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At the turn of the twentieth century women played a key role in debates about the nature of the Irish nation. Examining women's participation in nationalist and rural reform groups, this book is an important contribution to our understanding of Irish identity in the prelude to revolution and how it... More

The origin of any industrial optimization study lies in the theory that some improvement can be made in a controllable system. The possibility for improvements may arise in any context, for example, in the control of a chemical plant, the organization of production to meet delivery dates, the design... More

As optimization techniques have developed, a gap has arisen between the people devising the methods and the people who actually need to use them. Research into methods is necessarily long-term and located usually in academic establishments; whereas the application of an optimization technique, norma... More

The American Journal of Sociology says of this book "Mouzelis knows and handles the literature well and accurately brings the reader up to the early sixties. A summarizer, synthesizer, and historian of modern theories, he serves his novice well. The more initiated student of formal organizations wil... More

This revision of an important and path-breaking work holds to its central argument that troubled young people can develop self-worth, significance, dignity, and responsibility only through commitment to the positive values of helping and caring for others.An enlarged and revised edition of the autho... More

Classic Australian humour, from Henry Lawson and Lennie Lower to Dame Edna Everage.... More

This book is an ideal language course for junior and middle secondary students. It is a total language program in one book. It offers eighty practical units, each of which focuses on a single language skill. This may be a particular aspect of grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing, oral work or lit... More

An English language text book for secondary school students.... More

English workbook incorporating recent curriculum developments in English.... More

A unique and comprehensive introduction to contemporary development issues in East and Southern Africa, and represents a significant departure from the often descriptive approach adopted by existing regional and development texts on African regions. Each contribution is carefully chosen to highlight... More

This large-scale comparative endeavor, complete in two volumes, reflects increasing concern with the population factor in economic and social change worldwide. Demographers, on their side, have been focusing on history. In response to this, Population in History represents the work of two practition... More

A collection of plays.... More

Poetry uses language to conjure up images for the reader: the poet carefully chooses words that give the reader an "image" or a "picture" of what is trying to be conveyed.... More

A story extracted from a larger collection, for secondary school students.... More

Over kleine dingen' is een uitstekende inleiding voor allen die zich professioneel willen bekwamen in de haptonomie. Daarbij komen onder meer de filosofische en psychologische grondslagen aan de orde. Auteur Dorus Gerritse laat zien dat haptonomie belangrijke wortels heeft in onze cultuur die voor... More

No hay nada mejor que ofrecerle a tu familia un desayuno delicioso. Ya sea un sándwich para llevar o una enorme torre de hotcakes en un domingo soleado, el desayuno es la comida que todos aman. Más de 20 recetas amigables al bolsillo (¡y deliciosas!). ¡Este libro asegura alegrar todas tus mañanas! E... More

¡Este libro te enseñará como preparar smoothies, licuados y jugos profesionales sin ser un profesional! ¡Aprenderás los secretos de los profesionales para preparar jugos, smoothies y licuados! ¡Está escrito de forma simple para asegurarse de que la mayoría del público lo entienda! Con este libro d... More

Ella quiere deshacerse de su esposo y el asesino que contrató es justo el hombre para el trabajo... ¿o no lo es? En el segundo en el que él entra al lugar, ella empieza a tener sus dudas. Quizá debió esperar; quizá debió contratar al otro; pero ya es demasiado tarde y ahora su esposo es el menor de ... More

Dos mujeres tienen veinticuatro horas para encontrar a una niña desaparecida, ya que en veinticinco, estará muerta. El plan es simple: secuestrar a la hija del candidato al Senado, Richard McClaine, tomar el dinero y huir. Nadie sale herido y la niña vuelve a casa con vida. La ladrona de autos de ... More

In this book, the authors cover the basic methods and advances within distance sampling that are most valuable to practitioners and in ecology more broadly. This is the fourth book dedicated to distance sampling. In the decade since the last book published, there have been a number of new developm... More

Veterinary Embryology, 2nd Edition, has been updated to reflect the many changes that have developed in the field; the text has been fully revised and expanded and is now in full colour and many pedagogical features and a companion website have been developed. A new edition of this highly successf... More

This volume presents proceedings from the first Australian-New Zealand Geoenvironment conference. The conference provides a forum for researchers and practitioners in the region to exchange ideas, share information and discuss the effective management of the geoenvironment.... More

First published in 1985, The Place of Ideology in Political Life explores the concept of ‘ideology’ in terms of its philosophical and intellectual underpinnings. Ideology is a term much bandied about by politicians and political thinkers with very little precision employed in its use. Despite acknow... More

A thorough appreciation of the cellular, molecular and tissue changes which precede the birth of an animal is a fundamental requirement for understanding normal structural development and also abnormal processes which result in congenital defects. This textbook provides information relevant to many ... More

This Companion offers an introduction to Reformed theology, one of the most historically important, ecumenically active, and currently generative traditions of doctrinal enquiry, by way of reflecting upon its origins, its development, and its significance. The first part, Theological Topics, indica... More