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In this work the author asks if it is the same sentiment which has been called "love" for the past 500 years; whether the reasons for loving and the objects of love have remained the same and whether amorous behaviour has changed. He also discusses the influences of modern attitudes towards love.

This volume summarizes the manifold interactions between the endothelium and the immune response system and includes important sections examining the immunopathology involved in various forms of vascular damage, particularly atherosclerosis.

This work draws together the voices of some 50 women working in the theatres of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. It seeks to ask and discuss questions such as: "What is feminism?" and "Does gender matter in the theatre?".

Poor adherence or compliance to treatment has major medical, psychological and economic consequences. This monographs covers the role of doctor-patient communications; memory; adherence in specific groups, such as children and the elderly; and adherence to different treatments.

This text provides an account of molecular genetic advances in a wide spectrum of genetic eye disorders and forms the second volume on the "Modern Genetics" series. Sections on albinism, retinitis pigmentosa and collagen disorders deal with the problems of heterogeneity.

The experimental composer John Cage (1912-1992) is best known for his works in percussion, prepared piano and electronic music, but he is also acknowledged to be one of the most significant figures in 20th century theatre. This text examines his works in theatre.

Gives a unified presentation of the entire subject of particle physics, starting with a self-contained discussion of quantam field theory and going on with the symmetry and interaction of particles.

This textbook elucidates the basic principles of behaviour that have been developed through the experimental analysis of behaviour and illustrates how those principles are encompassing an increasingly large section of the broad field of psychology.

An informative text on the musical composers in the former Soviet Union following Stravinsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev. It contains profiles of composers from Russia and the former Soviet republics including: Andrei Volkonsky, Philip Gershkovich and Sergei Slonimsky.

This volume deals with the manipulation of atoms by laser light, describing the focusing, channeling and reflection of atoms by laser fields. Different atom optics methods are described, along with the radiation forces involved.

This text is a consideration of De Leeuw's thoughts and composition, first and foremost by the composer himself.

Part of a series which looks at different areas of autonomic control in health and disease. This, the second volume, provides an overview on the nature of the factors that exert constraints on the differentiation and maturation of the autonomic nervous system.

The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain was the first example of the transition to a modern industrial economy. This book compares the process of industrialization in other countries which later copied and modified certain features of this transition.

This study provides a comprehensive account of the control of haemostasis and vascular biology. Topics covered include: haemostatic properties of the vessel wall; anticoagulant properties of the vessel wall; other aspects of coagulation; and changes in vascular haemostatic properties.

Presents a basic model of the Bayesian implementation problem and summarizes and explains recent developments in this branch of implementation theory. Substantive problems of interest (public goods provision, auctions and bargaining) are special cases of this model and are also discussed.

Jon Tolansky and Basil Tschaikov outline the formation and development of the Music Performance Research Centre in London and the hurdles that had to be surmounted before its inauguration

This play, belonging to the feminist theatre of hysteria, draws on the history of psychiatry with the aim of producing a critique of the psychoanalytic appropriation of women. It is set in the Paris clinic of Dr Jean-Martin Charcot from 1882 to 1893.

Ailey's choreography caused shock waves in the dance world of 1958 and continues to move audiences deeply. Diverse contributors discuss the impact of Ailey and his company on American Modern Dance.

This text invites performing musicians to look beyond the concert halls to the institutions, such as schools, hospitals, prisons, day centres and elderly persons' homes, where audiences exist. It discusses institutional life and the challenges it presents to the performer.

The shakuhachi has become the most widely known and used Japanese instrument. This collection provides a comprehensive historical overview of the shakuhachi, its technical aspects and its relationship to the flute.

Integrating basic research and clinical aspects underlying recent results in those malignant diseases where progress is most effective, this volume examines recent evidence which shows that higher doses are better in inducing higher cure rates in haematological neoplasias.

This is an ethnographically-focused environmental study of Montane, New Guinea, where people were among the world's first to cultivate crops some ten millennia ago, and where today an enduring agricultural tradition continues.

The first section of this volume covers chemistry and biological activity of major classes of naturally occurring pesticides, including the development of more potent insecticides based on natural lead-in structures. The second section consists of monographs on each compound by product.

What level of scientific training is necessary to understand contemporary science? Does the lack of historical perspective prevent good scholarship? This text answers these questions.

A study of Yury Lyubimov's tempestuous career and his style of theatre. This work traces the development of his ideas, from his arrival at the Taganka Theatre in 1964 through to his explusion in 1984, and his period of exile in the West until his return in 1989 to a much-changed Russia.