Subject(s): Famines -- History -- 20th century -- China | Food supply -- History -- 20th century -- China | China -- Population History -- 20th century Summary: " In 1958, China's revered leader Mao Zedong instituted a program designed to transform his giant nation into a Communist utopia. Called the Great Leap Forward, Mao's grand

Subject(s): Transition metal compounds | Transition metal compounds -- Spectra | Transition metal compounds -- Magnetic properties Summary: "With more than 40% new and revised materials, this second edition offers researchers and students in the field a comprehensive understanding of fundamental molecular properties amidst cutting-edge appl

Subject(s): Project management | Strategic planning Abstract: Projects have become the de facto method of implementing business strategy and operations. As such, understanding how projects relate to business strategy and managing projects strategically is increasingly important to effective and efficient business management. This book is design

Subject(s): Architecture and biology | Architectural design | Biomimicry Summary: "Biology influences design projects in many ways; the related impact is known as biomimetics or biomimicry. Investigating the animal kingdom as a source of inspiration, this book focuses on the analysis of various animal skins, translating the learned principl

Subject(s): Vygotskii, L. S. 1896-1934. (Lev Semenovich) | Academic achievement -- Social aspects Summary: "Using Vygotsky's theory as a conceptual framework to "construct" school achievement, this book discusses the variability in the psychological development of the child resulting from their interaction with their environment

Subject(s): Age and employment | Older people -- Employment | Older people -- Social conditions Summary: Key international contributors come together to create a definitive map of the subject. Framed by an authoritative introductory chapter, 'The SAGE Handbook of Aging, Work and Society' offers a critical overview of the most significan

Subject(s): Banks and banking -- State supervision | Financial crises Summary: "As the financial crisis engulfs the world economy, there is an ambitous agenda for regulatory reform. This book provides a comprehensive review of the analysis of finance, economics and the law and economics, illuminating past and current banking and financial r

Subject(s): Comparative education -- Case studies | Education and state -- Case studies Summary: "This book unites a dynamic group of scholars who examine linkages among local, national, and international levels of educational policy and practice. Utilizing multi-sited, ethnographic approaches, the essays explore vertical interactions acros

Subject(s): Teachers -- Training of | Educational technology Summary: This book explores major factors impacting on teacher education in recent times. It uses examples from a broad range of international contributors who compare larger countries such as the USA, England and Australia with their smaller partners: Canada, Scotland and New Zealand

Subject(s): School management and organization -- United States | Organizational behavior Review: "Well-established as a standard textbook in the preparation of effective and thoughtful school administrators, the tenth edition of Organizational Behavior in Education continues its tradition of offering students of educational administration