alternatives the work examines the manner in which such key institutions such as government business and the military responded to Apartheid in its crisis as well as the role of the ANC the black trade unions Inkatha and community movements in the townships. The final section deals with the South African left and the Freedom Charter. | State Resistance and Change in South Africa

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Pierre Teilhard De Chardin on People and Planet

Pierre Teilhard De Chardin on People and Planet

Humanity's relationship to nature is central to the work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin an influential priest and scientist of the twentieth century. Teilhard believed that spiritual development must be viewed alongside material development and that evolutionary theory lies at the heart of humanity's understanding of its place in the world. 'Pierre Teilhard de Chardin on People and Planet' argues that Teilhard's cosmic mysticism and intense interest in both cosmological and evolutionary sciences are highly relevant to current debates about how best to construct a meaningful spirituality. The book offers a critical revision of Teilhard's thought in the light of current debates in evolutionary science eco-theology and environmental ethics. The essays present fresh interpretations of Teilhard's work and point to the significance of his thought in the contemporary study of science and religion.

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British Indian Picture Postcards in Bengaluru Ephemeral Entanglements

British Indian Picture Postcards in Bengaluru Ephemeral Entanglements

Combining ethnographic and archival research this book examines the lives of colonial-period postcards and reveals how they become objects of contemporary historical imagination in India. Picture postcards were circulated around the world in their billions in the early twentieth century and remained until the advent of social media unmatched as the primary means of sharing images alongside personal messages. This book based on original research in Bengaluru shows that their lives stretch from their initial production and consumption in the early 1900s into the present where they act as visual and material mediators in postcolonial productions of history locality and heritage against a backdrop of intense urban change. The book will be of interest to photographic historians visual anthropologists and art historians. | British Indian Picture Postcards in Bengaluru Ephemeral Entanglements

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The Forgotten Appeasement of 1920 Lloyd George Lenin and Poland

The Forgotten Appeasement of 1920 Lloyd George Lenin and Poland

The Forgotten Appeasement of 1920 examines a turning point in East European history: the summer of 1920 when Lenin’s Soviet Russia decided to challenge the Versailles system and launch a military attack on the continent. The outcome of this attack might have been the occupation of all of Poland and East Central Europe and a Red Army sweep further west. This book probes the British–Soviet negotiations and diplomatic operations behind the scenes. Professor Nowak uses hitherto unexamined documents from Russian and British archives to show how (and why) top British politicians were ready to accept a new Russian imperial control over the whole of Eastern Europe. Nowak unravels this previously untold story of that first and forgotten appeasement stopped only by the Polish military victory over the Red Army. His excellent historical craftsmanship and new sources contribute to the book’s quality filling up a lacuna in contemporary historiography. This book will appeal to researchers of geopolitical affairs and the Great Powers the history of Poland and the political mentality of Western elites. It will also be of interest to university students and tutors scholars of history and international relations and – thanks to the book’s brisk and fascinating narrative – amateur historians and history aficionados. | The Forgotten Appeasement of 1920 Lloyd George Lenin and Poland

GBP 120.00
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A New Human The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the Hobbits of Flores Indonesia Updated Paperback Edition

A New Human The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the Hobbits of Flores Indonesia Updated Paperback Edition

In the most revolutionary archaeological find of the new century an international team of archaeologists led by Mike Morwood discovered a new diminutive species of human on the remote Indonesian island of Flores. Nicknamed theHobbit this was no creation of Tolkien's fantasy. The three foot tall skeleton with a brain the size of a chimpanzee‘s was a tool-using fire-making cooperatively hunting person who inhabited Flores alongside modern humans as recently as 13 000 years ago. This book is Morwoods description of this monumental discovery and the intense study that has been undertaken to validate his view of its relationship to our species. He chronicles the bitter debates over Homo Floresiensis the objections (some spiteful) of colleagues the theft and damage of some of the specimens and the endless battle against government and academic bureaucracies that hindered his research. This updated paperback edition contains an epilogue that reports on the most recent debates findings and analyses of this amazing discovery. | A New Human The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the Hobbits of Flores Indonesia Updated Paperback Edition

GBP 175.00
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Death Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England

Death Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England

First published in 1984 Death Burial and the Individual in Early Modern England traces how and why the modern reaction to death has come about by examining English attitudes to death since the Middle Ages. In earlier centuries death was very much in the midst of life since it was not as now associated mainly with old age. War plague and infant mortality gave it a very different aspect to its present one. The author shows in detail how modern concern with the individual has gradually alienated death from our society; the greater the emphasis on personal uniqueness the more intense the anguish when an individual dies. Changes in attitudes to death are traced through alterations in funeral rituals covering all sections of society from paupers to princes. This gracefully written book is a unique scholarly and thorough treatment of the subject providing both a sensitive insight into the feelings of people in early modern England and an explanation of the modern anxiety about death. The range and assurance of this book will commend it to historians and the interested general reader alike.

GBP 90.00
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Black Families Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Black Families Interdisciplinary Perspectives

The condition and characteristics of the black family have been subjects of intense debate since at least the 1960s when the Moynihan Report and the culture of poverty theses held sway. Since then a consistent theme has been that black families are pathological. Despite the fact that research has been inconclusive and contradictory political debate and policy have been strongly influenced by the pathology theme. This volume presents alternative approaches toward understanding the special characteristics of black families. Extending a special issue of The Review of Black Political Economy the book focuses on the economic circumstances and decision making of these families employing Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspectives. It examines the general responses of black families to various external factors such as economic systems and to Internal factors such as interpersonal relationships. This compendium of current thinking and research will be of interest to professionals in a number of fields Including family studies counseling social work psychology and sociology. It will be of practical use in training programs for service delivery systems Interested In Incorporating multicultural perspectives as well as those specifically interested in black families today. | Black Families Interdisciplinary Perspectives

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Inhabiting Liminal Spaces Informalities in Governance Housing and Economic Activity in Contemporary Italy

Inhabiting Liminal Spaces Informalities in Governance Housing and Economic Activity in Contemporary Italy

This book draws together debates from two burgeoning fields liminality and informality studies to analyze how dynamics of rule-bending take shape in Rome today. Adopting a multiscalar and transdisciplinary approach it unpacks how gaps and contradictions in institutional rulemaking and application force many residents into protracted liminal states marked by intense vulnerability. By merging a political economy lens with ethnographic research in informal housing illegal moneylending unauthorized street-vending and waste collection the author shows that informalities are not marginal or anomalous conditions but an integral element of the city’s governance logics. Multiple actors together construct the local cultural norms conventions and moral economies through which rule-negotiation occurs. However these practices are ultimately unable to reconfigure historically rooted power dynamics and hierarchies. In fact they often aggravate weak urbanites’ difficulties in accessing rights and services. A study that challenges assumptions that informalities are predominantly features of developing economies or limited to specific groups and sectors this volume’s critical approach and innovative methodology will appeal to scholars of sociology and anthropology interested in social theory urban studies and liminality. | Inhabiting Liminal Spaces Informalities in Governance Housing and Economic Activity in Contemporary Italy

GBP 130.00
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Changing States Transformations in Modern Irish Writing

Changing States Transformations in Modern Irish Writing

In Changing States Robert Welch examines the work of the major authors of modern Irish literature in the context of the transformation from Gaelic to twentieth-century post-industrial culture. The force of Irish writing uniting authors as various as Yeats Heaney Synge Beckett Joyce and Mairtin O Cadhain largely derives Welch argues from their need to respond to the challenges of this transformation. Writing against a sense of loss their work is distinguished by certain key features: an intense awareness of the power of language; a provisionality in regard to character; a preoccupation with change and an obsession with the past and its meaning. Robert Welch draws attention to the crucial but often hidden aspects of modern Irish writing. He examines its flexibility; its scepticism; its concern with form; and ultimately the need for change and the fear of it. He provides a unique in-depth study of individual authors in the context of cultural and linguistic developments that will be an invaluble text for anyone interested in Irish life and literature or in language and translation. | Changing States Transformations in Modern Irish Writing

GBP 175.00
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Military Rules Regulations and the Code of War Francis Lieber and the Certification of Conflict

Military Rules Regulations and the Code of War Francis Lieber and the Certification of Conflict

Military commanders from ancient time had set down rules and regulations to discipline their troops. From the Pharaohs on commanders directed the strategy tactics and camp discipline of the often unruly hosts of soldiers under their command. They had one aim: to create an efficient fighting force. Military officers camp-followers and cooks were all expected to perform their services according to mandate and in light of the best interests of the armed force and the fighting soldiery. Modern commanders have exemplified the same passion for military discipline to produce an effective combat machine. Military analyses derived from Roman law contained enough historical examples to fill an encyclopedia. Yet although addressed to the problems of their day they generally remained the private counsel of scholars and had little impact on political and military decisions. While theorists of international law were developing a body of rules to govern warfare practitioners of conflict were largely moved by the motives of military necessity. Under the dual auspices of military necessity and national self-interest the code of the military commander was simple: maintain a disciplined fighting force in order to achieve military victory. To remedy this gap between theory and practice a practical guide was needed which would briefly describe for commanders in the field the rights and obligations of belligerents as custom and theory had developed them. Then political and military policy could be expected to conform to the theoretical law of nations. This was the synthesis that the Lieber code proposed. Originally published in as Lieber's Law and the Code of War this paperback edition bears a new title that more precisely identifies the subjects covered. | Military Rules Regulations and the Code of War Francis Lieber and the Certification of Conflict

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The Origins of Violence Approaches to the Study of Conflict

The Origins of Violence Approaches to the Study of Conflict

In this fundamental analysis Rapoport asks: Why do we have wars? Doesn't humanity always seem on the verge of self-annihilation? Is there something in human genetic structure that makes people want to kill each other? Perhaps this impulse is a matter of good versus evil or just plain human nature. Rapoport moves beyond cliches by claiming that the sources of modern violence reside in the imbalance between a lag in the system of values inherited from the past and the structure of science and technology that awaits no revision of values to move ahead. As a result Rapoport argues that the study of war and peace should be considered a science just like biology or for that matter political science. The same rules of empirical engagement and experimentation should apply. Before we can have a theory of peace we need a methodology of conflict. Using the writings of thinkers who have made significant contributions to the predominant ideas and ideals of our society Rapoport weaves together the strands of independent thought and research into a single thought-provoking work. After investigating the whys of violence using ideological psychological strategic and systemic perspective Rapoport moves to an in-depth analysis of possible varieties of conflict resolution. He explores such mechanisms as mediation education and applying the results of scientific research. He documents the impact of ideologies countervailing dominant ones that place obstacles in the way of peacemaking. Rapoport argues that conciliation and game theories can be utilized to replace the concept of winner take all or total victory. The Origins of Violence is a needed contribution to our understanding of warfare and provides a forward-looking perspective that can be of wide use to each of the policy sciences starting with military strategy and ending with international development. | The Origins of Violence Approaches to the Study of Conflict

GBP 110.00
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Indo-Pacific Strategies and Foreign Policy Challenges The US-China Strategic Competition

Indo-Pacific Strategies and Foreign Policy Challenges The US-China Strategic Competition

This book examines key issue areas of Indo-Pacific strategies such as cyber security space security maritime security emerging technologies and institutional frameworks in the context of deepening US–China rivalry. With greater interconnectedness across various fields the Indo-Pacific region faces greater security challenges including future strategic power competition. States are increasingly engaging in intense strategic activities and strengthening partnerships. The first part of book focuses on the strategic competition between the United States and China in different areas including cyber security space security maritime security emerging technologies and institutional frameworks. The second part of the book presents the perspectives of different local actors in the regional theatre and the intentions and concepts behind their growing interconnectedness under Indo-Pacific strategies including China Russia Taiwan Hong Kong and North Korea. Through examining different aspects of US–Indo-Pacific strategy this edited book contributes to a better understanding of Indo-Pacific strategy and its implications for broader security cooperation in a more interconnected world. The book will be of interest to scholars and policy makers working on Asian Security Politics International Relations and the security dynamics of East Asia and the Indo-Pacific. | Indo-Pacific Strategies and Foreign Policy Challenges The US-China Strategic Competition

GBP 130.00
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Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange A Historical Perspective

Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange A Historical Perspective

Understanding culture as a whole way of life this book touches on various aspects of Sino-foreign interactions tracing cultural exchanges depicted in Chinese and foreign sources with particular attention to events or anecdotes in the Tang and Qing periods. In addition to a discussion of the Sogdians and Turks in medieval China an investigation of the localization process of pugs and lions through different Chinese dynasties an analysis of the incorporation of Manichaeism into Chinese culture and the depiction of the Kunlun slaves in Chinese Buddhist texts this book also examines the caravan tea trade between Russia and China the Russian-American company's attempt to do business in Canton the translation of the Three Character Classic in Russia the Russian case in the Tianjin missionary incident as well as the Dutch factory in Canton and the Dutch mission in Beijing. This book concludes with a discussion of Chinese workers in Southeast Asia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From Central Asia to the South China Sea to the northern border with Russia this book reveals its great diversity yet with an intense focus on China's interactions with the outside world. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of Chinese studies medieval Central Asian studies and those interested in world history. | Sino-Foreign Cultural Exchange A Historical Perspective

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The Chinese Journals of L.K. Little 1943–54 An Eyewitness Account of War and Revolution Volume I

The Chinese Journals of L.K. Little 1943–54 An Eyewitness Account of War and Revolution Volume I

Lester Knox Little kept a detailed journal of his time in China and Taiwan. Covering the years 1943 to 1954 it provides important new insights about some of the most dramatic episodes in China’s mid-twentieth century history: Sino-Japanese military and economic competition China’s domestic political struggle between the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party and the post-war/Cold War balance of power in Southeast and East Asia. It also contains rich first-hand materials for understanding conditions in Chongqing and post-war Shanghai the last years of the Republic of China on the Chinese mainland and its early years in Taiwan and a new inner history of his beloved Chinese Maritime Customs Service. Little’s account with his insightful comments and explicit descriptions provides us with a continuous record from the viewpoint of a capable American citizen in Chinese employ who felt responsible for his Chinese and foreign colleagues and for the modernisation of ‘Free China’ as well as allowing a unique insight into the heart of government during a time of intense social and political change. In addition to the original texts this edition includes extensive explanatory notes providing detailed contextual information regarding the people and places mentioned. | The Chinese Journals of L. K. Little 1943–54 An Eyewitness Account of War and Revolution Volume I

GBP 175.00
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Advanced Computational Approaches for Water Treatment Applications in Food and Chemical Engineering

Advanced Computational Approaches for Water Treatment Applications in Food and Chemical Engineering

A rapid growth in global industrialization and population has triggered intense environmental pollution that has led to a water crisis resulting in the decay in the quality of human life and economic losses. Novel water purification techniques are expected to alleviate this challenge. Recently various water purification techniques along with different computational techniques have been developed. For instance water purification techniques such as electromagnetic water purification solute-surface interactions in water use of micro-magnetofluidic devices UV-led water purification and use of membranes can be thoroughly investigated by using a range of computation techniques such as molecular dynamics the lattice Boltzmann method and the Navier-Stokes method-based solver. Advanced Computational Approaches for Water Treatment: Applications in Food and Chemical Engineering presents these different numerical techniques and traditional modeling and simulation approaches to elaborate on and explain the various water purification techniques. Features: Serves as a dedicated reference for this emerging topic Discusses state of the art developments in advanced computational techniques for water purification Brings together diverse experience in this field in one reference text Provides a roadmap for future developments in the area This book is primarily intended for chemical engineers hydrologists water resource managers civil engineers environmental engineers food scientists and food engineers interested in understanding the numerical approaches for different water purification techniques such as membrane sedimentation filtration micromagnetofluidic device and ozone/UV among others. | Advanced Computational Approaches for Water Treatment Applications in Food and Chemical Engineering

GBP 170.00
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Complexity Economics Economic Governance Science and Policy

Complexity Economics Economic Governance Science and Policy

Our socio–economic innovation ecosystem is riddled with ever-increasing complexity as we are faced with more frequent and intense shocks such as COVID-19. Unfortunately addressing complexity requires a different kind of economic governance. There is increasing pressure on economics to not only going beyond its traditional mainstream boundaries but also to tackle real-world problems such as fostering structural change enhancing sustained growth promoting inclusive development in the era of the digital economy and boosting green growth while addressing the divide between the financial sector and the real economy. This book demonstrates how to apply complexity science to economics in an effective and instructive way in the interest of life-enhancing policies. The book revolves around the non-negligible problem of why economics to date seems to be inadequate in guiding economic governance to navigate through real and ever-intensifying complex socio–economic and environmental challenges. With its interdisciplinary approach the book scans the nuanced nexus between complexity and economics by incorporating as well as transcending the state-of-the-art literature. It identifies ways to trigger opportunities for behavioural change in the economic profession with respect to how and what to teach introducing and developing further complexity economics taking into account the configuration of its main principles and outlining the silhouette of next-generation economic governance. The book deciphers recommendations for economic theory practice education and economic governance. It will be of interest to students scholars academics think-tank researchers and economic policy practitioners at the national and/or supranational levels. | Complexity Economics Economic Governance Science and Policy

GBP 170.00
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Laser-Matter Interaction for Radiation and Energy

Laser-Matter Interaction for Radiation and Energy

The interaction of high-power lasers with matter can generate Terahertz radiations that efficiently contribute to THz Time-Domain Spectroscopy and also would replace X-rays in medical and security applications. When a short intense laser pulse ionizes a gas it may produce new frequencies even in VUV to XUV domain. The duration of XUV pulses can be confined down to the isolated attosecond pulse levels required to study the electronic re-arrangement and ultrafast processes. Another important aspect of laser-matter interaction is the laser thermonuclear fusion control where accelerated particles also find an efficient use. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the most essential topics including Electromagnetic waves and lasers THz radiation using semiconducting materials / nanostructures / gases / plasmas Surface plasmon resonance THz radiation detection Particle acceleration technologies X-ray lasers High harmonics and attosecond lasers Laser based techniques of thermonuclear fusion Controlled fusion devices including NIF and ITER The book comprises of 11 chapters and every chapter starts with a lucid introduction to the main topic. Then sub-topics are sedulously discussed keeping in mind their basics methodology state-of-the-art and future perspective that will prove to be salutary for readers. High quality solved examples are appended to the chapters for their deep understanding and relevant applications. In view of the nature of the topics and their level of discussion this book is expected to have pre-eminent potential for researchers along with postgraduate and undergraduate students all over the world. | Laser-Matter Interaction for Radiation and Energy

GBP 150.00
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Reflections on the Revolution in Europe

Reflections on the Revolution in Europe

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 effectively ended the division of Europe into East and West and the features of our world that have resulted bear little resemblance to those of the forty years that preceded the Wall's fall. The rise of a new Europe prompts many questions most of which remain to be answered. What does it all mean? Where is it going to lead? Are we witnessing the conclusion of an era without seeing anything to replace an old and admittedly dismal way of life? What will a market economy do to the social texture of various countries of Central Europe? Will it not make some rich while many will become poorer than ever? How can the rule of law be brought about?In this incisive and lucid book Ralf Dahrendorf one of Europe's most distinguished scholars ponders these and other equally vexing questions. He regards what has happened in East Central Europe as a victory for neither of the social systems that once opposed each other across the Iron Curtain. Rather he views these events as a vote for an open society over a closed society. The continuing conundrum he argues which will plague peoples everywhere will be how to balance the need for economic growth with the desire for social justice while building authentic and enduring democratic institutions. Reflections on the Revolution in Europe which includes a new introduction from the author is a humane skeptical and anti-utopian work a manifesto for a radical liberalism in which the social entitlements of citizenship are as important a condition of progress as the opportunities for choice. A fascinating study of change and geopolitics in the modern world Reflections points the way towards a new politics for the twenty-first century. Ralf Dahrendorf born in Hamburg Germany in 1929 is a member of Britain's House of Lords. He was professor of sociology at Hamburg Tobingen and Konstanz from 1957 to 1968 and in 1974 moved to Britain. He has been the director of the London School of Economics warden of St. Antony's College and pro vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. He is the author of numerous books including The Modern Social Conflict and After 1989: Morals Revolution and Civil Society.

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