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151. Mechanisms of Chemical Degradation of Cement-based Systems

     Edited by K.L. Scrivener, J.F. Young

     Deterioration of cement-based materials is a continuing problem, as it results in the substantial shortening of the lives of conventional concrete structures. The main costs result from poor performance and the need for early repair. With more advanced applications, where very long service lives...

     Published April 16th 1997 by CRC Press
152. Death and Bereavement Across Cultures

     Edited by Colin Murray Parkes, Pittu Laungani, William Young

     All societies have their own customs and beliefs surrounding death. In the West, traditional ways of mourning are disappearing, and though science has had a major impact on views of death, it has taught us little about the way to die or to grieve. Many who come into contact with the dying and the...

     Published December 25th 1996 by Routledge
153. Rational Choice Theory and Religion

     Summary and Assessment

     Edited by Lawrence A. Young

     Rational Choice Theory and Religion considers one of the major developments in the social scientific paradigms that promises to foster a greater theoretical unity among the disciplines of sociology, political science, economics and psychology. Applying the theory of rational choice--the theory that...

     Published December 23rd 1996 by Routledge
154. Human Cognitive Neuropsychology

     A Textbook With Readings

     By Andrew W. Ellis, Andrew W. Young

     This textbook augments the first edition through the inclusion of a set of reseach and review papers selected by the authors to supplement the contents of each chapter by providing a discussion of research issues and detailed investigation of individual cases. One or two papers supplement each...

     Published December 16th 1996 by Psychology Press
155. Changing the Wor(l)d

     Discourse, Politics and the Feminist Movement

     By Stacey Young

     Changing the Wor(l)d draws on feminist publishing, postmodern theory and feminist autobiography to powerfully critique both liberal feminism and scholarship on the women's movement, arguing that both ignore feminism's unique contributions to social analysis and politics. These contributions...

     Published December 9th 1996 by Routledge
156. A Good Death

     Conversations with East Londoners

     By Lesley Cullen, Michael Young

     A Good Death is based on a survey in East London and provides a wide range of fascinating and helpful insights into all aspects of experiencing death and surviving grief.The voices in the book are those of people who have managed to cope despite being under the shadow of impending death. Their...

     Published June 5th 1996 by Routledge
157. Antebellum Black Activists

     Race, Gender, and Self

     By R. J. Young

     Series: Studies in African American History and Culture

     Published January 31st 1996 by Routledge
158. English Historical Documents

     Volume 10 1874-1914, 2nd Edition

     Edited by W.D. Handcock, G.M. Young

     Series: English Historical Documents

     English Historical Documents is the most ambitious, impressive and comprehensive collection of documents on English history ever published. An authoritative work of primary evidence, each volume presents material with exemplary scholarly accuracy. Editorial comment is directed towards making...

     Published December 27th 1995 by Routledge
159. Fear of the Dark

     'Race', Gender and Sexuality in the Cinema

     By Lola Young

     Studies of the portrayal of black people in film have tended to be studies for the ideological correctness of the depictions of black people and the extent to which they rely on stereotypes. By closely examining films such as Sapphire (1959), Leo the Last (1969), Black Joy (1977), Playing Away (...

     Published December 6th 1995 by Routledge
160. MR Spectroscopy

     Clinical applications and techniques

     By Cecil H Charles, Ian R Young

     Published November 9th 1995 by CRC Press