In a series of case-studies, ranging widely from documentary film and the writings of J.B. Priestley to postwar historiography and Remains of the Day, this book explores the ever-changing and hotly co
Dedicated to George McT. Kahin, this collection examines the genesis and evolution of the modern Indonesian nation-state. Essay topics range from the nation's imaginative conception to the Suharto gov
Give, and it shall be given unto you. ST. LUKE, VI, 38. The book is based on several courses of lectures on control theory and appli cations which were delivered by the authors for a number of years
Did you know it is possible to go for a drive through the mountains in an electric car? Did you know that some city parks now have jungle gyms mad out of recycled soda bottles? Did you know that scien
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How do musicians know what they know? This study is a new approach to the nature of musical competence. Using the intricate collaborative structure of gamelan--Javanese ensemble music--as a point of d
Expert advice on building better conflict management programs Conflict in the workplace is always an eventuality. But it needn't be so costly or counter-productive. This book presents a clear, ste
Because new nations need new pasts, they create new ways of commemorating and recasting select historic events. In Recovered Roots, Yael Zerubavel illuminates this dynamic process by examining the con
Black Fire is the story of Nelson Peery's battle to find a political voice as an African American who comes of political age during the Depression and World War II. Peery shows us an American history
A CEO of the Toro Company traces the peaks and valleys of his Fortune 500 company and explains how he radically changed its management structure, returning it to profitability through recognizing and
This study chronicles four large manufacturers during a period of crisis and restructuring when they needed vast sums of money just to survive- let alone adapt to remain competitive. By focusing on ho
Let your keyboard unlock the door to financial independence.Do you dream about being your own boss, breaking free of the 9-to-5 grind, working hard to make yourself rich instead of a company you just
In England in the seventeenth century, childbirth was the province of women. The midwife ran the birth, helped by female "gossips"; men, including the doctors of the day, were excluded both from the d
For seniors or first-year graduate students, this text is a general introduction to optical electronics with a strong emphasis on underlying physical properties and on the design of optical communicat
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Madonna, Murphy Brown, Thelma and Louise: These much-discussed media icons are the starting points of Suzanna Walter's brilliant, much-needed introduction to feminist cultural theory. Accessible yet t
The four studies in this book center on the Western obsession with the nature of personal identity. Focusing on the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, but with an eye toward antiquity and the present,
In a perfect world of medical science, hospitals would be value-neutral medical establishments, healing and treating all people in need equally. Hospitals, in addition to being medical facilities, are
Remedies the scarcity of explicit examples in general areas of ergodic theory by introducing a class of continuous Zd-actions diverse enough to exhibit many of the new phenomena encountered in the tra
This annual edition offers up-to-the-minute information on technological innovation and change along with a built-in study guide. Outlines the essential skills needed to achieve computer literacy incl
Based on three years of detailed anthropological observation, this account of undergraduate culture portrays students' academic relations to faculty and administration as one of subjection. With rare
Drawing on such diverse sources as propaganda art, the trade union press, workers' memoirs, and materials in recently opened Soviet archives, this is the first book to examine the shifting identity of
Hardly any phenomenon in the modern environment is as ubiquitous as electromagnetic fields and waves. We have learned to understand the physical characteristics of these energy forms, and we have appl
Two chapters setting out the theoretical framework are followed by a case study section detailing Jordan's relations with its two most consistent and generous foreign aid providers over the years Saud
