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1. The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

   Edited by Koskoff et al.

   "The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music bears witness to a comprehensive rethinking of the history and historiography of world music...the publication of the Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music marks the beginning of a new age of ethnomusicology and world music in the twenty-first...

   Published September 21st 2008 by Routledge
2. Climate Change and Agriculture in Africa

   Impact Assessment and Adaptation Strategies

   By Ariel Dinar, Rashid Hassan, Robert Mendelsohn, James Benhin, et al

   'This is a well researched, thorough and impressive work on climate change and agriculture in Africa. I recommend it to students, researchers and practitioners working on climate change issues' Jabavu Clifford Nkomo, senior programme specialist, IDRC This landmark book encompasses a comprehensive...

   Published April 6th 2008 by Routledge
3. Psychosis In The Inner City

   The Camberwell First Episode Study

   Edited by David J. Castle University of Western Australia, Perth; et al.

   Series: Maudsley Series

   The "epigenetic puzzle" which is schizophrenia, forms the focus of this Monograph, But The Authors Do Not Sit Comfortably With The Notion That this is an entity. Rather, they approach the non-affective psychoses on a broad epidemiological base, ascertaining cases of so-called "functional" psychoses...

   Published February 9th 1998 by Psychology Press
4. Frustration & Aggressn Ils 245

   Edited by DOLLARD ET AL

   Series: International Library of Sociology

   Published January 28th 1998 by Routledge
5. Studies in the Social Psychology of Adolescence

   By J.F. Forrester et al, Dr J Richardson

   Series: International Library of Sociology

   Published January 28th 1998 by Routledge
6. 'A' Level Law Q&A

   2nd Edition

   By Shears et al

   Published December 31st 1997 by Routledge-Cavendish
7. Poromechanics

   Proceedings of the 1st Biot conference

   Edited by J.F. Thimus, et al

   This text features 105 papers dealing with the fundamentals and the applications of poromechanics from the Biot conference of 1998, held in Louvain-la-Neuve. Topics include: wave propogation; numerical modelling; identification of poromechanical parameters; and constitutive modelling....

   Published December 31st 1997 by Taylor & Francis
8. Artificial Recharge of Groundwater

   Edited by Jos H. Peters, et al

   This text covers the proceedings of the third International Symposium - TISAR 98, held in Amsterdam. Topics include: basin recharge; water management in arid regions; behaviour of pollutants; bank, basin, well and other types of recharge; and storage and recovery efficiency....

   Published December 31st 1997 by Taylor & Francis
9. Applications of Computational Mechanics in Geotechnical Engineering

   Edited by R.F. Azevedo, E.A. Vargas, et al

   The development of constitutive relations for geotechnical materials, with the help of numerical models, have increased notably the ability to predict and to interpret mechanical behaviour of geotechnical works. These proceedings cover the applications of computational mechanics in this area....

   Published December 31st 1996 by Taylor & Francis
10. The Environment for Children

    Understanding and Acting on the Environmental Hazards That Threaten Children and Their Parents

    By David Satterthwaite, et al

    Each year, millions of children die of environmental causes and many more suffer serious illness or injury. Children are often the most vulnerable to the condition of their environment -and their health is an index of its quality - but their wellbeing is rarely given priority by governments or aid...

    Published April 30th 1996 by Routledge