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Tangut Language and Manuscripts: An Introduction /
No full textThis book is the first comprehensive introduction to the Tangut language and culture. Five of the fiſteen chapters survey the history of the Tangut Empire and the evolution of Tangut Studies, including new advancements in the field, such as research on the recently decoded Tangut cursive writings found in Khara-Khoto documents. The other ten chapters provide an introduction to the Tangut language: its origins, script, characters, grammars, translations, textual and contextual readings. In this synthesis of historical narratives and linguistic analysis, the renowned Tangutologist Shi Jinbo offers a guided access to the mysterious civilisation of the ‘Great State White and High’ to both a specialized and a general audience.This book is the first comprehensive introduction to the Tangut language and culture. Five of the fiſteen chapters survey the history of the Tangut Empire and the evolution of Tangut Studies, including new advancements in the field, such as research on the recently decoded Tangut cursive writings found in Khara-Khoto documents. The other ten chapters provide an introduction to the Tangut language: its origins, script, characters, grammars, translations, textual and contextual readings. In this synthesis of historical narratives and linguistic analysis, the renowned Tangutologist Shi Jinbo offers a guided access to the mysterious civilisation of the ‘Great State White and High’ to both a specialized and a general audience.Description based on print version record
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
No full textOne of the world's leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating for the serious student and layperson alike. Suzuki provides a complete vision of Zen, which emphasizes self-understanding and enlightenment through many systems of philosophy, psychology, and ethics. With a foreword by the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Carl Jung, this volume has been generally acknowledged a classic introduction to the subject for many years. It provides, along with Suzuki's Essays and Manual of Zen Buddhism, a framework for living a balanced and fulfilled existence through Zen.Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- I Preliminary -- II What Is Zen? -- III Is Zen Nihilistic? -- IV Illogical Zen -- V Zen a Higher Affirmation -- VI Practical Zen -- VII Satori, or Acquiring a New Viewpoint -- VIII The Koan -- IX The Meditation Hall and the Monk's Life -- Footnotes -- Foreword Footnotes -- Chapter I Footnotes -- Chapter II Footnotes -- Chapter III Footnotes -- Chapter IV Footnotes -- Chapter V Footnotes -- Chapter VI Footnotes -- Chapter VII Footnotes -- Chapter VIII Footnotes -- Chapter IX FootnotesOne of the world's leading authorities on Zen Buddhism, D. T. Suzuki was the author of more than a hundred works on the subject in both Japanese and English, and was most instrumental in bringing the teachings of Zen Buddhism to the attention of the Western world. Written in a lively, accessible, and straightforward manner, An Introduction to Zen Buddhism is illuminating for the serious student and layperson alike. Suzuki provides a complete vision of Zen, which emphasizes self-understanding and enlightenment through many systems of philosophy, psychology, and ethics. With a foreword by the renowned psychiatrist Dr. Carl Jung, this volume has been generally acknowledged a classic introduction to the subject for many years. It provides, along with Suzuki's Essays and Manual of Zen Buddhism, a framework for living a balanced and fulfilled existence through Zen.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Philosophical Writing An Introduction
No full textPhilosophical Writing: An Introduction, 4th Edition, features numerous updates and revisions to A. P. Martinich's best-selling text that instructs beginning philosophy students on how to craft a well-written philosophical essay. Features an entirely new chapter on how to read a philosophical essay, new sections on quantification and modality, and rhetoric in philosophical writing, as well as more updated essay examples Includes many new essay examples and an accompanying website with further topics and examples Traces the evolution of a good philosophical essay from draft stage to completion Emphasizes what a student should do in crafting an essay, rather than on what not to do Written with clarity and humor by a leading philosophe
Review of An Introduction to Feminism by Lorna Finlayson.
No full textReview of An Introduction to Feminism by Lorna Finlayson
Creep and relaxation of nonlinear viscoelastic materials: with an introduction to linear viscoelasticity
No full textCreep And Relaxation Of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials With An Introduction To Linear Viscoelasticity.Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-360).Includes indexes.Print version record.Electronic reproduction.Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.digitizedFront Cover; Creep and Relaxation of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials with an Introduction to Linear Viscoelasticity; Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Elastic Behavior; 1.2 Plastic Behavior; 1.3 Viscoelastic Behavior; 1.4 Creep; 1.5 Recovery; 1.6 Relaxation; 1.7 Linearity; CHAPTER 2. HISTORICAL SURVEY OF CREEP; 2.1 Creep of Metals; 2.2 Creep under Uniaxial Stress; 2.3 Creep under Combined Stresses; 2.4 Creep under Variable Stress; 2.5 Creep of Plastics; 2.6 Mathematical Representation of Creep of Materials; 2.7 Differential Form; 2.8 Integral Form.2.9 Development of Nonlinear Constitutive RelationsCHAPTER 3. STATE OF STRESS AND STRAIN; 3.1 State of Stress; 3.2 Stress Tensor; 3.3 Unit Tensor; 3.4 Principal Stresses; 3.5 Mean Normal Stress Tensor and Deviatoric Stress Tensor; 3.6 Invariants of Stress; 3.7 Traces of Tensors and Products of Tensors; 3.8 Invariants in Terms of Traces; 3.9 Hamilton-Cayley Equation; 3.10 State of Strain; 3.11 Strain-Displacement Relation; 3.12 Strain Tensor; CHAPTER 4. MECHANICS OF STRESS AND DEFORMATION ANALYSES; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Law of Motion; 4.3 Equations of Equilibrium; 4.4 Equilibrium of Moments.4.5 Kinematics4.6 Compatibility Equations; 4.7 Constitutive Equations; 4.8 Linear Elastic Solid; 4.9 Boundary Conditions; 4.10 The Stress Analysis Problem in a Linear Isotropic Elastic Solid; CHAPTER 5. LINEAR VISCOELASTIC CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Viscoelastic Models; 5.3 The Basic Elements: Spring and Dashpot; 5.4 Maxwell Model; 5.5 Kelvin Model; 5.6 Burgers or Four-element Model; 5.7 Generalized Maxwell and Kelvin Models; 5.8 Retardation Spectrum for tn; 5.9 Differential Form of Constitutive Equations for Simple Stress States.5.10 Differential Form of Constitutive Equations for Multiaxial Stress States5.11 Integral Representation of Viscoelastic Constitutive Equations; 5.12 Creep Compliance; 5.13 Relaxation Modulus; 5.14 Boltzmann's Superposition Principle and Integral Representation; 5.15 Relation Between Creep Compliance and Relaxation Modulus; 5.16 Generalization of the Integral Representation to Three Dimensions; 5.17 Behavior of Linear Viscoelastic Material under Oscillating Loading; 5.18 Complex Modulus and Compliance; 5.19 Dissipation; 5.20 Complex Compliance and Complex Modulus of Some Viscoelastic Models.5.21 Maxwell Model5.22 Kelvin Model; 5.23 Burgers Model; 5.24 Relation Between the Relaxation Modulus and the Complex Relaxation Modulus; 5.25 Relation Between Creep Compliance and Complex Compliance; 5.26 Complex Compliance for tn; 5.27 Temperature Effect and Time-Temperature Superposition Principle; CHAPTER 6. LINEAR VISCOELASTIC STRESS ANALYSIS; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Beam Problems; 6.3 Stress Analysis of Quasi-static Viscoelastic Problems Using the Elastic-Viscoelastic Correspondence Principle; 6.4 Thick-walled Viscoelastic Tube*Creep And Relaxation Of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials With An Introduction To Linear Viscoelasticity.Elsevie
Marketing : An Introduction
No full textMarketing: An Introduction introduces students at all levels, undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses, to marketing concepts. It focuses on how to build profitable customer relationships by encouraging students to apply concepts to real commercial practice through numerous case studies from Europe, the Middle East and Asia
An Introduction to Molecular Ecology
No full textAn Introduction to Molecular Ecology combines theoretical concepts with practice-driven examples to showcase the latest molecular and genomic techniques and their impact on the study of ecology.
The opening chapters introduce the essential molecular and genetic concepts that underpin the subject and describe key molecular tools and methods available to the ecologist. Capturing the broad scope of the field, the book goes on to explore the use of molecular tools in the context of behavioural ecology, population genetics, phylogeography, conservation, and microbial ecology.
The third edition includes coverage of exciting new technological and analytical developments, such as next generation sequencing, which have revolutionized the field over the last decade. Molecular ecology is now in a position to tackle some truly ecological questions for the first time since its inception.
Blending conceptual detail with the most instructive examples, An Introduction to Molecular Ecology is an ideal resource for those new to the subject needing to develop a strong working understanding of the field
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