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Brief Description: Disability--as with other marginalized topics in social policy--is at risk for exclusion from social debate. This multivolume reference work provides an overview of challenges and opportunities for people...

Review Quotes: "The two latest volumes in Oxford University Press's ongoing Complete Works of Oscar Wilde are both devoted to the play, and they reveal, in fascinating detail, just how...

Biographical Note: António S. Cardoso, José L. Borges, Pedro A. Costa, António T. Gomes, José C. Marques & Castorina S. Vieira work at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto,...

Jacket Description/Flap: Willem Mengelberg is undeniably the greatest conductor in Dutch music history. In his biography, Frits Zwart carefully examines a musical life lived. Mengelberg was not only one of...

Review Quotes: "The quality of Heine's translation of the Greek and Latin critical editions is noteworthy, for in both cases he simultaneously offers a lucid, easy-to-read translation and shows striking...

Biographical Note: Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field Table of Contents: 1) The Computer Simulation of Behaviour Michael J. Apter (1970) 2) The Question of Artificial Intelligence: Philosophical...

Table of Contents: Volume 1Thematic sessionsThematic session: Building maintenance in ancient times (up to the early modern period)Thematic session: Architects and bureaucrats: Centralised governments and the administrative pre-conditions of building...

Review Quotes: "A MAJOR PIECE OF SCHOLASTIC WORK THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE GAMUT OF THE STUDY OF HORTICULTURE, ranging from the diversity, genetics, biotechnology, crop improvement, field production, crop protection,...

Table of Contents: Volume 1Keynote and Themed lectures1. Sample preparation and characterisation2. Engineered platforms3. Physical/Numerical interface and comparisons4. Scaling5. Sensors6. Modelling techniques7. Facilities8. Education9. Offshore10. Offshore - shallow foundations11. Offshore...

Table of Contents: VOLUME ONEIntroductionTo Gold Mountain: Chinese Americans in the West (1848-1882)To the Sandlewood Hills: The Hawaiian Plantations (1852-1910)Immigration and Exclusion: Challenging Discrimination (1883-1924)GlossaryFor More InformationSelected BibliographyIndexVOLUME TWOIntroductionWho's an...

Biographical Note: Pentti Kujala is Professor of Marine Technology and head of the Marine Technology group at Aalto University, Finland. Liangliang Lu is Doctorate Candidate at the Department of Mechanical...

Table of Contents: Section 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF COLORECTAL SURGERY. Anatomy. Physiology. Process Delivery in Colorectal Surgical Practice. Perioperative Care. Surgical Principles: Bowel Anastomosis, Wound Management, and Surveillance. Sexual Dysfunction....