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Astronomy and Astrology in al-Andalus and the Maghrib

Astronomy and Astrology in al-Andalus and the Maghrib

This new volume of papers by Julio Sams³ deals with the development of astronomy and astrology in al-Andalus and the Maghrib between the 10th and the 19th centuries. Opening with a survey of the social history of the exact sciences in al-Andalus the book then looks at astronomical tables: the first stages of the introduction of al-Khwarizmi's and al-Battani's tables through the school of Maslama al-Majriti the development of Ibn al-Zarqalluh/ Azarquiel's theories in Maghribi zijes (Ibn al-Banna' and Ibn Azzuz) and the abandonment of this tradition towards the end of the 14th century. From this period onwards new Eastern zijes (Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi Ibn al-Shatir Ulugh Beg) are introduced in the Maghrib and towards the beginning of the 17th century a translation of Abraham Zacut and José Vizinho's Almanach Perpetuum (end of the 15th century) becomes well known in the whole Islamic world from Morocco to the Yemen. As well as zijes themselves the author also deals with theoretical astronomy (the use of an elliptical deferent for Mercury in Ibn al-Zarqalluh's equatorium and the criticisms of Ibn al-Haytham and Jabir b. Aflah on Ptolemy's determination of the parameters of the same planet) and with the use of zijes for the calculation of horoscopes and an experimental astrological method for the correction of mean motion planetary tables (Ibn Azzuz).

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Ibn al-Haytham and Analytical Mathematics A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 2

Ibn al-Haytham and Analytical Mathematics A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 2

This volume provides a unique primary source on the history and philosophy of mathematics and the exact sciences in the mediaeval Arab world. The second of five comprehensive volumes this book offers a detailed exploration of Arabic mathematics in the eleventh century as embodied in the legacy of the celebrated polymath al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham. Extensive analyses and annotations from the eminent scholar Roshdi Rashed support a number of key Arabic texts from Ibn al-Haytham’s treatises in infinitesimal mathematics translated here into English for the first time. Rashed shows how Ibn al-Haytham’s works demonstrate a remarkable mathematical competence in mathematical subjects like the quadrature of the circle and of lunes the calculation of the volumes of paraboloids the problem of isoperimetric plane figures and solid figures with equal surface areas along with the extraction of square and cubic roots. The present text is complemented by the first volume of A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics which focused on founding figures and commentators in the ninth and tenth centuries Archimedean-Apollonian mathematical ‘School of Baghdad’. This constellation of works illustrates the historical and epistemological development of ‘infinitesimal mathematics’ as it became clearly articulated in the oeuvre of Ibn al-Haytham. Contributing to a more informed and balanced understanding of the internal currents of the history of mathematics and the exact sciences in Islam and of its adaptive interpretation and assimilation in the European context this fundamental text will appeal to historians of ideas epistemologists and mathematicians at the most advanced levels of research. | Ibn al-Haytham and Analytical Mathematics A History of Arabic Sciences and Mathematics Volume 2

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Aproximaciones al estudio del español como lengua de herencia

Aproximaciones al estudio del español como lengua de herencia

Aproximaciones al estudio del español como lengua de herencia reúne diversas perspectivas sobre el estudio del español como lengua de herencia en el contexto de los Estados Unidos. El volumen presenta una amplia gama de enfoques lingüísticos modelos pedagógicos e innovaciones programáticas. Dirigido a investigadores noveles y experimentados al igual que a estudiantes y profesionales de la enseñanza es un volumen ideal para aquellas personas que desean actualizar sus conocimientos del campo y obtener una perspectiva panorámica sobre la investigación y la enseñanza del español como lengua de herencia. Características principales: temas que incluyen entre otros la fonología/la fonética la morfosintaxis la pragmática la enseñanza mediante el enfoque por tareas la literacidad múltiple el translenguar los programas de community college el español para fines específicos y la investigación-acción; contenidos teóricos empíricos y pragmáticos relevantes para la enseñanza del español como lengua de herencia; descripciones y ejemplos que facilitan la adquisición de conocimientos sobre la materia; diferentes secciones que permiten la flexibilidad en cuanto al orden de lectura del volumen; preguntas de reflexión al final de cada capítulo para facilitar la comprensión de los temas presentados. Escrito de manera clara y accesible Aproximaciones al estudio del español como lengua de herencia es un recurso indispensable para cursos de grado y posgrado en español sobre el español como lengua de herencia. Aproximaciones al estudio del español como lengua de herencia brings together a number of diverse scholarly voices and perspectives on the study of Spanish as a heritage language with a focus on the United States context. The volume presents a comprehensive view of this growing and dynamic field with the latest on linguistic approaches pedagogical models and programmatic innovations. Directed to beginning and seasoned researchers as well as to students and practitioners who wish to update their knowledge of the field and gain a fresh perspective on different approaches to researching and teaching Spanish heritage bilinguals. Written in Spanish for a wider audience in the Spanish-speaking world and for the teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in Spanish. Key features: A broad range of topics including phonology/phonetics morphosyntax pragmatics task-based language teaching multiliteracy translanguaging community college programs Spanish for specific purposes and action research among others; Clear overviews of theoretical empirical and pragmatic issues relevant to the teaching of Spanish as a heritage language; Every chapter builds on specific core questions central to current understandings of research and practice; Concise descriptions and examples throughout provide readers with the tools they need to understand the subject matter; Organized into three sections that allows for flexibility regarding reading order; A section of reflection questions at the end of each chapter to help readers gain a deeper understanding of the issues at stake. Written in clear and accessible Spanish Aproximaciones al estudio del español como lengua de herencia is a critical resource for those interested in understanding Spanish heritage speakers’ multifaceted linguistic experience in tandem with providing a meaningful educational experience that supports their personal professional and learning goals.

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Al Jazeera and the Global Media Landscape The South is Talking Back

Al Jazeera and the Global Media Landscape The South is Talking Back

This book analyzes how and why Al Jazeera English (AJE) became the channel of choice to understand the massive protests across the Arab world 2011. Aiming to explain the ‘Al Jazeera moment ’ it tracks the channel’s bumpy road towards international recognition in a longitudinal in-depth analysis of the channel’s editorial profile and strategies. Studying AJE from its launch in mid-November 2006 to the ‘Arab Spring’ it explains and problematizes the channel’s ambitious editorial agenda and strategies examines the internal conflicts practical challenges and minor breakthroughs in its formative years. The Al Jazeera-phenomenon has received massive attention but it remains under-researched. The growth of transnational satellite television has transformed the global media landscape into a complex web of multi-vocal multimedia and multi-directional flows. Based on a combination of policy- production- and content analysis of comprehensive empirical data the book offers an innovative perspective on the theorization of global news contra-flows. By problematizing the distinctive characteristics of AJE it examines the strategic motivation behind the channel and the ways in which its production processes and news profile are meant to be different from its Anglo-American competitors. These questions underscore a central nexus of the book: the changing relationship between transnational satellite news and power. | Al Jazeera and the Global Media Landscape The South is Talking Back

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Light-Based Science Technology and Sustainable Development The Legacy of Ibn al-Haytham

Light-Based Science Technology and Sustainable Development The Legacy of Ibn al-Haytham

This book discusses light-based science emphasizing its pervasive influence in science technology policy and education. A wide range of contributors offers a comprehensive study of the tremendous and indeed foundational contributions of Ibn al Haytham a scholar from the medieval period. The analysis then moves into the future development of light-based technology. Written as a multi-disciplinary reference book by leading scholars in the history of science and /or photonics it covers Ibn al Haytham’s optics LED lighting for sustainable development global and atomic-scale time with new light sources advanced technology and vision science. Cutting-edge optical technologies and their global impact is addressed in detail and the later chapters also explore challenges with renewable energy the global impact of photonics and optical and photonic education technology. Practical examples and illustrations are provided throughout the text. | Light-Based Science Technology and Sustainable Development The Legacy of Ibn al-Haytham

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The Gulf Stock Exchange Crash The Rise and Fall of the Souq Al-Manakh

The Gulf Stock Exchange Crash The Rise and Fall of the Souq Al-Manakh

The collapse of Souq Al-Manakh in Kuwait in August 1982 was the most spectacular financial crash of recent years. The market had developed as a parallel stock exchange dealing in the shares of Gulf companies not resident in Kuwait. Fuelled by manic speculation the market grew at a phenomenal rate throughout 1981 and early 1982. Inexperienced investors gambled huge sums on the shares of shell companies promoted largely for share speculation. At the height of the market US$92 billion was outstanding on nearly 30 000 postdated cheques the usual form of payment used in the market. The financial crisis created by the collapse of the Souq Al-Manakh threatened the stability of Kuwait. The government was forced to intervene and absorb the major part of the loss. This book first published in 1986 traces the growth of the stock market and analyses its collapse. It also discusses in detail the wider impact of this debacle on the economic life of the Gulf. | The Gulf Stock Exchange Crash The Rise and Fall of the Souq Al-Manakh

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Avicenna's Al-Shifā' Oriental Philosophy

Avicenna's Al-Shifā' Oriental Philosophy

This book deals with the philosophy of Ibn Sina - Avicenna as he was known in the Latin West- a Persian Muslim who lived in the eleventh century considered one of the most important figures in the history of philosophy. Although much has been written about Avicenna and especially about his major philosophical work Al-Shifa this book presents the rationalist Avicenna in an entirely new light showing him to have presented a theory where our claims of knowledge about the world are in effect just that claims and must therefore be underwritten by our faith in God. His project enlists arguments in psychology as well as in language and logic. In a sense the ceiling he puts on the reach of reason can be compared with later rationalists in the Western tradition from Descartes to Kant –though unlike Descartes he does not deem it necessary to reconstruct his theory of knowledge via a proof of the existence of God. Indeed Avicenna’s theory presents the concept of God as being necessarily presupposed by our theory of knowledge and God as the Necessary Being who is presupposed by an existing world where nothing of itself is what it is by an intrinsic nature and must therefore be as it is due to an external cause. The detailed and original analysis of Avicenna’s work here is presented as what he considered to be his own or ‘oriental’ philosophy. Presenting an innovative interpretation of Avicenna’s thought this book will appeal to scholars working on classical Islamic philosophy kalām and the History of Logic. | Avicenna's Al-Shifā' Oriental Philosophy

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'Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part One) An Introductory Course in Arabic

'Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part One) An Introductory Course in Arabic

‘Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part One) second edition offers a groundbreaking introduction to Arabic as it is written and spoken by native speakers. It combines a grounding in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) with an innovative integration of the spoken Levantine variety used in Syria Lebanon Jordan and Palestine. The course efficiently prepares students for the practical realities of learning and “living” Arabic today. The book contains 29 theme-based units covering all the core topics expected in a first-year Arabic course such as countries clothes colors family and professions. The book is to be used in conjunction with the companion website (www. routledge. com/cw/younes) offering a wealth of additional instructor and student resources. This volume is the first in an exciting three-part series of Arabic textbooks which together provide a complete three-year undergraduate language program. The book is an essential resource for students beginning to learn Arabic. While primarily designed for classroom use it is also highly suitable for independent study. The materials are designed to bring students from the novice low level to the intermediate low level on the ACTFL scale and from A1 to A2/B1 on the CEFR scale. | 'Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part One) An Introductory Course in Arabic

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'Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part Two) An Intermediate Course in Arabic

'Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part Two) An Intermediate Course in Arabic

Arabiyyat al Naas (Part Two): An Intermediate Course in Arabic second edition offers a vibrant course in Arabic as it is written and spoken today by educated native speakers. It is a theme-based textbook delivered in the form of a serialized radio drama. Through the lens of journalism and personal interactions modelled by the main characters of this radio drama learners are equipped to continue developing their spoken and written Arabic skills in the context of authentic dialogues and reading texts. As such this book reflects cross-dialectal communication as used by native speakers across the Arab world. Features include: Twenty-one theme-based units covering a wide range of relevant and engaging topics Thorough coverage of listening speaking writing and reading skills in every unit with lessons structured to provide students with variety stimulation and further opportunities for practice Humorous realistic dialogues reflecting everyday educated speech among Arabs to build up strong and practical communication skills Free companion website (www. routledge. com/cw/younes) featuring extensive audio recordings of the listening materials in the textbook videos that supplement the textbook and texts of the listening passages in the textbook Developed by an experienced and dynamic author team and tested over a number of years at Cornell University Arabiyyat al Naas (Part Two) will be an essential resource for intermediate-level students of Arabic. While primarily designed for classroom use the accessibility of the course also renders it highly suitable for independent study. Using the Common European Framework Reference it takes the learner from B. 1 to B. 2 and in terms of the levels of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages it takes the learner from Intermediate Low to Intermediate High/Advanced Low. This volume is the second in a pioneering three-part series of Arabic textbooks which together provide a complete three-year undergraduate language program. | 'Arabiyyat al-Naas (Part Two) An Intermediate Course in Arabic

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Free Will and Predestination in Islamic Thought Theoretical Compromises in the Works of Avicenna al-Ghazali and Ibn 'Arabi

Free Will and Predestination in Islamic Thought Theoretical Compromises in the Works of Avicenna al-Ghazali and Ibn 'Arabi

The subject of human free-will versus divine predestination is one of the most contentious topics in classical Islamic thought. By focusing on a theme of central importance to any philosophy of religion and to Islam in particular this book offers a critical study of the intellectual contributions offered to this discourse by three key medieval Islamic thinkers: Avicenna al-Ghāzālī and Ibn ʿArabī. Through investigation of primary sources Free Will and Predestination in Islamic Thought establishes the historical political and intellectual circumstances which prompted Avicenna al-Ghāzālī and Ibn ʿArabī’s attempts at harmonization. By analysing the theoretical and linguistic ‘techniques’ which were employed to convey these endeavours this book demonstrates that the three individuals were committed to compromise between philosophical theological and mystical outlooks. Arguing that the three scholars’ treatments of the so-called qaḍā wa’l-qadar (decree and destiny) and ikhtiyār (free-will) issues were innovative influential and fundamentally more complex than hitherto recognized this book contributes to a fuller understanding of Islamic intellectual history and culture and will be useful to researchers interested in Islamic Studies Religion and Islamic Mysticism. | Free Will and Predestination in Islamic Thought Theoretical Compromises in the Works of Avicenna al-Ghazali and Ibn 'Arabi

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Riḥla ilā Bilād al-‘Arab رحلة إلى بلاد العرب A Comprehensive Introductory Course for Arabic Heritage Speakers

Riḥla ilā Bilād al-‘Arab رحلة إلى بلاد العرب A Comprehensive Introductory Course for Arabic Heritage Speakers

Riḥla ilā Bilād al-‘Arab starts with the Arabic alphabet and gradually and systematically builds the reading and writing skills and mastery of Fuṣḥā grammar. As students develop their reading writing and grammar skills they will be learning about Arab history society and culture. This book contextualizes Arabic grammar teaching with sufficient and relevant drills and exercises. Added personal and cultural interest is given by the diary of Amal an American student of Arab descent who travels to Jordan and Palestine. This textbook includes maps illustrations and photographs and is accompanied by audio on the companion website that can be viewed here: www. routledge. com/cw/younes . The book is designed for Arabic heritage students—students who can understand and speak an Arabic dialect (Egyptian Iraqi Moroccan etc. ) but are unfamiliar with Modern Standard Arabic known as Fuṣḥā. | Riḥla ilā Bilād al-‘Arab رحلة إلى بلاد العرب A Comprehensive Introductory Course for Arabic Heritage Speakers

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Laser-Plasma Interactions

Laser-Plasma Interactions

A Solid Compendium of Advanced Diagnostic and Simulation Tools Exploring the most exciting and topical areas in this field Laser-Plasma Interactions focuses on the interaction of intense laser radiation with plasma. After discussing the basic theory of the interaction of intense electromagnetic radiation fields with matter the book covers three applications of intense fields in plasma: inertial fusion wakefield accelerators and advanced radiation sources. Collecting contributions from a host of international experts the book provides a thorough grounding in the fundamental concepts of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter before moving on to selected advanced topics from the field. It describes state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and experimental techniques used to study laser-plasma interactions as well as simulation tools for modeling these interactions. With a focus on current research trends this book guides readers to the brink of the most stimulating challenges in the field. It also gives readers an appreciation of the underlying phenomena linking several applications.

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Snakes of the World A Supplement

Snakes of the World A Supplement

Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species published in 2014 was the first catalogue of its kind and covered all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 and 2012. This new volume will be a supplement to this important herpetological reference and will include new published data on snakes named and recognized since 2012. Key Features Supplements and updates Wallach et al. – Snakes of the World – the only work to cover all living snakes in the world. Includes updates for fossil snakes named since the publication of Wallach et al. Summarizes the systematic snake literature published since the appearance of Wallach et al. Genera and species are listed alphabetically for ease of reference. Related Titles Wallach V. K. L. Williams and J. Boundy. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species (ISBN 978-1-138-03400-6) Aldridge R. D. and D. M. Sever eds. Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes (ISBN 978-1-57808-701-3) Caldwell M. W. The Origin of Snakes: Morphology and the Fossil Record (ISBN 978-1-4822-5134-0) | Snakes of the World A Supplement

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Vertebrate Evolution From Origins to Dinosaurs and Beyond

Vertebrate Evolution From Origins to Dinosaurs and Beyond

The first vertebrate animals appear in the fossil record over 520 million years ago. These lineages diversified and eventually crept ashore leading to further evolutionary divergence and the appearance of the familiar charismatic vertebrates of today. From the tiniest fishes diminutive salamanders and miniaturized lizards to gargantuan dinosaurs enormous brontotheres and immense whales vertebrates have captured the imagination of the lay public as well as the most erudite academics. They are the among the best studied organisms. This book employs beautifully rendered illustrations of these diverse lineages along with informative text to document a rich evolutionary history. The prolific and best-selling author reveals much of the latest findings regarding the phylogenetic history of vertebrates without overwhelming the reader with pedantry and excessive jargon. Simultaneously comprehensive and authoritative while being approachable and lucid this book should appeal to both the scholar the student and the fossil enthusiast. Key Features Provides an up-to-date account of evolution of vertebrates Includes numerous beautiful color reconstructions of prehistoric vertebrates Describes extinct vertebrates and their evolutionary history Discusses and illustrates the first vertebrates as well as familiar lineages of fishes amphibians reptiles birds and mammals Reviews mass extinctions and other important events in the diversification of vertebrates Related Titles Bard J. Evolution: The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity (ISBN 9780367357016) Böhmer C. et al. Atlas of Terrestrial Mammal Limbs (ISBN 9781138705906) Diogo R. et al. Muscles of Chordates: Development Homologies and Evolution (ISBN 9781138571167) Schweitzer M. H. et al. Dinosaurs: How We Know What We Know (ISBN 9780367563813) | Vertebrate Evolution From Origins to Dinosaurs and Beyond

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Pronunciaciones del español

Pronunciaciones del español

Pronunciaciones del español es una introducción accesible a la fonética y la fonología del español que destaca la diversidad de pronunciaciones empleadas en el mundo hispanohablante. Con explicaciones claras y gráficos detallados este libro guía al estudiante en el aprendizaje de conceptos claves de fonética articulatoria y acústica. El libro presta especial atención a la variación sociolingüística a partir de ejemplos que cubren pronunciaciones típicas de variedades estándares y de variedades generalmente consideradas no normativas. Una abundante selección de ejercicios y actividades permite al estudiante reforzar la comprensión de conceptos claves y practicar las pronunciaciones comentadas. Un glosario bilingüe (español-inglés) archivos de audio y recursos pedagógicos se encuentran disponibles en línea en www. routledge. com/9781138657540. El libro es idóneo para estudiantes que inician estudios al nivel avanzado de español y de lingüística hispánica y que buscan familiarizarse con las pronunciaciones de diferentes variedades de español. Pronunciaciones del español is an accessible introduction to the linguistic diversity of Spanish phonetics and phonology. With clear explanations and detailed illustrations this book guides students through key concepts in articulatory and acoustic phonetics. Particular attention is paid throughout to sociolinguistic variation with examples covering pronunciations typical of standard varieties as well as varieties generally considered to be non-normative. A rich array of exercises and activities allow students to reinforce understanding of key concepts and practice the pronunciations as described. A bilingual glossary accompanying audio files and teaching resources are available online at www. routledge. com/9781138657540. This book is ideal for advanced students of Spanish and Hispanic Linguistics looking to develop familiarity with the pronunciation of different varieties of Spanish.

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System Integration

System Integration

System Integration presents the systems approach to complex problem solving and provides a powerful base for both product and process integration. This unique reference describes 27 kinds of integration work primarily obtained through human communications. Simple computer applications-already in place in most companies-have the resources to encourage the availability and sharing of current team knowledge which results in an intense cooperative experience leading rapidly to sound design solutions.

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Supernatural Creatures in Arabic Literary Tradition

Supernatural Creatures in Arabic Literary Tradition

This volume explores the cultural meaning of several supernatural creatures in Arabia tracing the historical development of these creatures and their recent representations in the Western world. Utilizing a variety of old and new Arabic English and French sources the text explores creatures including the Ghoul and its derivations the Rukh bird and the dragon. Unlike other texts which primarily focus on Genies or Jinns this volume explores other supernatural and mythical creatures that have been popular in the Middle East and Arabia for centuries but are less known to Western audiences. Dr. Al-Rawi argues that many of these creatures have pre-Islamic roots and that they served an important function in connecting the past with the present offering a popular vehicle to articulate and imagine the supernatural dimension of existence which helps in consolidating religious views. | Supernatural Creatures in Arabic Literary Tradition

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Sustainable Retrofits Post War Residential Towers in Britain

Sustainable Retrofits Post War Residential Towers in Britain

Presenting the state-of-the-art in sustainable retrofits in post war residential towers this book captures and re-informs the current intense refurbishing process that is taking place in Britain which is part of a global phenomenon happening all over the world as cities upgrade their building stock in an attempt to comply with governmental emission reduction targets. The authors present inspections of 20 sustainably retrofitted social housing towers analysing their aesthetic and technical modifications as well as the shifts occurring in their social structure. The authors use over 200 full colour plans elevations photographs maps and illustrations to beautifully support the statistical and analytical information collected. Finally they include interviews with some of the architects who designed the retrofits residents and key stakeholders to inform the conclusions. | Sustainable Retrofits Post War Residential Towers in Britain

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Called to Account Financial Frauds that Shaped the Accounting Profession

Called to Account Financial Frauds that Shaped the Accounting Profession

Called to Account traces the evolution of the global public accounting profession through a series of scandals leading to voluntary or mandated reforms. Ever entertaining and educational the book describes 16 of the most audacious accounting frauds of the last 80 years and identifies the accounting standards and legislation adopted as a direct consequence of each scandal. This third edition offers expanded coverage of the Global Financial Crisis and international auditing. While retaining favorite chapters exposing the schemes of Crazy Eddie Antar Chainsaw Al Dunlap and Barry the Boy Wonder Minkow new chapters describe the accounting problems at Lehman Brothers Colonial Bank and Olympus. Students will learn that financial fraud is a global problem and that accounting reform is heavily influenced by politics. With discussion questions and a chart mapping each chapter to topics covered in popular auditing textbooks Called to Account is the ideal companion for classes in auditing fraud examination advanced accounting or professional responsibilities. | Called to Account Financial Frauds that Shaped the Accounting Profession

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Dying to Self and Detachment

Dying to Self and Detachment

Exploring the religious category of dying to self this book aims to resolve contemporary issues that relate to detachment. Beginning with an examination of humility in its general notion and as a religious virtue that detachment presupposes Kellenberger draws on a range of ancient medieval modern and contemporary sources that address the main characteristics of detachment including the work of Meister Eckhart St. Teresa and Simone Weil as well as writers as varied as Gregory of Nyssa Rabi'a al-Adawiyya S¸ren Kierkegaard Andrew Newberg John Hick and Keiji Nishitani. Kellenberger explores the key issues that arise for detachment including the place of the individual's will in detachment the relationship of detachment to desire to attachment to persons and to self-love and self-respect and issues of contemporary secular detachment such as inducement via chemicals. This book heeds the relevance of the religious virtue of detachment for those living in the twenty-first century. | Dying to Self and Detachment

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Modeling and Forecasting Primary Commodity Prices

Modeling and Forecasting Primary Commodity Prices

Recent economic growth in China and other Asian countries has led to increased commodity demand which has caused price rises and accompanying price fluctuations not only for crude oil but also for the many other raw materials. Such trends mean that world commodity markets are once again under intense scrutiny. This book provides new insights into the modeling and forecasting of primary commodity prices by featuring comprehensive applications of the most recent methods of statistical time series analysis. The latter utilize econometric methods concerned with structural breaks unobserved components chaotic discovery long memory heteroskedasticity wavelet estimation and fractional integration. Relevant tests employed include neural networks correlation dimensions Lyapunov exponents fractional integration and rescaled range. The price forecasting involves structural time series trend plus cycle and cyclical trend models. Practical applications focus on the price behaviour of more than twenty international commodity markets. | Modeling and Forecasting Primary Commodity Prices

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The Modern History of Iraq

The Modern History of Iraq

The Modern History of Iraq is a remarkably readable account of contemporary Iraq placing in historical perspective the crises and upheavals that continue to afflict the country. This text weaves together several important themes including the search for a national identity the struggle to achieve social and economic development the changes in political dynamics and the impact of foreign interventions to provide readers with a holistic understanding of modern Iraq. Revised and updated throughout the fourth edition features more discussion of cultural identity and media and society. In addition this edition includes two new chapters on the events and shifts in the country of the early twenty-first century-the US intervention and withdrawal the stabilization and subsequent unraveling of the Maliki government the effects of the Arab uprisings and the rise of ISIS-and their political economic and social consequences. Written by noted Iraq scholar Phebe Marr with new co-author Ibrahim al-Marashi this text is essential reading for readers who seek to understand modern Iraq in the context of historical perspective.

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Israeli Masculinity Sex Work and Consumerism Heteronormativity and Sexual Repertoires

Israeli Masculinity Sex Work and Consumerism Heteronormativity and Sexual Repertoires

Israeli Masculinity Sex Work and Consumerism: Heteronormativity and Sexual Repertoires explores the inner world of Israeli sex work consumers and their use of digital technologies on which intense feelings of social togetherness and belonging create a localized form of homosociality and brotherhood. The first of its kind to offer an in-depth analysis of masculine sexual repertoires in the field of sex consumption this book uses extensive data and observations of online ethnography among a community of Israeli sex consumers operating online. It elucidates the economics of demand in the field of sexual consumption and highlights how the rise of the thriving online communities of sex consumers can function as a platform on which power relations between men themselves are publicly displayed and are constantly challenged. Israeli Masculinity Sex Work and Consumerism: Heteronormativity and Sexual Repertoires will be suitable for researchers in Gender and Sexuality Studies Sociology Anthropology and Criminology. | Israeli Masculinity Sex Work and Consumerism Heteronormativity and Sexual Repertoires

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Decision Modes in Complex Task Environments

Decision Modes in Complex Task Environments

Despite intense research on decision-making in action we still know little about when decision-makers rely on deliberate vs. intuitive decision-making in decision situations under complexity and uncertainty. Building on default-interventionist dual-processing theory this book studies decision-making modes (deliberate vs. intuitive) in complex task environments contingent on perceived complexity experience and decision style preference. We find that relatively inexperienced decision-makers respond to increases in subjective complexity with an increase in deliberation and tend to follow their decision style preference. Experienced decision-makers are less guided by their decision preference and respond to increases in subjective complexity only minimally. This book contributes to a developing stream of research linking decision-making with intra-personal and environmental properties and fosters our understanding of the conditions under which decision-makers rely on intuitive vs. deliberate decision modes. In doing so we go one step further towards a comprehensive theory of decision-making in action. | Decision Modes in Complex Task Environments

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