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In 1950 six nations created the European Coal and Steel Community, laying the foundations for what would later become the European Union. Since then many other regions have integrated and the number of regional organizations has proliferated. This book takes a holistic approach to international affairs.

This insightful book analyses Indiäs growth from an economic perspective and assesses whether India can grow in a "green" and sustainable manner.

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The is the first text to capture innovative new literacy research methods in one volume¿especially in the areas of digital technologies, gaming, and web-based research, discourse analysis, and arts-based research.

Aimed at readers with a knowledge of geographic information systems (GIS) but no formal training in computer science, this book provides a clear and accessible introduction to how GIS store and process spatial data. This updated edition includes two new chapters on databases and heuristics, substantial additional material on indexing and raster imagery, and revisions throughout that incorporate up-to-date applications such as GPS on mobile dev...

To stem the tide of foodborne illness, it is important to understand the source of the problem. This volume examines pathogenic bacteria, viruses, protozoan parasites, moulds, and mycotoxins in food. It also discusses food-associated antimicrobial resistance and lessons learned from an actual foodborne outbreak. The book also explores clinical aspects of foodborne illness. It is intended for students within the medical field but is also ideal ...

This book provides valuable information on the new class of nanostructures¿metal/carbon nanocomposites¿and discusses new methods of their synthesis, properties, and applications. It covers computer prognosis, including quantum chemical modeling, for metal/carbon nanocomposites synthesis processing as well as fine dispersed suspensions obtaining processes and material modification processes. Intended for researchers, academics, and post-graduat...

This book covers the theory of the strength of laminated and reinforced structures made of polymer materials with regard to the changeability of physico-chemical properties is examined. It presents an experimental-theoretical method on the definition of physico-mechanical properties of polymers composite materials and polymerized bundles made of fibers with emphasis on the changes of physico-chemical properties of the materials. With mathemati...

This book reports on new methodologies and important applications in the field of nanopolymers as well as includes the latest coverage of chemical databases and the development of new computational methods and efficient algorithms for chemical software and chemical engineering. The book provides an overview of the field, explains the basic underlying theory, and gives numerous comparisons of different methods. The new topics covered in this bo...

First published in 1985, this title explores theories of leisure in a capitalist society. Basing his argument on a refutation of the conventional association of leisure with freedom and free time, Chris Rojek examines the four main structural characteristics of modern leisure practice: privatisation, individuation, commercialisation and pacification. The writings of Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and Freud are used to locate the question of leisure in...

This new volume presents leading-edge research in the rapidly changing and evolving field of polymer science as well as on chemical processing. The topics in the book reflect the diversity of research advances in the production and application of modern polymeric materials and related areas, focusing on the preparation, characterization, and applications of polymers. Also covered are various manufacturing techniques. The book will help to fill...

My name is Daniel and I grew up gay in a small town called Matthews. It is buried somewhere deep in the rural south. Its population is 1, 911. I have been abused, used, lied to, cheated on, stolen from, drugged, mugged, ignored, busted and lusted after. This book is about living in a small town and spending more than half my life in it. Growing up in the church to the parties I used to throw to the people in Matthews and the ones I would run i...

My name is Daniel and I grew up gay in a small town called Matthews. It is buried somewhere deep in the rural south. Its population is 1, 911. I have been abused, used, lied to, cheated on, stolen from, drugged, mugged, ignored, busted and lusted after. This book is about living in a small town and spending more than half my life in it. Growing up in the church to the parties I used to throw to the people in Matthews and the ones I would run i...

This practical text guides tourism planning and development efforts from within cultures-addressing regional linkages, the tourism plan, visitor surveys, marketing, cultural centers and museums, job creation, and enterprise development, as well as evaluation of sustainability. A new paradigm for a value-based approach is discussed with examples throughout the book. Planning processes illustrate ways of integrating culture into sustainable tour...

This book is the first comprehensive attempt to solve what Hartry Field has called "the central problem in the metaphysics of causation": the problem of reconciling the need for causal notions in the special sciences with the limited role of causation in physics.

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Nanotube superfiber materials refer to different forms of macroscale materials with unique properties constructed from carbon nanotubes. These materials include nanotube arrays, ribbons, scrolls, yarn, braid, and sheets. Nanotube materials are in the early stage of development, and this is the first dedicated book on the subject. Transitioning from molecules to materials is a breakthrough that will positively impact almost all industries and a...

Drawing on the author's professional and personal experience caring for an elderly family member, this guides readers on how to assess their loved one's legal, financial, and health status to determine how much care and support is needed. It guides readers in the development of a family care plan that can be modified as their loved ones continue to age. Finally the book identifies the ways in which the entire family and support system can be i...