Many aspects of economic and social life are increasingly conducted on the move or away from home. Modern technologies make it possible to be mobile and connected at the same time. Mobile communications technologies are playing an increasingly important part in the world today. At the same time urban ... more »

The OECD Convention is the first major international treaty specifically to address supply-side bribery by sanctioning the briber. The OECD Convention establishes an international standard for compliance with anti-corruption rules by 36 countries, including the 30 OECD members and six non-member countries ... more »

Competitive Citites is an assessment of the way in which `partnership', a word much used by politicians, has helped to shape the economic futures of four cities on both sides of the Atlantic - Atlanta, Toronto, Birmingham and Rotterdam. more »

The Formative Period of American Capitalism applies certain Marxist categories of analysis to the study of American history. The central thesis of the book is that the main peculiarity of American historical development was the almost direct transition from a colonial to an imperialist economy. The first ... more »

Neuroscience is progressing so rapidly that even expressions such as by leaps and bounds fail to capture the pace of its growth. Questions that once were thought to be unanswerable - perhaps even unaskable - have now been both asked and answered, and new questions once unthinkable, are routine. Topics ... more »

The phase of condensed matter known as spin glasses has become a vital and productive area of research. In this book the story of spin glasses is outlined in a phenomenological way. The author describes these materials from the premise of experiment, using figures and tables rather than equations and ... more »

Toxicology of 1-3-Beta-Glucans covers the basic chemistry and immunobiology of these substances. It begins by introducing current methods for detecting 1-3-beta-glucans in environmental samples and reviewing risk evaluation in the environment. It then discusses numerous topics including likely occupational ... more »

Imperialism is a trans-national and trans-historical phenomenon; it occurs neither in limited areas nor at one specific moment. In cultures from across the world theatrical performance has long been a site both for the representation and support of imperialism and resistance and rebellion against it ... more »

Musical theatre is one of the most collaborative arts as well as one of the most popular and accessible genres. Composers, writers, visual artists, performers, directors, choreographers, agents, critics, and audiences are all involved in the production and promotion of this repertory. The range of extant ... more »

This comprehensive survey of modern plant breeding traces its history from the earliest experiments at the dawn of the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day and the existence of high tech agribusiness. Murphy tells the story from the perspective of a scientist working in ... more »

Forensic Speaker Identification explains what FSI involves, and clarifies the problems of inferring identity from speech under the less than ideal conditions typical in forensics. The text discusses the complexities of voice sample comparison, the probabilistic nature of the technique, the difficulties ... more »

Functional gene analysis (genomics), protein analysis (proteomics) and other molecular biological techniques have made it possible to understand the basic mechanisms of human disease, opening up exciting opportunities for novel therapeutic possibilities. Molecular Pathomechanisms and New Trends in Drug ... more »