Category: Textbooks

A new theory on how individuals respond to inequalities occurring within their own communities. Law, Power and Culture: Supporting Change From Within, (PDF) draws on empirical research on the Santal people of Asia, studying power relations within social fields, and the state, to disclose a typology of power practices, and

For non-majors biology courses. Interesting and relatable stories engage students in learning biology Virginia Borden Maier and Colleen Belk have helped university students understand biology for over twenty years in the classroom and more than ten years with their popular textbook, Biology: Science for Life with Physiology 5e. The comprehensively

Fundamentals of Photonics, 3rd Edition, (PDF) is a self-contained and up-to-date introductory-level textbook that comprehensively surveys this rapidly expanding area of engineering and applied physics. Featuring a blend of theory and applications, coverage covers detailed accounts of the primary theories of light, including ray optics, electromagnetic optics, wave optics, and

Environmental Principles, 2nd Edition, (PDF) traces the evolution of environmental principles from their origins as indefinite political slogans reflecting doubts about environmental hazards to their personification in enforceable laws. Environmental law has always reacted to risks posed by industrial society but the new generation of risks has needed a new

Recent developments in reliability engineering has become the most challenging and demanding area of research. Modeling and Simulation, along with System Reliability Engineering has become a greater issue because of high-tech industrial processes, using more complex systems today. Modeling and Simulation Based Analysis in Reliability Engineering (PDF) gives the latest