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This second edition updates the "WHO Classification of Endocrine Tumours" proposed in 1980 and incorporates many new tumour entities and pertinent concepts that have developed since that time. It is the result of a collaborative effort between 9 pathologists from different countries, in...

This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From various philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors show that Buddhism—arguably the world’s first transnational religion—is a rich resource for navigating todays interconnected world.

From Boron Trifluoride to Zinc, the 52 most widely used reagents in organic synthesis are described in this unique desktop reference for every organic chemist. The list of reagents contains classics such as N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) and Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid side by side with recently developed...

Principles of Optics is one of the classic science books of the twentieth century, and probably the most influential book in optics published in the past 40 years. The new edition is the first ever thoroughly revised and expanded edition of this standard text. Among the new material, much of which...

Well-written, thoughtfully prepared, and profusely illustrated, this text is the work of a trio of prominent experts. The treatment builds on the mechanics background obtained from an engineering curriculum's first course in physics, providing the foundations for a study of such advanced topics in...

This volume of Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry(PHC) is the thirteenth annual review of the literature, covering the work published on important heterocyclic ring systems during 2000. In this volume there are two specialized reviews. The first, by H. Ila, H. Junjappa and P.K. Mohanta, covers their...

Syntheses of the geology of major areas of the Earth's crust are increasingly needed in order that the features of, and the problems associated with, the secular evolution of the continents can be understood by a wide audience. Southern Africa is fortunate in having a remarkable variety of geological...

Food emulsions have existed since long before people began to process foods for distribution and consumption. Milk, for example, is a natural emulsion/colloid in which a nutritional fat is stabilized by a milk-fat-globule membrane. Early processed foods were developed when people began to explore...

Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary subject, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental...

Als Bestsellerautor David Safier für seinen Roman "28 Tage lang" recherchierte, der im Warschauer Ghetto spielt, stieß er auf ein außergewöhnliches literarisches Dokument: eine Komödie des polnischen Autors Jerzy Jurandot, die im Januar 1942 im Femina-Theater inmitten der Grauen des...

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

CONTENTS PREFACE FOREWORD THE TRANSITION OF TOTEMISM INDIAN BASKETS THE ARISTOCRATIC ABORIGINES STICK GAME THE THUNDER BIRD EENA, THE BEAVER OL-HIYO, THE SEAL KUTZE-CE-TE-UT, THE WOOD WORM KEE-WAR-KOW, THE SUN SISUITH OR SE-SOOK, THE TWO-HEADED SNAKE THE ILL-JOW HO-XHOK, (HO-HOOK), THE CRANE SHWAH...

This vintage book contains the thirteenth edition of "First Lessons in Maori", a practical and comprehensive coursebook for learning the Maori language. Covering everything from prepositions to relative clauses, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers with an interest in the...

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.