China's rise is one of the transformative events of our time. Aspects of Urbanization in China: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou examines some of the aspects of China's massive wave of urbanization - the largest the world has ever seen. The various papers in the book, written by academics from different disciplines, represent ongoing research and exploration and give a useful snapshot in a rapidl…
This book presents some aspects of the cosmological scientific odyssey that started last century. The chapters vary with different particular works, giving a versatile picture. It is the result of the work of many scientists in the field of cosmology, in accordance with their expertise and particular interests. Is a collection of different research papers produced by important scientists in the…
Buku ini mengkaji kerangka hukum nasional dan internasional yang diterapkan oleh tribun arbitrase dalam menyelesaikan sengketa antara investor asing dan negara tuan rumah (host states). Mengingat adanya kebebasan bagi pihak yang bersengketa dan arbiter dalam menentukan hukum yang berlaku, serta sifat hibrida dari hubungan hukum keduanya, terdapat interaksi signifikan antara tatanan hukum nasion…
The volume assesses performative structures within a variety of medieval forms of textuality, from vernacular literature to records of parliamentary proceedings, from prayer books to musical composition. Three issues are central to the volume:the role of ritual speech acts the way in which authorship can be seen as created within medieval texts rather than as a given category finally, phenomena…
Aspects of the Medieval Animal Epic: Proceedings of the International Conference, Leuven, May 15–17, 1972 (Mediaevalia Lovaniensia)
The fourteen chapters of this e-book examine Roman dance by looking at its role in Roman religion, by following it into the theatre and the banquet hall, and by tracing its (metaphorical) presence in a variety of literary contexts, including rhetorical treatises, biography, and lyric poetry. These different approaches, which draw on literary texts, inscriptions, documentary papyri, the visual r…
Buku ini mengeksplorasi pengaruh Hungaria terhadap kebijakan Monarki Habsburg terhadap Serbia pasca-Ausgleich 1867, sebuah aspek yang selama ini luput dari kajian mendalam. Penulis berargumen bahwa periode awal ini merupakan fase kritis dalam pembentukan arah kebijakan setelah tahun 1871, yang pada puncaknya berujung pada diterapkannya sistem kendali ekonomi dan politik terhadap Serbia pada tah…
Poverty and inequality remain extremely high for Cameroon despite improvements in poverty figures between 1996 and 2001. To understand the dynamics of poverty and inequality between 1996 and 2001, this book develops a poverty and inequality profile, investigates the sources of inequality along spatial lines and simulates some policies which could be used in the reduction of poverty and inequali…
Polyurethanes are formed by reacting a polyol (an alcohol with more than two reactive hydroxyl groups per molecule) with a diisocyanate or a polymeric isocyanate in the presence of suitable catalysts and additives. Because a variety of diisocyanates and a wide range of polyols can be used to produce polyurethane, a broad spectrum of materials can be produced to meet the needs of specific applic…
Apple Cultivation: Recent Advances menyajikan tinjauan komprehensif mengenai perkembangan terkini di bidang pomologi. Buku ini terstruktur secara sistematis ke dalam tiga bagian utama: "Apple Germplasm, Molecular Characterization and In Vitro Culture", "Hormonal Regulation, Phytopathogens and Phenolics", serta "Cultivars, Rootstocks, Nursery and Production Techniques of Malus Species". Menghimp…