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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Through Fisher Investments on Materials, readers will gain a basic understanding of how the materials sector works, the macroeconomic drivers of metals, chemicals, construction material, paper, and packaging. The investment universe will be segmented by industries and individual securities within each industry.The book will begin with a discussion of Fisher Investment's investing philosophy as it applies to the Materials sector. Then, readers will be lead through a discussion of the basics within the sector, what drives the industries, and then specific analysis of various individual securities. Finally, the book will look at the industry fundamentals and discuss what investors should do to protect themselves in a down market.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An ideal introduction to Buddhism for anyone who has unanswered questions about one of the world's largest and most popular religions.A fascinating, short book that challenges us to strip away existing preconceptions we may have about BuddhismConsiders questions such as: Can we talk of Buddhism as a unified religion or are there many Buddhisms Is Buddhism a religion of tolerance and pacifism as many people think And is Buddhism a religion without god(s), or is it more of a philosophy than a religion Traces the basic history, beliefs and nature of Buddhism in easy-to-understand languageWritten by renowned Buddhist scholar, Bernard Faure, it is an ideal introduction for anyone who has unanswered questions about one of the world's largest and most popular religions.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Curious about GIS Organizing a GIS Here's the book you need!Geographic information system, or GIS, is a powerful technology that has been called 'geography on steroids.' This book contains what you need to know on mapping terminology and digital mapping, how to locate geographic features and analyze their patterns, and how to generate travel directions, customer locations lists, and much more with GIS.\* GIS takes a village - know all the hardware and software necessary to collect, analyze, and manipulate GIS data\* Just for map mavens - explore the difference between 2D and 3D maps, create a map, or manage multiple maps\* What the data mean - analyze patterns that appear in maps and interpret the results\* Think spatially - recognize how spatial factors relate to geographic data\* On the grid - define and locate geographic objects on the grid\* The earth is not flat - accurately portray geographic features with map projections\* Technological duct tape - discover the many uses of GIS for business, the military, city planning, emergency services, land management, and more\* Design a GIS - determine what your organization needs, do appropriate analyses, and plan your systemOpen the book and find:\* How to get paper maps into your computer\* Different ways to measure distance\* How to organize your spatial data\* What raster and vector mean to a cartographer\* How to choose a GIS software vendor\* How GIS can help you determine appropriate land use\* Dozens of applications for GIS queries and analyses\* How to create animated GIS output.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Gospels record that Christ commanded his disciples to 'go forth and teach all nations.' Thus began the history of Christian mission, a phenomenon which brought about massive shifts in the nature and practice of Christianity, and one that many say reflects the single most important movement of intercultural encounter over a sustained period of human history.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why has the reality of other religions become a big problem for Christianity In the past, Christianity has been able to largely ignore other religions but in recent decades, not just the reality, but the vitality of other religions has become a challenge. This accessible book tackles a number of questions arising from these changes: is belonging to one religion rather than another merely a matter of cultural preference ; is salvation the same among all religions ; and what can be learned from other religions Considering wider issues of how modernity has defined 'religion,' Gavin D'Costa provides a substantial critique of secular ways of controlling religions, and shows how Christianity is very well suited to deal with religious plurality at the doctrinal and social level.The book makes a decisive contribution to debates about the clash between Islam and the West, arguing that the major threat to religious freedoms come from secularism, and that Islam and Christianity both have the resources to develop a vibrant and pluralist 'public square' informed by intellectual debate. By engaging with the core questions and suggesting a pathway through the various answers that have been proposed in recent years, this is an ideal introduction to the field, and one which will help stimulate ideas and discussions.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Media Industries: History, Theory and Method outlines the diverse ways that media industries have been studied in the past and offers an innovative blueprint for future research and criticism. Contextualizing the current moment of unprecedented technological change, media convergence, and globalization, the authors engage in cross-disciplinary exploration from a range of historical, critical and theoretical perspectives.Bringing together newly commissioned essays by leading scholars in film, media, communication, sociology and cultural studies, Media Industries constructs a unique road map for industrial analysis of film, radio, television, advertising and new media. Collectively, these 21 essays provide a crucial resource for those encountering the study of the media industries for the first time as well as for those interested in conducting cutting-edge research in this burgeoning field. Rich explanations of key terms and foundational ideas vividly illustrate the dynamic transformations taking place across varied national, regional and international contexts.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Including more than 70 documents that span the history of slavery in America, African American Voices chronicles the widely varied experience of African American slaves. It presents 250 years of the collective life-cycle of an enslaved people through substantial excerpts from slave narratives, interviews with former slaves, and letters that document the experience of bondage, and supplies comprehensive introductions and head notes, a visual history of slavery, and an extensive bibliography.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Cold War, the black freedom struggle, Vietnam, the sexual revolution, the conservative backlash, and the war on terrorism are just a few of the events that have shaped the lives of Americans since 1945. This primary document reader enables students to learn about the past through the voices of those who experienced these important events in history firsthand. Organized chronologically from 1945 to the present and covering both domestic and foreign events, the selections bring together documents and photographs from sources as diverse as presidents, activists, advertisers, and ordinary citizens and provide a rich perspective on the conflicts and issues at the heart of American society over the last 50 years.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Introducing the debates that inform current social geographic research and theory and interrogating the historical development of social geography, Social Geography: A Critical Introduction explores how urban and rural spaces are organized in ways that construct and maintain social inequality.\* Puts into context the assumptions of various strains of social geographic thought as they have developed historically\* Assists students in addressing key social geographic questions and methodologies\* Provides a showcase for cutting edge work in the field\* Is written in an accessible and lively style, setting out a wide breadth of social geographic research.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Alfred Hitchcock, the 'Master of Suspense,' has been internationally recognized as a technical and stylistic innovator in the history of cinema. A Hitchcock Reader grows out of the editors' desire as classroom teachers for a comprehensive and critical text in introductory or advanced courses devoted to the director's films. Yet the book should also satisfy scholars by providing an updated anthology representing the rich variety of critical responses that Hitchcock's films have evoked over the years.This new edition of A Hitchcock Reader aims to preserve what has been so satisfying--and successful--in the first edition. The new volume provides updated scholarship and new editorial introductions, including a general introduction to the volume, added visuals, and a new comprehensive bibliography.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Indispensable reading for both art lovers and students,Art Theory, 2nd Edition explores Western thought about art from ancient times to the post-modern period. Wide-ranging and exceptionally balanced in its analysis,Art History relates theory to the practice as well as to the intellectual and cultural-historical currents of each period.This new edition expands the original to include more indepth coverage of contemporary art.Newly updated bibliography and suggestions for further readingSix chapters covering the major periods of Western art history: Antiquity and the Middle Ages, the early modern period (Renaissance and Baroque), the Enlightenment, the nineteenth century, early twentieth-century modernism, and postmodernism.Geared to the needs of the general reader and beginning students.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume contains eleven essays dealing with the question of how to face the current challenges of globalization.The essays included in this volume were originally presented at the Renvall Institute for Area and Cultural Studies, University of Helsinki, Finland, on the occasion of the Sixth World Congress of the International Society for Universal Dialogue (ISUD)Presents Keynote addresses or prize-winning papers from the CongressCentral theme explores the need to rethink our concepts of nature, culture, and freedom in an age of increased globalizationTopics examined range from global justice, international law, and human rights to ecoterrorism, cultural relativism, and the challenges of autonomyIntroduced by Steven V. Hicks, past President of the ISUD, who discusses the issues of cultural conflict and crisis in the aftermath of Nietzsche s philosophy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Naturstoffe aus der Sicht der Biosynthese: Dieser Band konzentriert sich auf die metabolischen Sequenzen, die zu verschiedenen Naturstoffklassen führen. Gestützt auf Grundprinzipien des organischen Synthesechemie, führt das Buch durch den Dschungel der natürlichen Metaboliten; der Schwerpunkt liegt auf Substanzen, die medizinische Anwendung finden. Der Autor bespricht Herkunft, Herstellungsverfahren, halbsynthetische Abkömmlinge, synthetische Analoga, Wirkprinzipien und Verwendungsmöglichkeiten in der gebotenen Ausführlichkeit. Empfehlenswert als Lehrbuch für Studenten der Pharmazie, Pharmakognosie, medizinischen Chemie, Biochemie und Naturstoffsynthese.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Digital photography and video, MP3 players, smart phones and the World Wide Web have become essential in today's world. The digital representation of images, video, animation, sound and text has become integrated in every part of our lives and their combination into multimedia is routine.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This practical book shows how to deal with the complicated area of accounting of financial instruments. Containing a huge number of sophisticated worked examples, the book treats this complex subject in a way that gives clear guidance on the subject. In an introductory, controversial overview of the subject, the book highlights the mistakes that both auditing firms and the accounting standard setters are making, and demonstrates the contribution the International Financial Reporting Standards have made to the current credit crisis.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Dana Robert distils a quarter of a century of her research into an erudite and accessible single-volume account of how Christianity became the largest religious tradition in the world. There is no better place for any reader to start becoming informed about this important subject.' David Hempton, Harvard University.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this new introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, David Bostock guides the reader through the basic ideas on the nature of mathematics that have played a major part in the development of philosophy from antiquity to the present.