Agroecology in China: Science, Practice, and Sustainable Management
Shi Ming Luo and Stephen R. Gliessman
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During the past 30 years, industrialization has fundamentally changed traditional rural life and...
A Sociology of Knowledge of European Integration: The Social Sciences in the Making of Europe
Rebecca Adler-Nissen and Kristoffer Kropp
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This book addresses the important but understudied question of how social scientific knowledge is...
Plasma Science and Technology for Emerging Economies: An Aaapt Experience
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This book highlights plasma science and technology-related research and development work at...
Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design
Michael F. Ashby and Kara Johnson
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Materials are the stuff of design. From the very beginning of human history, materials have been...
Neuroscience and the Soul: The Human Person in Philosophy, Science, and Theology
Thomas M. Crisp, Steve L. Porter and Gregg A. Ten Elshof
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It is a widely held belief that human beings are both body and soul, that our immaterial soul is...
The Andean Science of Weaving: Structures and Techniques of Warp-Faced Weaves
Denise Y. Arnold and Elvira Espejo
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The warp-faced weaves of the Andes are the most complex in the world, with up to eight warp levels....
Critical Thinking for Better Learning: New Insights from Cognitive Science
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Critical Thinking for Better Learning shifts the focus from teaching to learning and from presenting...
Astrology in Ancient Mesopotamia: The Science of Omens and the Knowledge of the Heavens
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Among the many significant discoveries excavated from Assyrian king Ashurbanipal's royal library in...
A Fractured Profession: Commercialism and Conflict in Academic Science
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The commercialization of research is one of the most significant contemporary features of US higher...