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| ACADEMIC WRITING, 3RD EDITION : A University Writing Course [Lennart Bjork & Christine Räisänen] "Academic Writing" offers a guided process-writing course in the most common expository text types and genres, including research papers, that students need at university and in their future professional careers. In addition, one chapter is devoted to the problem of creating coherent texts and another to business correspondence, including job application letters. The third edition has been thoroughly revised. Over twenty essays and articles offer extensive reading practice. Close and guided reading of these texts will help students become better critical and analytical readers, which in turn will support their own writing. At the same time they will improve their general language proficiency in English. The book is informed by the insight that writing is a thinking tool; that writing can be a tool for language development, for critical thinking and, consequently, for learning in all disciplines. { 399pp, 155x220mm, January 2003; PB, £27.95, 9144030746:9789144030746 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| ACHIEVING THE DESIRED INDOOR CLIMATE : Energy Efficiency Aspects of System Design [Per Erik Nilsson (ed)] Thirteen well-known international researchers present the latest know-how on the compound connections between the indoor climate and energy efficiency. The first section of the book deals with the impact of indoor climate on people's wellbeing, health and performance levels. It shows which factors make up the concept indoor climate and how they can be translated into measurable design requirements. It also explores how indoor climate requirements vary according to the intended purpose of the building. The next section deals with the building and its technical support systems. Based on design indoor climate requirements, the book gives examples of how to create energy -- efficient hydronic and airbourne system solutions. It also outlines the energy need of a building -- what they are and where they occur -- and relates them to the technical support systems that exist to meet these needs. The last section covers all the processes related to a building. Everything from the early commissioning stages tot he operational stage where energy management plays and important role. It also gives examples of different economic models. The book is written for professionals in the building sector and students at colleges and universities. { 700pp, 170x250mm, January 2003; HB, £84.95, 9144032358:9789144032351 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| APPLIED PARTICIPATION & EMPOWERMENT AT WORK : Methods, Tools & Cases Studies [Curt R Johansson et al (eds)] As globalisation of economy is developing, the value of “human capital” was discovered as one of the solid basics for sustainable entrepreneurship in a knowledge-based society. Accordingly, the relevance of Participation and Empowerment (P&E) among management approaches has increased significantly. In this anthology, 26 authors from six European countries, networking in the "International Society for Participation and Empowerment (InSPE)", are presenting for the first time their experiences with P&E collected over years as entrepreneurs, consultants or researchers. { 278pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £22.95, 9144038305:9789144038308 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| AUSTRALIA : An Introduction [Jennifer Mackie] In a single-volume, the reader will learn about significant events and features that have contributed to the uniqueness of Australia’s land and people. By following an interdisciplinary approach, the text gives a comprehensive analysis of the country’s evolution from ancient Aboriginal cultures into a vibrant multicultural nation. The reader is given a chronological framework within which to examine the dynamic nature of Australian society. The themes and concepts covered highlight the multiple histories and identities that are encountered in Australian literature, film and popular media. An Introduction to Australia has been written primarily for English-language students at Swedish universities and colleges. However, this book will also be of interest to the general reader who is unfamiliar with the development of Australian society as well as scholars and teachers who cover aspects of Australia within their field of study or area of teaching. This book provides relevant background knowledge of the society for those interested in Australian literature and film. Internet sources at the end of each chapter encourage readers to further their study of the multifaceted aspects of Australian life. Chapter 10 presents lists of titles, authors and reference resources as an introduction to the exciting field of Australian literature. By using the suggested websites and Chapter 10 the reader is challenged to go beyond stereotypical images to discover the forms of diversity and the sources of unity that influenced, and continue to influence, Australian society. { 255pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £25.95, 9144020864:9789144020860 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| BEYOND MOBILITY [Per Andersson, Ulf Essler & Bertil Thorngren (eds)] The book's title metaphor brings forth a number of questions and potential developments for the future. Mobile telephony has evolved beyond voice communication and on to further services, such as basic Internet access, mail, and mobile TV. It is however still unclear what value this development creates, and for whom. There is reason to talk about a new phase, bound to encompass a far more complex set of market situations. The technological changes are indisputable, but what markets are being collapsed or expanded are still very much under debate. The new wireless world looks bound to provide an ever-increasing number of different market offerings, rather than services delivered solely over one specific kind of telecom network. A situation has arisen similar to the pattern for physical transportation where the use of cars, buses, trains, and aeroplanes often combine. The sixteen chapters in this book aim to give a comprehensive view of Mobility and Value, based on extensive empirical studies as well as on the application of theoretical tools and the development of those tools. There seems to be a need for new, dynamic business models and value creating constellations of firms, adaptable to ever-changing technologies and markets. The concept of mobility is clearly more than just a fancy word for mobiles. Rather, it is an intriguing umbrella concept embracing the complexities of a new economic landscape. The connection between mobility and value is dynamic; it is inherently unstable. { 445pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £30.00, 9144049285:9789144049281 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| BIONOVA : Building a Biotech Company [Peter Dobers & Sten Wikander] BioNova is a biotech company that develops precision drugs for major disease areas. By utilising and building on its focus in the field of nuclear receptors and pre-clinical drug discovery, it could become a successful intermediary firm competing with Big Pharma -- if the right strategic decisions are taken. BioNova is also a fictitious case study that allows both students and teachers to become immersed in a venture capital based enterprise and to experience the vibrant challenge of burning issues in preparing acquisitions of licenses, discussing and realising strategies, and resolving financial crises. The case study is designed for courses at schools of business, industrial management and biotech entrepreneurship. Included in the book is an English-Swedish glossary of common business terms, five areas for discussion and three in-depth assignments that function well in exercises and seminars. As a whole, the case study can thus help both students and teachers to learn to understand and discuss strategic issues confronting managers in contemporary biotech companies. { 64pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £9.95, 9144037767:9789144037769 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| BRANDS TAILORED FOR RETAILERS? [Eva Ossiansson] This book examines retail brands as part of a relationship marketing age. Ossiansson argues that new style retailers and their brands can be seen as an important factor of the change processes in overall society and that there is a need for a changed role and behaviour for actors in this evolving market context. In this introduction to a complex field, Ossiansson provides an analysis of the historical and theoretical foundations of marketing, brands, brand management, retailing, retail brands and retail brand management. She relates retail brands and branding to value creation brand processes, linking theoretical issues, especially relationship marketing, with the experience of new style consumers, rather than defining retail brands and branding as isolated and thus abstract traditional brand management concepts. The book concludes with a discussion of the future practical and theoretical implications of retail brands and branding. This book will be an essential text for students, researchers and managers in marketing, branding and retailing studies. { 276pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £25.95, 9144035489:9789144035482 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE : Perspectives on Organizing & Communication [Lanni Füssel (ed)] This book brings together contributions that add to our under standing of how the natural environment and the quest for sustainability is institutionalised in organisational policies and practices. The aim of this volume is to reflect upon current approaches and to contribute to an agenda for studying the relatively new research field of organisations and the natural environment. In doing so, this book contributes to conceptual as well as empirical approaches to studying how different organisations deal with issues of the natural environment and sustainable development from an organisational and management studies perspective. One central aim of this book is to present a variety of approaches to studying the field of organisations and the natural environment. Some contributions are founded within managerial and organisational economics perspectives, while others adopt a social constructivist approach. Readers will thus be presented with a host of issues concerning how environmental and sustainability management works in real life, as well as different theoretical approaches to studying these issues. The book is intended primarily for graduate and post-graduate students, as well as researchers within organisation, business and social science research related to environmental issues. However, managers involved in organisation and communication of environmental and social issues could also benefit from reading this book. { 249pp, 155x220mm, January 2005; PB, £23.95, 9144037732:9789144037738 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| CARE WORK IN CRISIS : Reclaiming the Nordic Ethos of Care [Sirpa Wrede, Lea Henriksson, Håkon Høst, Stina Johansson & Betina Dybbroe (eds)] Welfare policies in the Nordic countries have been restructured, due to economic and demographic constraints, and claims for efficiency, but also with respect to the competence required. The authors discuss the crisis in care work, its recruitment problems, educational models and care work cultures. They show that values and the ethos of welfare policy affect the care for both the clients and the workers. The book is of interest to students, researchers, professionals, and policymakers. { 374pp, 120x200mm, June 2008; PB, £28.00, 9144052537:9789144052533 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| DESIGN SIDE BY SIDE [Bodil Jönsson (ed)] This book is for those who care about design and technology and how they affect people's lives. The authors emphasise that design is not just surface and shape, but also involves construction, function, use and satisfaction. Design is basically nothing other that thoughts realised, and these influence everyday life for us all. The ten experienced-based narratives in the first part of the book can be read independently of the second theory and method section. They can be an inspiration for engagement and action. The theory and method portion can also be read on its own for those interested in that perspective. But the two together have a synergetic effect, because when knowledge of underlying theories and methods is related to the reality we live in, entirely new and different kinds of dialogues can arise between the people for whom the design is intended and the professionals involved. This book can be used in educational programmes in health care sciences, education and social services, in design and technology courses, as well as for continuing education in the social sector. { 204pp, 155x225mm, August 2006; PB, £19.95, 914401936X:9789144019369 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT : Nature, School & Democracy [Klas Sandell, Johan Öhman & Leif Östman] This textbook aims at making a contribution towards advancing the necessary knowledge and skills required in order to teach on the subject of sustainable development. This includes developing the ability to make conscious choices among the available alternatives in teaching contents and methods in such a way as to expand and deepen students’ perspectives on sustainable development. Part I of the book presents the history of humankind’s interaction with the natural world from the hunter-gatherer period up to the industrial societies of today. There is also a particular focus on how current environmental commitment has evolved, transformed and intensified over the years. Part II focuses on four current ways of putting environmental and developmental issues into perspective: An ecological perspective on what characterises the natural world; an environmentally ethical perspective on the different ways of morally relating to the natural world; a political perspective on environmental and developmental issues; and an economical perspective applied as a means of achieving sustainable development. Part III deals with educational aspects including: A comparison between Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and other traditions within Environmental Education; a discussion on the democratic role of education; a perspective on the learning process; a presentation of a teaching perspective on ESD; and finally a study of the practical implications of ESD. { 241pp, 155x220mm, January 2005; PB, £23.95, 914403377X:9789144033778 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE : Models & Analyses for Information Systems Decision Making [Pntus Johnson & Mathias Ekstedt] In the last decade, enterprise architecture has grown into an established approach for management of the information systems in an organisation. Enterprise architecture is model based, in the sense that diagrammatic descriptions of the systems and their environment constitute the core of the approach. The purpose of enterprise architecture models is to support the making of rational decisions about information systems in an organisation. This book emphasises the decision-supporting potential of enterprise architecture. { 316pp, 155x210mm, August 2007; PB, £34.00, 9144027524:9789144027524 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| EXPLORING THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF DISABLED PEOPLE [Jan Tossebro & Anna Kittelsaa (eds)] Are disabled people lagging behind in the development of living conditions? Are more disabled people being excluded from work? There is a growing interest in the study of disabled peoples’ living conditions, in order to uncover social problems, to compare social groups and describe development over time. If a group is shown to fall behind, this will be an important backing of claims for political action. This book presents the present state of the art in this field of research and social reporting. Our concern is not about the need to gather information on disabled peoples’ living conditions, but that research of this kind has been undertaken without due attention to the underlying theory and practice. This also applies to fundamental questions such as: How to define disability? How to take account of a relative or social understanding of disability? Researchers from different countries have been invited to contribute based on their own perspectives and experiences. The book is intended for researchers and students in disability studies, but will be of relevance to all those interested in reporting on the living conditions of disabled people. { 230pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £21.95, 9144033230:9789144033235 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| FAILURE FRACTURE FATIGUE : An Introduction [Tore Dahlberg & Anders Ekberg] Designing vehicles, machines and other mechanical structures so they are safe and reliable requires a guarantee that failure will not occur. Engineers should understand the mechanical behaviour of materials including the mechanisms underlying different types of failures such as fracture and fatigue. The book opens with a survey of different phenomena and mechanisms that may damage or destroy a structure and then moves on to linear elastic fracture mechanics. Stress analysis, fracture criteria, energy considerations and the like are also examined. Also, various fatigue phenomena are discussed in detail. The text concludes with fatigue under multi-axial loading. This is an excellent overview for mechanical engineering students and professionals on failure mechanisms that may occur in mechanical systems. Both theoretical explanations and worked examples as well as end of chapter exercises problems offer solid reinforcement for this critical topic. { 356pp, 155x220mm, January 2002; PB, £36.00, 9144020961:9789144020969 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| FIGURES OF SPEECH [Christina Alm-Arvius] This book exemplifies, analyses and describes different types of figurative meanings, or tropes, and rhythmical schemes in natural verbal language. It should be of interest to anyone who looks for linguistically oriented information about these questions. The book focuses on figurative language in standard English, but the analyses and explanations given should be valid also for other languages. Simile, personification, oxymoron, hyperbole, understatement, symbolic language and punning are dealt with, and there is a chapter on rhythmical schemes, but the main part of the book is about metaphor and metonymy, including synecdoche. A number of theoretical attempts at explaining the character of these tropes are described and discussed. A more comprehensive analytical perspective is argued for, however. Metaphorical and metonymic uses clearly connect to cognition and experience in general in a creative way, but in this study it is also pointed out that there are obvious parallels between metaphor and metonymy and the non-figurative types of relations in language systems termed hyponymy and meronymy. Accordingly, language users seem to operate with general types of semantic strategies. { 218pp, 155x220mm, January 2003; PB, £16.95, 9144027990:9789144027999 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| FINANCE : Markets, Instruments & Investments [Hans Byström] In today's largely deregulated global economy, financial markets such as stock and bond markets play an increasingly important role. As a result, an understanding of the workings of the modern market economy almost certainly requires knowledge of the basic functions of financial markets. The book provides a comprehensive yet relatively short and non-technical introduction to financial markets and the principal financial instruments traded there. The basic concepts behind rational investment strategies in these markets are also covered. The material is up-to-date and, in addition to the treatment of traditional financial markets such as bond, stock and derivatives markets, the book provides an overview of the, recently, quickly growing market for credit and credit derivatives. Written with a wide readership in mind, the book is not only suitable for introductory Finance courses at the undergraduate or MBA level, but anyone who needs a basic understanding, or refreshment, of the core principles of Finance will find it helpful. Since the level of mathematical analysis has been consciously kept to a minimum, readers will find that the book requires only the most elementary knowledge of mathematics and statistics. The appendix at the end of the book contains the most important statistical concepts. { 205pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; PB, £30.00, 9144048912:9789144048918 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| FINANCE : Markets, Instruments & Investments -- Questions & Answers [Hans Byström] This book of finance questions is designed to be a complement to the textbook "Finance: Markets, Instruments & Investments". It contains detailed answers to practical questions and complete solutions to problems of a quantitative nature. The questions are designed to facilitate the understanding of the material in "Finance: Markets, Instruments & Investments" and there are quantitative/mathematical questions as well as more conceptual ones. { 77pp, 155x230mm, May 2008; PB, £31.00, 9144053061:9789144053066 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| FOREVER LJUNG IN SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION [Torkel Glad & Gustaf Hendeby (eds)] This book contains the proceedings of a workshop to celebrate Lennart Ljung's 60ths birthday. Lennart Ljung is professor in control theory at Linköping University and one of the leading researches in System identification. The Symposium speakers are Albert Benveniste, Peter Caines, Michel Gevers, Torkel Glad, Keith Glover, Graham Goodwin, Lei Guo, Boris Polyak, Torsten Söderström, Bo Wahlberg and Karl Johan Åström. They have all worked together with Lennart Ljung on various aspects of system identification. Together they illustrate the development, breadth and possible future directions of the subject. { 282pp, 155x230mm, September 2006; £32.00, 9144020511:9789144020518 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| FOUNDATION OF ANTENNAS : A Unified Approach [Per-Simon Kildal] This is a modern textbook. The formulas for the radiation fields from different antennas are expressed in a compact and unified way by means of the direct vector integral relations between fields and currents. Thereby the formulas become easy to apply and interpret. The Moment Method is introduced as a basic principle in field theory, and it is used together with the equivalence principle to derive the classical formulas in antenna theory. The book comes with a CD-ROM. This contains the over 50 computer programs which have been used to produce the results in all the graphs in the book. These computer programs are referred to as Mathcad Documents. They can be run without buying extra software, and without having any previous knowledge of Mathcad. The Mathcad Documents provided can be used for initial designs of dipole, slot, microstrip, horn, reflector and array antennas (by classical formulas). Good initial designs will reduce the time and cost needed for fine tuning of performance with more advanced CAD software. The Mathcad Documents can also be used to validate other software. The CD-ROM also contains HTML slides of all the material in the book. { 394pp, 155x220mm, January 2000; HB, £36.40, 9144013183:9789144013183 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| GENDER & DISABILITY RESEARCH IN NORDIC COUNTRIES [Kristjana Kristiansen & Rannveig Traustadóttir] The book is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of current Nordic research in this area. The content is mostly empirical rather than theoretical and includes studies focusing on the lives of disabled w omen and men and others affected of disability. Features 15 contributors from the nordic countries. { 400pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £21.95, 9144038267:9789144038261 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| GENERALIZED LINEAR MODELS : An Applied Approach [Ulf Olsson] Generalised Linear Models (GLM) is a general class of statistical models that includes many commonly used models as special cases. This book gives an overview of GLMs and presents practical examples of their use. Although the approach is applied, the basic theory of GLMs is presented in a compact way. { 232pp, 155x220mm, January 2002; PB, £28.95, 9144041551:9789144041551 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| GLOBAL HEALTH : An Introductory Textbook [Ann Lindstrand et al] The overall aim of the book is to help readers to acquire an evidence-based understanding of global health. { 326pp, 155x230mm, November 2006; PB, £34.10, 9144021984:9789144021980 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME [Bertil Dunér] Human Rights have increasingly become important for students of International Relations. This book is a stocktaking of the UN sponsored, global human rights regime. Its most salient characteristics and problems are pinpointed and possibilities for regime development discussed. On a number of accounts, novel research insights are presented. { 227pp, 155x220mm, January 2002; PB, £24.95, 9144010311:9789144010311 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| GROUP ACCOUNTING : An Analytical Approach [Walter Schuster] This book presents an analytical method that helps the user form an opinion about important consequences of a business combination. The effects on profitability and financial position calculated on the basis of consolidated financial statements are in focus. Other corporate activities like strategic alliances with other companies, the acquisition of minority holdings related to these alliances and the disposal of companies belonging to a group are also analysed. The most common methods in group accounting are discussed. However, the aim is to provide a general exposition of the issues, since detailed rules tend to change over time and sometimes differ between countries. Simplified numerical examples are used and important issues are illustrated by excerpts from annual reports. This book is intended for university students in accounting. { 191pp, 155x220mm, January 2005; PB, £21.00, 9144035446:9789144035444 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| HANDBOOK FOR CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS, 2ND EDITION [Carola Lemne] The term 'clinical trial' is used for all studies investigating the efficacy and/or safety of drugs or other treatment modalities. The handbook is intended as an aid for 'investigators' (physicians and dentists) and other persons participating in clinical trials. The number of clinical trials is steadily increasing and all medical disciplines are represented. The author begins with a description of the starting points as seen through the eyes of health care providers, pharmaceutical companies and society. Afterwards, she reviews the different phases of a clinical trial from planning to reporting. The book concludes with appendices covering such things as ethical regulations, protocol templates and a glossary of common terms. { 110pp, 155x220mm, January 2002; PB, £16.00, 9144023448:9789144023441 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| HISTORY OF ENGLISH : A Textbook for Students [Bengt Odenstedt] This book, which is chiefly intended as a textbook for Swedish university students, deals with the complicated and fascinating history of English. This development (from Proto-Indo-European, via Proto-Germanic, Pre-English, Old English and Middle English, up to Modern English) is described in some detail. There are texts with glossaries and other comments illustrating usage in Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English. Exercises (for which a Key is provided) make it possible to check one’s knowledge of the subject, and there are numerous references to other books describing the development outlined above. { 211pp, 155x220mm, January 2000; PB, £19.95, 9144013051:9789144013053 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| HITCH HIKER'S GUIDE TO LCA : An Orientation in Life Cycle Assessment Methodology & Applications [Henrikke Baumann & Anne-Marie Tillman] The environmental life cycle of a product consists of all the stages from raw material extraction through production and use to waste management. Life cycle assessment (LCA), then, is the assessment of the environmental impact of a product throughout its life cycle. The holistic perspective that LCA provides on the environmental performance of products has made it a central concept for both environmental management in industry and environmental policy-making in public government. This is a textbook on LCA for those who want to learn the practice of LCA, e.g. environmental engineers, environmental managers and eco-designers. The title paraphrases Douglas Adams' famous story 'The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy', in which the machine Deep Thought after seven and a half million years of computing come up with '42' as the answer to the 'great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything'. Expectations on LCA are often similar - simple answer to difficult environmental dilemmas, and the result often as incomprehensible as 42, unless one knows how to interpret LCA methodology and results. The book is organised in three parts covering LCA methodology, LCA applications and exercises on LCA. Two introductory chapters give a general overview of the LCA concept and its historical development. After that, LCA methodology is described in detail in six chapters. Different fields of LCA application are covered in five subsequent chapters. Since the aim of the book is to teach the execution of LCA, there are also a number of exercises. Smaller exercises train different aspects of LCA methodology and prepare for the larger ones, ten complete LCA exercise projects. { 543pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £42.95, 9144023642:9789144023649 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| HORIZONS : Perspectives on Global Africa [Elisabeth Abiri & Håkan Thörn (eds)] Africa is the name of a continent. Africa is also the name of a political idea. A large group of people, living in different places around the world, feel that they belong to an African cultural community. During the modern era, millions of people have been forced to leave the continent due to slavery, poverty or political oppression. { 380pp, 155x220mm, January 2005; PB, £25.70, 914403685X:9789144036854 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| IDENTITY [Carl Ansers Säfström (ed)] This book focuses on problems related to the logic of identity, an issue which has, for some time, been at the forefront of discussions on the impact of postmodernism on educational reflection. The deconstruction of the logic of identity in various strands of post-structuralism, postmodernism, and feminism has seriously challenged the possibility of talking in monolithic and definite terms about, for example, an autonomous rational subject within epistemology or democracy. Concepts such as these are in many respects central to educational theory, and any discussion that transforms them from ontological into contingent issues can be expected to lead to new and fruitful re-examinations of educational theories. This book can be seen as a contribution to this process. The book will be of interest to anyone concerned with current debates in educational and social theory, cultural studies, and philosophy. { 184pp, 155x220mm, January 1999; PB, £17.95, 9144011504:9789144011509 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION : Foundations & Fundamental Algorithms [Niclas Andréasson, Anton Evgrafov & Michael Patriksson] Optimisation, or mathematical programming, is a fundamental subject within decision science and operations research, in which mathematical decision models are constructed, analysed, and solved. The book’s focus lies on providing a basis for the analysis of optimisation models and of candidate optimal solutions, especially for continuous optimisation models. The main part of the mathematical material therefore concerns the analysis and linear algebra that underlie the workings of convexity and duality, and necessary/sufficient local/global optimality conditions for unconstrained and constrained optimisation problems. Natural algorithms are then developed from these optimality conditions, and their most important convergence characteristics are analysed. The book answers many more questions of the form "Why/why not?" than "How?". This choice of focus is in contrast to books mainly providing numerical guidelines as to how optimisation problems should be solved. We use only elementary mathematics in the development of the book, yet are rigorous throughout. The book provides lecture, exercise and reading material for a first course on continuous optimisation and mathematical programming, geared towards third-year students, and has already been used as such, in the form of lecture notes, for nearly ten years. The book can be used in optimisation courses at any engineering department as well as in mathematics, economics, and business schools. It is a perfect starting book for anyone who wishes to develop his/her understanding of the subject of optimisation, before actually applying it. { 389pp, 155x230mm, May 2006; PB, £35.00, 9144044550:9789144044552 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL COMPUTATION : Analysis & MATLAB® Illustrations [Lars Eldén, Linde Wittmeyer-Koch & Hans Bruun Nielsen] This book is a translation and revision of an earlier textbook in Swedish by the first two authors. It is intended as a textbook for an introductory course in scientific computation at an advanced undergraduate level. In a modern programming environment such as MATLAB it is possible by means of simple commands to perform advanced calculations on a personal computer. In order to use such a powerful tool efficiently it is necessary to have a good knowledge of numerical methods and algorithms and to know about their properties. The book describes and analyses numerical methods for error analysis, differentiation, integration, interpolation and approximation, and the solution of non-linear equations, linear systems of algebraic equations and systems of ordinary differential equations. Principles and algorithms are illustrated by examples in MATLAB. At the end of each chapter questions on theory and computer exercises are given. Some of the MATLAB codes and supplementary material are available from the books web page. { 375pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £35.95, 9144037279:9789144037271 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| INTRODUCTION TO PRIVATE & PUBLIC INTELLIGENCE : The Swedish School of Competitive Intelligence [Klaus Solberg S?ilen] This book provides both students and intelligence professionals with basic theory and a number of practical tools to enhance their careers as analysts. Its subject matter goes under many names: competitive intelligence, competitor intelligence, business intelligence, and marketing intelligence. The aim has been to show the logic behind analysis so that the student and the professional may learn the techniques of building or adapting his or her own analysis to fit any practical problem, rather than presenting well-known analyses as if they were static truths. The book is not about state and military intelligence, nor about the history of intelligence. Having said this, it will be apparent to the reader that the scientific methods and tools presented are shared by all the intelligence functions. { 170pp, 155x220mm, January 2005; PB, £22.95, 914403640X:9789144036403 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS [Christina Alm-Arvius] This book gives an outline of central concepts and questions in semantics -- that is the study of language meaning -- for university students and other interested readers with some basic knowledge of linguistics. The communication of meaning through most complex verbal language is a unique characteristic of the human species. Learning about semantics is in fact to acquire insight into the psychology and social behaviours of human beings and should be of interest to anyone who wants to know more about human nature. { 134pp, 155x220mm, January 1997; PB, £15.95, 9144005784:9789144005782 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| IT BUSINESS PERFORMANCE : A Dynamic Relationship [Mats Lundeberg, Pär Mårtensson & Magnus Mähring (eds)] How and when does information technology (IT) contribute to the performance of the firm? Does IT provide competitive advantage? Why is IT so difficult to understand and manage? Does it have to be that way? This book explores the complex, dynamic relationship between IT and business performance. It contains studies of IT-related change in different contexts, and it also offers models, tools and approaches that further the understanding and management of IT and business performance. The book illustrates how value from IT is derived indirectly, through innovation of business processes and development of organisational capabilities. From this it follows that a deep understanding of the transformation of IT resources into business performance is crucial -- because ultimately, it is the actions of people in a specific context that lead to realisation of business performance improvements. The primary audience for this book is reflective practitioners working with IT and Business Performance, such as chief information officers (CIOs), general managers and change agents. The book is also well suited for people studying for these and related roles. { 256pp, 140x215mm, October 2006; £25.70, 9144020694:9789144020693 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| IT LAW FOR IT PROFESSIONALS : An Introduction [Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg (ed)] The information society calls for new legal solutions. Emergent technical infrastructures combined with globalisation of organisations are giving rise to numerous legal quandaries. Lawyers as well as those designing and maintaining the technology of the information society must be aware of the legal issues and pitfalls. How can you legally protect intellectual property rights on the Internet? Under what circumstances is it possible for an employee to claim copyright to a program code developed at the working place? What are the preconditions for an electronic signature to be legally valid? What kind of dispute settlement may be resorted to in an Internet environment? How can law help in counterbalancing IT-related challenges to fundamental principles of freedom of information and expression? These are just some of the issues dealt with in this anthology. The book is primarily intended for use as course literature for students in computer sciences, informatics and various courses in IT – Law. It is also suitable for IT – professionals looking for a deeper understanding of legal issues posed by new technology and by new means of communicating and doing business. { 230pp, 155x220mm, January 2005; PB, £23.95, 9144037368:9789144037363 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| LEARNING TO CHANGE OUR WORLD? : Swedish Research on Education & Sustainable Development [Per Wickenberg (ed)] Sustainable development gives us a sharper time perspective, telling us that the choices we make today are inseparable from responsibility for future generations. Sustainable development to us also involves our relation to nature. The environmental problems and conflicts at stake are both global and touch upon all aspects of society. The World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 stressed the three dimensions -- ecological, economic and social -- of sustainable development. Its plan of action provided for the integration of the three components of sustainable development as interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars. Also, the Johannesburg Summit underscored the need to integrate sustainable development perspectives into educational systems at all levels, in order to promote education as a decisive factor for change. The UN Decade 2005-2015 on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) was decided upon by the General Assembly in December 2002 and is already gearing up to start. In this anthology, 27 researchers from 13 different Swedish universities from all over the country are gathered for a common cause in the vast and vital area of education & sustainable development. All the authors are members of the national research network entitled “Education & Sustainable Development”. In that respect, we all want “to join hands and learn from each other in this process,” as Bert Bolin, professor emeritus and the chairman of the International Panel on Climate Change 1988-97, writes in his foreword to this anthology. { 348pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £29.95, 9144035667:9789144035666 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| LEGAL MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS : Incorporating Law in e-Solutions [Cecilia Magnusson Sjöberg (ed)] In order to fully grasp whether a technical solution is legal or not, one must of course be able to interpret existing legal frameworks in a digital environment. At the same time, an in-depth understanding of applicable IT law requires insights into what technology has to offer. The need for legal awareness beyond applicable law is captured in the title of this book. In general terms the wording denotes legal issues of relevance when designing, developing and administrating information systems of different kinds. { 530pp, 155x220mm, January 2005; PB, £52.25, 914403735X:9789144037356 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| MEDICAL COMMAND & CONTROL AT INCIDENTS & DISASTERS : From the Scene of the Incident to the Hospital Ward [Anders Ruter, Helene Nilsson & Tore Vikström] This book describes in a practical way the process when setting up medical command at different levels such as command at the scene, on the strategic level and in a hospital, in a major incident or disaster. The fist ambulance arriving to an incident will be the first to establish medical command and control. They will assume the roles as initial Ambulance Incident and Medical Incident Commander. In the book you will find a description of these roles as well as their responsibilities. The book emphasises the importance of an early contact with the strategic level of command in forms of structural reports. The initial responsible officer on the strategic level is a function described as Designated Duty officer, DDO. The book also emphasises the importance of having management groups that are trained in 'staff procedure skills'. On all levels of command and control responsibilities can be divided into 'logistics' or 'medical' issues. In this book you will find suggestions on how this is done also in stressful situations like management of major incidents and disasters. The book also describes how management and command and control can be evaluated by the use of performance indicators. The book is recommended for all first responders and other medical personnel who may come to work at the scene of an incident, on strategic level or in a disaster management group in a hospital. { 96pp, 155x230mm, October 2006; £16.90, 9144019513:9789144019512 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| MESSENGERS OF THE BRAIN [Arvid Carlsson & Lena Carlsson] The rise of modern psychopharmacology following upon the discovery of efficient psychotherapeutic agents in the middle of the previous century has led to a paradigm shift in brain research, based upon the discovery that nerve cells communicate with each other via chemical messengers. Thanks to this discovery (which awarded the author Arvid Carlsson the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology in 2000) new possibilities have opened up to disclose the mechanisms steering our thoughts and emotions and the disturbances underlying neuropsychiatric diseases. Substances influencing our mental life have been used during all times. The increased knowledge of the brain has given us drugs with a more specific action and milder side effects than before. Probably we will also have access to substances with entirely new fields of application, for instance drugs improving memory, learning and creativity. Maybe tomorrow human beings will have a whole arsenal of highly sophisticated substances that are individually tailored to improve their function and well-being. This sounds fantastic but could be a reality in the not too distant future. However, brain research will probably also lead to the evolution of novel non-pharmacological treatments. It will also spur scientists to revisit some of the oldest and most fundamental issues. For instance, where is the mind located? Is there a connection between creativity and madness? Perhaps the last question will be elucidated in light of recent developments in our understanding of the biological evolution. This is an introduction to modern neuroscience. In a comprehensible way the authors make the most recent scientific advances accessible to a broad circle of readers. { 199pp, 155x220mm, January 2002; PB, £23.95, 9144023464:9789144023465 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| MORAL EXPERIENCES : Descriptive Business Ethics in a Global Setting [Thomas Lennerfors (ed)] This book presents real life insights into and perspectives of contemporary business ethics. Ranging from an illegal worker to an ethics consultant, and spanning from Sweden to Hong Kong, these twelve narratives illustrate ethical issues such as bribery, workplace harassment and marketing lies. By using narratives often overlooked by more conventional textbooks, this book provides an imaginative and alternative way of introducing students to the field of business ethics. { 153pp, 155x230mm, July 2006; PB, £18.20, 9144046979:9789144046976 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| MUJERES QUE ESCRIBEN, MUJERES QUE LEEN [Eva Löfquist] Text in Spanish. En su intención teórica original, que abarca tanto las teorías literarias posmodernas como las feministas, este libro plantea modelos y lecturas de las realidades en las que se ven inscritas las autoras y sus obras desde una mirada de género. A su vez, intenta generar una propuesta didáctico-pedagógica que permita a los estudiantes universitarios analizar críticamente tanto la obra de las autoras aquí seleccionadas como el marco teórico que servirá de referencia para sus estudios posteriores. { 292pp, 140x215mm, July 2008; PB, £24.00, 9144051921:9789144051925 , Studentlitteratur } |
| NEW SERVICE DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION IN THE NEW ECONOMY [Bo Edvardsson, Anders Gustafsson, Mchael D Johnson & Bodil Sanden] This book focuses on one of the key issues in the management of a modern firm -- the introduction and development of new competitive services. The book combines both theoretical and applied approaches. Also incorporates a number of case studies from a wide range of companies, aimed to illustrate various aspects of the design and improvement of new services. { 227pp, 155x220mm, January 2000; PB, £22.95, 9144015593:9789144015590 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| NO NAME FEVER : AIDS in the Age of Globalization [Maj-Lis Follér & Håkan Thörn (eds)] HIV/AIDS is a phenomenon that makes it particularly obvious that we live in a globalised world. HIV/AIDS makes global economic inequalities and dependencies clearly visible. Patterns of contagion, possibilities for treatment and the distribution of drugs reflect the present economic world order as well as old colonial power relations. Furthermore the fact that HIV/AIDS today is widely spread across the world is related to increasing global mobility -- large numbers of refugees, work migrants and tourists moving across borders and continents. Knowledge, as well as myths, are also quickly disseminated through global media. This book is a collaborative project between The Museum of World Culture and Museion at Göteborg University, connected to the exhibition 'No Name Fever: AIDS in the Age of Globalisation’. For its exhibitions, the Museum engages an interdisciplinary team for the development of knowledge and content. This volume includes contributions from researchers working in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, including some of the leading international researchers on HIV/AIDS. { 368pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £26.95, 9144036841:9789144036847 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| ON METHODS FOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS : The Karlstad University Approach to Information Systems & its Role in Society [Anders G Nilsson & John Sören Pettersson (eds)] In society today, Information Systems is an expansive discipline the task of which is to illustrate how modern information technology can support business operations, create new business opportunities and contribute to a more proactive service management in both public and private companies. Information Systems is a multidisciplinary subject with technical, economic and pedagogical aspects, and it is founded on the consumable research approach, a combination of theory and industrial relevance. the book introduces research activities in five areas: Electronic Commerce and Service Management; Systems Development for Learning Organisations; Models and Methods for Multimedia Development; Standard Applications Packages and Component-based Systems; Business and Enterprise Modelling at Change Work. { 335pp, 155x220mm, January 2001; PB, £30.95, 9144017235:9789144017235 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| ON THE BRINK OF FAILURE : The Art of Impromptu Action in Everyday Leadership [Mats Tyrstrup] When is leadership necessary -- and why? This seemingly harmless question has formed the basis of just over three years of research collaboration between the Ericsson Group and the Centre for Advanced Studies in Leadership. The book describes and discusses everyday leadership -- how leadership is exercised on a daily basis in the light of present activities and events. Not only are the leadership efforts of project managers and line managers in focus, but also the actions of Ericsson’s top management. A general pattern emerges of leadership as an impromptu or improvising mode of action that includes relatively simple criteria for what needs to be prioritised at each stage of the proceedings. The author poses a number of provocative questions. Do we pay homage to the right leaders, and if so, do we admire them for their important achievements? Do we appoint the wrong people when selecting managers because we don’t give enough importance to the fact that leadership also has an everyday aspect to it? Do we hold onto leader-ideals that actually hinder collaboration in our companies and organisations? Have we really understood how leadership can nurture the energy and enthusiasm of staff? Have we realised that leadership might even be detrimental to their health and ability to contribute? This book is intended as a support for the person with leadership responsibilities. It is also intended as inspiration in connection with management development and as a textbook for studies at universities and colleges concerned with advanced or specialist courses in the leadership, management and organisational fields. { 183pp, 155x220mm, May 2006; PB, £20.00, 9144046537:9789144046532 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| ORGANISATIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY : Methods & Inspirations [Monika Kostera] This is a methodology book primarily addressed to master level students in business administration, but also to doctoral students who look for an introduction to qualitative methods. It presents the ethnographic methodological tradition, as well as explains the main methods used by ethnographers of organisations, namely: observation, interview, and text analysis. Further it offers an introduction to how to analyse ethnographic material and, finally, how to write a thesis based on field research. Concrete examples of how research is done are given throughout the book, and short advice is offered by experienced researchers who use the methods in their field work. { 263pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; £26.00, 9144000200:9789144000206 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| PEACE & SECURITY : Current Challenges in International Law [Diana Amneus & Katinka Svanberg-Torpman (eds)] The world has changed in several ways after the end of the cold war; the greatest current threats to international peace and security are no longer traditional interstate wars. International terrorism, gross violations of humanitarian law and human rights, failed states and internal wars, widespread use of landmines, fear of the use of weapons of mass-destruction and cyberspace attacks have seriously challenged the traditional concepts in international law and security discourse. The shocking terrorist acts of September 11 dramatically accelerated this development. The UN has struggled to meet these challenges in various ways and with changing success. A number of peacekeeping operations and humanitarian interventions have been conducted, international criminal law has had a breakthrough during the 1990s, and a right to self-defence against large-scale international terrorism evolved following September 11. This book analyses these recent trends and phenomena according to the rules on international peace and security and the use of force. The writers are academics working at Swedish universities, the Swedish Military Academy and the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. { 419pp, 155x220mm, January 2004; PB, £36.95, 9144042655:9789144042657 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| PHYSICS HANDBOOK : for Science & Engineering [Carl Nordling & Jonny Österman] What is that formula? Where did I see it? How can I check it? Those are common-enough posers for the busy physicist. But now there need be no more library-searching or head-scratching for that elusive data. Here at last is a single volume which summarises the entire world of physics. An important learning tool for the student, an invaluable reference for the professional. In this handbook you can quickly locate any data and formulae you need. Clearly presented, extensively indexed, this impressive work includes: Numerical values (in SI units as well as other suitable units) of the fundamental constants of physics, numerical values of non-SI units etc; Data on mechanical, thermal, electric, atomic, nuclear, solid state and other properties of numerous materials, including the elements of the periodic table and astronomical objects; A wide selection of physical notation and formulae, mathematical formulae, equations, integrals etc; The tables comprise extensive nuclear data, including binding energy, half-life, fission product yields, cross-sections, decay modes, and decay energies of numerous nuclides. { 499pp, 155x220mm, January 2003; HB, £30.60, 9144031521:9789144031521 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| PHYSICS HANDBOOK FOR SCIENCE & ENGINEERING : 8th Edition [Carl Nordling & Jonny Österman] What is that formula? Where did I see it? How can I check it? Those are common-enough posers for the busy physicist. But now there need be no more library-searching or head-scratching for that elusive data. Here at last is a single volume which summarises the entire world of physics. An important learning tool for the student, an invaluable reference for the professional. In this handbook you can quickly locate any data and formulae you need. Clearly presented, extensively indexed, this impressive work includes: Numerical values (in SI units as well as other suitable units) of the fundamental constants of physics, numerical values of non-SI units etc; Data on mechanical, thermal, electric, atomic, nuclear, solid state and other properties of numerous materials, including the elements of the periodic table and astronomical objects; A wide selection of physical notation and formulae, mathematical formulae, equations, integrals etc; The tables comprise extensive nuclear data, including binding energy, half-life, fission product yields, cross-sections, decay modes, and decay energies of numerous nuclides. { 503pp, 155x230mm, February 2006; HB, £34.95, 9144044534:9789144044538 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| PLANET INTERNET [Kristin Braa, Carsten S?rensen & Bo Dahlbom (eds)] Digital convergence across computer, broadcasting and communication technologies is rapidly changing the ways we develop and use Information Technologies. The emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web has enabled interaction, competition and resource sharing on a global scale. It has also reinforced the need to view the development and use of Information Technology in a different light. This places the emphasis on networks as the formation and reproduction of institutionalised practices involve both people and Information Technology, as opposed to simple technical connections between machines. { 282pp, 155x220mm, January 2000; PB, £29.95, 9144013523:9789144013527 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| PRINCIPLES OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS [Lars Ahlin, Jens Zander & Ben Slimane] This textbook provides the reader with a basic understanding of the design and analysis of wireless and mobile communication systems. It deals with the most important techniques, models and tools used today in the design of mobile wireless links and gives an introduction to the design of wireless networks. Topics covered include: fundamentals of radio propagation and antennas; transmission schemes, including modulation, coding and equalising schemes for broadband wireless communications; diversity systems; wireless data transmission; introduction to Wireless Network design and resource management. The fundamentals are illustrated by examples from state-of-the-art technologies such as OFDM, WCDMA, WLANs and others. The book contains a significant number of worked examples and more than 160 problems with answers. It is intended for use in a first graduate course in Wireless Communications and the reader should be familiar with the fundamentals of probability and communication theory. { 739pp, 160x230mm, August 2006; HB, £49.80, 9144030800:9789144030807 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| PROFITABILITY FINANCING & GROWTH OF THE FIRM : Goals, Relationships, & Measurement Methods [Sven-Erik Johnasson] The purpose of this book is to describe and explain the concepts, measures, and relationships which are fundamental to the process of setting financial goals and controlling the fulfilment of these goals at various levels of management responsibility. The book describes how rates of return on assets, capital employed and stockholders’ equity are measured; how the relationships among these measures are dependent upon the method by which operations are financed; and how the financial capacity to grow can be analysed within a comprehensive financial goal system. The reader should be familiar with basic accounting concepts. The book focuses, however, on the use rather than the preparation of accounting information. Essential reading for students and academics in the fields of accounting and finance. It is also valuable for professionals (business administrators, accountants, managers, etc.). { 166pp, 155x220mm, January 1998; PB, £21.95, 9144009224:9789144009223 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| QUALITY FROM CUSTOMER NEEDS TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION [Bo Bergman & Bengt Klefsjö] Quality means to satisfy, and preferably exceed, the needs and expectations of the customers. Increased customer requirements, new technological possibilities and the ongoing globalisation mean that a focus on quality improvements is necessary for all organisations, both producers of goods and services, who want to strengthen their competitiveness on the world market. The book consists of five fairly independent parts. In Part I the quality concept and the history of the quality movement is described. Furthermore, the relation between quality improvements, on one hand, and costs, profitability and success, on the other, is illustrated. Part II deals with methodologies and tools, which facilitate a customer focused product development. Among these are Quality Function Deployment, Reliability, Design of Experiments and Robust Design. Part III focuses on the concept of variation and on methodologies and tools for quality improvements. The Seven Improvement Tools, Statistical Process Control and Capability are discussed. Part IV discusses satisfaction and loyalty of external and internal customers, what these concepts mean and how to measure them. In Part V the important role of top management for quality improvements is discussed as well as the concept of leadership. Furthermore, Processes and Process Management, Six Sigma, Business Excellence Assessments, Quality Awards and ISO 9000:2000 are elucidated. { 606pp, 155x220mm, January 2002; HB, £43.95, 9144041667:9789144041667 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| REFLECTIVE LIFEWORLD RESEARCH : Second Edition [Karin Dahlberg, Helena Dahlberg & Maria Myström] This book explicates a reflective lifeworld research approach, based on phenomenological philosophy. The emphasis is on the lifeworld, the human intentionality and its capacity for seeing meaning and for reflection. The epistemological ideas presented in the book are transformed into an empirical research approach that serves as a guiding principle for research. The approach originates from the aim of allowing the phenomenon to guide the research by which the phenomenon and its meanings will be illuminated, understood and explicated, and is supported by an open and "bridled" attitude to the phenomenon and the research. Based on a solid epistemological presentation and ideas about how an open and "bridled" approach can be established, some methodological principles are outlined for data gathering as well as for descriptive and interpretative data analysis, respectively. Finally, general scientific concepts such as validity, objectivity and generalisation are discussed in relation to the reflective lifeworld. { 370pp, 150x230mm, February 2008; PB, £28.00, 9144049250:9789144049250 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| REFLECTIVE LIFEWORLD RESEARCH [Karin Dahlberg, Nancy Drew & Maria Nyström] This book explicates a reflective lifeworld research model, based on phenomenological epistemology. The emphasis is on human intentionality and reflection. These and other philosophical ideas presented in the book are transformed into an empirical epistemology that serves as guiding principles in research. Such an epistemology is created with the concepts of openness, immediacy, inter subjectivity, meaning and uniqueness. Emphasis is also on explicating the empirical consequences of the phenomenological reduction. With the epistemology established, some methodological principals are outlined for data gathering as well as for descriptive and interpretative data analysis, respectively. The book offers both experienced interpretative researchers and students a view of phenomenology that is thoughtful and thought-provoking. { 259pp, 155x220mm, January 2001; PB, £15.95, 9144016956:9789144016955 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| TEXTS & EVENTS : Cultural Narratives of Britain & the United States [Alastair Henry & Catharine Walker Bergström] This textbook provides beginning undergraduate students with a basic introduction to British and American literature by weaving it into a context of contemporary historical events. The authors have created learning material that includes a carefully chosen selection of literary texts, followed by thought-provoking, 'in-text’ questions which are designed to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between literature and history. Texts and Events attempts to be open-ended in its version of the past, encouraging readers to seek knowledge outside the text by analysing other narratives, both fictional and historical, to which they are referred at the end of each chapter. These 'Suggestions for Further Study’ include Internet resources that expand upon and present alternatives to the narratives offered here. In this way, students are challenged to begin to question the exclusive nature of literary canons, to fill in the gaps of historical narratives, and to realise that neither can ever be complete. Whether used as a self-instructional text or as a platform for group discussions this book will provide an interesting approach to the study of British and American literature and culture. { 456pp, 155x220mm, January 2001; PB, £28.95, 9144010303:9789144010304 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT [Lennart Sandholm] There is considerable and growing interest in quality. There are several reasons for this: customers’ increasingly demanding quality requirements, tougher competition in markets, demands for improved profitability, growing complexity of goods and services. This is evident not only in the manufacturing sector but also in the service sector. The importance of quality is growing constantly in both the private sector and the public sector. Has this growing interest in quality resulted in the production of goods and services of better quality? Do companies now work on these questions more efficiently than they used to? Unfortunately, it is not possible to answer these questions with an unconditional yes because in many cases, only marginal results have been achieved. The reason is that many companies concern themselves solely with quality fads. For excellent results, it is necessary to have a broad and effective approach characterised by a genuine devotion from top management, as well as the involvement and participation by everyone in the organisation. The book describes in a lucid and concise way effective concepts and methods to be used both in industrial and service organisations. Quality in the traditional way, as well as total quality, is dealt with. { 286pp, 155x220mm, January 2000; PB, £36.95, 9144011644:9789144011646 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA : Modern Concepts & Research Findings [Hakan Hall & Elisabet Hall (eds)] Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that causes great suffering for patients and their families. The aetiology of schizophrenia is not known. It has been suggested that particular environmental factors and susceptibility genes in interaction make individuals more prone to develop the disorder. The pathophysiology of schizophrenia is subject to extensive research where genetics, environmental risk factors, neuropsychology, brain imaging, brain morphology and neurochemistry are some areas of rapid growth. After an introductory chapter on clinical features, this book focuses on these research areas, and gives a picture of important research findings and concepts. It also gives insights into clinical neuropsychological assessment, early detection and intervention, and pharmacological treatment. Historical backgrounds, important discoveries and concepts are presented as well as new technologies. The different chapters are written by highly recognised Scandinavian scientists. The book is primarily intended for healthcare professionals, students and researchers, but will also be informative for readers with a more general interest in schizophrenia in the light of new research. { 194pp, 155x225mm, June 2008; PB, £30.00, 9144029802:9789144029801 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION : Scientific Understanding & Environmental Policy in Europe [Håkan Pleijel (ed)] This book describes current scientific understanding of European transboundary air pollution starting with an historical account. The way science has become a driving force for policy action, including the models used, the economic instruments and the complexity of science-policy interaction, are dealt with in some detail. The book closes by treating expected future trends, including the accumulating evidence of intercontinental transport of air pollutants and the globalisation of air pollution management related to its strong links with climate change. The primary target group of this book is university students in environmental science and related areas. It is also likely to be of interest to professionals working in environmental administration, in particular those with emphasis on air pollution. { 231pp, 155x230mm, June 2007; PB, £31.00, 9144004710:9789144004716 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| UNDERSTANDING REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS & THEIR CHILDREN : A Psychological Model [Binnie Kristal-Andersson] Understanding refugees, immigrants and their children – a psychological model has been developed from Binnie Kristal-Andersson’s lengthy experience of therapeutic and support work with both voluntary emigrants and people forced to flee their homeland due to oppression, persecution and torture, upheaval and war. The book is based on Kristal-Andersson's doctoral dissertation. It describes a specific psychological model, how the framework this entails can be utilised in therapy and support work with the individual (adult, adolescent, child), family and group, and a year-long training program based upon the framework. Kristal-Andersson constructed the framework to examine how changes in the outer situation of the refugee/immigrant can cause inner psychological changes. On the basis of commonly occurring psychological difficulties reported to her during twenty-five years of clinical research, she illuminates many aspects of the psychology of the refugee and immigrant. Understanding refugees, immigrants and their children – a psychological model is a book aimed at anyone working with or meeting members of these groups, with special attention being paid to the traumatised/tortured refugee. The book also provides a foundation for training courses – directed not only at psychotherapists and psychologists, social workers and medical professionals, but also at teachers, lawyers and others wishing to increase their understanding in this specific arena. { 546pp, 155x220mm, January 2001; PB, £36.95, 9144015917:9789144015910 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| UNIVERSITY GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH : with a Swedish Perspective [Dr Maria Estling Vannestål] A corpus-based university grammar with a Swedish perspective, written in English. The book is mainly aimed at first-term students of English at Swedish universities. What else characterises this book? Its layout aims at clarity, particularly in the way it points out problem areas and uses symbols to illustrate different aspects of language usage; it gives an introduction to the study of grammar and the building blocks of language; it provides extensive information about language variation, based on corpus research; it comprises a large number of exercises of various kinds, traditional as well as non-traditional ones; it comes with a website including corpus exercises and short audio lectures; it provides information about differences between English and several other languages used by our immigrants and exchange students; all examples are authentic, taken from, for instance, language corpora, the Internet, lyrics and students' essays; a comprehensive appendix includes, among other things, useful expressions and an English-Swedish/Swedish-English glossary. { 540pp, 180x260mm, August 2007; £47.00, 9144034997:9789144034997 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| WAVELETS [Jöran Bergh, Fredrik Ekstedt & Martin Lindberg] Wavelet techniques have been in efficient practical use for less than two decades. They complement classical Fourier methods. The two most successful applications of wavelet techniques are found in image processing and in noise reduction. The book gives an overview and an introduction to the theory and its applications. It is written for a reader who has some familiarity with Fourier methods and linear algebra. Essentially, it explains what wavelets are, and how the techniques are applied, with a minimum of mathematical details. The book is divided into two parts: the first devoted to theory and the second to applications. The chapters on filter banks and multi-resolution analysis are basic. Subsequent chapters are built on these, and can be read independently of each other. There is also an introduction, in which we roughly sketch some key ideas and applications. In the theoretical part, we first review the foundations of signal processing, and go on with filter banks. The main chapter of this part treats multi-resolution analysis and wavelets. We end the first part with chapters on wavelets in more than one dimension, lifting, and the continuous wavelet transform. In the applications part, we first present some of the most well-known wavelet bases. Next, we discuss adaptive bases, compression and noise reduction, followed by wavelet methods for the numerical treatment of, among other things, partial differential equations. Finally, we describe differentiability in wavelet representations, an application of the continuous wavelet transform, feature extraction, and some implementation issues. { 210pp, 155x220mm, January 1999; PB, £28.95, 9144009380:9789144009384 , Studentlitteratur AB } |
| WINDOW ON THE UNITED STATES, 4TH EDITION : A University Primer [Donald S MacQueen] The first edition of this book (American Social Studies, 1991) soon became the most widely used coursebook for American social studies in English departments at Swedish universities and colleges. The second edition (1997) maintained and strengthened this position into the new century. This is the title of the third, and now the fourth, edition, again thoroughly revised, providing an up-to-date survey of American geography, ethnic diversity, government, education, and social problems. It is intended primarily for university-level English-language courses in countries outside the United States, but it can also be of interest to general readers, including Americans. The author explains many basic concepts and phenomena with the foreign adult reader in mind and illustrates his points with numerous relevant examples. The Web addresses that are listed at the end of each chapter for further reading are complemented by a dedicated Web site. This convenient new forum will enable readers to log on for fresh updates and to communicate more readily with both the author and other readers around issues presented in the book. { 286pp, 155x220mm, January 2005; PB, £22.80, 9144039670:9789144039671 , Studentlitteratur AB } |