Lawrence (University Distinguished Professor in the Center for the Study of Standards and Society, Michigan State University) Busch 
Standards – Recipes for Reality [PDF ebook] 
Recipes for Reality

When Mikhail Makarios became head of the Church of Cyprus in 1950, Greek Cypriots presumed that he would lead the struggle for union with Greece – partly because the Church was perceived to be the cu …

This book proposes a new theoretical framework for agency thinking by examining the ethical, discursive and practical engagements of a group of women development workers in north-west India with deve …

Finding life’s secret is not the exclusive domain of conventional medical research; living longer is a personal experience and only the one who has experienced longevity is able to explain its secret …

Inspiring Faith in Schools addresses the privileging of secularism that appears to affect RE in countries influenced by modern western thought. The authors argue that a more engaging form of RE would …

Anantadas is the first ”biographer” who, around 1600, wrote about the most popular bhakti poets of the 15th and 16th centuries in Northern India. This critical study of these manuscripts yields a b …

An Introduction to Rhetorical Communication offers a true integration of rhetorical theory and social science approaches to public communication. This highly successful text guides students through m …

Originally published in 1919, this 2 volume work chronicles the British missions in Mesopotamia which the author states the purpose as being ”the safeguarding of India and the destruction of the Tur …

The assessment of cancer risk is a complex process that requires the examination of etiological agents, real-world environments, and individual rates of exposure. This reference offers practical appr …

This perceptive, detailed biography traces the life of Katô Shidzue, one of Japan”s most powerful female activists and politicians. Katô”s activism initially was sparked by her friendship with Marg …

This second edition comprehensively presents important tools of linear systems theory, including differential and difference equations, Laplace and Z transforms, and more. Linear Systems Theory discu …