These are the Proceedings of the Yohkoh 10th Anniversary Meeting, a COSPAR Colloquium held in Kona, Hawaii, USA, on January 20-24, 2002. The title of the meeting was Multi-Wavelength Observations of Coronal Structure and Dynamics. In these proceedings the many and varied advances of the dynamics solar atmosphere in the past ten years of observations […]
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This collection brings together sixteen previously unpublished essays about the history, organization, challenges, responses, outstanding thinkers, and future prospects of the Muslim community in the United States and Canada.
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Divided Government, Second Edition, reviews the historical evolution of divided government, examines possible explanations for the increase in split-ticket voting, and explores the consequences of divided government for the policy process.
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This text is a collection of sources (both written and oral) detailing the rich intellectual tradition of Ancient Africa to the mid-19th Century. It focuses solely on the work of Africans, and provides excerpts of sufficient length to expose readers to the breadth of indigenous intellectual traditions. Many of these works are translated here for […]
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This book is based on the idea that prospective teachers can acquire certain skills and knowledge that will help them become more humane and effective teachers.
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This upper-level text for advanced undergraduate students in Human Development, Social Work, Psychology and Gerontology Departments is part of the McGraw-Hill Series in Developmental Psychology. This book addresses cognitive and intellectual changes in adulthood and aging, utilizing the work of the most prominent scholars in the field. Chapters are contributed by 20 renowned colleagues on […]
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Structural Chemistry of Glasses starts with the historical background and importance of glasses, and follows with methods of preparation, structural and bonding theories, and criteria for glass formation including new approaches such as the constraint model. Glass transition is covered, as well as the wide range of theoretical approaches that are used to understand this […]
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Part of the popular ‘Controversial Issues’ series, this paperback book presents a series of debates on the most current issues and topics in the area of social work ethics, values and obligations. Brief, lively debate format presents key issues that arise in everyday practice in a short, affordable paperback. Issues addressed include: Do clients have […]
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As a recognized field, environmental psychology is about 30 years old, but some social scientists have worked for decades on the issues that will be discussed in this book. In the early days of psychology, most researchers concentrated heavily on processes within persons rather than person-environment transactions. Yet, considering the enormous investment society makes in […]
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The exercises in this manual have been carefully refined and updated to keep pace with changes in laboratory technology, computer-assisted instruction, biohazard health concerns, and vendor supply sources. The manual is self-contained, so that students can prepare for the laboratory exercises and quizzes without having to refer to the textbook.
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