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  • Lasers in Neurosurgery

    Edited by Edward F. Downing, Peter W. Ascher, Leonard J. Cerullo, Charles R. Neblett, Jon H. Robertson, John M. Tew ...
    With the exploding progress we are experiencing in the field of lasers in neurosurgery it was felt that a new volume devoted to lasers in neurosurgery is needed. As opposed to other early laser publications which were limited to North American contributors we have decided to publish Lasers in Neurosurgery which presents the findings of neurosurgeons from throughout the world. The decision to ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Cultural Change and Persistence

    New Perspectives on Development

    Edited by W. Ascher, J. Heffron ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book is about the ways that traditional cultural practices either change or persist in the face of social and economic development, whether the latter proceeds primarily from internal or external forces. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Economic Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Latin America

    Edited by W. Ascher, N. Mirovitskaya ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Economic Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Latin America explores the links between Latin American governments' economic policies and the nature and dynamics of inter-group violence. Based on the patterns of ten countries, the contributions to this volume trace the remarkable transformation from open ideological conflict to the explosion of social (seemingly apolitical) ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa

    Edited by W. Ascher, N. Mirovitskaya ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book combines overviews of the nature and causes of inter-group violence in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa with a collection of country case studies. Both the overview chapter and the case studies trace how economic policy initiatives, and consequent changes in the roles and statuses of various groups, shape conflict or cooperation. ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Bioprocess Engineering Principles

    by Pauline M. Doran ...
    This welcome new edition discusses bioprocess engineering from the perspective of biology students. It includes a great deal of new material and has been extensively revised and expanded. These updates strengthen the book and maintain its position as the book of choice for senior undergraduates and graduates seeking to move from biochemistry/microbiology/molecular biology to bioprocess engineering ... Read more

    $85.49 USD

  • Lawlessness and Economics

    Alternative Modes of Governance

    by Avinash K. Dixit ...
    Series series The Gorman Lectures in Economics
    How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In Lawlessness and Economics, Avinash Dixit examines the theory of private institutions that transcend or supplement weak economic governance from the state.In much of the world and through much ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Functional Electrical Rehabilitation

    Technological Restoration After Spinal Cord Injury

    by Chandler A. Phillips ...
    On one of my returns to California, I attended the "Disabilities Expo 88" at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Among the various marvels oftech nology for the wheelchair disabled were stair-climbing wheelchairs, self raising and lowering kitchen cabinetry, and even a completely accessible "dude ranch" experience. At the same time, as a guest of the Southern California Chapter of the National ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Planet of Slums

    by Mike Davis ...
    Series series Essential Mike Davis
    THE BEST-SELLING MODERN CLASSIC: The world’s leading urbanist offers a “profound . . . brilliant” account of the rise of the world’s slums and the failures of modern urbanization (Arundhati Roy, activist and Booker Prize–winning author).According to the United Nations, more than one billion people now live in the slums of the cities of the South. In this brilliant and ambitious book, Mike Davis ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Latin American Theories of Development and Underdevelopment

    by Cristóbal Kay ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Development
    Upon its publication in 1989, this was the first systematic and comprehensive analysis of the Latin American School of Development and an invaluable guide to the major Third World contribution to development theory. The four major strands in the work of Latin American Theorists are: structuralism, internal colonialism, marginality and dependency. Exploring all four in detail, and the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Biomechanics of the Brain

    Edited by Karol Miller ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Biomechanics of the Brain will present an introduction to brain anatomy for engineers and scientists. Experimental techniques such as brain imaging and brain tissue mechanical property measurement will be discussed, as well as computational methods for neuroimage analysis and modeling of brain deformations due to impacts and neurosurgical interventions. Brain trauma between the different sexes ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Getting Better

    Why Global Development Is Succeeding--And How We Can Improve the World Even More

    by Charles Kenny ...
    As the income gap between developed and developing nations grows, so grows the cacophony of voices claiming that the quest to find a simple recipe for economic growth has failed. Getting Better, in sharp contrast, reports the good news about global progress. Economist Charles Kenny argues against development naysayers by pointing to the evidence of widespread improvements in health, education, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Failing in the Field

    What We Can Learn When Field Research Goes Wrong

    by Dean Karlan, Jacob Appel ...
    A revealing look at the common causes of failures in randomized control experiments during field reseach—and how to avoid themAll across the social sciences, from development economics to political science departments, researchers are going into the field to collect data and learn about the world. While much has been gained from the successes of randomized controlled trials, stories of failed ... Read more

    $17.99 USD