Author: Gregory Dixon
Publisher: Urban Books
Keywords: man, cake
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-04-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1933967846
ISBN-13: 9781933967844

Authors:Professor John Dixon, John Dixon, David Macarov,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: reality, global, persistent, poverty
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1998-05-07
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0415146828
ISBN-13: 9780415146821

Poverty is one of the most long-standing problems facing governments and populations througout the world. No matter how it is measured--whether in prosperous times or during depressions, whether in agricultural, industrial, or post-industrial societies and despite anti-poverty programs and aid to the poor, poverty continues. The poverty rate in the industrialized west ranges between ten and fifteen per cent and is much higher in agricultural societies. In post-socialist countries it is beginning to be admitted and identified. The chapters of Poverty focus on ten different countries and th

Authors:Rebecca Dixon, Rebecca Dixon, Finn E. Sinclair, Adria
Publisher: D.S.Brewer
Keywords: france, gallica, medieval, community, knowledge, poetry
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 2008-11-20
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 1843841770
ISBN-13: 9781843841777

Covering the period from the late thirteenth to the early sixteenth century, Poetry, Knowledge, and Community examines the role of poetry in French culture in transmitting and shaping knowledge. The volume reveals the interplay between poet, text, and audience, and explores the key dynamics of later medieval French poetry and of the communities in which it was produced. Essays in both English and French are organised into three inter-related sections, ’Learned Poetry/ Poetry and Learning’, ’Poetry or Prose?’, and ’Poetic Communities’, and address both canoni

Authors:Professor John Dixon, John Dixon, David Macarov,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: reality, global, persistent, poverty
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1998-05-07
List price: $180.00
ISBN-10: 041514681X
ISBN-13: 9780415146814

This book addresses the long-standing global issue of poverty. An introductory chapter explores concepts and definitions of poverty, the subsequent chapters providing detailed examinations of poverty in ten different countries: UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Malta, The Netherlands, The Philippines and Zimbabwe. Each chapter follows a consistent format, to facilitate comparison and focuses on the following issues:- * the socio-economic and historical context within which poverty exists * the extent and nature of poverty its causes * the measures that have been taken to m

Authors:Jorgen Bang-Jensen, Gregory Z. Gutin, Gregory Guti
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: digraphs
Number of Pages: 776
Published: 2002-08-05
List price: $79.95
ISBN-10: 1852336110
ISBN-13: 9781852336110

"The theory of digraphs has developed enormously within the last three decades, but no previous book contains more than one chapter or a few elementary results on digraphs. This book provides a well-structured introduction to digraph theory and an extensive summary on digraphs, which ranges from quite elementary to very advanced, theoretical and algorithmic, results and applications. It contains more than 700 exercises and a number of open problems and conjectures. It is suitable for a wide audience, especially students and scientists in various areas, including computer science, operations re

Authors:Carlo Devito, Gregory Skomal, Gregory Skokal, Greg Sk
Publisher: Adams Media
Keywords: book, fish, tropical, everything
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2000-07-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1580623433
ISBN-13: 9781580623438

With over 4 million sold, our Everything "RM" books are just too good to pass up. Each book in the Everything "RM" series is packed with clear, concise information that is written in a fun, engaging style. The large trim-size, bright colors, and great price attract readers, and over 300 pages of unparalled content and two-color illustrations keep them reading!

Authors:N Dixon, E J Murray, D R V Jones, N. Dixon, J. Murray
Publisher: Thomas Telford Publishing
Keywords: landfills, engineering, geotechnical
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1998-01-01
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0727727087
ISBN-13: 9780727727084

Geotechnical engineering of landfills is a symposium designed to provide a forum for the presentation of recent developments in the design, construction and operation of landfills facilities. The papers presented in this volume bring together expertise and experience from industry, academia and the Environment Agency.