A practical guide for understanding and implementing industrial control strategies. Highly practical and applied, this Third Edition of Smith and Corripio's Principles and Practice of Automatic Pr
British scholars of environmental science and geography examine the causes and consequences of river and coastal floods, and the measures by which people can respond to flood hazards. They consider fl
The editors provide a report on the productivity of U.S. field crops and the techniques and technologies used to enhance production. A massive undertaking, the background information for the book requ
Second edition of the guide to the modern techniques that demonstrate the potential of Raman spectroscopy Completely revised and updated, the second edition of Modern Raman Spectroscopy presents the i
The most comprehensive textbook in the field edited by the founding father of endourology returns for a new edition. In full colour throughout and packed with surgical teaching videos, this is an esse
‘This highly accessible book weaves together discussion of recent research findings, policy developments and theoretical perspectives. It provides a thought-provoking and at times contentious in
There is more than a touch of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' in the way many organizations approach project management and the consequences are all too clear: project methodology inappropriately applied;
Give your students their greatest chance at success Who Do You Think You Are? helps parents, guidance counselors, and administrators get students thinking about—and interested in—their fut
The groundbreaking guide to modern leadership in architectural practice Forefront: Leading Collaborative Architectural Practice is the leadership handbook for today's design and construction professio
Judiciaries must be politically impartial and immune from political interference if democracy is to be consolidated in countries in transition from authoritarian rule. Without an independent judiciary
Understanding of the theories that underpin International Political Economy, and their practical applications, is crucial to the study of international relations, politics, development and economics.T
This Routledge Focus aims to investigate and analyse the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Communities (EC) and the European Union (EU). Since joining the EC in 1973, the UK has had a fr
Popular music is a growing presence in education, formal and otherwise, from primary school to postgraduate study. Programmes, courses and modules in popular music studies, popular music performance,
Effective policies to prevent global warming and climatic change are urgently required by the world community. However, international negotiations on this issue repeatedly come up against the problems
Written by a highly regarded author with industrial and academic experience, this new edition of an established bestselling book provides practical guidance for students, researchers, and those in che
The German Empire of 1871, although unified politically, remained deeply divided along religious lines. InGerman Nationalism and Religious Conflict, Helmut Walser Smith offers the first social, cultur
As government officials and political activists are becoming increasingly aware, international nonprofit agencies have an important political dimension: although not self-serving, these private volunt
Literary and historical conventions have long painted the experience of soldiers during World War I as simple victimization. Leonard Smith, however, argues that a complex dialogue of resistance and ne
Lacey Baldwin Smith re-evaluates the Tudor mania for conspiracy in the light of psychological and social impulses peculiar to the age.Originally published in 1986.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the
This inquiry into the nature of political action concerns what the author describes as the most precarious and uncertain of human endeavors." Focusing on specific themes in Machiavelli, Burke, an
This work concerns questions of loss and restitution, decline and recovery--questions best explored through the shifting revelations of narrative that are possible in a longer poem.Originally publishe
Prudentius' Psychomachia, written about A.D. 405, has been studied by classicists, medievalists, and general literary historians. Nevertheless, scholars have barely explored the allegory's inner worki
This collection of original essays brings econometric theory to bear on the problem of estimating the labor force participation of women. Five scholars here examine, both theoretically and empirically
Unlike the contrast between the sacred and the taboo, the opposition of "comic" and "tragic" is not a way of categorizing experience that we find in cultures all over the world or
The I Ching, or Book of Changes, has been one of the two or three most influential books in the Chinese canon. It has been used by people on all levels of society, both as a method of divination and a
Peter Smith has written a comprehensive and in-depth study of the structure and more important of the transformation of the national political elite in twentieth-century Mexico. In doing so, he analyz
The second edition of Presidential Campaign Communication is designed to help readers understand and appreciate how the people of the United States use human communication to select their presidents.
"This book is a guide to the calculations involved in managing bonds, with expert insight on the portfolios and investment strategies that puts the math in perspective. The book explains how to deline
"Explains how to analyze the requirements for controlling a batch process, develop the control logic to meet these requirements, and troubleshoot the process controls in batch processes - Presents thr
The Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods serves as a handy desktop reference for organic chemists to browse new reactions and transformations of interest, facilitating the search for functional gro
Mexican cinema is booming today, a decade after the international successes of Amores perros and Y tu mama tambien. Mexican films now display a wider range than any comparable country, from art films
A practical and useful resource for valuing trademarks. This book discusses issues surrounding valuation of counterfeits and the economic effects of trademark counterfeiting. It considers methods to d
Many students, scientists and researchers have benefited from the practical, programming-oriented style of Programming the Finite Element Method, learning how to develop computer programmes which solv
"In 1984, Fred Smith and Frank Spencer introduced The Origins of Modern Humans: A World Survey of the Fossil Evidence, a volume which introduced two of the major theories of human evolution that would
Using a unique, question-based format, "Global Trade Policy" offers accessible coverage of the key questions in trade and policy; it charts the changing policy landscape and evolving institutional arr
Essential reading for IT professionals with aspirations toward the top IT spot, and forsitting CIOs looking to refine their mobile, social and cloud strategies and knowledgeThe definitive work on how
This compelling study explores the inextricable links between the Nobel laureate’s aesthetic practice and her political vision, through an analysis of the key texts as well as her lesser-studied works
Learn to Design the Best Control Configuration for Any Distillation ColumnToday, distillation is by far the most common separation technique used in the chemical and petroleum industries. All distilla
Power has been compared to the weather: people discuss it all the time, but very few really understand it. This book seeks to demystify this complex concept by providing students with an incisive and
In this new edition of a bestseller, all the contents have been brought upto-date by addressing current standards and best practices in the assessmentand prediction of ADMET properties. Although the p
