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A Very Short IntroductionIf you read the &'business pages&' of a newspaper or if you listen to the financial news on the television or radio, you will often hear terms such as &'liability&', &'balance sheet&' or &'earnings&'. These terms turn up in non-financial contexts as well: &'he was more of a liability than an asset&'. If you invest in...

The U.S.-China Relationship in Ten ConversationsAn emerging star in the field of US-China policy pairs leading scholars from both the US and China in dialogues about the most crucial elements of the relationship: trade and investment; economic development; monetary policy; climate change and clean energy; political systems, values, and rights; the...

The Neuroscience of PlanariansPlanarians, a class of flatworm, are extraordinary: they possess the remarkable ability to regenerate lost body parts, including complete regeneration of the nervous system. If cut into pieces, each piece of the planarian can regenerate into a complete organism. They are also unique among invertebrates in that they...

Performance, Intermediality, and American Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth CenturyThis book traces the deployment of intermedial aesthetics in the works of early twentieth-century female performers. By destabilizing medial and genre boundaries, these women created compelling and meaningful performances that negotiated turn-of-the-century...

The genomics revolution has expanded from its origins in molecular biology to impact upon every discipline in the life sciences, including ecology. This new edition incorporates a balance of plant, animal, and microbial examples, and continues to define the new and exciting field of ecological genomics....

His Life, Works, and ThoughtThis book sets his life and work of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing in the context of the intellectual, social, and cultural background of eighteenth-century Europe....