Gene H. Golub & M.S. Moonen 
Linear Algebra for Large Scale and Real-Time Applications [PDF ebook] 

The world is moving into a new era which will be dominated by a new range of threats and a new range of priorities. Already headlines tell of storms and droughts, mass emigrations, the danger of old …

This work explores Somalia”s state collapse and the security threats posed by Somalia”s prolonged crisis. Communities are reduced to lawlessness, and the interests of commercial elites have shifted …

First published in 1969. Contains some of Joseph Needham”s most significant essays, lectures and broadcasts on the history of Chinese science, technology and culture. Also included are some more per …

The Formation of Kurdishness in Turkey examines political violence, the politics of fear and the Kurdish experience of pain through an analysis of life stories, personal narratives and testimonies of …

This collection of writings presents contemporary views on the integration of Buddhism in the West. Over the past few decades Buddhism has deepened its presence in the West and as a result teachings …

This volume of essays examines the ways in which sports have become a means for the communication of social identity in the United States. The essays included here explore the question, How is identi …

In 2011 Barack Obama invited ten distinguished biographers to the White House to ask them one question: which past American president should I emulate? This was not the first time Obama asked scholar …

Neoliberalism, Personhood, and Postsocialism explores the formation of subjectivities in newly marketized or marketizing societies across the former Eastern Bloc, documenting the rise of the neo-libe …

This is the story of the cultural and political struggle between Christians and Muslims, and of the rapid Islamicization of Nazareth – the birthplace of Christianity – ironically, under the rule of t …

Sustainability Appraisal is a sourcebook of the state-of-the-art of this rapidly emerging and diversifying area. It draws on a wealth of international experiences and approaches to illustrate the sta …