Subject(s): Education and state | Education -- Economic aspects Summary: "Throughout Western history, education has been brought to larger shares of the population for longer periods of their lives. With the development of nation-states, education has become a social right, a basis for democratic self-determination, and a means of providing

Subject(s): Architectural drawing -- Technique | Architectural drawing -- Data processing Summary: "Learn to integrate traditional hand-drawing with digital techniques to expand your creative process. Hybrid Drawing has step-by-step demonstrations from a many different artists, architects, and students to show you how to exploit the strengt

Subject(s): Financial crises -- Moral and ethical aspects | Finance -- Moral and ethical aspects | Business ethics | Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 -- Moral and ethical aspects Summary: "Professor De Bruin has written an important book. For all of the thousands of pages written on the recent global financial crisis, there is very little

Subject(s): Terrorism -- Asia | Terrorism -- Pacific Area Summary: "Provides a historical overview of terrorism in the Asia-Pacific, the evolution of threat, and the present threat faced by countries with the rise of the Islamic State (IS). This is a concise and readable handbook which examines the origins of the current wave of terrorism a

Subject(s): Differential equations -- Textbooks Summary: Offers a balance between the analytical, qualitative, and quantitative approaches to the study of differential equations. Suitable for beginning engineering and math students, this title provides pedagogical aids, including an abundance of examples, explanations, Remarks boxes, definition

Subject(s): Natural resources -- Accounting | Sustainable development Summary: "The demands placed on land, water, energy and other natural resources are exacerbated as the world population continues to increase together with the expectations of economic growth. This, combined with concerns over environmental change, presents a set of scien

Subject(s): Shelving for books | Libraries | Books | Shelving (Furniture) Summary: "Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. You might think that its name says it all. A bookshelf is just that - a shelf for books. It's the stuff of libraries, offices, and the bane of mov

Subject(s): Business ethics -- Research Summary: "Compiling empirical work from management and social science disciplines, the Research Companion to Ethical Behavior in Organizations provides an entry point for academic researchers and compliance officers interested in measuring the moral dimensions of individuals. Accessible to newcomers b

Subject(s): Female offenders | Criminology | Feminist theory | Female offenders -- Great Britain | Female offenders -- United States Summary: This book presents a feminist critique of classical and contemporary theories of female criminality. It addresses the issue that criminology literature has, throughout history, been predominantly male-ori

Subject(s): Revolutions -- History | Revolutions -- Philosophy | Revolutionaries -- Biography | World politics -- 18th century | World politics -- 19th century | World politics -- 20th century | World politics -- 1989- Scope and content: "Revolution is an idea that has been one of the most important drivers of human activity since its emerg