Authors:David Edward Bignell, Yves Roisin, Nathan Lo,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: synthesis, modern, termites, biology
Number of Pages: 590
Published: 2010-10-21
List price: $239.00
ISBN-10: 9048139767
ISBN-13: 9789048139767

Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography. In this new volume, David Bignell, Yves Roisin and Nathan Lo have brought together leading experts on termite taxonomy, behaviour, genetics, caste differentiation, physiology, microbiology, mound architecture, biogeography and control. Very strong evolutionary and developmental themes run through the individual chapters, fed by new data streams from molecular sequencing, and for the first time it is possible to compare the social organisation of termi

Authors:Y. Abe, D.E. Bignell, T. Higashi,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: ecology, symbioses, sociality, evolution, termites
Number of Pages: 488
Published: 2000-11-30
List price: $419.00
ISBN-10: 0792363612
ISBN-13: 9780792363613

This book is the first attempt for 30 years to produce a research-oriented review of the biology of termites. There is a strong emphasis on the gains made from modern technologies and contemporary concepts, for example the molecular and morphological phylogenies, social theory, the culture of fastidious microorganisms, microelectrode probing, natural stable isotope analysis and protein purification. Evolutionary, behavioural and developmental relationships with cockroaches and other social insects are considered in detail, while no fewer than 7 chapters address the highly complex and perhaps u

Author: Jonathan Bignell
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: studies, television, introduction
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2003-12-03
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0415261139
ISBN-13: 9780415261135

This comprehensive introduction to the field of television studies provides resources for thinking about key aspects of television studies, outlines significant strands of critical work in the field, and includes activities and think points.

Authors:Ruth Ashbee, Elaine M. Bignell,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: handbook, yeast, yeasts, pathogenic
Number of Pages: 365
Published: 2009-12-15
List price: $269.00
ISBN-10: 3642031498
ISBN-13: 9783642031496

Mycological studies of yeasts are entering a new phase, with the sequencing of multiple fungal genomes informing our understanding of their ability to cause disease and interact with the host. At the same time, the ongoing use of traditional methods in many clinical mycology laboratories continues to provide information for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This volume reviews various aspects of pathogenic yeasts and what is known about their molecular and cellular biology and virulence, in addition to looking at clinical and laboratory findings. As each chapter is written by a leading

Authors:Jonathan Bignell, Jeremy Orlebar,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: practice, media, handbook, television
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2005-11-14
List price: $37.95
ISBN-10: 041534252X
ISBN-13: 9780415342520

Updated to include information and discussion on new technologies and new critical ideas, Jonathon Bignell and Jeremy Orlebar present this excellent critical introduction to the practice and theory of television, which relates media studies theories and critical approaches to practical television programme making. Featuring advice on many aspects of programme making, from initial ideas to post-production processes, and includes profiles to give insight into how people in the industry, from graduates to executives, think about their work. With debates on what is meant by ‘quality’ telev

Authors:Edward Balleisen, David Mo,
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: regulation, theory, new, markets, government
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 1970-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0521118484
ISBN-13: 9780521118484

After two generations of emphasis on governmental inefficiency and the need for deregulation, we now see growing interest in the possibility of constructive governance, alongside public calls for new, smarter regulation. Yet there is a real danger that regulatory reforms will be rooted in outdated ideas. As the financial crisis has shown, neither traditional market failure models nor public choice theory, by themselves, sufficiently inform or explain our current regulatory challenges. Regulatory studies, long neglected in an atmosphere focused on deregulatory work, is in critical need of new m

Authors:Edward W. Said, David Barsamian,
Publisher: South End Press
Keywords: edward, conversations, resistance, culture
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-11-01
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0896086704
ISBN-13: 9780896086708

In his latest book of interviews, Edward W. Said discusses the centrality of popular resistance to his understanding of culture, history, and social change. He reveals his latest thoughts on the war on terrorism, the war in Afghanistan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and lays out a compelling vision for a secular, democratic future in the Middle East—and globally.Edward W. Said, a renowned cultural and literary critic, was born in Jerusalem, Palestine, and was educated there, in Egypt, and in the United States. His books include Orientalism, The Question of Palestine, Covering Islam,