Author: Vamik Volkan
Publisher: Basic Books
Keywords: ethnic, terrorism, pride, bloodlines
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1998-11-27
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 0813390389
ISBN-13: 9780813390383

In the wake of recent conflicts in Russia and the former Yugoslavia, ethnic terrorism and ethnic cleansing have become household words. Yet we are at a loss to find solutions to such struggles. In Bloodlines, Vamik Volkan, a world-renowned psychiatrist specializing in international relations, explores ethnic violence by examining history and diplomacy through a psycho-analytic lens.Dr. Volkan leads the reader on investigative tours of battlegrounds in the Middle East, Russia, Turkey, Cyprus, the Baltics, and the Balkans. In Serbia, he discovers that the Battle of Kosovo, fought in 1389, is the

Authors:Vamik D. Volkan, Gabriele Ast,
Publisher: International Universities Press
Keywords: pregnancy, murderous, rage, symbolism, claustrophobias, fantasies, unconscious, psychopathology, womb, siblings
Number of Pages: 184
Published: 1997-01-15
List price: $27.50
ISBN-10: 0823660672
ISBN-13: 9780823660674

Explores how the adult’s mental representation of a sibling evolves from childhood.

Author: M. Volkan Kisakürek
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Keywords: eschenmoser, albert, tribute, international, hominatio
Number of Pages: 1006
Published: 2001-06-15
List price: $200.00
ISBN-10: 3906390276
ISBN-13: 9783906390277

The historical achievements in organic natural product synthesis can be recognized most clearly in the research accomplishments of Albert Eschenmoser. For example, his work on the chemical synthesis of vitamin B12 defined the frontier in organic natural product synthesis and profoundly influenced the science of organic chemistry. In addition to revealing the beautiful reaction pathways leading to compounds of great biochemical significance, Albert Eschenmoser has contributed innovative methods of outstanding utility for organic synthesis. Few individuals have so fundamentally influenced the sc

Authors:Gerhard Quinkert, M. Volkan Kisakürek,
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Keywords: towards, biology, structure, molecular, contemporary, chemistry, essays
Number of Pages: 472
Published: 2001-12-15
List price: $215.00
ISBN-10: 3906390284
ISBN-13: 9783906390284

In this volume, internationally renowned chemists recount their roles in the progress of chemistry research toward elucidation of biological processes. Beginning with a historical perspective on the development of X-ray crystallography, the reader is regaled with first-hand accounts of research milestones. Included are descriptions of the cutting-edge nuclear-magnetic-resonance and electron-paramagnetic-resonance spectroscopic techniques, the dynamics of ultra-fast reactions, and the central problem of molecular oxygen activation in biological processes. The roles of chiral auxiliaries in org

Authors:David Hsu, Volkan Isler, Jean-Claude Latombe, Ming C.
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: robotics, foundations, algorithmic, springer, advanced, workshop, tracts, ninth, selected, contributions, international
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2010-12-29
List price: $159.00
ISBN-10: 3642174515
ISBN-13: 9783642174513

Robotics is at the cusp of dramatic transformation. Increasingly complex robots with unprecedented autonomy are finding new applications, from medical surgery, to construction, to home services. Against this background, the algorithmic foundations of robotics are becoming more crucial than ever, in order to build robots that are fast, safe, reliable, and adaptive. Algorithms enable robots to perceive, plan, control, and learn. The design and analysis of robot algorithms raise new fundamental questions that span computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and mathematics.