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Intellectual Resistance and the Struggle for Palestine.... More

The perception of an inadequate body shape is a cause of concern to many people, and new techniques for altering body shape are increasingly being developed and offered to patients. Of these, the removal and transfer of fat is fast growing in importance and availability. This practical guide offers ... More

Weathering the Storm assesses the socioeconomic and political conditions that have surrounded the rise of independent writing programs (IWPs) and departments. Chapter contributors look at the institutional conditions and challenges that IWPs have faced since the 1980s with a focus on enduring the fi... More

This open access book examines the interactions between India’s economic development, agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” The Indian growth story is a paradoxical one. Despite economic progress over the past two decades, regional inequality, fo... More

Agriculture's vast potential to improve nutrition is just beginning to be tapped. New ideas, research, and initiatives developed over the past decade have created an opportunity for reimagining and redesigning agricultural and food systems for the benefit of nutrition. To support this transformation... More

The papers in this volume analyze the deployment of Big Data to solve both existing and novel challenges in economic measurement.  The existing infrastructure for the production of key economic statistics relies heavily on data collected through sample surveys and periodic censuses, together with... More

The papers in this volume analyze the deployment of Big Data to solve both existing and novel challenges in economic measurement.  The existing infrastructure for the production of key economic statistics relies heavily on data collected through sample surveys and periodic censuses, together with... More

Animals mattered in the Civil War. Horses and mules powered the Union and Confederate armies, providing mobility for wagons, pulling artillery pieces, and serving as fighting platforms for cavalrymen. Drafted to support the war effort, horses often died or suffered terrible wounds on the battlefield... More

Invasive alien plants pose a major threat to agriculture, the natural environment and livelihoods worldwide and create challenges for development. This is especially the case for those who live and work in rural areas. This book, for the first time, brings together a wide range of invasive plant spe... More

Después de un intento fallido de alimentar a Victoria con una dieta vegetariana, Seth se da cuenta de que se ha metido en la situación en la que no sabe qué hacer. Gabe está convencido de que la vampira es peligrosa, y no está nada de acuerdo con que Seth esté cuidándola. Con sus vidas en riesgo, S... More