scholars' press jun 2014 (187 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Supervision of educational personnel, programmes and projects, is the stock in trade for District Education Officers and Education Inspectors in Zimbabwe. However, supervision appears to be undertaken as 'business as usual' as evidenced by the analysis that was made on covering minutes that were used to submit supervision reports to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education's Head Office. This is a must read book that provides an opportunity to gain insights on what is deduced from the analysis of the written covering minutes and summaries of external supervision reports. Critical issues for consideration in the deployment of supervision personnel are unearthed. Effective Education managers with a desire to make a lasting difference and those aspiring to be in this cohort, will find this book useful in their day to day supervisory roles.While the covering minutes under discussion are specifically related to primary schools supervision, the presented ideas can be applied to any document that should be sent under a covering minute.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study is the first empirical look at antecedents and consequences of relationships with executive search firms and the increasingly important role headhunters play in the allocation of executive talent to available positions. A web-based survey was used to collect data from 701 executives who were subscribers to a career placement database maintained by an international association of executive search firms. These executives worked in a variety of industries and functional areas around the United States and earned a minimum annual salary of $100,000. Results suggest that certain networking behaviors and human capital characteristics explain how individuals become identified and involved in relationships with executive search professionals and that these relationships contribute positively to current salary, career promotions, and perceived career success. These findings provide evidence of the important role that executive search firms play in the identification and allotment of executive talent. Additionally, the data provide a basis for understanding how executive search firm relationships are developed and their instrumental value in executive career attainment.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In the postmodern era, language is often dissociated from its user, and playfully generates meaning. This book clearly shows how Jacques Derrida deconstructs Western thought which he calls logocentrism, and how his deconstruction brings about the self-engendering and self-expressive function of language. With regard to Derridäs deconstruction, this book delves into William Faulkner¿s novels. Mosquitoes (1927), The Sound and the Fury (1929) and Absalom, Absalom! (1936), among others, reveal Faulkner¿s view of language that language does not simply represent the object but engages in creative self-expression. Mosquitoes exposes Faulkner¿s basic thoughts about art and language through the conversations of the people who are gathered for Mrs. Maurier¿s yacht party. The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom! lay bare the space of text where meanings are, not governed by the unified system, but produced through the free play of language.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 188 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book presents results of survey research that investigated causes of construction project disputes, as well as identifying potential strategies that could be implemented to decrease construction project disputes. The book presents major findings of the most frequent and most damaging problems occurring in construction projects. It also presents implications and offers recommendations for practice based on the findings.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 148 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The storage vendors have their own standards for the management of their storage resources but it creates interoperability issues on different storage products. With the recent advent of the new protocol named Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S), the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has taken a major step in order to make the storage management more effective and organized. SMI-S has replaced its predecessor Storage Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and it has been categorized as an ISO standard. The main objective of the SMI-S is to provide interoperability management of the heterogeneous storage vendor systems by unifying the Storage Area Network (SAN) management, hence making the dreams of the network managers come true. SMI-S is a guide to build systems using modules that ¿plug¿ together. SMI-S compliant storage modules that use CIM ¿language¿ and adhere to CIM schema interoperate in a system regardless of which vendor built them. SMI-S is object-oriented, any physical or abstract storage-related elements can be defined as a CIM object. SMI-S can unify the SAN management systems and it works well with the heterogeneous storage environment.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 88 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The phenomenon of interplanetary scintillation is an effective tool to study the solar activity. The technique involves observation of radio signals from a distant compact source propagating through the IPM. These waves from the radio source are scattering by density irregularities in the interplanetary plasma to produce a two dimensional intensity pattern on the ground. The pattern moves because of the relative velocity of the solar wind and the earth and is observed as intensity scintillations by a radio telescope. The study of IPS activity is also of practical importance, as major solar activity often results in geomagnetic disturbances which disrupt radio communication and pose radiation hazards to astronauts on space missions. For these reasons it is important to understand interplanetary activity over all possible scales and study its relation to the solar and geomagnetic activity. The existing IPS observations, however, have been more suited to study long time scale interplanetary activity. The radio telescope at Rajkot used for the present investigations consists of a full wave dipole antenna array, correlation receiver, and analogue and digital data recording devices.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 60 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book presents a detailed descriptive analysis and performer¿s guide for Alberto Ginasteräs Twelve American Preludes Op.12. The author emphasizes the study of specific compositional and pianistic techniques for the performer who wishes to develop a deeper understanding of this remarkable twentieth century work. Equally important is the attempt to develop a greater appreciation of the importance and contributions of one Argentinäs greatest composers.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Instructors of introductory physics courses expect that students will be able to apply what they have learned in previous mathematics courses to what they are learning in introductory mechanics. Once they have completed introductory mechanics they will be able to apply the conceptual and procedural knowledge developed in mechanics to the learning of electricity and magnetism. Fulfillment of these expectations requires that students transfer knowledge obtained in previous courses to different contexts in subsequent courses. However, there is little agreement among education researchers about the mechanism of transfer from one context to another and about how to measure transfer. This study describes an initial investigation into transfer across contexts in introductory physics, and into the measurement of transfer. The first part of this book describes an investigation we have conducted to better understand the extent to which students transfer knowledge from math to physics, concentrating on the mathematics of proportional reasoning that is ubiquitous in introductory physics courses. Results suggest that many students do not have the level of preparation expected by their instructoVDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book explores the concept of financial capability as it applies to the well-being of low-income and financially vulnerable households in the United States. Social workers have only recently begun to apply the concept of financial capability to low-income households in the United States, and are beginning to understand how to build the financial capability of low-income households. One question that has already emerged from discussions within social work on financial capability is ¿What are the discrete and summative contributions of individual ability and financial inclusion to the well-being of low-income households ¿ This book explores the concept of financial capability, describes its theoretical foundations, and reviews the empirical literature on summative and discrete contributions of financial knowledge and financial inclusion to the well-being of low-income households.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -With the appreciations from the academicians for the first book on ¿EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE¿ the author ventured to release this book with a primary focus on the impact of Gender, Type of Institution and Social Status on Teacher Performance. Job tenure/experience definitely influences teacher performance. The researcher focused on this issue also in the present investigation. The relationship of teacher performance with different psychological variables is different. The researcher explored the relation of teacher performance with emotional intelligence, different components of personal strain and various coping strategies to help teaching community and to make the research work fruitful.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Dr. Harlan has described her 2013 qualitative study of older adults engaged in later life career transitions. Their problem lay with recognizing turning points in their lives and discerning physical, emotional, and professional factors that provided enablement for changing trajectory in later life. Often, that meant silencing the internalized, socially-influenced voices that whispered, or sometimes screamed, words of disabling discouragement. It meant becoming aware of their authentic self and finding flow between the demands of transition and their resources for transition. Timing held relevance for the importance of this study. Baby Boomers are experiencing factors and turning points explored in this study. Study participants described later life as a vulnerable time to walk through career transition doors, but all had their eyes set on achievements lying beyond the doors. They had lived life long enough to know when something was meaningful and they were seeking ways to thrive, to make the greatest contribution to society through their career transitions.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 220 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Increasing numbers of Australians and people across the globe go missing each year and this has triggered an expression of national and international concern. Australia has been at the forefront in developing initiatives to combat this problem. People of all ages still go missing, and for the families of those who disappear, the loss is traumatic. Research on the families of long-term missing persons, to this point, has been limited. Therefore, familial experience is not well understood. Little is known of the trauma, loss and grief associated with a missing person within these families. The findings of this study highlight the need for a biopsychosocial framework to understand the ways in which families experience the psychological presence of a person who is physically absent. This framework acknowledges that a person goes missing from a particular social context and that the ambiguity of the loss and the grief the family experiences does not lessen the continuing bond they share with their loved one.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 200 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In this book Dr. Borges-Gatewood presents the current situation of the principalship in Brazil and in the United States, the evolution of the principal in Brazil and in the US, the National Standards for Educational Leadership Programs including ISLLC and ELCC, the characteristics of leadership preparation in both countries, and the leadership preparation program types. The findings of this study contribute to compare the preparation program types in both countries, and the preparedness of school administrators to implement a school vision, to develop a school culture, to manage school operations and resources, to collaborate with community members and faculty, to act with integrity and to understand the context of education. This book presents the actual situation of the school administration in Brazil and the US. Dr. Borges-Gatewood delivers practical implication of the findings and recommendations for practice concerning the future of our educational leaders.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -According to an old Chinese proverb the main aim of a terrorist activity is to ¿kill one and frighten ten thousand.¿ Terrorism is a worldwide phenomenon. Almost all of the world polities have either remained directly under terrorist attacks or have been suffering from its far reaching impacts. Media have been remarkably successful means of publicizing a political cause and relaying the terrorist threat to wider audience, particularly in the open and pluralistic countries of the West. The extensive, wide spread and prolonged coverage of the events like bombings in London in July, 2005 and March, 2004 attacks in Madrid were, many argue, have been more than sufficient for the ¿terrorists¿ to put across their message of terror and fear to large audiences. This work looks at the media-terrorism relationship with a particular focus on TV news media.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -R35S chamber is a high squish combustion chamber that can reduce smoke and particulate emissions without deterioration of NOx emission compared with standard toroidal shape combustion chamber (STD). STD chamber can emit higher soot emission due to large amount of injected fuel escape from piston bowl to the top clearance from early combustion stage and increase possibility of those fuel to be quenched. R35S chamber can keep the injected fuel remains under the squish lip for long time and restrain more fuel to be quenched at the top clearance. Benefit of using R35S is also extended for utilization of Biofuel. Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) with high density and kinematic viscosity have been tested. High turbulence combustion is effective to reduce SOF and THC emissions of neat WCO fuel at lower load as well as SOLID emission at high load. This is because high turbulence promotes spray droplets evaporation. Moreover, complex air motion reduces spray impingement on the wall, and most fuel burns completely by rapid combustion.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 116 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Schizothorax niger is a native fresh water snow trout of Kashmir which due to anthropogenic intervention is subjected to different pollution regimes besides pathological and stress conditions. The book by deliberating on histochemical and biochemical aspects of the snow trout, gives an insight into the energy demands of the fish in different seasons. The book is supposed to help cytologists understand cellular structure of testes, ovary and kidneys. Moreover the book will serve fishery biologists by providing them information about the fate of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates throughout the year.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 104 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Subterranean termites assist in the decomposition of cellulose-containing materials such as trees. This decomposition results in the release of trapped resources back into the soil. Termites thus play an important ecological role in the environment. On the other hand feeding on cellulose-containing materials such as wood used in construction, results in major structural damage. The social organization of termites is very impressive and so is their uncanny ability to communicate information to enable the colony to avoid unfavorable conditions such as pesticides. Proper use of termiticides requires an understanding of termite social structure and behavior before and after contamination with insecticides. Lack of this knowledge has led to a number of treatment failures. Killing the queen termite (who lays the eggs) is the goal but this requires that treated foragers remain healthy enough to travel back to her in the central nest. This book addresses the dearth of information on the progressive behavioral changes that occur from the time of contact with insecticides until death of treated termites and also covers research-based information on behavior-based control of termites.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study is a critical discourse analysis of soldiers-corps members¿ language interaction on NYSC camp. The study sets out to examine and document the nature of the conversation between soldiers and corps members on camp, and to demonstrate that power is linked to language in the utterance of soldiers to corps members on camp. The data used for the analysis are the conversational exchanges between soldiers and corps members as recorded during orientation camps in Kaduna and Abuja camps respectively. The analysis employed the Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) framework. Specifically the Fairclough (1989) model of analysis was used. Fairclough¿s model of CDA has three components: description, interpretation and explanation. These three components were the analytical procedure employed to explicate the different contexts in which the relationship between soldiers and corps members on camp is laced with unequal power. The study found out that Critical Discourse Analysis is an interdisciplinary area of study which encapsulates other linguistic studies such as Pragmatics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Phonology and Grammar.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 100 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Niyi Osundare is one of the most accomplished Nigerian/African poets. His works mark a departure from the extremely privatist, euro-modernist and obscure trend of the early generation of Nigerian poets- Soyinka, Okigbo, Clark, Echeruo. His poetry raises a number of crucial social issues of local, national and international importance. His works are rich and innovative in literary and linguistic devices and point to new areas of manipulation of language that provide a challenge to linguists and literary critics. This book is an explication of Niyi Osundare¿s poetry within the three interdisciplinary orientations of stylistic devices, literary techniques and discourse strategies. The combination of these complementary analytical approaches in this book allows for an innovative exploration and evaluation of the poems beyond the purely linguistic, to determine the overall communicative effect of Osundare¿s poetry as well-structured pieces of literary discourse. The analysis should help shed light on the poetry of this most productive Nigerian poet, and should be especially useful to creative writers, students and scholars in language and literature.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 272 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -The US community colleges have been a major contributor in career and technical education (CTE) to meet local community needs for over a century. Since the 1980s, career and technical education in US community colleges has developed so rapidly, is perceived to hold an advantage in CTE program development when compared with other countries. China has been considered one of the largest manufacturers and labor markets in the world for the last few decades. China has produced a massive quantity of products and goods for the world economy. In order to sustain its booming economy, China needs to continue with its efforts to grow a skilled workforce. This case study explored and compared how the CTE programs are organized and operated in a US community college and a comparable Chinese institution under the impact of globalization, and found positive characteristics from each institution for possible adoption and adaption at the similar institutions in both the US and China. This book offers insights and information that may be valuable to postsecondary education administrators, policy makers, and educators to promote CTE international cooperation and to meet global economic needs locally.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 264 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book explores the connections and disconnections encoded in verbal, written and visual languages in two parallel practices in contemporary Australian culture. Predominant is a research project involving Australian urban aerosol graffiti otherwise referred to as writing. Laterally, the other documents a studio practice informed by the first. In each, two forms of expression, graphism and language, are inextricably entwined. Writing might be hypothesized as a battle between insiders and outsiders. Alternatively the practice may be a counteraction to one-sided and authoritarian forms of communication, a response to typographic print culture or a retreat to a medieval chirographic culture. In writing, a confusion of texts, characterizations and iconography from various traditions and styles frequently converge on the walls. Multiple inter-texts coalesce in implicit visual and verbal expressions in the sub-culture that is urban graffiti.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 324 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Could students who practice self assessment turn their focus from grades to learning An international review of the literature suggests that grading remains a dominant motivator and that self assessment is apparently rare. This challenge exists despite growing evidence that self-awareness is a critical life skill. In this study, instructors and students used David Carless¿s (University of Hong Kong) Learning-Oriented Assessment Project survey to focus on learning and stimulate discussion. Survey and discussion data was captured and aggregated around the motivations and barriers for designing and experiencing self assessment. Results indicated that students and instructors felt unqualified to give self assessment feedback or justify grades. In spite of these barriers, those who persisted to try self assessment were motivated by the way student outcomes achieved greater alignment with evaluation criteria, and published and unpublished course objectives. This study was conducted in a higher education setting, but educators from all settings will benefit from using this study¿s well-researched self assessment strategies to re-energize learning for their students.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 308 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Dairying is the lifeline of the smallholders in Indian subcontinent. Organizational diagnosis has been proven an effective management tool for maintaining the health and rapid growth of the dairy organizations in India so that livelihood and income of the millions dairyman could be sustained. This book contains the methodology for empowering the farmers with improved technology for enhancing the quality and clean milk production which is the major challenges before the scientific fraternity engaged in dairy research and extension. This exercise laid emphasis on the diagnosis of the organizational processes involved in the smallholders¿ dairying and its impact on the dairy farmers in terms of the income and employment. Organizational diagnosis is helpful for the extension researchers, dairy managers and field personnel in improving their efficiency. This book will be instrumental for the academicians, development planners, policy makers and researchers for dairy development efforts in developing countries, in general and India, in particular.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 156 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study is to assess the relationship between social control/feelings of personal control and functional health status among older adults in rural and urban Taiwan. The Social Control on Health Practice and Psychological Distress model was used as the conceptual model and guiding framework for this study. The most significant findings from this research included: 1. Location of residence has an influence on older adults¿ functional health status; 2. Older adults in urban areas of Taiwan were more likely to engage in positive health practices than older adults who lived in rural areas of Taiwan; 3. Both social control and personal control had significant effects on functional health status; 4.Both social control and personal control had significant effect on psychological distress; and 5. Personal control is the most important predictor of older adults¿ functional health status in Taiwan.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 144 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This study identified the internal metaphors of 8 community college presidents, 4 females and 4 males. Participants resided in both rural and metropolitan communities. Each participant's core internal metaphor was identified by thematic coding of narrations in order to answer two questions: (1) What are community college presidents' core internal metaphors and (2) What is the relationship between described leadership and the core internal metaphors Research indicated that core internal metaphors are highly idiosyncratic in nature, meaning they become a unique and distinctive characteristic of the individual and are developed as a result of how the individual perceives and internalizes historical experiences.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 132 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book reports an investigation of how IT-assisted instruction is possible to facilitate the teaching and learning of music composition in the classroom environment. Through the comparison of the data gathered from the international literature and the experiences of some music teachers, a pedagogical framework, entitled Pedagogical Framework for Music Composition with Information Technology (PFMCIT), was formulated to assist teachers to carry out music composition activities in their classes through the application of IT. The efficacy of the application of PFMCIT was then examined by a group of music teachers who had worked together over a 6-month period in a real school setting. The results may offer directions for developing in-depth teacher training programs, and establish process-oriented curriculum guidelines to promote effective teaching and learning of music composition.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 404 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -On recent decades the concept of ¿community participation¿ in development is highly valued and promoted as an alternative and sustainable approach to the top-down one. Hence, this research aims at describing the community participation and gender issues at play in rural water supply and sanitation projects as an important strategy of poverty alleviation in Timor-Leste. This research proved that community participation is not static or given, it has been regenerated and changed over time even though it is framed in a top-down approach, a free space is given to the community members to exercise their autonomy.They can also exercise their local knowledge to improve the water system for their own well-being. This research will benefits greatly to rural development experts, lecturers and students who are interested in alternative development discourse.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book is an in-depth study of the theory of narratology as applied to both the Arabic and the English novel with a special reference to selected novels by Naguib Mahfouz and John Fowles. The study is basically concerned with examining certain issues like discrepancies between story-time and discourse-time, characterization, the transmission process of narrative, voice, focalizer and embedded narratives. These are all employed as tools to decipher hidden and implied meanings through a deep analysis of the structure of narratives. The book, therefore, examines the usefulness of the theory of narratology in text interpretation.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 212 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book explores the meanings embedded in children¿s everyday food consumption practices. It highlights how materiality, particularly the television and its contents, become an inseparable part of everyday eating practices, while also focusing on the television as an agent of cultural change when intermixed with family mealtimes. Using a multiple-methods approach, the meanings embedded in children's food consumption practices are revealed. In addition to these practices, the impact on wider social institutions traditionally designed to control and regulate children¿s conduct is revealed. The primary objective of this book is to reveal the intersection of digital materiality with mealtime rituals. Revealing a transfer of mealtime practices from the formal environment into the informal environment, and vice versa, the book shows how mealtime rituals are altered and changed in form when mediated by the television, but not ultimately abandoned. This contributes to an understanding of broader issues in society, surrounding consumption of technologies (e.g. iPods, iPads, smart phones, and laptops) that encroach on everyday life and transform the home, workplace and communities.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 416 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This is a study of the religious world surrounding the temple of Trilokn¿th in Lahul, northern India. Its particular focus is the temple's self arising (rang byung) statue and the veneration of self arising sacred objects in Tibetan Buddhism. It is based on field work in the area and is the first full length study of this 8th century temple. It takes into account history, legend, folklore and religious ideas. It is cross-disciplinary in approach and puts at its centre the human experience of this sacred place. The temple is a mixed use shrine and attracts pilgrims from across the Western Himalayas. It was built when Buddhism was in its original period in India, and also has Hindu and indigenous characteristics. This study finds that the temple is not locked away in some perfect antique past but is a place with a contemporary presence and is subject to the influences of things like modern modes of transport and roads. Its roots are deep and stretch back to the ancient kingdoms and cultures that have come and gone in the Lahul valleys. This study will be of interest to Tibetologists, Buddhists, pilgrims and area specialists.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 484 pp. Englisch.