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Compliant Mechanisms Design of Flexure Hinges

Compliant Mechanisms Design of Flexure Hinges

With a rigorous and comprehensive coverage the second edition of Compliant Mechanisms: Design of Flexure Hinges provides practical answers to the design and analysis of devices that incorporate flexible hinges. Complex-shaped flexible-hinge mechanisms are generated from basic elastic segments by means of a bottom-up compliance (flexibility) approach. The same compliance method and the classical finite element analysis are utilized to study the quasi-static and dynamic performances of these compliant mechanisms. This book offers easy-to-use mathematical tools to investigate a wealth of flexible-hinge configurations and two- or three-dimensional compliant mechanism applications. FEATURES Introduces a bottom-up compliance-based approach to characterize the flexibility of new and existing flexible hinges of straight- and curvilinear-axis configurations Develops a consistent linear lumped-parameter compliance model to thoroughly describe the quasi-static and dynamic behavior of planar/spatial serial/parallel flexible-hinge mechanisms Utilizes the finite element method to analyze the quasi-statics and dynamics of compliant mechanisms by means of straight- and curvilinear-axis flexible-hinge elements Covers miscellaneous topics such as stress concentration yielding and related maximum load precision of rotation of straight- and circular-axis flexible hinges temperature effects on compliances layered flexible hinges and piezoelectric actuation/sensing Offers multiple solved examples of flexible hinges and flexible-hinge mechanisms. This book should serve as a reference to students researchers academics and anyone interested to investigate precision flexible-hinge mechanisms by linear model-based methods in various areas of mechanical aerospace or biomedical engineering as well as in robotics and micro-/nanosystems. | Compliant Mechanisms Design of Flexure Hinges

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Euro-Mediterranean Relations after the Arab Spring Persistence in Times of Change

Euro-Mediterranean Relations after the Arab Spring Persistence in Times of Change

The ’Arab Spring’ triggered paradigmatic shifts but despite these changes much in the Euro-Mediterranean region remains the same. Utilising ’Logics of Action’ an innovative theoretical framework designed to capture the complexity of political interaction in one of the fastest changing regions in the world this book discusses developments in the region before and after the Arab Spring that can be characterised by a continuation of the norm. Expert contributors identify patterns of interaction between governmental institutions economic entrepreneurs religious groups and other diverse actors that withstood these historical changes and explore why these relationships have proved so robust. Connecting a unique sample of case studies on changing and persistent ’Logics of Action’ within the Euro-Mediterranean space this book provides a pivotal contribution to our understanding of political interaction between North Africa the Middle East and the European Union. Offering a completely new perspective on the events of the ’Arab Spring’ it identifies something that seems paradoxical at first sight; persistence in times of radical change. | Euro-Mediterranean Relations after the Arab Spring Persistence in Times of Change

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The Arab Spring The Hope and Reality of the Uprisings

The Arab Spring The Hope and Reality of the Uprisings

Beginning in late 2010 peaceful protests against entrenched regimes unexpectedly erupted in a number of Arab countries causing political upheaval across the region. Through contributions from noted scholars The Arab Spring provides a comprehensive overview of the causes key issues and aftermath of these events. Divided into two parts the book first examines the Arab countries most dramatically impacted by the uprisings as well as why some of their Arab neighbors avoided large-scale protests. The second part explores other countries inside and outside the region-that have a stake and interest in the uprisings. The second edition includes a new chapter on Iraq and coverage of developments in the region since 2012 and how they have altered initial assessments of the Arab Spring's effects. New part introductions and a revised concluding chapter provide contextualization and comparative analyses of key themes and broader questions. This is an essential volume for students and scholars seeking the fullest understanding of how the Arab uprisings continue to impact the region and the world. | The Arab Spring The Hope and Reality of the Uprisings

GBP 175.00
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Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 Spring 2020 Edition

Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 Spring 2020 Edition

This book contains a series of thirteen tutorial-style lessons designed to introduce Autodesk Fusion 360 solid modeling and parametric modeling techniques and concepts. It introduces Autodesk Fusion 360 on a step-by-step basis starting with constructing basic shapes all the way through to the creation of assembly drawings and 3D printing your own designs. The book takes a hands on exercise intensive approach to all the important parametric modeling techniques and concepts. Each lesson introduces a new set of commands and concepts building on previous lessons. The lessons guide you from constructing basic shapes to building intelligent solid models assemblies and creating multi-view drawings. The general principles of 3D printing are also introduced including a brief history of 3D printing the types of 3D printing technologies commonly used filaments and the basic procedure for printing a 3D model. 3D printing makes it easier than ever for anyone to start turning their designs into physical objects and by the end of this book you will be ready to start printing out your own designs. Spring 2020 Edition Autodesk Fusion 360 is an entirely cloud based CAD CAM and CAE platform that is constantly evolving. This edition of Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 was written using Autodesk Fusion 360 in March of 2020. Fusion 360 is a stable product and all the major tools and features of Fusion 360 used in this edition should continue to operate the same way for the foreseeable future. | Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 Spring 2020 Edition

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Rivals in the Gulf Yusuf al-Qaradawi Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis

Rivals in the Gulf Yusuf al-Qaradawi Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis

Rivals in the Gulf: Yusuf al-Qaradawi Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis details the relationships between the Egyptian Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi and the Al Thani royal family in Qatar and between the Mauritanian Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Al Nahyans the rulers of Abu Dhabi and senior royal family in the United Arab Emirates. These relationships stretch back decades to the early 1960s and 1970s respectively. Using this history as a foundation the book examines the connections between Qaradawi’s and Bin Bayyah’s rival projects and the development of Qatar’s and the UAE’s competing state-brands and foreign policies. It raises questions about how to theorize the relationships between the Muslim scholarly-elite (the ulama) and the nation-state. Over the course of the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis Qaradawi and Bin Bayyah shaped the Al Thani’s and Al Nahyan’s competing ideologies in important ways. Offering new ways for academics to think about Doha and Abu Dhabi as hegemonic centers of Islamic scholarly authority alongside historical centers of learning such as Cairo Medina or Qom this book will appeal to those with an interest in modern Islamic authority the ulama Gulf politics as well as the Arab Spring and its aftermath. | Rivals in the Gulf Yusuf al-Qaradawi Abdullah Bin Bayyah and the Qatar-UAE Contest Over the Arab Spring and the Gulf Crisis

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Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 Spring 2023 Edition

Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 Spring 2023 Edition

Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 contains a series of fourteen tutorial style lessons designed to introduce Autodesk Fusion 360 solid modeling and parametric modeling techniques and concepts. This book introduces Autodesk Fusion 360 on a step-by-step basis starting with constructing basic shapes all the way through to the creation of assembly drawings and 3D printing your own designs. This book takes a hands on exercise intensive approach to all the important parametric modeling techniques and concepts. Each lesson introduces a new set of commands and concepts building on previous lessons. The lessons guide you from constructing basic shapes to building intelligent solid models assemblies and creating multi-view drawings. This book also introduces you to the general principles of 3D printing including a brief history of 3D printing the types of 3D printing technologies commonly used filaments and the basic procedure for printing a 3D model. 3D printing makes it easier than ever for anyone to start turning their designs into physical objects and by the end of this book you will be ready to start printing out your own designs. Spring 2023 Edition Autodesk Fusion 360 is an entirely cloud based CAD CAM and CAE platform that is constantly evolving. This edition of Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 was written using Autodesk Fusion 360 in February of 2023. Fusion 360 is a stable product and all the major tools and features of Fusion 360 used in this edition should continue to operate the same way for the foreseeable future. SDC Publications is committed to updating this book on a regular interval to incorporate new features and changes made to the software. Should a major change to Autodesk Fusion 360 require a newer edition be made available sooner we will publish a new edition as soon as possible. Older editions will stop being available once newer editions are released. | Parametric Modeling with Autodesk Fusion 360 Spring 2023 Edition

GBP 64.99
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Tunisia and Egypt after the Arab Spring Party Politics in Transitions from Authoritarian Rule

Tunisia and Egypt after the Arab Spring Party Politics in Transitions from Authoritarian Rule

This book examines the processes of transition from authoritarian rule in Tunisia and Egypt between 2011 and 2014 arguing that differences between the two countries can be explained by the conduct of their respective political parties. Drawing on a new conceptualization of political parties’ agency that considers their unique nature as intermediate and intermediary institutions the book allows for the identification of those factors driving political parties’ choices in processes of transition. Moreover thanks to the employment of quantitative text analysis on the electoral manifestos of the parties involved this work presents new data for the study of party systems in Tunisia and Egypt. Presenting a new toolkit for analysis Tunisia and Egypt after the Arab Spring ultimately reveals how differing legacies of authoritarian repression across the two countries can help explain why the Tunisian transition culminated with the 2014 democratic constitution and the Egyptian transition with the 2013 military coup. Conceptually the book will appeal to those working in comparative politics and those interested in processes of democratization and authoritarian resilience. Nonetheless the focus on Tunisia and Egypt makes the book suitable reading for anyone interested in Arab politics and the MENA region generally. | Tunisia and Egypt after the Arab Spring Party Politics in Transitions from Authoritarian Rule

GBP 130.00
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Parametric Modeling with Siemens NX (Spring 2019 Edition)

Parametric Modeling with Siemens NX (Spring 2019 Edition)

Parametric Modeling with Siemens NX introduces the aspects of designing with Solid Modeling and Parametric Modeling. This text is intended to be used as a practical training guide for students and professionals. This text uses Siemens NX as the modeling tool and the chapters proceed in a pedagogical fashion to guide you from constructing basic solid models to building intelligent mechanical designs creating multi-view drawings and assembly models. This text takes a hands-on exercise-intensive approach to all the important Parametric Modeling techniques and concepts. This textbook contains a series of fifteen tutorial style lessons designed to introduce beginning CAD users to NX. This text is also helpful to NX users upgrading from a previous release of the software. The solid modeling techniques and concepts discussed in this text are also applicable to other parametric feature-based CAD packages. The basic premise of this book is that the more designs you create using NX the better you learn the software. With this in mind each lesson introduces a new set of commands and concepts building on previous lessons. | Parametric Modeling with Siemens NX (Spring 2019 Edition)

GBP 52.00
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Experiencing Byzantium Papers from the 44th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies Newcastle and Durham April 2011

Experiencing Byzantium Papers from the 44th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies Newcastle and Durham April 2011

From the reception of imperial ekphraseis in Hagia Sophia to the sounds and smells of the back streets of Constantinople the sensory perception of Byzantium is an area that lends itself perfectly to an investigation into the experience of the Byzantine world. The theme of experience embraces all aspects of Byzantine studies and the Experiencing Byzantium symposium brought together archaeologists architects art historians historians musicians and theologians in a common quest to step across the line that divides how we understand and experience the Byzantine world and how the Byzantines themselves perceived the sensual aspects of their empire and also their faith spirituality identity and the nature of ’being’ in Byzantium. The papers in this volume derive from the 44th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies held for the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies by the University of Newcastle and University of Durham at Newcastle upon Tyne in April 2011. They are written by a group of international scholars who have crossed disciplinary boundaries to approach an understanding of experience in the Byzantine world. Experiencing Byzantium is volume 18 in the series published by Ashgate on behalf of the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies. | Experiencing Byzantium Papers from the 44th Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies Newcastle and Durham April 2011

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History Women and Gender in the Modern Middle East From Orientalism to the Arab Spring

History Women and Gender in the Modern Middle East From Orientalism to the Arab Spring

This introductory text explores the gendered history of the modern Middle East from the eighteenth century to the present studying the various ways in which gender has defined the region and shaped relations in the modern era. The book captures three aspects of change simultaneously: the events that mark the “modern” Middle East women’s encounters with the transition to modernity and gendered responses to modernity. It contains both new fieldwork and a synthesis of secondary scholarship that highlight the role of gender in the modernization of Egypt Turkey Iran the Levant and the Persian Gulf states. Chapters are organized chronologically to chart the rapid developments of the modern era but each chapter also stands on its own with coverage of masculinity and femininity sexuality marriage and the family labor and women’s contributions to Arab Spring uprisings. Through this comprehensive account the book pushes back on stereotypes that the Middle East is an ahistorical region and that women have not been vital actors in the process of change. Richly illustrated and accessible for a variety of readers History Women and Gender in the Modern Middle East is an ideal resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in gender studies and Middle Eastern history. | History Women and Gender in the Modern Middle East From Orientalism to the Arab Spring

GBP 34.99
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Power and Subversion in Byzantium Papers from the 43rd Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies Birmingham March 2010

Power and Subversion in Byzantium Papers from the 43rd Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies Birmingham March 2010

This volume addresses a theme of special significance for Byzantine studies. Byzantium has traditionally been deemed a civilisation which deferred to authority and set special store by orthodoxy canon and proper order. Since 1982 when the distinguished Russian Byzantinist Alexander Kazhdan wrote that 'the history of Byzantine intellectual opposition has yet to be written' scholars have increasingly highlighted cases of subversion of 'correct practice' and 'correct belief' in Byzantium. This innovative scholarly effort has produced important results although it has been hampered by the lack of dialogue across the disciplines of Byzantine studies. The 43rd Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies in 2010 drew together historians art historians and scholars of literature religion and philosophy who discussed shared and discipline-specific approaches to the theme of subversion. The present volume presents a selection of the papers delivered at the symposium enriched with specially commissioned contributions. Most papers deal with the period after the eleventh century although early Byzantium is not ignored. Theoretical questions about the nature articulation and limits of subversion are addressed within the frameworks of individual disciplines and in a larger context. The volume comes at a timely junction in the development of Byzantine studies as interest in subversion and nonconformity in general has been rising steadily in the field. | Power and Subversion in Byzantium Papers from the 43rd Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies Birmingham March 2010

GBP 38.99
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Parametric Modeling with Siemens NX Spring 2022 Edition

Parametric Modeling with Siemens NX Spring 2022 Edition

The primary goal of Parametric Modeling with Siemens NX is to introduce the aspects of designing with Solid Modeling and Parametric Modeling. This text is intended to be used as a practical training guide for students and professionals. This text uses Siemens NX as the modeling tool and the chapters proceed in a pedagogical fashion to guide you from constructing basic solid models to building intelligent mechanical designs creating multi-view drawings and assembly models. This text takes a hands-on exercise-intensive approach to all the important Parametric Modeling techniques and concepts. This textbook contains a series of fifteen tutorial style lessons designed to introduce beginning CAD users to NX. This text is also helpful to NX users upgrading from a previous release of the software. The solid modeling techniques and concepts discussed in this text are also applicable to other parametric feature-based CAD packages. The basic premise of this book is that the more designs you create using NX the better you learn the software. With this in mind each lesson introduces a new set of commands and concepts building on previous lessons. This book does not attempt to cover all of NX’s features only to provide an introduction to the software. It is intended to help you establish a good basis for exploring and growing in the exciting field of Computer Aided Engineering. This book also introduces you to the general principles of 3D printing including a brief history of 3D printing the types of 3D printing technologies commonly used filaments and the basic procedure for printing a 3D model. 3D printing makes it easier than ever for anyone to start turning their designs into physical objects and by the end of this book you will be ready to start printing out your own designs. | Parametric Modeling with Siemens NX Spring 2022 Edition

GBP 65.00
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Global Impacts of the Western School Model Corporatization Alienation Consumerism

Global Impacts of the Western School Model Corporatization Alienation Consumerism

In this timely analysis of the current state of global educational policies Joel Spring focuses on the spread of the Western school model and its impact on creating an urban-consumer culture increasing economic inequalities contributing to environmental destruction and diminishing compassion and empathy essential for energizing social justice movements. In his signature straightforward concise style Spring describes and analyzes the school's role in displacing religious with secular values promoting nationalism preparing students to work in global corporations supporting cultural and linguistic homogeneity and discusses related goals and effects of anti-globalization movements such as the Alt-right Anti-fascist groups radical environmentalism and anarchism. An important addition to Spring’s body of work on global educational policies this provocative book challenges readers to re-examine what they know about education globalization and their interconnections. | Global Impacts of the Western School Model Corporatization Alienation Consumerism

GBP 24.99
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A History of Czechoslovakia Since 1945

A History of Czechoslovakia Since 1945

First published in 1989 A History of Czechoslovakia Since 1945 is a comprehensive account of Czechoslovakia under Communist rule tracing events from 1945 to 1990. The author focuses on the last twenty years in particular when the Prague Spring offered a brief period of liberalization but was followed by harder times with the hope of change fading and society becoming paralyzed. Dr. Renner describes vividly the country’s fortunes under the Soviet rule of Stalin and Brezhnev and how it pioneered the policy of glasnost during the Prague Spring of 1968. The book concludes with a special look at the influence of Gorbachev’s glasnost on the regime of Czechoslovakia. Dr. Renner combines a chronological overview with a passionate yet scholarly discussion of underlying political economic and cultural issues and developments making this book invaluable as an authoritative and lucid account of Czechoslovak history as well as an explanation of the role this country and in events played in the shaping of modern Europe.

GBP 90.00
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European Immigration A Sourcebook

European Immigration A Sourcebook

Fully updated and containing chapters on the new EU member states and the attempt to form a common EU migration policy this new edition of European Immigration: A Sourcebook provides a comprehensive overview of the trends and developments in migration in all EU countries. With chapters following a common structure to facilitate direct international comparisons it not only examines the internal affairs of each member state but also explores both migratory trends within the EU itself and the implications for European immigration of wider global events including the Arab Spring and the world financial crisis. | European Immigration A Sourcebook

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Temporal Boundaries of Law and Politics Time Out of Joint

Temporal Boundaries of Law and Politics Time Out of Joint

In the last decade the changing role of time in society has once again taken centre stage in the academic debate. A prominent but surely not the only aspect of this debate hinges on the so-called acceleration of time and its societal consequences. Despite the fact that time is fundamental to the way in which law and politics function the influence of the contemporary experience of time on law and politics remains underdeveloped. How for example does society’s structural acceleration impact on justice? Does law actually offer stability and predictability in an ever-changing global world? How can legal and political institutions function in the wake of ever-increasing uncertainty? Both law and politics employ time to order society but they are also limited in what can be effectuated by time. It is this very tension between temporal possibilities and limitations that the contributors to this collection – drawn from different fields of law as well as from other disciplines – examine. | Temporal Boundaries of Law and Politics Time Out of Joint

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Mathematical Recreations from the Tournament of the Towns

Mathematical Recreations from the Tournament of the Towns

Mathematical Recreations from the Tournament of the Towns contains the complete list of problems and solutions to the International Mathematics Tournament of the Towns from Fall 2007 to Spring 2021. The primary audience for this book is the army of recreational mathematicians united under the banner of Martin Gardner. It should also have great value to students preparing for mathematics competitions and trainers of such students. This book also provides an entry point for students in upper elementary schools. Features Huge recreational value to mathematics enthusiasts Accessible to upper-level high school students Problems classified by topics such as two-player games weighing problems mathematical tasks etc.

GBP 42.99
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Cyberactivism on the Participatory Web

Cyberactivism on the Participatory Web

Cyberactivism already has a rich history but over the past decade the participatory web—with its de-centralized information/media sharing portability storage capacity and user-generated content—has reshaped political and social change. Cyberactivism on the Participatory Web examines the impact of these new technologies on political organizing and protest across the political spectrum from the Arab Spring to artists to far-right groups. Linking new information and communication technologies to possibilities for solidarity and action—as well as surveillance and control—in a context of global capital flow war and environmental crisis the contributors to this volume provide nuanced analyses of the dramatic transformations in media citizenship and social movements taking place today.

GBP 42.99
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US Hard Power in the Arab World Resistance the Syrian Uprising and the War on Terror

US Hard Power in the Arab World Resistance the Syrian Uprising and the War on Terror

Neither stability nor change in the post-colonial Arab world can be fully understood without considering the international context and American Foreign policy in particular. However the exact nature of America’s presence in the Arab world and the scope and modes of its influence all appear to have reached a crossroads since the Arab uprisings. ‘US Hard Power in the Arab World’ traces the US’s power of persuasion in the Arab Middle East from the onset of the War on Terror in 2001 through to the Arab Spring. With a particular focus on Syria the book explores the limits of an American smart power amid the emergence of a growing indigenous soft power whose ire is directed not only at Assad’s regime but also at the violence perpetrated or enabled by the international community headed by the US. It is argued that the blurring of the two forms of soft and hard American power has tarnished the credibility of US policies geared to win hearts and minds in the Arab world. ‘US Hard Power in the Arab World’ narrates the contests between attraction and intimidation public diplomacy and military occupation elites and publics seduction and resistance. Drawing upon a multitude of primary sources including personal interviews with Syrian activists and opposition figures this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Middle East Politics as well as those concerned with American Foreign Policy and the Arab Spring. | US Hard Power in the Arab World Resistance the Syrian Uprising and the War on Terror

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The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Translation

The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Translation

Translation-related activities from and into Arabic have significantly increased in the last few years in both scope and scale. The launch of a number of national translation projects policies and awards in a number of Arab countries together with the increasing translation from Arabic in a wide range of subject areas outside the Arab World – especially in the aftermath of the Arab Spring – have complicated and diversified the dynamics of the translation industry involving Arabic. The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Translation seeks to explicate Arabic translation practice pedagogy and scholarship with the aim of producing a state-of-the-art reference book that maps out these areas and meets the pedagogical and research needs of advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as active researchers.

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The Psychology of Weather

The Psychology of Weather

Do you feel happier on a sunny day? Are you afraid of thunderstorms? Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? The Psychology of Weather explores our relationship with the weather and how it can affect our mood behaviour and lifestyle. The book sheds light on our preoccupation with this natural phenomenon providing insights into how the weather on the day we were born can directly affect our intelligence and personality and explore such surprising findings that suicide rates peak in the spring and summer. When the weather affects everything from our buying behaviour to the jobs we do The Psychology of Weather shows us that understanding and appreciating the weather can improve our well-being and contribute to human survival.

GBP 12.99
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Subnational Movements In South Asia

Subnational Movements In South Asia

The idea of the book initially emerged from a panel discussion at the Specialist Group on South Asia of the Political Studies Association UK in March 1993. On its tortuous path to publication it has been enriched by critical comments from Sumit Ganguly Vernon Hewitt Iftikhar Malik Gurharpal Singh and David Taylor. The volume has benefited fromSubrata Mitra's long association with the Centre for Indian Studies at the University of Hull and stimulating discussions with members of the Center for South Asian Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of California Berkeley during his sabbatical term (spring 1994). The contributions although completed by summer 1994 recognise the ongoing changes throughout the region. | Subnational Movements In South Asia

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