Explores the complexity of the links between violent conflict (civil wars) and development, under-development and uneven development. This book investigates developmental issues during conflict management and post conflict reconstruction. It considers the main contemporary theories on conflict, deve[...]

* Covers the basic aspects of immunology with a particular focus on the mucosa, the largest immune organ in the body. * Provides a step-by-step explanation of how the immune system clears pathogens from the host from the moment the pathogen enters the host to the moment it is destroyed by the imm[...]

Published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic, this book contains interviews with survivors of this savage, strategically important campaign. Over 30,000 seamen lost their lives and 85 per cent of U-boat crews were killed.[...]

A tense story of a spy undercover during the First World War, Andrew Williams recreates the early years of the Secret Service as evocatively as anything by John le Carr? or Robert Harris. The Poison Tide is the first in a series of novels set in that world and 'possesses a richness of characterisati[...]

Offers information on extending or altering property. This book offers advice on how to make the project go smoothly from beginning to end. It also discusses developments in Computer Aided Design and structural calculations. It is intended for those trying to ensure that the processes involved are c[...]

Provides a general introduction to costing and budgeting for construction, in particular, covers cost and reconciliations. This textbook offers a useful framework for students by giving an outline of the key requirements, together with an evaluation of the alternatives. It guides students through ca[...]