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From the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean: The Global Trade Networks of Armenian Merchants from New Julfa

by Sebouh David Aslanian

Drawing on a rich trove of documents, including correspondence not seen for 300 years, this study explores the emergence and growth of a remarkable global trade network operated by Armenian silk merchants from...

Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now

by Margaret Wheatley & Deborah Frieze

Bestselling author Margaret Wheatley and long-time Berkana Institute collaborator Deborah Frieze take readers on a learning journey into seven diverse communities that have walked out of limiting beliefs and...

Fast Sketching Techniques: Capture the Fundamental Essence of Elusive Subjects

by Rankin David

It can happen at any moment - A powerful light effect. A telling gesture. A unique posture.

When you're struck by am image or impression you want to use in your art, you must record it - quickly! - before it's...

The Roots of Rough Justice: Origins of American Lynching

by Michael J. Pfeifer

In this deeply researched prequel to his 2006 study Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947, Michael J. Pfeifer analyzes the foundations of lynching in American social history. Scrutinizing the...

Developer's Guide to Microsoft® Prism 4: Building Modular MVVM Applications with Windows® Presentation Foundation and Microsoft Silverlight®: Building

by Bob Brumfield, Geoff Cox & David Hill

This guide provides everything you need to get started with Prism and to use it to create flexible, maintainable Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Microsoft Silverlight® 4.0 applications.

It can...

Cultural Expertise and Litigation: Patterns, Conflicts, Narratives

by Livia Holden

Cultural Expertise and Litigation addresses the role of social scientists as a source of expert evidence, and is a product of their experiences and observations of cases involving litigants of South Asian origin....

Cosmopolitan Memory in Europe's 'Backwaters'

by Rodanthi Tzanelli

Cosmpolitan Memory in Europe's 'Backwaters' reconsiders the definitional relationships of 'national character' and 'national heritage' in the context of Western industrial modernity. Taking as a case study the...

Bruno Latour

by Anders Blok & Torben Elgaard Jensen

French sociologist and philosopher, Bruno Latour, is one of the most significant and creative thinkers of the last decades. Bruno Latour: Hybrid Thoughts in a Hybrid World is the first comprehensive and accessible...

Daring to Play

by Manfred Wekwerth & Anthony Hozier

Translated into English for the first time, Daring To Play: A Brecht Companion is the study of Bertolt Brecht's theatre by Manfred Wekwerth, Brecht's co-director and former director of the Berliner Ensemble....

Criminology: The Basics

by Sandra Walklate

As crime continues to be a high profile issue troubling politicians, the public and the media alike, the study of criminology has boomed. Providing an international and comparative introduction to the discipline,...

BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology

by Simon Baker, Jane Nicklin & Caroline Griffiths

BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology, Fourth Edition, is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic begins with...

The Reception Year in Action

by Anna Ephgrave

Children learn best when they follow their own interests. They have a natural desire to explore, communicate, create and learn. Anna Ephgrave has developed her practice to ensure this is possible. Children thrive...

Daoist Rituals, State Religion, and Popular Practices

by Shin-Yi Chao

Zhenwu, or the Perfected Warrior, is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion. Religious specialists, lay devotees, the state machine, and the cultural industry all participated,...

Institutional Diversity and Innovation

by Cornelia Storz & Sebastian Schäfer

The concept of "innovation systems" has gained considerable attention from scholars and politicians alike. The concept promises not only to serve as a tool to explain sustained economic development, but also...

Madness in International Relations

by Alison Howell

Madness in International Relations provides an important and innovative account of the role of psychology and psychiatry in global politics, showing how mental health governance has become a means of securing...

BIOS Instant Notes in Neuroscience

by Alan Longstaff

BIOS Instant Notes in Neuroscience, Third Edition, is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic begins with...

Academic Skills Problems, Fourth Edition: Direct Assessment and Intervention

by Edward Shapiro

This popular practitioner guide and text presents an effective, problem-solving-based approach to evaluating and remediating academic skills problems. Leading authority Edward S. Shapiro provides practical strategies...

Making Mini Flowers With Polymer Clay: A step-by-step guide to crafting roses, daffodils, irises, pansies & more

by Barbara Quast

Barbara Quast's miniature flower creations are simply exquisite. She uses the fun and easy medium of polymer clay to capture the delicate details and lifelike colors of a variety of blooms. With the simple instructions...

Fast Sketching Techniques: Capture the Fundamental Essence of Elusive Subjects

by David Rankin

It can happen at any moment - A powerful light effect. A telling gesture. A unique posture.

When you're struck by am image or impression you want to use in your art, you must record it - quickly! - before it's...

The Definitive Guide to the ARM Cortex-M0

by Joseph Yiu

* Provides engineers with a thorough understanding of how the architecture works by giving detailed information on the processor architecture, including programmer's model instruction set and interrupt handling...