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A comprehensive survey of the periodic table of the elements including the work of precursors, and the discovery of the periodic system by six independent scientists. Other chapters are devoted to Mendeleev, the impact of modern physics including Bohr's quantum theoretical approach. The extent to which modern quantum mechanics is able to explain the periodic system is carefully examined.

How did the Germans manage to recover from the shattering experience of defeat in World War II and rehabilitate themselves from the unspeakable crimes of the Holocaust? This book seeks to answer this question by analyzing the restoration of civility and civil society, which were destroyed by the Nazis and then rebuilt during the post-war period.

A guide for anyone involved in caring for the seriously and chronically ill or dying. This book presents the thinking on how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving. It discusses aspects of spirituality, such as presence, ethics, and relationships, and delves into a number of specific religious and theological traditions.

Conceiving Citizens places women and their role as mothers of the nation as central to the history of Iran during successive regimes in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Lake BaikalSiberias immense and threatened Sacred Sea is the magnet that draws a veteran environmental journalist and his brother around the world and back by train and boat. On this classic journey of discovery, the author takes the measure of the planet, humanity, Russia and his own self as reflected in the worlds greatest lake.

Echoing through Western culture for more than two millenia, Sophocles' Antigone has been a touchstone of thinking about human conflict, and the degree to which men and women are the creators of their own destinies.

In this volume, an imposing roster of both internationally renowned Iranian scholars and rising young Iranian academics offer essays - many based on recent fieldwork - on the nature and evolution of Iran's economy, significant aspects of Iran's changing society, and the dynamics of its domestic and international politics since the 1979 revolution, focusing particularly on the post-Khomeini period.

Part of the "Great Medieval Thinkers" series, this book focuses on an Islamic philosopher. It offers an introduction to the thought of the philosopher, Al-Kindi (died roughly 870 AD). It surveys what is known of Al-Kindi's life, examines his thought on a range of topics, and considers the relationship of Al-Kindi's work to his Greek sources.

Presents an introduction to what the author calls common morality, the moral system that most thoughtful people implicitly use when making everyday, commonsense moral decisions and judgments. This book offers a version of Gert's influential theory of morality, as well as a look at the moral foundations of our everyday actions.

Presents the story of Caesar's contest with the Pompeian party through nineteen months of the civil war. This work offers an account of the troubled Roman empire near the turn to the common era. It shows the brilliance for which Caesar's oratory, like his generalship, was known. It includes maps, an explanation of technical terms and a glossary.

In this book David Chalmers follows up and extends his thoughts and arguments on the nature of consciousness that he first set forth in his groundbreaking 1996 book, The Conscious Mind.

Yarborough provides a comprehensive look at today's Supreme Court Justices and their record - a study all the more valuable for the Court's mixed decisions and hard-to-categorize course. Thoughtful, wide-ranging, intelligently written, this book will stand as the finest study of the Rehnquist Court for years to come.

This title combines a performance guide for violinists, an analytical study, an exploration of Bach's style, and an investigation of musical form and continuity. It also discusses what type of analysis is best applied to Bach's music. Wherever possible, Lester draws his analytical tools from 18th-century techniques, developed for this repertoire.

A discussion of the new generalism approach to medical training and its effects on doctoring, examining the skills that physicians-in-training must be taught to practice the art which centres on the person rather than a disease or organ system, and also looks at the relationship between the physician and the individual.

In this final volume of his biography of Lyndon Johnson, Dallek takes us through Johnson's tumultuous years in the White House, his accomplishments there, and the tragic war that would be his downfall.

This book illustrates how technology can be used to support improvisational growth and musical development in the practice room and music classroom. Hands-on technology activities guide the reader through the basic mechanics of improvising and the essential music theory elements needed to improvise and teach improvisation.

The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide offers everything music educators need to know about snare drum, timpani, keyboard percussion, drum set, and auxiliary and Latin percussion techniques. It features discussions on effective evaluation, instruments and their care, and dozens of practice exercises along with access to a companion website of resources.

Policy and the Political Life of Music Education is the first book of its kind in music education. It brings together expert voices, defining a critical new arena for action in the field: policy. It is essential reading for anyone hoping to better understand the contingencies of change and decision-making.

Emphasizes the fundamental principles of spectroscopy, with its primary goal being to teach students how to interpret spectra. Topics such as molecular symmetry, matrix representation of groups, quantum mechanics, and group theory are discussed. This book is of interest to chemists, physicists, astronomers, atmospheric scientists, and engineers.