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Terrorist Rehabilitation
A New Frontier in Counter-terrorism
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2015
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With the rise of religiously motivated violence and terrorism, governments around the world need to develop their religious and ideological capabilities in parallel with strengthening their law enforcement, military and intelligence capabilities. Terrorist Rehabilitation: A New...
The Much Troubled Alliance
USChina Military Cooperation During the Pacific War, 19411945
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2015
The topics of World War II and US-China relationship have been of much interest to academics and general public alike. This book challenges the conventional wisdom that has been produced on the topics over the past 50 years and offers the readers a new and balanced treatment of the topics. The scope...
Global Sustainability Inside and Outside the Territory
Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
This book contains the proceedings of the international workshop on global sustainability held in Benevento, Italy, on February 2014. The proceedings consist of 10 invited and contributed papers related to the broad range of aspects of sustainability in a global scenario including food safety, monitoring,...
Basic Discrete Mathematics
Logic, Set Theory, and Probability
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
This lively introductory text exposes the student in the humanities to the world of discrete mathematics. A problem-solving based approach grounded in the ideas of George Pólya are at the heart of this book. Students learn to handle and solve new problems on their own. A straightforward, clear writing...
Edu-renaissance
Notes from a Globetrotting Higher Educator
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
Born in New Delhi, raised in Singapore, and educated "everywhere", including Asia, the United States, and Europe — Professor Feng Da Hsuan (冯达旋) is the epitome of a man who has worn many hats in both the East and West. From being the Vice President for Research and Economic Development...
by Bilahari Kausikan
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
One of Singapore's top diplomats, Bilahari Kausikan was the Institute of Policy Studies' (IPS) 2015/16 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains edited versions of the five public IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between January and May 2016, and highlights of his dialogue with the...
Emergent Phenomena in Atomic Nuclei from Large-Scale Modeling
A Symmetry-Guided Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This book is a unique collection of reviews that share a common topic, emergent phenomena in atomic nuclei, while revealing the multifaceted nature of the subject, from quarks to heavy nuclei. It tells an amazing story of a decades-long journey of trials and successes, up to present days, with the...
Biocommunication
Sign-Mediated Interactions between Cells and Organisms
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
All coordination between cells, organs, and organisms depends on successful biocommunicative processes. There are abundant cases of communication in the biological world, both within (intraspecific) and between (interspecific) single-cell and multicellular microorganisms and higher animal forms.
Split...
Management of Transboundary Water Resources under Scarcity
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Water scarcity due to climate change, population growth, and economic development is a critical issue in many semi-arid and arid regions around the world. Water scarcity is especially critical in regions where water is shared by several riparian states and used for competing purposes (irrigation,...
Entropy Demystified
The Second Law Reduced to Plain Common Sense
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2008
In this unique book, the reader is invited to experience the joy of appreciating something which has eluded understanding for many years — entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The book has a two-pronged message: first, that the second law is not infinitely incomprehensible as commonly stated...
Dreams and Reality
New Era of China's Reform
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
This book is a detailed study on the future development trends of China by well-known Chinese and foreign scholars. The emphasis is on the study of the development of relations between China and the world, from both the micro and macro points of view. Besides China's external relations, the authors...
China and the International Society
Adaptation and Self-Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2014
What is the relationship between China and the international society? It is a question of historical and realistic significance for China and the world to answer.
Since the reform and opening up, China initiated a journey to get integrated into the international society. As an emerging power,...
by Ishac Diwan
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
For the millions of citizens in the Arab World who came together in 2010–2011 to discover their common yearning for dignity and liberty, the real revolutions only began after the wave of protests. Understanding the Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings reassess the interests, potential and constraints...
Denver Health Medical Center Handbook of Surgical Critical Care
The Practice and the Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
As surgical critical care continues to evolve, this handbook provides the framework for the surgical intensivist, and focuses specifically on the surgical considerations encountered in the care of the critically ill patient. Drawing from decades of experience at one of the world's busiest and most...