Blackwell Science

This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key conditions for the emergence of sprawl. * Breaks new ground, offering a...

This text provides an introduction to energetic materials and lasers, properties of such materials, and the current methods for initiating energetic materials. The chapters and sections highlight the properties of lasers and safety aspects of their application. The book covers the properties of in-service energetic materials, and also materials...

Thousands of imaginative scientists, over more than a century, have revealed the fascinating story of intracellular calcium, through a pathway of ingenious invention and discovery. Intracellular Calcium, the definitive book on this topic, reveals: * The pathway of discovery and invention of intracellular calcium over more than 100 years. * The...

A Companion to Global Historical Thought provides an in-depth overview of the development of historical thinking from the earliest times to the present, across the world, directly addressing the issues of historical thought in a globalized context. * Provides an overview of the development of historical thinking from the earliest times to the...

What is a virtue, and how are virtues different from vices? Dopeople with virtues lead better lives than the rest of us? Do theyknow more? Can we acquire virtues if so, how? In this lively and engaging introduction to this core topic,Heather Battaly argues that there is more than one kind of virtue.Some virtues make the world a better place, or...

The past decade has seen a significant increase of research aimed at discovering new drugs for treating cancer, and the increasing number of new antineoplastic drugs approved by regulatory agencies reflects this. Until now, details on the synthesis of these newer agents have been scattered in various journals and in US and European patents. This...