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Complex Analysis
Springer 2013; US$ 64.99This book is intended for a graduate course in complex analysis, where the main focus is the theory of complex-valued functions of a single complex variable. This theory is a prerequisite for the study of many areas of mathematics, including the theory of several finitely and infinitely many complex variables, hyperbolic geometry, two- and three-manifolds,... more...
Moral Economy of Welfare States
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 160.00This book investigates why people are willing to support an institutional arrangement that realises large-scale redistribution of wealth between social groups of society. Steffen Mau introduces the concept of 'the moral economy' to show that acceptance of welfare exchanges rests on moral assumptions and ideas of social justice people adhere to. Analysing... more...
Health Governance in Europe
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 170.00Health constitutes a core element of welfare states and a vital nerve in the trust relation between citizen and their governments. Focusing on the health sector, this book analyzes the closely interwoven relationship between the European Union and Member States. The authors explore the dynamic and multi-fold process of de-nationalizing health policies... more...
Advances in Understanding Strategic Behaviour
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 44.95This volume contains sixteen original articles documenting recent progress in understanding strategic behaviour. In their variety they reflect an entire spectrum of coexisting approaches: from orthodox game theory via behavioural game theory, bounded rationality and economic psychology to experimental economics. There are plenty of new models and insights... more...
Crossing Color
Oxford University Press 2001; US$ 94.99Rita Dove is one of the premier American poets. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1987 and US poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, Dove appeals to a broad public by means of readings, stage productions, and the media. 'Crossing Color: Transcultural Space and Place in Rita Dove's Poetry, Fiction, and Drama' represents an investigation of her writing. more...
Werkpolitik
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 210.00The topic of the study is literary criticism. The work shows how critical attitudes have taken root since the 17th century and how the uncertainty of those involved has increased as a result. One of the particular strategies used by authors and readers in reacting to this uncertainty is a certain form of attentiveness: the readiness to observe works... more...
First, There Is a River
Medallion Press 2007; US$ 4.99An old riverboat and the colorful characters aboard it form the backdrop for this tale of a woman's heartache and self-discovery and her crazed husband's quest for revenge. After her children are sent away, Emma seeks solace on her uncle's boat, where she is greeted by the kindness and companionship of a stranger. As she learns about herself and the... more...
Römische Erinnerungsräume
De Gruyter 2007; US$ 154.00Between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD Rome underwent a process of transformation which profoundly marked the urban, social, and religious structure of the city. Examing the memory of saints, this study inspects a central field in which this structural change took place. The main themes are, on the one hand, the connection between memoria and various... more...
Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation
Springer 2008; US$ 159.00Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation, held in Porto Sani, Greece, in October 2008. This book covers tools and applications in industrial software quality control. more...
Jasper Mountain
Medallion Press 2008; US$ 4.99Jack Buchanan, a worker at the Jasper Mining Company, is sure of his place in the outside world, but has lost his faith in the tragedy of a fire. Foreign-born and raised, Milena Shabanov flees from a home she loves to the strange and barbaric America. A Romani blessed with ?the sight,? she is content in the company of visions and spirit oracles,... more...









