BOOKS with Alphabet T (Ta, Tb,Tc, Td, Te…... )

Overview: Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain‘s imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the ‘Great Game‘. 978-0-230-30237-2978-0-230-22876-4Series ISSN 2635-1633 Series E-ISSN 2635-1641

Overview: Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets. Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making.978-1-349-32429-3978-0-230-34944-5Series ISSN 2947-8987 Series E-ISSN 2947-8995

Overview: This volume presents papers which were given at a conference of the Liberty Fund, Washington, co-sponsored by the Carl-Menger Institute, Vienna. The conference took place in Vienna in January 1988. All papers were subject to a refereeing process; some of them had to be revised very extensively. The economics of progressive taxation have been a research topic ever since economists have dealt with the economic role of the state. Old puzzles are the best: the theoretical underpinning of progressivity still is not fully convincing, even after 200 years of economic research. In the presen

Overview: Shares the latest insights into the almond tree genome project.Discusses the possibilities of genetic improvement for almonds.Describes essential tools and strategies used in genome sequencing and ana.This book brings together the latest information on almond genomics and transcriptomics, with a particular focus on cutting-edge findings, tools, and strategies employed in genome sequencing and analysis with regard to the most important agronomic traits. .Cultivated almond [(Prunus dulcis (Miller) D. A. Webb, syn. Prunus amygdalus Batsch., Amygdalus communis L., Amygdalus dulcis Mill.)

Overview: The Essential Guide to Flash Games is a unique tool for Flash game developers..Rather than focusing on a bunch of low-level how-to material, this book dives straight into building games, covering ever.The Essential Guide to Flash Games. is a unique tool for Flash game developers. Rather than focusing on a bunch of low-level how-to material, this book dives straight into building games. The book is divided into specific game genre projects, covering everything from old classics such as a Missile Command-style game, to hot new genres such as retro evolved. The chapters build in complex

Overview: This revised and expanded edition, new in paperback, provides a definitive collection on the current period in feminism known by many as the ‘third wave‘. Three sections - genealogies and generations, locales and locations, politics and popular culture - interrogate the wave metaphor and, through questioning the generational account of feminism, indicate possible future trajectories for the feminist movement. New to this edition are an interview with Luce Irigaray, a foreword by Imelda Whelehan as well as newly commissioned chapters.978-0-230-52174-2978-0-230-59366-4

Overview: What is the nature of desire? This book gives an accessible introduction to the concept, and a coherent critique of the competing theories of desire within contemporary theory. Through analysis of representations of desire in television and film, it considers ways in which the concept is theorized and presented on screen.978-1-349-54216-1978-0-230-58224-8

Overview: First attempt to evaluate recent advances in the inter- national nuclear control system.Also suggestive for related problems of international rule-making and verificationNuclear technology in all countries of the world is subject to controls from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to prevent its misuse for military purposes. Recently these controls (or "safeguards") have come under criticism for lack of effectiveness, and the IAEA has now elaborated a strengthened safeguards system reaching deep into the domains of national sovereignty. Problems and prospects of the new sy

Overview: Written by an author with immense experience in the field.Documents in detail the wide spectrum of tuberculosis encountered in the various organ systems, and correlates the imaging appearances with clAgainst the background of AIDS, wars, migration, and the inadequate provision of health care, a very serious epidemic of tuberculosis is once again occurring worldwide. This profusely illustrated book, written by an author with immense personal experience in the field, documents the wide spectrum of tuberculosis encountered in the various organ systems, and correlates the images with cli

Overview: Part of the Updates in Clinical Dermatology series.Addresses reasons, specific to the field of dermatology, that patients may not adhere to their treatment plans.Offering patient and physician-centerePatient adherence to a given treatment plan directly correlates to the quality of disease outcome. In looking at the how and why behind patient adherence and non-adherence to a treatment regimen, understanding realistic expectations of a patient can provide a beneficial guide towards providing optimal healthcare..Treatment Adherence in Dermatology. offers insight and strategies for under

Overview: The Reconstruction of Poland, 1914-23 is a significant reappraisal of the political, social and economic problems associated with the rebirth of an independent Polish state. The book spans a chronological period beginning in the First World War and culminates in the de jure recognition of the last of Poland‘s borders in 1923. This book provides essential background for the more recent attempt to rebuild Poland in the 1990s.978-1-349-22185-1Series ISSN 2946-868X Series E-ISSN 2946-8698

Overview: Only book that discusses the theoretical foundation of European international family law.Clear insight in the changes brought about by the change from a national to a supranational choice of law approChoice of law determines which national legal system applies to an international case. Currently many choice of law rules in the field of family law are regulated by national law. However, these national rules of the EU Member States are more and more displaced by common European rules. This book describes the changes brought by the Europeanisation of the choice of law on divorce. From t

Overview: Presents an X-ray vision of the citrus production chain.Gives a thorough outline of the production chain and a number of its principal players.Will be of interest to all those concerned with agri foodThe orange juice chain is unique, probably a sui generis commodity. Although several countries produce oranges and juices, two regions in the world are the responsible for around 80% of the production. These are the states of Sao Paulo in Brazil and Florida in the USA. Although the emerging countries are growing in production, the juice consumer is also concentrated in the USA and Europe

Overview: A new edition of a well-accepted, well appreciated “Bible” in this field.The only comprehensive survey of the purple phototrophic bacteria since 1995; this book will remain relevant and topical for th.The Purple Phototrophic Bacteria is a comprehensive survey of all aspects of these fascinating bacteria, the metabolically most versatile organisms on Earth. This volume is organized into the following sections: Physiology, Evolution and Ecology; Biosynthesis of Pigments, Cofactors and Lipids; Antenna Complexes: Structure, Function and Organization; Reaction Center Structure and Functio

Overview: In this open access publication, the social cohesion of urban neighborhoods and their residents is examined, which is often viewed as vulnerable since increased mobility, individualization, wider socio-economic and demographic changes have fundamentally altered the basis for everyday social interaction in urban neighborhoods. Anna Steigemann gives scholarly attention to the concrete places where neighborly interactions still take place and to how these interactions affect local community building. She illuminates and explores the ordinary everyday interactions and social practices in

Overview: Uses historical examples to understand financial crises.Compares the Great Recession with the panic of 1907 and the Great Depression.Examines the birth of the Federal Reserve and its aims.Highlights t.Looking at the precedents set by the panic of 1907 and the Great Depression in America, this book investigates the causes of the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Pizzutto examines the effects of monetary policy, as well as of expanding and contracting financial cycles, in order to analyze the breakdown of the money market and capital market circuits. Not only exploring the impact of the Fede

Overview: This volume gives an overview of the geotectonic evolution of the Central Andes. The contributions cover the whole spectrum of geoscientific research: geology, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics and geomorphology. They deal with the period from late Precambrium up to the youngest phenomena in the Quaternary. The book is of value for regional geologists as well as for scientists interested in orogenic processes related to active continental margins.978-3-540-50032-2978-3-540-45904-0Series ISSN 0930-0317 Series E-ISSN 1613-2580

Overview: I have long been awe-struck by authors‘ claims that their books had been in the making for 5, or 10, or even 15 years. I now have a better appreciation ofthe work involved in bringing a book to press. The seeds of this project have had a long germination. The impetus for this book began more than 10 years ago when I was a graduate student in clinical psychology. Having an interest in human sexuality-and in theories on the forms of sexual attraction specifically-I was perplexed by various perspectives on this subject. Disciplines of thought that I encountered­ medicine, evolutionary b

Overview: Prof. F. D. Moore hat sein Buch "Give and Take" im Jahre 1962 geschrieben, um den gebildeten Laien in das Wesen und die Probleme der Organtransplantation einzuführen. Dieses Büchlein stellt ein typi­ sches Beispiel für die Art und Weise dar, wie in den USA und den mei­ sten angelsächsischen Ländern Wissenschaft popularisiert wird: Ein Fachmann läßt seine Leser die entscheidenden Schritte einer neuen, umwälzenden medizinischen Behandlungsmethode erleben. Er schildert ohne zu beschönigen Erfolg und Mißerfolg und bereitet so in der Öf­ fentlichkeit das notwendige Verständnis vor. Tatsäc

Overview: Tracing connections between Gary Snyder and his Romantic and Transcendentalist predecessors - Wordsworth, Blake, Emerson, Whitman, and Thoreau - this study explores the tension between urbanization and overindustrialization. The dialectical relationship between Snyder and his predecessors reminds readers that nature is never a simple concept.978-1-349-46474-6978-1-137-34015-3