The Concise Encyclopedia of the Chemical Properties of Materials
The Concise Encyclopedia of The Chemical Properties of Materials presents a custom collection of articles from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Technology (EMSAT), and includes updates and revisions not available in the original set.
The chemical properties discussed in EMSAT which have selected for the present volume include production and refining processes (principally for metallic materials, but also the processes of polymerization), the thermodynamics and kinetics of phase equilibria, electrochemical reactions and gas-solid reactions. An important example of the latter process is oxidation and corrosion, and a majority of the articles included are concerned with the kinetics, themodynamics and mechanisms of corrosion (including stress corrosion) in metallic systems. Included are 114 articles discussing the chemical behaviour of a range of materials, with reference to metals and alloys, and polymers and non-oxide ceramics. Featured articles include chemically modified wood and protection against corrosion.
The Developing Person Through the Lifespan
This new edition of “The Developing Person Through the Lifespan” combines theory and up-to-date research with practical illustration in order to engage readers in the study of development. It addresses the fundamental issues from a chronological point of view and covers the entirety of the lifespan (not just infancy or adolescence). The book’s enhanced pedagogy works alongside the author’s lively narrative voice to ensure that this edition remains as user friendly as the previous editions.
The Driving Instructor’s Guide to Teaching the Theory L Test
This text has been written in response to the theory “L” test which will be in place from July 1996, and which pupils will have to pass before being eligible for the practical driving test. Driving instructors will have to learn a whole range of unfamiliar skills if they are to succeed in this area, and if they are to keep clients for the practical stages of the test, it is vital that they do succeed. The book deals with the problem of obtaining pupils, interesting them, practical teaching skills, and generally how to ensure pupils get the best training to get them through the theory test.
The Earth and it’s Peoples: Student Text – From 1200 to 1870 v. B : A Global History
The Earth and Its Peoples was one of the first texts to present world history in a balanced, global framework, shifting the focus away from political centers of power. This truly global text for the world history survey course employs a fundamental theme, the interaction of human beings and the environment, to compare different times, places, and societies. Special emphasis is given to technology (in its broadest sense) and how technological development underlies all human activity. Highly acclaimed in their fields of study, the authors bring a wide array of expertise to the program. A combination of strong scholarship and detailed pedagogy gives the book its reputation for rigor and student accessibility. The Fourth Edition features extensive new coverage of world events, including globalization in the new millennium. Coverage of China has also been extensively reorganized and rewritten.
The Earth and Its Peoples: Since 1500 v. 2, Chapters 15-30 : A Global History
Although this brief edition is two-thirds the length of its full-length counterpart, it retains coverage of all major themes and provides a truly global perspective on world history, without over-emphasising Europe or the U.S. “The Earth and Its Peoples” focuses on the interaction of human beings and the environment, using this central theme to compare different times, places and societies. Special emphasis is given to technology and how technological development underlies all human activity. Ideal for one-semester survey courses or courses where instructors want to supplement their textbook with many primary sources, this text has been carefully abbreviated to maintain the essential narrative of world history. Specific areas of improved coverage include the steam engine in Chapter 20, as well as the inclusion of recent events and developments throughout the world. Structural updates include the reorganisation of Chapters 2 and 3 and a new Chapter 11, “Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath,” which combines the chapters on Western and Eastern Eurasia.
The End of Certainty : Towards a New Internationalism
“The End of Certainty” is a magical realist book on world politics. Stephen Chan takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through how we can establish a new kind of international relations and construct a common future for the planet. The book’s main argument is that international politics has failed because the certainties of singular traditions of philosophy fail to help us in understanding power shifts and struggles in an endlessly diverse world. Chan argues that fusing different strands of Western, Eastern, religious and philosophical thought, is far more likely to help us understand and move forward amidst uncertainty. In doing so, he takes us on a journey from the battlefields of Eritrea to the Twin Towers, via the “Book of Job”, Clausewitz, Fanon and Wahabism. You’ll never think about politics in quite the same way again.
The Essence of Anthropology
Haviland et al. present anthropology from a holistic, four-field perspective using three unifying themes to provide a framework for the text: the varied ways human groups face the many challenges of existence, the connections between human culture and human biology, and the disparate impact of globalization on peoples and cultures around the world. Between the superlative writing-which instructors raved about in their reviews-and the strong pedagogical program, the text is designed to help students grasp the concepts and their relevance to today’s complex world. Such pedagogy as the “Challenge Issue” at the beginning of each chapter and the “Questions for Reflection” at the end of each chapter–which are linked to the Challenge Issue–provide a framework that ensures that the chapters consistently focus on and reflect the text’s themes. Boxed features such as “Biocultural Connections,” “Original Studies,” and “Anthropology Applied” hone in on particularly interesting examples that give students deeper insight into the meaning and relevance of a wide range of topics covered in the general narrative.
The European Union and Asia
The relationship between Europe and Asia is of increasing importance in the 21st century. The challenges straddling the two continents include immigration, poverty, environmental degradation, terrorism, drugs, nuclear proliferation and internecine strife. Addressing these problems will demand bi-continental cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, population, security and culture. The political rationale for Europe-Asia relations has been further strengthened by Russia’s promotion of a more active role in Asia and in the international community more generally. In this book Georg Wiessala explores the significance of Asia for Europe in general and the EU in particular, calling for a much more sophisticated mutual understanding. He analyses the existing Asia Policy of the European Union, tracing its development in the last 30 years of the 20th century, and up to the publication of the strategy document “Europe and Asia: A Strategic Framework for Enhanced Partnership” in 2001.