This groundbreaking work, first published in 1989, was one of the first to challenge the conventional critical assessment of African literature, and remains highly influential today.Amuta's key argume
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Presenting a wide-ranging view of current developments in protein research, the papers in this collection, each written by highly regarded experts in the field, examine various aspects of protein stru
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These diaries cover the years 1910 to 1923, the year before Kafka’s death at the age of forty. They provide a penetrating look into life in Prague and into Kafka’s accounts of his dreams, his feelings
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This book covers recent research with neurobiological and cognitive features of Down syndrome. This book covers recent research with neurobiological and cognitive features of Down syndrome. There ha
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Places into perspective the role of quantum dynamics in NMR--addresses characterization of a system of particles with spin (or any other quantum mechanical property), how such a system changes with ti
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(Southern Music). This compilation is part of the established study repertoire for developing saxophone players/students. Includes: 18 Expressive Studies (scales) Demnitz; 18 Expressive Studies (cho
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