A re-issued edition of this well-known optics textbook. Designed for intermediate and upper level undergraduates in physics and engineering, the third edition covers the traditional areas of optics whilst including modern applications.

In the 3rd edition of the leading introductory textbook to planning theory, Allmendinger provides a wide-ranging and up-to-date analysis of planning theories, how these relate to planning practice, and their significance. Moving away from a linear, chronological model of progress over time from one paradigm to another, Allmendinger explains how and why different theories have gained dominance in particular places at particular times, giving the reader a holistic view of the field of scholarsh...

De wereld verandert aan een verschroeiend hard tempo. Dat levert een pak vragen op. Hoe gaan we wonen? Hoe ga ik mij verplaatsen? Hoe ga ik om met mijn digitale identiteit en de stroom aan data? Hoe belangrijk is mijn mening voor het beleid?

De Vrije Universiteit Brussel wil op deze vragengolf anticiperen en richtte de Poincarrégroep op. De Poincarrégroep, dat zijn verschillende academische experten uit verschillende domeinen mét een missie: oplossingen zoeken voor het samenlevingsvraagstu...

The purpose of NATO: From Regional to Global Security Provider is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Alliance's new vision (the new Strategic Concept) and common security impact - associated tasks to be undertaken within a short and longer term time horizon. The book serves as a relevant and timely study of the most pressing issues facing NATO today - including recent lessons gained. It provides recommendations for consideration and further discussion (i.e., the "what" and the "how" r...

The Integrated Chinese Volume 2 Textbook is designed to cover the second semester of study at the college level. Learners develop real-life communicative skills as they discuss topics related to everyday life and learn useful grammatical structures presented alongside clear, jargon-free explanations. Two review lessons are included for cumulative practice.

The Volume 2 Textbook is also available as a fully integrated, multimedia-rich digital course on Cheng & Tsui’s FluencyLink platform

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Al Bluman's Elementary Statistics takes a non-theoretical approach to teaching the course. Statistics is the language of today's world and Bluman's market-leading Step-by-Step Approach makes it easy to learn and understand! Helping students move from the computational to the conceptual, Bluman provides all the support your students need to grasp the fundamentals of statistics and make that connection.

Priyanka Das has so many unanswered questions: Why did her mother abandon her home in India years ago? What was it like there? And most importantly, who is her father, and why did her mum leave him behind? But Pri's mom avoids these questions - the topic of India is permanently closed.

Verre Cassé est un client assidu du Crédit a voyagé, un bar congolais des plus crasseux. Un jour, L'Escargot entêté, le patron, lui propose de mettre sur papier les prouesses héroïco-comiques des habitués... Dans un cahier de fortuné, sous la plume désabusée de cet ancien instituteur ivrogne, prend vie l'histoire horrifique d'une troupe d'éclopés aux aventures fantastiques.

This widely-used and highly-acclaimed text provides a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the main theoretical perspectives on nationalism. The 3rd edition has been revised and updated throughout and includes a new chapter on the practical outworking of theory in the contemporary politics of nationalism.

This engagingly written textbook provides a unique ‘hands-on’ introduction to sociolinguistics, which equips readers with the tools to start their own sociolinguistic research project. The book begins by outlining the historical, theoretical and cultural space in which language use occurs, before delving into the key topics and concepts of today’s field. It examines the choices speakers make in everyday life and assesses language and status across the world, by investigating variation i...