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This book provides a roadmap for sustainable development and growth of petroleum industry with respect to water usage and discharge. Water and energy are intricately tied with each other. As a major source of conventional energy, petroleum...

Gesture Recognition: Theory and Applications covers this important topic in computer science and language technology that has a goal of interpreting human gestures via mathematical algorithms. The book begins by examining the computer vision-based...

This is a Solutions Manual to Accompany with solutions to the exercises in the main volume of Principles of Physical Chemistry, Third Edition. This book provides a unique approach to introduce undergraduate students to the concepts and methods of...

Grey sex is saying ‘yes’ but thinking ‘no’. It’s feeling invisible, like you’re not even in the room. It’s wondering afterwards, ‘is that really what I wanted?’ or ‘did I just let that happen?’Many people have sexual experiences that fall into a grey...

Kritisches Denken - die Fähigkeit, sich einen Überblick über eine Situation oder ein Thema zu verschaffen, Informationen gezielt zu analysieren und sich dann ein fundiertes Urteil zu bilden - ist überaus wichtig in einer von vielen als unübersichtlich...

Grey sex is saying ‘yes’ but thinking ‘no’. It’s feeling invisible, like you’re not even in the room. It’s wondering afterwards, ‘is that really what I wanted?’ or ‘did I just let that happen?’Many people have sexual experiences that fall into a grey...

As Americans--both civilians and veterans--worked to determine the meanings of identity for blind veterans of World War I, they bound cultural constructs of blindness to all the emotions and contingencies of mobilizing and fighting the war, and healing...

Building on the legacy of Drs. Suzanne D. Dixon and Martin T. Stein, Dixon and Stein's Encounters with Children, 5th Edition, offers a unique, how-to approach to understanding the developmental stages of childhood, providing practical strategies for...

The study of the social implications of human enhancement is an interdisciplinary work that draws from the fields of political science, sociology, philosophy, and bioethics, among others. It is also a complex and rapidly evolving subject that raises...

Tracking Bengaluru’s dramatic urban transformation through the entanglements of finance, land frenzy, real estate volatility, and livelihood upheavals Over the past two decades, Bengaluru’s exploding real estate sector and massive infrastructure...

Nobody doubted that atoms were real once atomic energy was developed, but in the early 20th-century and before their existence was widely doubted. Defending Materialism follows the political and theoretical background of this intense philosophical...

The powerful story of how the War on Terror created the conditions for the emergence of a novel theory of jihad The post-9/11 period saw the emergence of the figure of the homegrown radical Muslim, raising fears and worries about the possibility of an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816548644Author Rafael A. MartínezFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams) 454g

How Colombian mining communities navigate state power in a context of criminalization and political neglect In the Chocó rainforests of Colombia, local and settler miners turn to gold as a means to get by and get ahead on the margins of capitalism. They...

Examines the significance of sports in the lives of diasporic Filipino Americans Organized sports have occupied a central place in Filipino American life since US colonialism began in the Philippines in 1898. For Filipino diasporas in the United States,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorIan Tizard, BVMS, BSc, PhD, DSc (Hons), DACVM, is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists and a University Distinguished Professor...

Dieses Lehrbuch vermittelt alles, was man für die Prüfungen im Fach Entwicklungspsychologie des Kindes- und Jugendalters wissen muss – so ausführlich wie nötig, so kompakt wie möglich und alles sehr verständlich: Neben dem Basiswissen zu grundlegenden...

This short book demystifies how the two systems of technology and capitalism work together and equips readers with practical tools to dismantle them and build a better world, bit by bit. Our society is constantly made to serve the needs of two systems:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780443105241Author Lora ClaywellFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Churchill LivingstonePublisher Elsevier Health Sciences

This book provides a theoretical framework which clarifies how different types of international norm conflicts can be solved efficiently. By drawing on Robert Alexy’s distinction between rules and principles, it develops a novel approach which helps...

We, the Decolonized is a passionate reflection on the pitfalls of the decolonial venture in postcolonial countries, with particular reference to North Africa. Hélé Béji shows that in many formerly colonized countries, the reality of independence took the...

This authoritative volume brings together decades of insights from one of the longest terrestrial fossil records on the planet.The fabled Himalayas have isolated and sheltered the Indian subcontinent for millions of years. The Siwalik sequence of...

The Sahel is the borderland of 3 million square kilometres between the Sahara Desert and the African savannah and forest lands further south. Much of this huge area is inhospitable. Insurgencies are common, as are migration and smuggling, jobs being as...

ACSM's Nutrition for Exercise ScienceBook InformationISBN 9781975197162Author ACSMFormat PaperbackPage Count 530Imprint Wolters Kluwer HealthPublisher Wolters Kluwer Health

Numerous advancements are being brought in and incorporated into the cloud domain with the aim of realizing a trove of deeper and decisive automations.Rather than discussing the cloud paradigm in isolation, this fully updated text examines how cloud...

The Legacy of Aristotelian Enthymeme provides a historical-logical analysis of Aristotle’s rhetorical syllogism, the enthymeme, through its Medieval and Renaissance interpretations. Bringing together notions of credibility and proof, an international...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.Emergency in Transit responds to the crisis framings that dominate migration debates...

Much philosophical thinking about religion in the Anglophone world has been hampered by the constraints of Eurocentrism, colonialism and orientalism. Addressing such limitations head-on, this exciting collection develops models for exploring global...

For anyone in search of the philosophers who influenced one of the richest moments in Western intellectual history, this inclusive reader is the place to start. Early Modern Philosophy showcases an unrivalled range of thinkers. Through them, you are...

A powerful and sophisticated analysis of how Western professionals have enabled kleptocratic elite networks and undermined the rule of law. After the Cold War ended, the British government created the conditions under which a large, multinational class...

'Entertaining, insightful ... compelling' Financial Times 'A clear and compelling account of how decision-making works, or rather doesn't, in the twenty-first century. It will make you look at the world differently' Stephen Bush When we avoid taking a...

This fresh approach to the study of Islamization proposes an innovative conceptual framework that treats the subject as a particular case of cultural change. The aim of the volume is to make Islamization amenable to archaeological and historical analyses...

This book contributes to the scholarly and policy debate about China’s ongoing and increasingly ambitious strategies and actions in its pursuit of the green energy transition. Transitioning to a greener and more sustainable economy has become a shared...

The definitive book on human rights law, now updated with a new chapter on war crimes in Ukraine In Crimes Against Humanity, Geoffrey Robertson KC explains why we must hold political and military leaders accountable for genocide, torture and mass murder...

A collection of essays from Dieter Grimm, Germany’s most renowned constitutional scholar, shining a light on the jurisprudence of the German Constitutional Court and constitutional adjudication in general. Established in 1951, the court has become a...

This book provides an overview of challenges and opportunities for algal management to mitigate climate change. This book offers new perspectives on how to control water pollution due to algae, while converting it to biosorbent and biodiesel that could...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798855800173Author William HaldemanFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888571125Author Ginny WheelerFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Casemate PublishersPublisher Casemate Publishers

This book critically examines to what extent the rule of law, a principle that forms part of Germany’s constitutional self-understanding, has translated into a lived experience for all. It explores Germany’s long rule of law tradition and highlights...

This volume presents various facets of the history of equity in England between the 14th and 20th centuries. Writing a history (or histories) of equity automatically raises difficult questions of philosophy and theology, as well as jurisprudence and...