Category: Non Fiction

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

Future Propulsion Systems and Energy Sources in Sustainable Aviation, (PDF) is a comprehensive reference that provides a review of the science and engineering principles that support the concepts of propulsion systems and energy sources in workable air transportation. The author – a noted specialist in the field – examines the

Signs of Life in the USA: Readings on Popular Culture for Writers 8th edition (PDF) teaches college students to write and read critically about popular culture by giving them a conceptual framework to do it: semiotics, a field of critical theory developed specifically for the interpretation of culture and its

Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract make up some of the most common illnesses experienced across the lifespan affecting individuals in childhood, adulthood and infancy. Gastrointestinal Nursing: A Lifespan Approach (PDF), an essential guide to the gastrointestinal system will enable allied health professionals and nurses to apply principles of anatomy and

Meticulously crafted, college-student-friendly textbook that helps build mathematical maturity Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics, 4th Edition (PDF) introduces students to analyzing proofs, proof techniques, and writing proofs of their own that are not only mathematically correct but also clearly written and presented. Written in a math-student-friendly manner, it