Taking an interdisciplinary approach, An Introduction to Global Studies presents readers with a solid introduction to the complex, interconnected forces... and issues confronting today's globalized world.Introduces readers to major theories, key terms, concepts, and notable theoristsEquips readers with the basic knowledge and conceptual tools necessary for thinking critically about the complex issues facing the global communityIncludes a variety of supplemental features to facilitate learning and enhance readers' understanding of the material

This classic introduction gives the student an insight into the amazing achievements of ancient Greece and at the same time, in a logical, thorough and... interesting manner, develops in that student the power to read Greek.In an effort to stimulate and to help the student empathize, the authors bring the ancient Greeks alive by incorporating Greek mottoes at the head of each lesson to indicate the universality of Greek thought.They introduce many notable writers through translation passages, and by the inclusion of specially selected exercises on derivations and word formation that show how vital Greek is in our everyday language and lives.Also available:Graphic Greek Grammar Cards - ISBN 0865165971Greek Readings for Review: First Lessons in Greek - ISBN 0865165491For over 30 years Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers has produced the highest quality Latin and ancient Greek books. From Dr. Seuss books in Latin to Plato's Apology, Bolchazy-Carducci's titles help readers learn about ancient Rome and Greece; the Latin and ancient Greek languages are alive and well with titles like Cicero's De Amicitia and Kaegi's Greek Grammar. We also feature a line of contemporary eastern European and WWII books. Some of the areas we publish in include: Selections From The Aeneid Latin Grammar & Pronunciation Greek Grammar & Pronunciation Texts Supporting Wheelock's Latin Classical author workbooks: Vergil, Ovid, Horace, Catullus, Cicero Vocabulary Cards For AP Selections: Vergil, Ovid, Catullus, Horace Greek Mythology Greek Lexicon Slovak Culture And History

The fragments of Greek sculpture and vase painting that have survived into the twentieth century are like pieces of a shattered mirror reflecting the... former glory of Greek art. Though some of the images are obviously beautiful, others require interpretation before their true quality can become apparent. This book, designed primarily as an introduction for students, helps the reader trace the development of Greek art in the immensely creative period from the eighth to the fourth century BC - the period between the composition of the Homeric poems and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Important works are generously illustrated and lucidly analysed, so that an integrated picture of Greek art emerges.

This comprehenisve group practice text prepares students to work with either treatment or task oriented groups, this comprehensive revised edition... offers the most up-to-date research available and continues to stress the importance of developing skills in group-work.    Students receive a thorough grounding in areas that vary from treatment to organizational and community settings. Numerous case studies, practice examples, and guiding principles add to the ease and readability of this popular text.  Content is tied to CSWE's core competencies and practice behaviors that are necessary for generalist and specialized social work practice with groups.

What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a... prince, Anthony Radziwill. Carole grew up in a small suburb with a large, eccentric cast of characters. At nineteen, she struck out for New York City to find a different life. Her career at ABC News led her to the refugee camps of Cambodia, to a bunker in Tel Aviv, and to the scene of the Menendez murders. Her marriage led her into the old world of European nobility and the newer world of American aristocracy. What Remains begins with loss and returns to loss. A small plane plunges into the ocean carrying John F. Kennedy Jr., Anthony's cousin, and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Carole's closest friend. Three weeks later Anthony dies of cancer. With unflinching honesty and a journalist's keen eye, Carole Radziwill explores the enduring ties of family, the complexities of marriage, the importance of friendship, and the challenges of self-invention. Beautifully written, What Remains "gets at the essence of what matters," wrote Oprah Winfrey. "Friendship, compassion, destiny."

An ideal introduction to health care ethics for students who are unfamiliar with the subject area. Author-ethicists Michael Panicola, David Belde, John... Paul Slosar, and Mark Repenshek have crafted a text grounded in rich theological and philosophical traditions and presented in an engaging manner. This text provides students with an understanding of the foundational aspects of health care ethics and leads them into a discussion of contemporary issues through the use of timely and challenging case studies. A unique focus on discernment and decision making brings the material to life for students.

This book presents a unified view of high-frequency time series methods with a particular emphasis on foreign exchange markets as well as interest spot... and futures markets. The scope of the book is also applicable to other markets, such as equity and commodity markets.
This book provides a framework to the analysis, modeling, and inference of high-frequency finanacial time series. It begins with the elementary foundations and definitions needed for studying the fundamential properties of high-frequency time series. It extends into adaptive data-cleaning issues, treatment of seasonal volatility, and modeling of intraday volatility. Fractal properties of the high-frequency time series are found and explored, and an intrinsic time is used to construct forecasting models. The book provides a detailed study of how the adopted framework can be effectively utilized to build econometric models of the price-formation process. Going beyond the price-formation process, the book presents the techniques to construct real-time trading models for financial assets. It is designed for those who might be starting research in the area as well as for those who are interested in appreciating the statistical and econometric theory that underlies high-frequency financial time series modeling.

This textbook is an introduction to the theory of Hilbert spaces and its applications. The notion of a Hilbert space is a central idea in functional... analysis and can be used in numerous branches of pure and applied mathematics. Dr. Young stresses these applications particularly for the solution of partial differential equations in mathematical physics and to the approximation of functions in complex analysis. Some basic familiarity with real analysis, linear algebra and metric spaces is assumed, but otherwise the book is self-contained. The book is based on courses given at the University of Glasgow and contains numerous examples and exercises (many with solutions). The book will make an excellent first course in Hilbert space theory at either undergraduate or graduate level and will also be of interest to electrical engineers and physicists, particularly those involved in control theory and filter design.

This book provides a much-needed thematic and historical introduction to Hinduism, the religion of the majority of people in India. Dr. Flood traces the... development of Hindu traditions from ancient origins and the major deities to the modern world. Hinduism as both a global religion and a form of nationalism are discussed. Emphasis is given to the tantric traditions, which have been so influential; to Hindu ritual, more fundamental than belief or doctrine; and to Dravidian influences. It introduces some debates within contemporary scholarship.

All languages change, just as other aspects of human society are constantly changing. This book is an introduction to the concepts and techniques of... diachronic linguistics, the study of language change over time. It covers all themajor areas of historical linguistics, presenting concepts in a clear and concise way. Examples are given from a wide range of languages, with special emphasis on the languages of Australia and the Pacific. While the needs of undergraduate students of linguistics have been kept firmly in mind, the book will also be of interest to the general reader seeking to understand langauge and language change.For this fourth edition, a number of new sections have been written, including many new problems and several datasets. Existing materials have been supplemented with new sections on grammaticalization, tonogenesis, morphological change, and using statistical methods in language classification.

The landscape of homological algebra has evolved over the past half-century into a fundamental tool for the working mathematician. This book provides a... unified account of homological algebra as it exists today. The historical connection with topology, regular local rings, and semi-simple Lie algebras is also described. The first half of the book takes as its subject the canonical topics in homological algebra: derived functors, Tor and Ext, projective dimensions and spectral sequences. Homology of group and Lie algebras illustrate these topics. Intermingled are less canonical topics, such as the derived inverse limit functor lim1, local cohomology, Galois cohomology, and affine Lie algebras. The last part of the book covers less traditional topics that are a vital part of the modern homological toolkit: simplicial methods, Hochschild and cyclic homology, derived categories and total derived functors.

Graduate mathematics students will find this book an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide to the subject. Rotman’s book gives a treatment of homological... algebra which approaches the subject in terms of its origins in algebraic topology. In this new edition the book has been updated and revised throughout and new material on sheaves and cup products has been added. The author has also included material about homotopical algebra, alias K-theory. Learning homological algebra is a two-stage affair. First, one must learn the language of Ext and Tor. Second, one must be able to compute these things with spectral sequences. Here is a work that combines the two.

An Introduction To Human Disease: Pathology And Pathophysiology Correlations, Ninth Edition Provides Students With A Clear And Well-Illustrated... Explanation Of The Structural And Functional Changes Associated With Disease, The Clinical Manifestations Of Disease, And How To Determine Treatment. Ideal For Pathology, Pathophysiology, Or Human Disease Courses, The First Part Of The Text Deals With General Concepts And With Diseases Affecting The Body As A Whole. The Second Part Considers The Various Organ Systems And Their Diseases.