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hardcover. Explains Japanese regional structure and associated dynamism in terms of urban systems. By focusing on urban systems theory, this book attempts to theorize the factors related to the changing geography of Japan, such as the growth and decline processes of Japanese urban systems and, the strengthening of ties among cities and associated factors. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFSG; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792366003
- ISBN
- 9780792366003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.46
€ 133.46
Hardback. Contains contributions that apply advanced statistical methods and artificial intelligence techniques to approach the description of physical processes, the discrimination of experimental data and the assessment and management of risk. This book is intended as a reference scientists, students, engineers, and the insurance industry. Editor(s): Papadopoulos, George A.; Murty, Tad S.; Venkatesh, Srinivasan; Blong, R. (Natural Hazards Research Centre, Macquarie University, Australia). Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from naturals hazards, 21:2-3, 2000
- Number of pages
- 297
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365952
- ISBN
- 9780792365952
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.73
€ 195.73
hardcover. Lived experience is gendered and especially women's experiences are not well reflected in ordinary language. To understand them, one must go beyond analyzing language and to the matters of gendered human life itself. This title includes essays that intend to advance this investigation. Editor(s): Fisher, Linda; Embree, Lester. Series: Contributions to Phenomenology. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365808
- ISBN
- 9780792365808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.65
€ 288.65
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Coping with Flash Floods: Lessons Learned from Experience, Malenovice, Czech Republic, May 16-21, 1999 Editor(s): Marsalek, Jiri; Watt, W. Ed; Zeman, Evzen; Sieker, Friedhelm. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364528
- ISBN
- 9780792364528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49
Hardback. Contains presentations made at the Second International Conference on Earthquake Hazard and Seismic Risk Reduction held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 14-21 September 1998. This book is suitable for seismologists, geophysicists, earth scientists, engineers, architects, and psychologists interested in earthquake hazard and seismic risk research. Editor(s): Balassanian, Serguei; Cisternas, Armando; Melkumyan, Mikael. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 447 pages, 314 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363903
- ISBN
- 9780792363903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.87
€ 196.87
Hardback. In industrialized countries, HIV/AIDS is perceived as a chronic condition. Yet initially, before combination therapy became available, this pandemic was widely associated with premature or even imminent death. This book turns this basic feature of life with HIV into the vantage point for an analysis of Western subjectivity. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFFH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363712
- ISBN
- 9780792363712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.81
€ 132.81
Hardback. This work consists of essays dealing with the astronomical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. It includes essays on Astronomy and Religion, Astronomy and Myth, and Astronomy and Astrology. Editor(s): Selin, Helaine. Series: Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science. Num Pages: 688 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; PDX; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363637
- ISBN
- 9780792363637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 430.69
€ 430.69
Hardback. This volume focuses on women serving on corporate boards of directors. It includes censuses of women directors in a number of countries, identifies reasons for their limited numbers and indicates why appointing qualified women to boards offers competitive advantages. Editor(s): Burke, Professor Ronald J.; Mattis, Mary C. Series: Issues in Business Ethics. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; KJG; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361626
- ISBN
- 9780792361626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.41
€ 133.41
Hardback. Examines the impact of globalization on frontier cities, and how various frontier cities in different regions have responded to these forces. This book explores various aspects of global change, including the economic, spatial and geopolitical dimensions. Editor(s): Lithwick, Harvey; Gradus, Yehuda. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360612
- ISBN
- 9780792360612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.25
€ 201.25
Hardback. This introduction to Leibniz's early philosophy throws light on the development of some of the doctrines with which he is associated. After an overview of his formative years, papers reflect on his wide-ranging interests in philosophical and related subjects, including law, physics and theology. Editor(s): Brown, Stuart. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 16. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359975
- ISBN
- 9780792359975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.17
€ 200.17
Hardback. As a philosopher, Stephen Erickson considers himself a messenger of sorts and the message he is delivering is an important and groundbreaking one. Here, he argues that we are entering into a new historical moment, a period which will only be properly defined and named by those who come after us, as were the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. Series: Philosophical Studies in Contemporary Culture. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359388
- ISBN
- 9780792359388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.38
€ 233.38
Hardback. Dutch Reformed pastor Balthasar Bekker (1634-1698) has long been recognized as a key figure in the end of the witchcraft persecutions in early modern Europe. With an examination of the ideas of Bekker, his opponents and supporters, this book places the controversy around "The World Bewitched" within the context of the Cartesian debates. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCG; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 193
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792358763
- ISBN
- 9780792358763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.27
€ 131.27
Judaeo-Christian Intellectual Culture in the Seventeenth Century
. Ed(S): Coudert, Allison; Hutton, S. (School...
Hardback. Focuses on Latin Judaica and Biblical interpretation with an emphasis on texts found in the library of Archbishop Narcissus Marsh of Dublin. This collection of Latin Judaica, Polyglot Bibles, and other works sheds light on the way in which the Protestant Reformation dealt both with Jews, the Bible, the Jewish Kabbalah and religious toleration. Editor(s): Coudert, Allison; Hutton, S. (School of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Middlesex University, London, UK); Popkin, R. H.; Weiner, G. M. (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA). Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JD; HRCM; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357896
- ISBN
- 9780792357896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.20
€ 133.20
Hardback. Describes a Utopian community of scholar-craftsmen, as seen through the eyes of a naive young traveller. This work aims to clarify Johann Valentin Andreae's elliptical Latin by identifying parallel passages, allusions and sources for his ideas, and by linking Christianopolis with Andreae's other work as satirist, dramatist, poet and mathematician. Translator(s): Thompson, Edward H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCX; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357452
- ISBN
- 9780792357452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.09
€ 256.09
Hardback. Since Newton's papers became available in the 1970s, the beginnings of a new picture of Newton have emerged, as a synthesizer of science and religion revealed in his intellectual context. Editor(s): Force, James E.; Popkin, Richard H. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357445
- ISBN
- 9780792357445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Hardback. Examines and evaluates three basic characteristics of the Leibnizian metaphysical system: Leibniz's version of representation; the principle of continuity; and space, time, and the phenomenally spatio-temporal. Series: Science and Philosophy. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792354765
- ISBN
- 9780792354765
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73
Drought Management Planning in Water Supply Systems
. Ed(S): Cabrera, Enrique; Garcia-Serra, Jorg...
Hardback. Proceedings from the UIMP International Course held in Valencia, December 1997 Editor(s): Cabrera, Enrique; Garcia-Serra, Jorge. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RBK; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792352945
- ISBN
- 9780792352945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.91
€ 202.91
Hardback. Explores a wide platform of women's revolutionary involvements and elucidates the broad range of contributions by women scholars, scientists and activists to movements of social transformation, as well as to a reexamination of established methods of cultural analysis from enlightened liberalism to Marxism. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351825
- ISBN
- 9780792351825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.17
€ 203.17
hardcover. Supply of sufficient clean drinking water is often taken for granted, but it requires a considerable technical and financial effort to ensure reliable and economic water supply. This volume presents an overview of water supply management and aims at efficient management of water supply schemes rather than design of new works. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792351368
- ISBN
- 9780792351368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.33
€ 200.33
hardcover. Deals with Sir Isaac Newton's Judaic studies and their impact on his theology. This book explains how ideas Newton learned from Jewish history and literature found their way into his understanding of ancient religion, scriptural prophecy, the Temple of Jerusalem, the ancient church, and the corruption of Christianity. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 527.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792349969
- ISBN
- 9780792349969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.88
€ 209.88