• Author(s): Norman Steenrod
• ISBN: 9780691005485
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Date: 05 Apr 1999
• Pages: 224

Fibre bundles, now an integral part of differential geometry, are also of great importance in modern physics--such as in gauge theory. This book, a succinct introduction to the subject by renown mathematician Norman Steenrod, was the first to present the subject systematically.

It begins with a general introduction to bundles, including such topics as differentiable manifolds and covering spaces. The author then provides brief surveys of advanced topics, such as homotopy theory and cohomology theory, before using them to study further properties of fibre bundles. The result is a classic and timeless work of great utility that will appeal to serious mathematicians and theoretical physicists alike.

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• ISBN: 9780313294358
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Date: 30 Jul 1997
• Pages: 416

Over the last 20 years, there has been an increasing interest in feminist views of the Italian literary tradition. While feminist theory and methodology have been accepted by the academic community in the U.S., the situation is very different in Italy, where such work has been done largely outside the academy. Among nonspecialists, knowledge of feminist approaches to Italian literature, and even of the existence of Italian women writers, remains scant. This reference work, the first of its kind on Italian literature, is a companion volume for all who wish to investigate Italian literary culture and writings, both by women and by men, in light of feminist theory. This volume covers eight centuries of Italian literature, from the Middle Ages to the present. Included are entries for major canonical male authors, such as Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, as well as for female writers such as Lucrezia Marinella and Gianna Manzini. These entries discuss how the authors have shaped the image of women in Italian literature and how feminist criticism has responded to their works. Entries are also provided for various schools and movements, such as deconstruction, Marxism, and new historicism; for genres and forms, such as the epic, devotional works, and misogynistic literature; for figures and types, such as the enchantress, the witch, and the shepherdess; and for numerous other topics. Each entry is written by an expert contributor, summarizes the relationship of the topic to feminist thought, and includes a brief bibliography. The volume closes with a selected general bibliography of major studies.

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• ISBN: 9780313296512
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Date: 30 Jul 1999
• Pages: 672

The earliest known literary productions by women living in Europe were probably written by French writers. As early as the 12th century, women troubadours in the south of France were writing poems. French women continued writing through the ages, their number increasing as education became more available to women of all classes. And yet, of the great number of works by women writers who preceded the current feminist movement, very few have survived. A few writers such as Marie de France, George Sand, and Simone de Beauvoir became part of the canon. But critics, mostly male, had judged the works of only a few women writers worthy of recognition. As part of the feminist move to reclaim women writers and to rethink literary history, scholars in French literature began to take a new look at women writers who had been popular during their lifetimes but who had not been admitted into the canon. This reference book provides extensive information about French women writers and the world in which they lived. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries for authors; literary genres, such as the novel, poetry, and the short story; literary movements, such as classicism, realism, and surrealism; life-cycle events particular to women, such as menstruation and menopause; events and institutions which affected women differently than men, such as revolutions, wars, and laws on marriage, divorce, and education. The volume spans French literature from the Middle Ages to the present and covers those writers who lived and worked mainly in France. The entries are written by expert contributors and each includes bibliographical information. The entries focus on each writer's awareness of how her gender shaped her outlook and opportunities, on how categorizations, structures, and terms used to describe literary works have been defined for women, and the ways in which women writers have responded to these definitions. The volume begins with a feminist history of French literature and concludes with a selected, general bibliography and a chronology of women writers.

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• Author(s): Richard A. Spears
• ISBN: 9780071497855
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Edition: 2
• Date: 07 Jan 2008
• Pages: 288

Chow down on American English

This concise, easy-to-use reference defines and explains hundreds of contemporary American slang expressions and illustrates their use in real-life situations. You will learn to understand this integral part of living English as used by Americans in all walks of life.

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• Author(s): Richard A. Spears
• ISBN: 9780071497831
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Edition: 2
• Date: 07 Jan 2008
• Pages: 288

Better understand American English by mastering its phrasal verbs

This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English phrasal verbs, two-word verbs, prepositional verbs, and verbs that are used together. Entries include definitions and examples of phrasal verbs used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill's Essential American Phrasal Verbs Dictionary , you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage.

Inside you will find:

• 1,800 entries with examples of everyday usage
• The latest phrasal verbs used in the American lexicon
• Fun illustrations that show the humor of taking expressions too literally

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• Author(s): Brian Stableford
• ISBN: 9780415974608
• Publisher: Routledge
• Edition: 1
• Date: 06 Sep 2006
• Pages: 760

Science fiction is a literary genre based on scientific speculation. Works of science fiction use the ideas and the vocabulary of all sciences to create valid narratives that explore the future effects of science on events and human beings. Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. Although coverage will discuss the science behind the fiction from the Classical Age to the present, focus is naturally on the 19th century to the present, when the Industrial Revolution and spectacular progress in science and technology triggered an influx of science-fiction works speculating on the future. As scientific developments alter expectations for the future, the literature absorbs, uses, and adapts such contextual visions. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow andcounterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.

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• ISBN: 9780080445861
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Edition: 2
• Date: 27 Feb 2006
• Pages: 1360

Magnetic and superconducting materials pervade every avenue of the technological world from microelectronics and mass-data storage to medicine and heavy engineering. Both areas have experienced a recent revitalisation of interest due to the discovery of new materials, and the re-evaluation of a wide range of basic mechanisms and phenomena.

This Concise Encyclopedia draws its material from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Materials and Engineering , and includes updates and revisions not available in the original set -- making it the ideal reference companion for materials scientists and engineers with an interest in magnetic and superconducting materials.

* Contains in excess of 130 articles, taken from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology , including ScienceDirect updates not available in the original set.
* Each article discusses one aspect of magnetic and superconducting materials and includes photographs, line drawings and tables to aid the understanding of the topic at hand.
* Cross-referencing guides readers to articles covering subjects of related interest.

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• ISBN: 9780313317835
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Date: 30 Nov 2002
• Pages: 480

Feminist efforts have recovered the works of early women poets, and much of this rediscovered work now appears in anthologies. As a result, women poets writing today must not only struggle against a largely male tradition, but must also confront existing feminist expectations. In mapping the achievements of contemporary American women poets, this reference helps liberate them from restrictive conventional views and illustrates the tremendous diversity of their works. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on nearly 70 American women poets who published significant works after 1945. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and presents a short biography, a discussion of major works and themes, a survey of the poet's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. Included poets come from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds, geographical regions, and social classes. Some, such as Maya Angelou and Adrienne Rich, have received significant critical attention, while others are only beginning to attract interest and acclaim.

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• Author(s): Ann T. Kellogg, Amy T. Peterson, Stefani Bay, Natalie Swindell
• ISBN: 9780313312205
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Date: 30 Mar 2002
• Pages: 328

In an Influential Fashion profiles 164 fashion designers and retailers from many countries who have had the most impact on American dress and culture from the late 19th century to the year 2000. Each entry introduces a fashion personality or retailer whose influence on the industry reflected societal, political, and/or economic change. The commercial side of fashion, neglected in most fashion encyclopedias, is explored here, with details of licensing agreements and marketing innovations not easily found elsewhere. Students and professionals in fashion design, retailing, costume research, and social history will all find this book a valuable addition to their libraries. Each entry includes the birth and death dates of designers, their education and training, career highlights and accomplishments, and awards they have won. The entry describes the designer or retailer's signature styles, with a keen emphasis on the designer's contributions to American fashion design and culture. As appropriate, the entry summarizes any licensing agreements and influential marketing innovations. Web sites, lists of museums and fashion design schools, and numerous appendices make In an Influential Fashion a complete resource on American fashion history for the late 19th and 20th centuries.

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• ISBN: 9781573562577
• Publisher: Oryx Press
• Date: 30 Mar 2002
• Pages: 240

Whether it's a novel, memoir, diary, poem, or drama, a common thread runs through the literature of the Nazi Holocaust--a "motif of personal testimony to the dearness of humanity." With that perspective the expert authors of Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature undertake profiling 128 of the most influential first generation authors who either survived, perished, or were closely connected to the Holocaust. Arranged alphabetically by author, all of the entries answer the same basic questions about the author and his or her work: What is the nature of the author's literary response to the Holocaust? What is his or her place in Holocaust literature? What does the author's work contribute to an understanding of the Holocaust? What is distinctive about the author's work? What are some key moments in the author's life? What issues does the author's work pose for the reader? To address these questions, the entries are generally organized into three primary divisions: (1) an opening section on why the author's work has a significant or distinctive place in Holocaust literature, (2) a second section containing information on the author's biography, and (3) a critical examination of the highlights of the author's work. In most cases, the third section is the longest, since the focus of the encyclopedia is the literature, not the author. The Encyclopedia is intended for all students and teachers of the Holocaust, regardless of their levels of learning. Avenues for further research are incorporated at the conclusion of each entry and in a comprehensive bibliography of primary works of Holocaust literature and a second bibliography of critical studies of Holocaust literature.

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• ISBN: 9780747566441
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Edition: 2
• Date: 15 Mar 2004
• Pages: 384

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• Author(s): P.H. Collin
• ISBN: 9780747566243
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date: 18 Aug 2003
• Pages: 1024

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• Author(s): A. Ivanovic, P.H. Collin
• ISBN: 9780747566212
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Edition: 3
• Date: 07 Jul 2003
• Pages: 304

From market research and packaging to TV advertising and publicity, all aspects of marketing are defined and explained in this overview of marketing terminology. Useful supplements in this updated edition include SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analyses and a sample print specification form.


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• Author(s): Richard Bowyer
• ISBN: 9781904970156
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Reference
• Date: 27 Aug 2005
• Pages: 288

Ideal for anyone learning English for military purposes, foreign nationals working with English- speaking military personnel, and civilian professionals working with military accounts, this reference provides up-to-date definitions of more than 6,000 American, British, and international military terms. Topics include tactics, weapons, commands, machinery, military personnel, maneuvers, and geographical vocabulary.


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• ISBN: 9780747572206
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date: 20 Sep 2004
• Pages: 288

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• ISBN: 9780313307355
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Date: 30 Sep 2000
• Pages: 550

This volume is a compilation of the U.S. federal special prosecutor/independent counsel investigations spanning the complete twenty-one year tenure from 1978-1999 of the independent counsel statute. The entries include individuals who have served as investigators; those who have been targets of investigations; all attorney generals who have called for appointment of special prosecutors; all presidents during whose terms of office such prosecutors served; and all legal cases that served to argue for or against the constitutionality of the independent counsel statute. These historical precedents are traced from Ulysses Grant's appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the St. Louis Whiskey Scandal in 1875. More contemporary cases include Watergate, precipitated by Richard Nixon's "Saturday Night Massacre" dismissal of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox in 1973; Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh's Iran-Contra Investigation; and Special Prosecutor Ken Starr's Whitewater investigation of the Clintons and the ensuing permutations which brought individuals like Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky to prominence and also brought the statute calling for such investigations into constitutional debate. The book is fully cross-referenced and contains a comprehensive bibliography and index. It will be of interest to scholars and students of American History and Constitutional History.

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• Author(s): Samuel J. Rogal
• ISBN: 9780313299162
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Date: 30 May 1997
• Pages: 400

William Somerset Maugham was one of the most popular and successful British writers of his time. From October 1897, when he completed his medical education at St. Thomas's Hospital in London, until his death in December 1965, Maugham wrote twenty novels, filled nine volumes with his short stories, wrote thirty-one plays, and published seven volumes of prose nonfiction. His writings reflect the tensions of the Boer War, World War I, and World War II; the lavishness of the highest levels of British and American society during the first six decades of the 20th century; the glamor of Hollywood, Paris, New York, San Francisco, and London; and the romance of China, Malaya, Borneo, and India. His popularity brought him prosperity. At a 1962 auction, 35 of his paintings sold for nearly $1.5 million; bequests in his will totaled $280,000; his royalties during the last ten years of his life averaged $50,000 per year; and his Riviera estate, purchased in 1927 for $48,000, sold for $730,000 in 1967. This reference book is a guide to Maugham's fascinating life and career. The volume begins with a brief discussion of the importance of Maugham's life and work, followed by a detailed chronology of important biographical and literary events. Through several hundred alphabetically arranged entries, the encyclopedia overviews Maugham's drama, fiction, and prose nonfiction; his family; the persons whom he knew and with whom he associated; the places where he lived and to which he journeyed, particularly the cities and villages that he inserted into his works; and the historical, cultural, social, and political issues that governed his life and career. Each entry closes with a brief bibliography, and the volume includes a selected bibliography of critical studies.

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• Author(s): Gerald R. Pitzl
• ISBN: 9780313320101
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Date: 28 Feb 2004
• Pages: 320

Human geography focuses on the ways that humans interact with each other and with the environment, illuminating the complex processes and nature of our global society. Themes within the field of human geography reflect the diverse perspectives of, among others:

Culture

Population

Economics

Politics

Urbanization

Social behavior This book presents the full range of this remarkable field, presenting nearly 300 pertinent models, concepts, theories, and people associated with human geography. It is the first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to human geography and will be an indispensable guide for high school students taking AP Human Geography, a useful supplement to college texts, and a valuable guide for researchers. AP Human Geography is a new offering in many high schools, and the entries in this encyclopedia were selected with input from AP teachers of the subject. The entries reach back to the ancient Greeks, such as Herodotus, and also cover current manmade crises, such as urban sprawl. Suggested readings, a selected bibliography, and photos complement the text.

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• Author(s): Mona Baker
• ISBN: 9780415093804
• Publisher: Routledge
• Edition: 1
• Date: 09 Jan 1998
• Pages: 654

Who were the translators and interpreters of a given historical period? How did they approach the act of translation?

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies covers a variety of such issues. This work is divided into two parts, and is ordered alphabetically for ease of lookup:

* Part 1 (General) covers the conceptual framework of the discipline. Categories of entries include: central issues (e.g. unit of translation, translatability ); summaries of distinct perspectives on translation (e.g. linguistic perspective, interpretive approach ); types of translation (e.g. literary translation, dubbing ).

* Part II (History and traditions) covers the history of translation in major linguistic/cultural communities. There are entries on a wide range of languages which include Russian, French, Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and Finnish.

Consultant Editors: Susan Bassnett, Peter Fawcett, Marilyn Gaddis-Rose, Michael Hoey, Eugene Nida, Douglas Robinson and Gideon Toury Contributors include: Jean Delisle, Umberto Eco, Daniel Gile, Theo Hermans, Juliane House, Louis Kelly, Jose Lambert, Anthony Pym, Lawrence Venuti and Judith Woodsworth.
Contributors include: Jean Delisle, Umberto Eco, Daniel Gile, Theo Hermans, Juliane House, Louis Kelly, Jose lambert, Anthony Pym, Lawrence Venuti and Judith Woodsworth.

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• Author(s): Peter Collin
• ISBN: 9781904970118
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Reference
• Edition: 4
• Date: 30 Sep 2005
• Pages: 480

In the new edition of this bestselling dictionary, more than 16,000 terms from English-speaking and international medical practices are explained in clear, simple words. Words in specialized fields such as surgery, nursing, pharmacy, and dentistry are all addressed with sentences and grammar notes for each entry. Filled with indispensable practical references for interns, nurses, medical secretaries, and trainees in any medical field, the clear explanations make it ideal for any student or practitioner of medicine.


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• Author(s): Bruce Merry
• ISBN: 9780313308130
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Date: 30 May 2004
• Pages: 544

Greece has an old and influential literary tradition. The lion's share of attention has been given to classical Greek literature, yet the nation continues to produce significant imaginative works. This reference provides more than 800 alphabetically arranged entries on important authors, texts, genres, themes, and topics in Greek literature from the Byzantine period to the present. Brief, readable entries provide basic information on the history and development of modern Greek literature and language. Each entry is thoroughly cross-referenced, and most conclude with a bibliography of further information resources. The encyclopedia also offers a useful chronology of modern Greek literature, a select bibliography of important general works, and a detailed subject index.

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• Author(s): Thomas L. Heath, Euclid
• ISBN: 9780486600888
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Edition: 2
• Date: 01 Jun 1956
• Pages: 464

Volume 1 of 3-volume set containing complete English text of all 13 books of the Elements plus critical apparatus analyzing each definition, postulate, and proposition in great detail. Covers textual and linguistic matters; mathematical analyses of Euclid's ideas; commentators; refutations, supports, extrapolations, reinterpretations and historical notes. Vol. 1 includes Introduction, Books 1-2: Triangles, rectangles.


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• Author(s): Duncan Watts
• ISBN: 9780719067211
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Date: 04 Mar 2004
• Pages: 352

Understanding US/UK Government and Politics is a further volume in the Understanding Politics series. Clear and accessible in style, it offers invaluable insights into the similarities and differences between British and American politics. These are summarized in useful boxes at the end of each chapter, where there are also details of relevant websites and likely examination questions. The book begins by examining the setting against which government and politics operates in Britain and the United States, noting aspects of the history and social structure of each country before exploring the concept of political culture. The underlying ideas and values of British and American people are compared, and the book goes on to analyse the constitution and the protection of rights, before considering the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government in detail.


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• ISBN: 9783805583138
• Publisher: S. Karger AG (Switzerland)
• Edition: 1
• Date: 30 Jul 2007
• Pages: 196

In recent years, new technologies to investigate skin response have allowed researchers to explore the interplay of environmental and genomic elements in skin cell biology, decipher the biochemical steps undertaken in the process, and study the genetics underlying variations in skin response to the environment. In this volume the state-of-the-art findings, ranging from molecular biology to epidemiology, are discussed thoroughly. The publication thus provides new insights for dermatologists, allergologists and immunologists who seek a better understanding of disease processes and new therapeutic strategies.

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