This fascinating account looks at the increasingly sophisticated methods used?not just in advertising campaigns but also in art and architecture?to sell products to a smarter and ever more cynical pub
Touting his book as the best first read for an aspiring inventor, award-winning physicist/oceanographer and life-long inventor Cairns cites that the fundamentals of inventing must be acquired before t
This is a book conceived in the ever-widening realm of design practice and education. It is premised on the belief that the forces of globalization—that have affected design practice for decades—have,
In London there is a chronic shortage of affordable housing. In Beijing, capital of the twenty-first century’s political powerhouse, the displacement of long-standing communities is a daily occu
The Handbook of the Syllable presents a broad range of empirical studies, offering a comprehensive survey of the syllable in phonology, phonetics, and psycholinguistics. It is a seminal reference book
Warfare in the Medieval World explores how civilizations and cultures made war on the battlefields of the Near East and Europe in the period between the fall of Rome and the introduction of reliable g
Housing Solutions through Design explores housing design with a special focus on affordability. It gives the perspectives of academics who research and teaching on housing; professionals who design an
This volume sets out to re-imagine the theoretical and epistemological presuppositions of existing scholarship on identities. Despite a well-established body of scholarly texts that examine the concep
Pioneering survey of 2000 years of warfare. Over 100 maps showing development of strategy and tactics. A fresh perspective on the art of war in ancient and medieval times.
Housing The Future – Alternative Approaches for Tomorrow offers three perspectives on the problems of housing today with an eye on tomorrow. It brings together world-leading practicing architects with
Maize is one of the most widely-grown crops in the world, both for food and livestock feed, biofuels and other uses. Whilst it is cultivated intensively in developed countries such as the US, it is al
Thirteen chapters explore sociological and historical issues of reparations from a theoretical perspective and offer explorations of specific historical situations such as African American calls for r
Circular Time is a detailed guide to Scotland's stone circles, cairns, standing stones, brochs, and Celtic crosses. This thoughtful journey through time is arranged as a tour of Scotland's most intrig
Anderson (rural education, James Cook U.-Cairns, Australia) presents examples of the advantages and opportunities afforded by the new technologies, and examines innovative ideas that foster equitable
Abandoned at the age of eleven by her beautiful, capricious mother, Theodora Cairns, twenty years on and with a painful divorce behind her, is still struggling to get over her childhood abandonment. W
