Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333604121 ISBN 13: 9780333604120
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In an ever-shrinking world, the need for a global perspective in dealing with the modern world has become acute. This book attempts to provide such a perspective by investigating the major changes in geopolitics and world economy during the past 500 years. However compact, it enables us to understand the present unravelling of Communism and the growing challenge from Asia to Western Superiority. It is shown that in so many ways the problems of the contemporary world spring from the unprecedented era of western domination, which the non-western world is now trying to unlive. 308 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333611845 ISBN 13: 9780333611845
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Provides an analysis of the classical gold standard (1880-1914) - the nearest historical equivalent to what EC countries are attempting to do - in order to examine critically these and other issues raised in the debate. Problems are highlighted that need to be solved before EMU becomes viable. 188 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333593928 ISBN 13: 9780333593929
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Earthquakes, guerrillas and military coups hit the headlines; the underlying social order passes almost unnoticed. As we move towards the end of Latin America's second century of independence, much about this fascinating area remains a mystery. Yet Latin America has led the way for the Third World to demand full equality for its citizens. In Latin America in the Twentieth Century two specialists in Latin American politics present a new view of this vital region, its frustrations, its setbacks and its possibilities. 268 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 033347578X ISBN 13: 9780333475782
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Modern life is often described as an iron cage from which there is no escape. But popular culture venerates leisure and travel as authentic escape routes from routine and monotony. However what kind of escape is tolerated in modern society How is it shaped by historical expectations of leisure and travel And what do we actually experience when we engage in leisure or travel activity This fascinating and accomplished book tries to supply answers to these questions. A major scholarly contribution to the sociological analysis of leisure, pleasure and travel, Dr Rojek's study is a radical challenge to the existing paradigmatic orthodoxy. Bryan S. Turner, University of Essex. 268 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333586638 ISBN 13: 9780333586631
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'Because of the insights offered the book under review should be compulsory reading for Ministers of Education and educational planners as well as for students of educational reform. They would find it readable, informative and disturbing. This could well become a classic account of why innovations fail. - Keith Watson, Department of Education Studies and Management, University of Reading Educational investment is now back at the top of the development agenda. The World Conference on Education for All confirmed the commitment of national governments and donors to provide opportunities for all children to enrol in school and reach minimum levels of achievement. This book takes a new look at the problems that confront politicians, planners, curriculum developers and teachers in implementing educational innovations in developing countries. The insights into theory and practice that emerge provide the intellectual yeast for the development of effective innovation strategies for the next decade. 340 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333604814 ISBN 13: 9780333604816
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Theatre has never been afraid to adapt, rewrite and contemporize Shakespeare's drama since theatre by definition is a living medium involving a corporate creativity. Shakespeare himself rewrote or adapted old plays and stories and since writing his dramas have experienced many transformations. Recent dramatists following this age-old tradition have rewritten some of Shakespeare's plays for the contemporary stage or modelled their drama on formulations used by him. Michael Scott examines a selection of such plays written in the last forty years. Some, such as Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot or Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead have become famed. Others such as Ionesco's Macbett are less well known but are no less signficant. Edward Bond's Lear, Arnold Wesker's The Merchant and Charles Marowitz's Collages represent an attempt by some modern dramatists to challenge a particular ideology which appears to have appropriated Shakespeare to itself. The book concludes with an examination of some recent trends in Shakespearean production, particularly by the Royal Shakespeare Company. 176 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333588029 ISBN 13: 9780333588024
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -'Deserves to be as popular with non-specialists as with those who have a science background.I can think of sixth-formers I would offer it to, and I know of an eighty-year-old (non-specialist) who would not let me finish my copy in peace' - Elspeth Crawford, Physics Education 'Cantor.achieves a level of insight into Farday's life which far surpasses all other biographies. It will form the basis on which future studies of all aspects of Faraday's life and work will have to be built' - Frank A.J.James, British Journal for the History of Science 'A sympathetic and accessible treatment of Faraday's life and work' - David Gooding, Physics World 'For those who want to know more about one of the UK's greatest figures, it is essential reading' - A.R.Butler, Chemistry in Britain 'Excellent Biography' - John Kerr, Scientific and Medical Network Newsletter This book locates Faraday and his science in the context of the Sandemanians. We gain both a new interpretation of one of the most important scientists of the nineteenth century and a fascinating insight into the relation between science and religion. 372 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333598350 ISBN 13: 9780333598351
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Feminising the Market discusses the role of the European Community, in particular the Single European Market, and shows how it is having an important impact on women's working lives. As well as documenting women's employment throughout Europe, the book addresses issues of key importance for women in Europe. These include how the European Community has developed policies that positively benefit women, the way that women are influencing change at the European level, and the impact that this is having at the national level. 228 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333586522 ISBN 13: 9780333586525
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Sometimes called the 'Bible of Personnel Selection', the first edition of this book established a leading position in its field. This new edition, while maintaining the original structure and stringent academic standard, has been thoroughly updated and revised to include new sections on ethical issues, meta analysis, feedback and candidates' reactions to recruitment media. 344 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 1349391131 ISBN 13: 9781349391134
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Maastricht will induce changes to the EC budget the various dimensions of which are explored in this volume. Based on the theory of fiscal federalism the author discusses important aspects of multilayer government finance for existing federations - Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the USA. He sketches the effects of an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) onto the Community budget, and concludes with a systematic treatment of revenue instruments for its future financing 224 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0792393562 ISBN 13: 9780792393566
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - An open process of restandardization, conducted by the IEEE, has led to the definitions of the new VHDL standard. The changes make VHDL safer, more portable, and more powerful. VHDL also becomes bigger and more complete. The canonical simulator of VHDL is enriched by new mechanisms, the predefined environment is more complete, and the syntax is more regular and flexible. Discrepancies and known bugs of VHDL'87 have been fixed. However, the new VHDL'92 is compatible with VHDL'87, with some minor exceptions. This book presents the new VHDL'92 for the VHDL designer. New features ar explained and classified. Examples are provided, each new feature is given a rationale and its impact on design methodology, and performance is analysed. Where appropriate, pitfalls and traps are explained. The VHDL designer will quickly be able to find the feature needed to evaluate the benefits it brings, to modify previous VHDL'87 code to make it more efficient, more portable, and more flexible. VHDL'92 is the essential update for all VHDL designers and managers involved in electronic design.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0792323394 ISBN 13: 9780792323396
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - This volume contains the papers presented at the Third Alexander von Humboldt Colloquium on Celestial Mechanics. The papers cover a large range of questions of current interest, from the behaviour of dust particles to the stability of the solar system as a whole. The motions of asteroids and their classification into families are also discussed. Specific topics addressed are KAM theory, chaotic motions, resonances, Lyapunov characteristic exponents, perturbation theory and numerical integration.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 079232322X ISBN 13: 9780792323228
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - This volume on the ecology of Mauritanian coastal waters and in particular the Banc d'Arguin, allows us to understand the functioning of this remarkable coastal wetland. Major questions concern the interaction between the Banc d'Arguin ecosystem on the one hand and the adjoining systems of the open ocean with its intensive upwelling phenomena and the Sahara desert on the other. Is the Banc d'Arguin ecosystem relatively isolated from its surroundings and does it function as a tropical pocket in a more temperate surrounding, as suggested by Sevrin-Reyssac (1983); or does it interact with both the Sahara and the Atlantic Ocean At the Banc d'Arguin, the area between the estuarine parts and the open ocean is extremely shallow and largely uncharted. Large research vessels cannot penetrate the shallows, whereas small vessels are often unable to negotiate the outer part of the shallow area due to rough weather conditions. Hence, separate teams report on work at the seaward side of this shallow sill and at the landward side. In addition, other teams address different questions, such as the productivity of the seagrass beds and the benthic fauna, the number of birds spending the summer at the Banc d'Arguin, and the distribution of several taxonomic groups of flora and fauna.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0306444119 ISBN 13: 9780306444111
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - Background.- Aging, Comorbidity, and Breast Cancer Survival: An Epidemiologic View.- Squamous Cell Cancer of the Cervix, Immune Senescence and HPV: Is Cervical Cancer an Age-Related Neoplasm .- Genetics and Epigenetics.- Genetic and Molecular Basis for Cellular Senescence.- A Single Gene Change Can Extend Yeast Life Span: The Role of ras in Cellular Senescence.- A Comparison of the Properties of Human P53 Mutant Alleles.- Gene Structure and Expression in Colorectal Cancer.- Influence of Physiological Changes in the Immune Constitutions in Aging and Cancer.- Tumors and Aging: The Influence of Age-Associated Immune Changes upon Tumor Growth and Spread.- T Cell Differentiation and Functional Maturation in Aging Mice.- Molecular Biology of Age-Related Changes in Some Types of Cancer.- I. Breast Cancer.- Cytogenetics and Clinical Correlations in Breast Cancer.- Breast Cancer: Influence of Endocrine Hormones, Growth Factors and Genetic Alterations.- Regulation of Estrogen Receptor Expression in Breast Cancer.- Aging and Development of Ovarian Epithelial Carcinoma: The Relevance of Changes in Ovarian Stromal Androgen Production.- II. Prostate Cancer.- Prostatic Cancer: An Age-Old Problem.- Stromal-Epithelial Paracrine Interactions in the Neoplastic Rat and Human Prostate.- Heparin-Binding Fibroblast Growth Factors and Prostate Cancer.- Molecular Epidemiology and Treatment Modality in Patients of Different Ages with Leukemias.- Age Related Changes in Adults with Acute Leukemia.- Significance of Chromosomal Chances in Patients of Different Age Groups with Acute Leukemia.- Glucocorticoid Receptors in Leukemias, Lymphomas and Myelomas of Young And Old.- Drug Resistance.- General Aspects of Cancer Chemotherapy in the Aged.- Drug Resistance and Cancer.- Summation and Synthesis.- From the Cancer Cell Biology Point of View.- From the Immunology Point of View.- From the Aging Point of View.- Participants and Contributors.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0306444143 ISBN 13: 9780306444142
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - Hemostatis and Desmopressin: Molecular Mechanisms of Cellular Responses to DDAVP; S. Hashemi, et al. Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics of Desmopressin: Toxicity of Desmopressin and Related Peptides; L.B. Kinter, et al. Desmopressin in Renal Disease: Control of Bleeding in Uremic Patients; Y. Sultan. Desmopressin and Platelets: Desmopressin in the Treatment of Congenital and Acquired Defects of Platelet Function; M. Cattaneo, P.M. Mannucci. Desmopressin and Surgery: Desmopressin, von Willenbrand Factor, and Surgery; M. Weinstein. Desmopressin and Blood Donation: Effects of Desmopressin on Normal Donors in Plasma Exchange Donations; R.J. Sassetti, B.C. McLeod. Clinical Applications of Desmopressin in Hemophilia and von Willenbrand's Disease: Intravenous and Subcutaneous Desmopressin; M. Kohler, G. Mariani. SideEffects and Adverse Reactions of Desmopressin: DDAVP and Tachyphylaxis in Healthy Subjects; V. Vicente, et al. Recapitulation: General Recapitulation and Search for a Consensus; P.M. Mannucci, et al. 33 additional articles. Index.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0306442728 ISBN 13: 9780306442728
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - In this volume, a distinguished international group of contributors present the latest molecular, organismal, and epidemiological research on arenaviruses. Their work will broaden both the clinician's and the researcher's knowledge of basic mechanisms of immunological tolerance, viral immunosuppression, the nature of protective immune responses to vaccination, and viral effects on cell functions.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0412562502 ISBN 13: 9780412562501
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - Significant developments in recent years have led to a deeper understanding of the role and function of carotenoids in photosynthesis. For the first time the biological, biochemical, and chemical aspects of the role of these pigments in photosynthesis are brought together in one comprehensive reference volume. Chapters focus on the photochemistry of carotenoids in light harvesting and photoprotection, the nature and distribution of carotenoids in photosynthetic organisms, their biosynthesis, the herbicidal inhibition of carotenogenesis and the `xanthophyll cycle'. Throughout details are given of the various methodologies used. A detailed appendix provides physical data for the major compounds. Carotenoids in Photosynthesis is an invaluable reference source for all plant scientists.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0306445220 ISBN 13: 9780306445224
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - Plenary Papers.- Systems Science - Addressing Global issues.- Systems Science.- The Actor as a Perfect Citizen.- Information Systems and Systems Science.- Engineering Systems.- Giving Requisite Variety to Strategy and Information Systems.- United Kingdom Higher Education - A Systems Failure .- Systems Practitioners: Facilitators of the Bringing - Forth of Social Systems.- A Theoretical Framework for an Interpretive-Systemic Study of Public Health Services in Venezuela.- Business Systems.- Metagame Analysis as a Tool for Longitudinal Analysis of Multi-Actorial Decision Processes.- Cultural Contradictions Impeding Global Competitiveness of American High-Technology Firms.- Systems Methodologies and Enabling Technologies: A Role for Group Support Systems .- The Evaluation of IT Investment.- Heuristic Methods as an Instrument to Develop a Manager.- Suprahuman Systems and Management: Steering in Jeopardy .- Using an Organisation Wide Consultation Approach for the Creation of Information and Information Technology Strategies.- Complex Systems.- Systems Synthesis.- Mapping Conceptual Models on to the Real World.- Systems Modelling with Natural Language and Fuzzy Logic.- Critical Systems.- Practising Freedom.- Ecology and Evaluation: The Macro-Quality Perspective.- 'Non-Traditional' Logistics - A Step Forward .- Critical Systems Thinking, Post-Modernism and the Philosophy of Richard Rorty.- Cybernetics.- Nonlinear Dynamics and Fire Risk Assessment.- A Cybernetic View of Quality Management.- Innofusion: Feedback in the Innovation Process.- Organizational Cybernetics.- Moving Management Around the Organisation or How to Make Jobs for the Boys.- Cybernetics & the Social: Conversations with Unspeakable Machines.- Linking SSM with VSM for Information System Management.- Cybernetics in Management.- A Workshop Methodology Based on the 'Viable System Model' of Stafford Beer.- Educational Systems.- Reading as a Complex Phenomenon.- Design of Vocational Education Systems: A Systems Science Contribution to the 'Competences' Debates.- Designing an MBA Curriculum for Information Systems Managers: An Analysis of Contextual Factors.- Theseus - A Model for Global Connectivity.- Problem-Solving Skills within the Curriculum: A Case for a 'Softer' Approach.- Creativity and Science Ecology of Mind: The Future Sight of Science has Begun.- Sport Training as an Open System.- Introducing Systems Thinking into Mathematics Learning.- Systems Education: is There a Mass Delivery Approach .- Computer-Based Methods of Knowledge Acquisition and Elicitation in Terms of the Subjective Representations and Teaching of Complex Domains.- Developments in the Automation of SSM Tutorials Using Multimedia Technology.- Environmental Systems, Social Systems, and Health Systems.- Systems Science and the Alternatives to the Changes of Soil in Areas of Traditional Agriculture.- A Systems Approach to Environmental Management.- A Systems Approach to Social Innovation.- Automation Technology as a Human Tool for Accomplishing Human Purposes.- Health for All and Community Participation.- Information Systems.- On the Incommensurability of Hard and Soft Systems Approaches to Information Systems Provision.- Knowledge Elicitation: First Step Towards Managing Floating Information in Financial Sectors.- Information Requirements: A Systems and Knowledge Based Approach.- They Shoot Werewolves, Don't They .- Function-Oriented Data Modelling.- Conceptual Modelling and DBS/KBS Design.- The Algorithmic Nature of Problem Solving.- Syntax and Semantic Analysis of Mission Statements.- Sublimating Methodologies: The Fallacy of' the Right Thing Right' .- Application-Oriented Tools for Software Development.- How to Deal with Wicked Problems Using a New Type of Information System.- Metaphorical Thinking and Information Systems: The Example of the Mechanistic Metaphor.- Improving the Impact of Systems Thinking on Information Systems Development.- Towards a Multimedia Based New Information Concep.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333576578 ISBN 13: 9780333576571
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - This book is a study of the American economy from 1929 to 1989 through the analysis of national income statistics and other data. It reaches important conclusions regarding the causes of unemployment, the relation of inflation to the stock of liquid assets and the budget deficit, the proportion of the population in poverty, the gap between interest and profit rates, the relation of productivity to income. These conclusions are discussed using graphs and diagrams extensively.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333560418 ISBN 13: 9780333560419
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - In recent years the capital markets have developed into ever more complex areas, and banks have competed with each other to develop more sophisticated and innovative methods of financing. The pace of this innovation has often outstripped the development of rules for financial reporting. Off balance sheet finance is one particular area where the standard-setters are only now catching up. The Accounting Standards Board recently published a further exposure draft on the subject. FRED 4 - Reporting the substance of transactions - and Part 1 discusses in detail how it will affect the accounting treatment of various forms of off balance sheet finance. The exposure draft is reproduced in full in Part 2. Off Balance Sheet Finance will be an indispensable guide for bankers, other financiers, accountants and lawyers.
Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Jun 1993, 1993
ISBN 10: 0333583086 ISBN 13: 9780333583081
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: NEW. Neuware - To date, most academic and practical texts have concentrated on the exchange-traded markets and focused on the nature and price characteristics of the various listed instruments. By contrast, OTC Markets in Derivative Instruments deals in detail with the complexities of the over-the-counter markets - extending a description of the core products to a discussion of real world applications and risks. Regulatory, accounting and tax issues are also covered. Contributors include Bankers Trust, BZW, GNI, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Natwest Futures, Midland Montagu and Mitsubishi.