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Energy Performance Buildings
By George Baird. 1984
This book deals with the concerns of everyone involved with the use of energy in buildings. It is written principle…
for those with a direct professional interest in the energy performance of buildings.Urban France (Routledge Library Editions: Urban Planning #19)
By Ian Scargill. 1983
Originally published in 1983, Urban France examines the rapid growth in French cities between 1950-1980, and the serious consequences that…
have followed this rapid growth. This volume examines the nature of this urban explosion and the efforts of planners and others to find solutions to the resultant problems of the post-war period. The book addresses the debates surrounding the urban system, urban planning, housing and land use, retailing, and the inception of new towns.Originally published in 1984, Contradictions of the Welfare State is the first collection of Claus Offe’s essays to appear in…
a single volume in English. The political writings in this volume are primarily concerned with the origins of the present difficulties of welfare capitalist states, and he indicates why in the present period, these states are no longer capable of fully managing the socio-political problems and conflicts generated by late capitalist societies. Offe discusses the viability of New Right, corporatist and democratic socialist proposals for restructuring the welfare state. He also offers fresh and penetrating insights into a range of other subjects, including social movements, political parties, law, social policy, and labour markets.Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks: Volume III (CRC Press Revivals)
By Robert S. Carmichael. 1984
This three-volume handbook provides reliable, comprehensive data on the properties of rocks, minerals, and other related materials. The format is…
largely tabular and graphical, designed for ease of use in comparisons and referencing. The chapters are contributed by recognized experts from leading university, industrial, and governmental scientific establishments.Concept Formation in Social Science (Routledge Revivals)
By William Outhwaite. 1983
First published in 1983, this book examines the problems of concept formation in the social sciences, and in particular sociology,…
from the standpoint of a realistic philosophy of science. Beginning with a discussion of positivistic, hermeneutic, rationalist and realistic philosophies of science, Dr Outhwaite argues that realism is best able to furnish rational criteria for the choice and specification of social scientific concepts. A realistic philosophy of science therefore acts as his reference point for the dialectical presentation of alternative accounts.Enzymes of Nucleic Acid Synthesis and Modification: Volume 2: RNA Enzymes
By Samson T. Jacob. 1983
The First volume gives an overview of the enzymes involved in DNA synthesis and modification; the second volume deals with…
the RNA-enzymes. Although the major emphasis of the book is on eukaryotic enzymes, a separate chapter dealing with prokaryotic DNA repair enzymes has been included to discuss the major advances in this field in recent years. There are two separate chapters on RNA polymerases to provide a comprehensive coverage of the enzymes from lower eukaryotes, plants and higher eukaryotes.Principles of Scientific Sociology
By Walter Wallace. 1983
Principles of Scientific Sociology represents a major attempt to redirect the course of contemporary sociological thought. It is clear, well-organized,…
innovative, and original in its discussion of the context and methods of sociology conceived as a natural science. Wallace delineates the subject matter of sociology, classifies its variables, presents a logic of inquiry, and advocates the use of this logic for the acceptance or rejection of hypotheses or theories and for the solving of human problems.Social scientists, including political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, historians, economists, social psychologists, and students of social phenomena among nonhumans, will find this work indispensable reading. Principles of Scientifc Sociology emphasizes the relationship between pure and applied sociological analysis. The essential contributions of each to the other are specified. Relationships between the substantive concepts of the sociology of humans, on the one hand, and the sociology of nonhumans, on the other, are systematized. In an attempt to put sociological analysis on a firm scientific basis, the book contains a concluding chapter focusing on central premises of natural science and their applicability to sociology.Wallace identifies the simple elements and relationships that sociological analysis requires if it is to lead to an understanding of complex social phenomena. On this basis, he considers the substantive elements and relations that comprise structural functionalism, historical materialism, symbolic interactionism, and other approaches to social data. He develops groundwork for standardizing these elements so that the contexts of different analyses may become rigorously comparable. The result is a fine, one-volume synthesis of sociological theory.The Effect of Energy Supply on Economic Growth (Routledge Library Editions: Energy Economics)
By E. Victor Niemeyer. 1984
Originally published in 1984, this book discusses the structure of a multi-sectoral, general equilibrium growth model of the US economy…
that gives special attention to the energy sectors and presents results from the simulation of this model under varying conditions of energy supply. While the book primarily analyzes the effect of energy supply on economic growth, it also presents a new methodology for approaching this kind of problem, but this same approach can be used to model the effect of changes in the supply of any produced raw material on economic growth.The Addictive Behaviors
By Howard J Shaffer, Barry Stimmel. 1984
Handbook of Nutritional Supplements: Volume I: Human Use (Crc Series In Nutrition And Food)
By Miloslav Rechcigl. 1983
The Handbook is composed of two parts, the first volume covering supplements for human usewhile the second volume is devoted…
to agriculture supplements. This volume, relating to food supplements for human use, is organized on the basis of raw materials utilized in their production, as well as on the basis of target groups for which they are intended.In Freud's Shadow: Adler in Context
By Paul E. Stepansky. 1983
In its detailed, interpretive reconsideration of Adler's involvement with Freud and psychoanalysis, In Freud's Shadow constitutes a seminal contribution to…
our historical understanding of the early psychoanalytic movement. Making extensive use of the Minutes of the Vienna Psycho-Analytic Society, Freud's correspondence, and the diaries of Lou Andreas-Salome, Stepansky reconstructs the ambience and reanalyzes the substance of the ongoing debates about Adler's work within the psychoanalytic discussion group. One valuable by-product of his undertaking, then, is a compelling portrait of the early Vienna Psycho-Analytic Society from the standpoint of the sociology of small groups and, more especially, of Freud's status as the "group leader" of the Society. Thoroughly researched, meticulously documented, and brilliantly written, In Freud's Shadow: Adler in Context represents a watershed in the literature on Adler, Frued, and the history of psychoanalysis. It will be of major interest not only to psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and psychologists, but to social scientists, historians, and lay readers interested in the politics of scientific controversy, the sociology of small groups, and the relationship of psychology to contemporary systems of belief.Essays in Economic Theory (Routledge Revivals)
By Vincent Crawford. 1983
Essays in Economic Theory, first published in 1983, combines two essays on game theory and its applications in economics. The…
first, "Learning Behavior and the Noncooperative Equilibrium", considers whether an adaptive justification, like those commonly available for the optimization models frequently employed elsewhere in economics, can be found for the Nash noncooperative equilibrium. The second essay, "A Game of Fair Division", was motivated by the desire to find attractive methods for solving allocation problems and bargaining disputes that are simple enough to provide useful alternatives to existing methods. It studies in detail one such simple method: the classical "divide-and-choose" procedure. This book will be of interest to students of economics.Moslem Sects & Divisions
By Kazi. 1984
Metabolism of Trace Metals in Man Vol. II: Genetic Implications (CRC Press Revivals)
By Owen M. Rennert and Wai-Yee Chan. 1984
A vast literature exists dealing with trace metals and a number of outstanding monographs deal with the biological, biochemical, or…
clinical effects of a specific trace metal or trace metals in general. However, newer aspects of trace metal research, i.e. the developmental aspects and generic implications, have not been systematically discussed in any existing texts. The present two volumes will summarize the present status of research in these areas and serve as milestones for future development in these areas of trace metal research.Corporate Crime in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Routledge Revivals)
By John Braithwaite. 1984
First published in 1984, this book examines corporate crime in the pharmaceutical industry. Based on extensive research, including interviews with…
131 senior executives of pharmaceutical companies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico and Guatemala, the book is a major study of white-collar crime. Written in the 1980s, it covers topics such as international bribery and corruption, fraud in the testing of drugs and criminal negligence in the unsafe manufacturing of drugs. The author considers the implications of his findings for a range of strategies to control corporate crime, nationally and internationally.The Wildness Pleases (Routledge Revivals): The Origins of Romanticism
By Christopher Thacker. 1983
First published in 1983. This book charts the growth of Romanticism from the initial reactions to the authoritarian classicism of…
Louis XIV, through the ‘codification’ of the Sublime by Burke in the 1750s, to the fascination with mystery, fear and violence which dominated the writing of the late eighteenth century. The origins of the movement are found in the writings of Rousseau and admiration for the ‘noble savage’, the development of the landscape garden, discoveries in the South Seas, new approaches to ‘primitive’ poetry and enthusiasm for gothic art and literature. These attitudes are contrasted with the more classical views of writers like Samuel Johnson.Computational Advancement in Communication Circuits and Systems: Proceedings of ICCACCS 2014 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #335)
By Koushik Maharatna, Goutam Kumar Dalapati, P. K. Banerjee, Amiya Kumar Mallick, Moumita Mukherjee. 2015
This book comprises the proceedings of 1st International Conference on Computational Advancement in Communication Circuits and Systems ICCACCS 2014…
organized by Narula Institute of Technology under the patronage of JIS group affiliated to West Bengal University of Technology The conference was supported by Technical Education Quality Improvement Program TEQIP New Delhi India and had technical collaboration with IEEE Kolkata Section along with publication partner by Springer The book contains 62 refereed papers that aim to highlight new theoretical and experimental findings in the field of Electronics and communication engineering including interdisciplinary fields like Advanced Computing Pattern Recognition and Analysis Signal and Image Processing The proceedings cover the principles techniques and applications in microwave devices communication networking signal image processing and computations mathematics control The proceedings reflect the conference s emphasis on strong methodological approaches and focus on applications within the domain of Computational Advancement in Communication Circuits and Systems The content also emphasizes the emerging technologies in the Electronics and Communication field together in close examinations of practices problems and trendsLenin and the End of Politics (Routledge Library Editions: Vladimir Lenin #2)
By A. J. Polan. 1984
Originally published in 1984 this book reconsiders the effect of Lenin on the politics and culture of the 20th Century.…
In a detailed examination of Lenin's famous text, The State and Revolution, the author argues that the peculiar status of this work presents readers with major problems of interpretation and shows how a failure to identify these problems has prevented an adequate understanding of important issues in modern politics, history and social theory. The book compares Lenin's 'radical utopia' with the ideas of politics offered by other theorists, centrally Weber and Sartre, but also writers such as Jefferson and Habermas. This original approach shows the impact of Lenin's text on political history and theory and leads to a new understanding of the connection between revolution and violence, social change and authoritarianism.Foucault, Marxism and Critique (Routledge Library Editions: Michel Foucault)
By Barry Smart. 1983
In this work, originally released in 1983, Barry Smart examines the relevance of Foucault's work for developing an understanding of…
those issues which lie beyond the limits of Marxist theory and analysis - issues such as 'individualising' forms of power, power-knowledge relations, the rise of 'the social', and the associated socialisation of politics. He argues that there exist clear and substantial differences between Foucault's genealogical analysis and that of Marxist theory. Smart thus presents Foucault's work as a new form of critical theory, whose object is a critical analysis of rationalities, and of how relations of power are rationalised.East Side-West Side: Organizing Crime in New York, 1930-50
By William Graham Summer. 1983
Based on primary source documents, this historical study establishes the interconnections between private violence and political, social, and economic life…
in New York from 1930-1950. By describing and analyzing both the social world and social system of organized crime, Block provides a new perspective, one based on racial and ethnic stereotypes. The book provides a penetrating look at one of the most misunderstood aspects of American society, important for historians, criminologists and sociologists.