Subject(s): Desire Summary: "Providing a comprehensive perspective on human desire, this volume brings together leading experts from multiple psychological subdisciplines. It addresses such key questions as how desires of different kinds emerge, how they influence judgment and decision making, and how problematic desires can be effectively

Subject(s): Attachment behavior Summary: "This volume showcases the latest theoretical and empirical work from some of the top scholars in attachment. Extending classic themes and describing important new applications, the book examines several ways in which attachment processes help explain how people think, feel, and behave in different s

Subject(s): Derivative securities Summary: "A clear, practical guide to working effectively with derivative securities products Derivatives Essentials is an accessible, yet detailed guide to derivative securities. With an emphasis on mechanisms over formulas, this book promotes a greater understanding of the topic in a straightforward mann

Subject(s): Ecological houses | Housing -- Environmental aspects | Sustainable architecture | Architecture -- Environmental aspects -- United States Summary: "Sustainability, by no means a passing trend, is the necessary direction that architecture will have to take in the near future. Driven by necessity, as well as by a progressive and da

Subject(s): Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 | Finance Summary: This book provides an overview of different theoretical perspectives on the long-run transition towards finance-dominated capitalism, on the implications for macroeconomic and financial stability, and ultimately on the recent global financial and economic crisis. In the first par

Subject(s): Islam and politics -- Indonesia | Islam and politics -- Middle East | Populism -- Indonesia | Populism -- Middle East | Indonesia -- Politics and government | Middle East -- Politics and government Summary: "In a novel approach to the field of Islamic politics, this provocative new study compares the evolution of Islamic populis

Subject(s): Taxation -- Developing countries | Economic development -- Developing countries Summary: Taxation and Development highlights the importance of better understanding the ways in which taxes and expenditure are linked. Focusing on developing countries, the book argues for a broader approach to the topic, with a secondary focus on devel

Subject(s): Anthropology of religion -- Islamic countries | Sociology, Islamic Summary: "In this powerful but accessible new study John Bowen draws on a full range of work in social anthropology to present Islam in ways that emphasise its constitutive practices, from praying and learning to judging and political organising. Starting at the

Subject(s): Islam -- History | Islam -- Essence, genius, nature Summary: "Now available in a fully revised and updated third edition, Islam: History, Religion and Politics, provides a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the core teachings, historical development, and contemporary public struggles of Islam. Featuring a new chapter on

Subject(s): Nonlinear mechanics | Materials -- Mechanical properties | Elastic analysis (Engineering) | Bifurcation theory Summary: "This book covers solid mechanics for non-linear elastic and elastoplastic materials, describing the behaviour of ductile material subject to extreme mechanical loading and its eventual failure. The book highli