Authors:Linda Symcox, Arie Wilschut,
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Keywords: history, international, review, education, teaching, canon, standards, problem, national, future
Number of Pages: 332
Published: 2009-03-04
List price: $85.99
ISBN-10: 1593116691
ISBN-13: 9781593116699

A volume in International Review of History Education Series Editor Peter Lee, Rosalyn Ashby, Stuart Foster As educators in the United States and Europe develop national history standards for K-12 students, the question of what to do with national history canons is a subject of growing concern. Should national canons still be the foundation for the teaching of history? Do national canons develop citizenship or should they be modified to accommodate the new realities of globalization? Or should they even be discarded outright? These questions become blurred by the debates over preserving nation

Author: Jan Wilschut
Publisher: CRC Pre
Keywords: fusion, membrane
Number of Pages: 938
Published: 1990-09-28
List price: $404.95
ISBN-10: 0824783018
ISBN-13: 9780824783013

A broad overview of recent progress in membrane fusion research, treating the subject from the fields of biophysics, biochemistry, cell biology, virology, and biotechnology. Featuring sections on the general properties of membranes and applications of membrane fusion techniques, this sourcebook outl

Authors:Jan Wilschut, Janet Mcelhaney, Abraham Palache,
Publisher: Mosby
Keywords: influenza, reference, rapid
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 2006-06-02
List price: $31.95
ISBN-10: 0723434336
ISBN-13: 9780723434337

Provides the reader with authoritative and accessible information on the subject of influenza. Clearly written by key experts in the field and highly illustrated in full colour, the book provides an overview of influenza, its pathogenesis, epidemiology, the burden of disease and its health economics. Rapid Reference Influenza also summarises available information on the molecular biology of influenza and the emergence of new influenza viruses. Completely updated with the latest information on H5N1, the book aims to contribute to international efforts to emphasize the major burden of influenza

Authors:Arie Johan Vanderjagt, Arie Johan Vanderjagt, Martin
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: intellectual, history, studies, brill, princely, culture, princes
Number of Pages: 357
Published: 2005-01
List price: $142.00
ISBN-10: 9004136908
ISBN-13: 9789004136908

Many products of medieval and renaissance culture – literature, music, political ideology, social and governmental structures, the fine arts, forms of devotional piety, and also the social, political and literary self-representation of rulers – found their best expression in the context of the courts of greater and lesser princes. This second volume on princes and princely culture between 1450 and 1650 – the first was published in 2003 as volume 118/1 in this series – contains twelve essays. These are focused on England under Edward IV, Henrys VII and VIII, Elizabeth I, and under James

Author: Arie Ram
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: engineering, polymer, fundamentals
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 1997-12-31
List price: $109.00
ISBN-10: 0306457261
ISBN-13: 9780306457265

This ideal introductory text covers the basics of polymer chemistry and engineering, as well as structure-property relationships in plastics, in a concise manner. Technically authoritative and up-to-date, the volume offers a survey of the basic chemistry of monomers and their conversion to the various polymers, the essentials of structure and performance, rheology of polymers as liquids and solids, and mechanical properties. Problem sets enhance the book’s suitability for advanced undergraduates in chemical engineering or materials science.

Author: Arie Altma
Publisher: CRC Pre
Keywords: plants, environment, soils, books, biotechnology, agricultural
Number of Pages: 770
Published: 1997-11-06
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0824794397
ISBN-13: 9780824794392

This timely reference/text integrates available basic biotechnological methodologies with current agricultural practices, providing solutions to specific agricultural needs and problems from plant and crop yield to animal husbandry. Presenting and evaluating the limitations of "classical" methodologies and the potential of novel and emergent agriculturally related biotechnologies, Agricultural Biotechnology covers plant biotechnology;discussing genetic engineering and crop improvement for yield and quality traits, rapid clonal propagation and marker-assisted selection, and metabolite productio

Author: Arie De Geus
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Keywords: company, living
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2002-06-04
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1578518202
ISBN-13: 9781578518203

Most companies do not survive the upheavals of change and competition over the long haul. But there are a few remarkable firms that have withstood the test of several centuries. What hidden lessons do they hold for the rest of us? Arie de Geus, the man who introduced the revolutionary concept of the learning organization, reveals the key to managing for a long and prosperous organizational life. The Living Company speaks not just to aspiring leaders, but to anyone trying to adapt to a turbulent business environment. Only those steeped in the habits of a living company will survive. "Thi