Hopetoun House, on the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, is the seat of the Marquess of Linlithgow. The lavishly illustrated book presents the architecture (initially designed by Sir William Bruce in the
This book focuses on localized vibrations and waves in thin-walled structures with variable geometrical and physical characteristics. It emphasizes novel asymptotic methods for solving boundary-v
This collection, which can serve as an introduction to the field of populism,?provides?an array of interdisciplinary approaches to populist mobilizations, theories, meanings, and effects.
New global lines of political conflict have brought into view fundamentally different conceptions of international politics, and the neutrality of academic expertise has itself come to be questioned b
This book provides a comprehensive look at the science, methods, designs, and limitations of nonimaging optics. It begins with an in-depth discussion on thermodynamically efficient optical designs and
Theorising Noumenal Power is a critical engagement with Rainer Forst’s theory of what he calls 'noumenal power.' Forst is the most significant younger generation critical theorist of the Frankfurt Sch
Analyzing the role and impact of Diaspora Organizations (DOs) in International Relations (IR), this interdisciplinary volume provides empirical accounts of their work across Europe, the Americas, Afri
Heat Exchangers: Selection, Rating, and Thermal Design, Fourth Edition covers the basics of heat exchanger technology, focusing on selection, thermal-hydraulic design, and rating. Designed for student
Integrals Related to the Error Function presents a table of integrals related to the error function, including indefinite and improper definite integrals. Most of the formulas in this book have not be
This fully updated edition presents practices and principles applicable for the reconstruction of automobile and commercial truck crashes. Extensively revised, this edition has entirely new chapters d
Offering the first in-depth analysis of the relationship between populism and political meritocracy, this book asks why states with meritocratic systems such as Singapore and China have not faced the
This book introduces engineering students and staff to concepts and practical measures associated with the rational design of water and wastewater treatment units.Key basic concepts and suitable
Engineering Writing by Design: Creating Formal Document of Lasting Value, Second Edition shows how effective writing can be achieved by thinking like an engineer. Based on the authors' combined experi
Intermediate foundations with embedment ratios of 0.5 to 10 are used for anchors and offshore foundations. When installed by suction, they are an economical alternative to piling, and also may be comp
Fully updated and revised, the new edition covers the 2016 European Union referendum, the Brexit process to date, the 2017 General Election and recent developments in the role of political parties, ch
Wilhelm Leibl (1844–1900) is regarded as one of the most significant portraitists and an important representative of Realism in Europe. With large-format illustrations of 40 paintings and 60 drawings
This book aims at showing how new Mechatronics and Robotics technologies will lead to a new way to support humans, not only in industrial production, but also in everyday tasks, through a deep interac
The book gives a cohesive overview of innovations, advances in processing and characterization, and applications for high entropy alloys (HEAs) in performance-critical and non-performance-critical sec
Successfully bringing together accessible readings that cover the broad range of issues of importance to those studying politics and society, this volume provides a unique mix of theoretical and empir
This book represents the first comprehensive study of how technocracy currently challenges representative democracy and asks how technocratic politics undermines democratic legitimacy and how strong i
This book examines citizens' attitudes about sexual harassment in the #MeToo era. It looks at the political costs incurred when a member of Congress is accused of harassment and seeks to determine whe
Comprehensive yet accessible, this classic text, now in its thirteenth edition, follows the evolution of political thought over 300 years. Organized chronologically, with updated examples and data, th
This book offers a feminist analysis of military sacrifice and reveals the importance of a gender perspective in understanding the idea of honourable death.
The European Union beyond the Polycrisis? explores the political dynamics of multiple crises faced by the EU, both at European level and within the member states. In so doing, it provides a state-of-t
Experts and Democratic Legitimacy challenges the technocratic reading of expert bodies, such as central banks, advisory committees and regulatory agencies. This book was originally published as a spec
Using the case-studies of Europe, the UK, Australia, Canada, Japan and South East Asian countries, this book offers a broad assessment of the perceptions of threat and the strategies used by these all
This edited volume gives local scholars a platform from which they critically examine different aspects of liberal interventionism and statebuilding in Kosovo.
This book provides an overview on the evolution of laser scanning technology and its noticeable impact in the structural engineering domain. This cutting-edge edited volume is a valuable resource for
Using unique content analysis techniques and qualitative discussions of political humor, Farnsworth and Lichter show how late-night political humor have responded to the Trump presidency.
Necrogeopolitics: On Death and Death-Making in International Relations brings together a diverse array of critical IR scholars, political theorists, critical security studies researchers, and critical
This book examines core thematic approaches to the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and analyses case studies regarding the implementation of this important global norm.
This book provides a comprehensive interpretation of the multiple manifestations of populism using Italy, the only country amongst consolidated constitutional democracies in which populist political f
When you visit at the zoo,Do youwonder like I do . . .Why does a giraffe have spots of brown,And do zebra’s stripes go up, or down?The wonder and variety of zoo animals is explored in this book, which
This book explores the complex endeavour of transitioning out of war, studying how it interrelate with other transformations such as changes in political regime (democratisation) and the economy (mark
