10058 results for '"John R. Brobeck (Editor)'

Numerical Methods in Engineering Practice aims to introduce numerical techniques in engineering and the related topics in applied mathematics early in an engineer's undergraduate education. A...

Since the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920, Mexico's rebellious peasant has become a subject not only of history but of literature, film, and paintings. With his sombrero, his machete, and his rifle,...

Every year around the world 13.3 million boys and 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off. Doctors, parents, and politicians have been misled into thinking that these...

Genetic deafness affects 1 in 1000 children, and over the last decade several dozen of the responsible genes have been identified. This unique textbook aims to assist clinicians dealing with deaf...

In exploring the manifestations of human spiritual experience both in the imaginative activities of the individual and in the formation of mythologies and of religious symbolism in various cultures,...

The institution of private property lies at the heart of contemporary Western societies. But what are the limits of property ownership? Do principles of justice require some measure of governmental...

The first comprehensive presentation of theory and research based on recent efforts to integrate social psychology and developmental psychology, this volume provides an excellent introduction to...

This volume brings together a distinguished international group of researchers to explore public speech in Republican Rome in its institutional and ideological contexts. The focus throughout is on...

Michael Wolfe's "exemplary" (Library Journal) collection of historical writings on the Hajj, now updated with a new introduction by Reza Aslan. Since its inception in the seventh century, the...

An essential collection of Raymond Westbrook’s groundbreaking work on the cross-cultural history of ancient law.Throughout the twelve essays that appear in Ex Oriente Lex, Raymond Westbrook...

This publication surveys the profound and far-reaching ramifications that have arisen from the very significant advances in understanding the genetic basis of familial breast and ovarian cancer...

Globalization is a multidimensional issue, and its impacts on world resources cross and integrate environmental, economic, political and cultural boundaries. Over the last few decades, the push...

Historical introduction : on widely foraging for Kalahari lizards-- Movement patterns in lizards : measurement, modality, and behavioral correlates -- Morphology, performance, and foraging mode --...

This comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to epilepsy compares and contrasts scientific knowledge, clinical experience and social consciousness between Western and non-Western cultures,...

Incarcerating Criminals places prisons and jails in the context of their social and organizational environments, examining these modern day correctional institutions and the issues and trends...

More than 2.3 million Americans are now age 85 and older, and the population total in this age group is steadily expanding. This book brings together leading researchers to review current knowledge...

A translation of selected non-English texts included in Volume 15 is available in paperback. Since this supplementary paperback includes only select portions of Volume 15, it is not recommended for...

Part I. Interaction -- The comedy of plunder: art and appropriation in Plautus' Menaechmi / Basil Dufallo -- Citation, spoliation, and the appropriation of the past in Livy's AUC / Ayelet Haimson...

The world's top experts take readers to the very frontiers of brain scienceIncludes a chapter by 2014 Nobel laureates May-Britt Moser and Edvard MoserAn unprecedented look at the quest to unravel the...

Book by Hull, John