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An ideal introduction for police recruits, criminal justice practitioners, criminologists and general readers. Written in a clear style and based on the experiences of author Peter Villiers who was for many years a tutor at the National Police Staff College, Bramshill. A convenient handbook for anyone wanting an accessible yet thought-provoking account of a key public institution. Covers such key topics as The nature and purpose...

An active co-operation between forest ecologists and physicists has continued for decades at the University of Helsinki. These scientists have the common vision that material and energy fluxes are the key to a proper understanding of natural phenomena. The authors of this book come from very different disciplines: tree ecophysiology, silviculture, aerosol physics, meteorology, soil science, chemistry, microbiology, botany and applied electroni...

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In this new introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, David Bostock guides the reader through the basic ideas on the nature of mathematics that have played a major part in the development of philosophy from antiquity to the present. The chapters proceed historically, beginning with the earliest serious views on the interpretation of mathematics, due to Plato and Aristotle. They then move quickly through the middle ages and the early mode...

Encompassing political, social, and cultural issues, this primary source reader allows students to hear the voices of the past, giving a richer understanding of American society since 1945. Comprises over 50 documents, which incorporate political, social, and cultural history and encompass the viewpoints of ordinary people as well a variety of leaders An extended introduction explains to students how to think and work like historians by using ...

Nietzsche's philosophy exercised a mesmerizing influence on twentieth-century thought, and continues to be a significant source of inspiration for work in all the major branches of philosophical inquiry. A Companion to Nietzsche showcases contemporary research and scholarship, and provides a comprehensive guide to all the main aspects of Nietzsche's philosophy. The volume opens with an introduction to Nietzsche's life and thought and an essay...

Geographies of Media and Communication" systematically analyzes the relationship between geography and communication and shows how geographical approaches open up familiar and unfamiliar aspects of communication for analysis and discussion.Introduces media and communication from a geographical viewpointGuides students through familiar themes of the study of communication towards more profound insightsExplores issues such as 'Deaf Geographies',...

Florenz im Jahre 1907. Die junge, wohlerzogene Engländerin Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) und ihre Cousine mieten sich in eine Pension ein. Lucy findet Gefallen an dem etwas exzentrischen Engländer George (Julian Sands). Bei einer gemeinsamen Landpartie küßt George die völlig überraschte Lucy. Sofort treten die entsetzte Cousine und die überrumpelte Lucy ihre Rückreise nach England an. Aus Verzweiflung verlobt sich Lucy mit dem konser...

This book is a textual analysis of Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival and Titurel, dealing specifically with minnedienst (Love Service--fin amours) and its negative influence on the female characters in the narratives.

Despite their importance in sustaining livelihoods for many people living along some of the world’s most populous coastlines, tropical mangrove forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Occupying a crucial place between land and sea, these tidal ecosystems provide a valuable ecological and economic resource as important nursery grounds and breeding sites for many organisms, and as a renewable source of wood and traditional foods and medici...

Attempts to survey the poetic production of African women, collecting work by forty-seven poets from a dozen francophone African countries. This title includes poems which are accompanied by brief biographies of the poets, a glossary, and a bibliography.

This monograph presents recent developments in quantum field theory at finite temperature. By using Lie groups, ideas from thermal theory are considered with concepts of symmetry, allowing for applications not only to quantum field theory but also to transport theory, quantum optics and statistical mechanics. This includes an analysis of geometrical and topological aspects of spatially confined systems with applications to the Casimir effect, ...

Autobiographical accounts by twenty-three Nobel laureates give a picture of the richness of contemporary economic thought and insights into the creative process.

Phyllis M. Martin is Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University Bloomington. She is editor (with Patrick O'Meara) of Africa (IUP, 1995) and author of Leisure and Society in Colonial Brazzaville.

For courses in Career Planning or Student Orientation. This text greatly simplifies the complex process of choosing a major by leading students through personal, academic and occupational information searches. It offers a natural progression for decision making by using thought-provoking activities to explore themselves before exploring majors. Whether choosing or changing a major, the discovery process examines different perspectives, such as...

Flexible and easy to teach, New Sky will give your students the motivation to learn and the confidence to succeed in English.

Benjamin und Otto lesen seit Tagen Piratenbücher und träumen davon, über die Meere zu segeln und Kisten mit Gold und Edelsteinen zu erbeuten. Davon könnte man dann jede Menge Futter für die Zootiere kaufen! Schon besorgt Benjamin zwei Piratenkostüme und am nächsten Morgen fahren sie zur Nordsee. Ob das eine gute Idee ist?

Benjamin und Otto träumen davon, Ritter zu sein: Furchtlos wollen sie Drachen bekämpfen und Prinzessinnen befreien! Doch als Ritter brauchen sie zuallererst eine Ritterrüstung. Nur, wo gibt es die heutzutage - vor allem in Benjamins Größe? Da hat Karla Kolumna eine großartige Idee. Und schon kann das Ritterleben beginnen!

Als Zoodirektor Tierlieb einkaufen will, weil bald kein Futter für die Zootiere mehr da ist, springt sein Auto nicht an. Die Tiere brauchen aber eine ganze Menge Futter. Da hat Benjamin eine Idee: Er ist doch stark genug, um den Einkauf in den Zoo zu bringen! Natürlich will Otto auch dabei sein. Doch geht das wirklich gut?

Weil die Zootiere viel zu wenig Platz haben, hat der Bürgermeister von Neustadt dem Zoo ein Stück vom Stadtpark abgegeben. Benjamin ist sehr glücklich darüber und der Umzug beginnt schon bald. Alle helfen Zoodirektor Tierlieb. Sogar Bibi Blocksberg, die kleine Hexe, ist dabei. Doch sie hat plötzlich eine ganz verrückte Idee!