Presents the fundamentals of Raman spectroscopy to scientists working in soft materials Filling the need for a title devoted especially to Raman spectroscopy for this important class of materials, Ram
Ranging from simple head scarf to full-body burqa, the veil is worn by vast numbers of Muslim women around the world. What Is Veiling? explains one of the most visible, controversial, and least unders
Have you ever wondered what's happening in your brain as you go through a typical day and night? This fascinating book presents an hour-by-hour round-the-clock journal of your brain's activities. Draw
This fascinating and highly accessible book presents fantastic but totally feasible projections of what your brain may be capable of in the near future. It shows how scientific breakthroughs and amazi
Guided by the groundbreaking work of the late Daniel Poirion, medievalists have in recent years begun to reconsider assumptions about allegory, asserting that medieval allegory does not contain stable
The relationship between Vietnam and China has been surprisingly fraught, with considerable tensions from the end of the Vietnam War onwards including a major border war in 1979. This book examines th
Set in the heart of West London's Asian community, this is the latest instalment in the unmissable ZAQ & JAGS series . . . Trying - and failing - to keep his head down and to stay out of trouble,
