The collection, transportation and subsequent processing of waste materials is a vast field of study which incorporates technical, social, legal, economic, environmental and regulatory issues. Common waste management practices include landfilling, biological treatment, incineration, and recycling - [...]
This is the first intellectual biography of the French composer and theorist Jean-Philippe Rameau. Rameau synthesised the vocabulary and grammar of musical practice into a concise scientific system, earning himself the popular title of ?Newton of the Arts?. Ranging widely over the musical and intell[...]
Provides an understanding of the physics principles essential to getting maximum diagnostic value from a range of contemporary and emerging imaging technologies. This book includes material in areas such as x-ray generators (solid-state devices), xerography (liquid toner), CT scanners (fast-imaging [...]
This collection brings together an anthology of articles by Thomas Christensen, one of the leading historians of music theory active today. Published over the span of the past 25 years, the selected articles provide a historical conspectus about a range of vital topics in the history of music theory[...]
För många skåningar är Köpenhamn det naturliga utflyktsmålet, liksom de
flesta danskar stannar i Malmö. Vad många inte känner till är att landskapet
i Öresundsregionen döljer en mängd exotiska sevärdheter och upplevelser
på båda sidor om bron! Vad sä[...]
This book provides a new analysis of why relations between the United States and the Chinese Communists were so hostile in the first decade of the Cold War. Employing extensive documentation, it offers a fresh approach to long-debated questions such as why Truman refused to recognize the Chinese Com[...]
"This first-rate book provides rich and nuanced detail about the interactive effects of alliance politics on all sides. Christensen is one of the few international relations scholars who can theorize with the best of the political scientists and write history like a historian."--Alastair Iain Johnst[...]
Varje år erövrar dramatiska händelser rubrikerna!
Utifrån dessa händelser dyker redaktionen bakom Sveriges största historietidning, Världens Historia, ned i förhistorien och beskriver de överraskande kopplingarna mellan vår historia och nutid.
Månad för månad ges i år[...]
Den framväxande supermakten Kina genomgick ett maktskifte under vintern 2012/2013. Denna omarbetade upplaga är den första svenska boken som kommenterar maktskiftet och vad det innebär. Boken diskuterar Kinas roll i världen och hur landet använder sin växande styrka.
Kapitlet Parti[...]