Category: E-Books

Hegemonic Transformation (PDF) contends that the Chinese economic reform initiated since 1978 has been a top-down passive revolution, in Gramsci’s term, and that after three decades of reform the part of the Chinese state has been changing from directing the passive revolution through coercive tactics to establishing capitalist hegemony. It

How does a lawyer think? Do lawyers need a lot of imagination? Why is legal language so abstract? Does legal intuition exist? It is no longer possible to answer these questions by applying philosophical analysis alone. Recent advances in the cognitive sciences have reshaped our conceptions of the human mental

Get more out of learning statistics than simply the skill to solve equations. Find out how statistical information enables strong decisions in today’s business world with Statistics For Business And Economics 13th Revised Edition, (PDF). Sound methodology merges with a proven problem-scenario approach, and significant applications for the most powerful

Mathematical Statistics with Applications in R, 2nd Edition, (PDF) offers a modern calculus-based theoretical introduction to mathematical statistics and applications. The ebook covers many modern statistical computational and simulation concepts that are not covered in other textbooks, such as the EM algorithms, the Jackknife, bootstrap methods, and Markov chain Monte

Prestressed Concrete Designer’s Handbook, 3rd edition (PDF) provides the structural designer with comprehensive guidance on prestressed concrete and its effective use, covering materials, behaviour, analysis, and design of prestressed elements. It includes numerous examples, design charts and details of post-tensioning systems.