This work seeks to provide an understanding of how populations expand through changes in births, deaths, and migrations and how they interact with their economic, social and physical environments.

This book is a biography of Sir Harry Parkes, a British diplomat who served as Her Majesty's Minister to China and Japan. It provides an insight into Parkes's life, his…

This textbook introduces archaeology students to the field of cultural resources archaeology.

Covers the economics of financial markets: the saving and investment decisions; the valuation of equities, derivatives, and fixed income securities; and market microstructure.

Now in its fifth edition, this book reviews and adapts microeconomic principles to the characteristics of agricultural commodity markets and then apply these principles to the various dimensions of price…

A collection of entrancing legends of the Icelandic and Scandinavian poets introducing children to the famous and fantastic heroes and heroines of Norse Mythology. Illustrated with beautiful colour and black…

Covers technologies such as molecular genetic diagnostic tests and gene therapy.

An amalgam of artificial intelligence, systems theory and operations research, intelligent control is experiential based, using most recent evidence to improve its performance. This book shows that a wide class…