Books published by Harwood-Academic Publishers

Synthesizes the most promising approaches and ideals in field theory today. Topics discussed include statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and their interrelation, continuous global symmetry, non-Abelian guage fields, and quantum strings and random surfaces.

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 text covers the proceedings of a conference where information derived from behavioural studies, using teleost fish as models, was presented, discussed and reviewed.

Provides an update on recent progress with liposomal delivery systems and discusses such subjects as the development of long-lived liposomes; their use as immunological adjuvants in vaccines; their use in cancer and antiviral therapy; liposomes as a blood surrogate; and topical applications.

This text describes the disorders which give rise to autonomic failure and orthostatic hypotension. The language and terminology used aim to promote understanding of the clinical problems and the underlying concepts of basic science. Recent data is included in the discussions of relevant diseases.

Art Into Theatre investigates the processes of hybrid forms of performance developed between 1952 and 1994 through a series of interviews with key practitioners and over 80 pieces of documentation, many previously unpublished.

This text describes the local experience of recent population changes and addresses the "problem" of repopulation in rural Scotland. It analyzes the paradoxes, ironies and ambiguities which form a complex structure of feelings.

The emergence in Russia of the chauvinist antisemitic movement, Pamyat, in 1987 has startled Western society even as it has stirred deep fears and anxiety among Jews and democratic forces within Russia. This work aims to examine how a communist society could harbour a proto-fascist ideology.

This work investigates the use of mask in the Masquerade traditions of West Africa, specifically Nigeria. The author argues in favour of a common language of mask performance and focuses on the work of Wole Soyinka. Also presented is the author's trilogy of plays, "Touch".

In this work the author traces his researches with Grotowski and Strasberg, at the Old Vic in London, and in Nahuatlan and Tibetan theatre to arrive at his design for a unique participatory theatre form.

This text contains a collection of essays considering how fiction written by authors with experience in organizations is often superior to case studies used in courses on business administration, due to the author's combination of insight with analytic skill.

Inspired by a series of debates at the Conference of Women Theatre Directors and Administrators, the articles in this issue record the history of women in the theatre and honour their accomplishments. It also aims to establish role models for women and enrich creativity in this domain.

This volume contains the text of both "The Suicide" and Erdman's first major albeit less known work, "The Warrant". The historical context of the plays and Erdman's use of language are discussed.

A collection of Erdman's short plays which contains the transcript of a discussion on "The Suicide" at the Vakhtangov Theatre in 1930 and the surviving fragments of "The Hypnotist".

There were theatres in many Soviet concentration camps. What were they like? Can we regard them as an artistic phenomenon? Do they constitute a distinct unity? This account provides answers to these questions as well as precise dates and names of the theatre managers, directors and actors.

Examining the field of learning disabilities and the education of learning disabled (LD) children through the eyes of several experts, this volume discusses such areas as new medications for the LD child, contemporary research on dyslexia and educational strategies for improving reading.

A lively dialogue has evolved between the dance professionals in the United States and Europe, and their counterparts in Asia and the Pacific Rim. This work documents the relationship.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This monograph surveys the issues that need to be considered in answering questions relating to poverty comparisons. The strengths and weaknesses of past methods are discussed, and a summary of methodological recommendations is given. A number of new analytical tools are also described.

Schat here explains how he devised and uses his new and controversial system of composing and analyzing serial music. This book includes analyses of musical examples and a selection of Peter Schat's polemical writings. It provides historical, political, aesthetic and environmental perspectives.

This monograph surveys the current literature on game theoretic models of strategic information transmission in politics. Within each topic the principal focus is on how the presence of asymmetric information enriches the strategic environment of the participants.

A step-by-step look at how simple and rapid bioassays can serve as the starting point for drug discovery, cutting development time which is both long and expensive.

An account of all aspects of the processes of voting. The chapters focus on: vote counting rules, voting agendas, voter preferences, sincere and sophisticated voting strategies, solution sets, voting outcomes, agendas control, and agenda formation.

A course for comparative economics as the field devoted to the study of the organization of economies, their behaviour and outcomes. It examines economic systems as mechanisms for co-ordinating decisions and allocating resources at macro-level of national companies, cartels and franchises.

This work is a collection of 21 articles by authors from eight different countries. The contributors discuss Mikhail Bulgakov (1891-1940) against the literary and theatrical background, both of his own lifetime and in the context of the current multicultural, polycentric era.

The arrival of Aleksandr Vampilov's "Farewell in June" (1964) marked the debut of one of the most promising young playwrights to appear in Soviet Russia during the post-war years. This text is a collection of his major plays.

An anthropological exploration of Icelandic history, society and culture as the importance of language and texts ranging from the medieval Commonwealth to the modern nation-state is investigated.

Looking at the development of cultural identity in the global context, this text examines the way in which the West Indian Community of Nevis, has, since the 1600s, incorporated both African and European cultural elements to create an Afro-Caribbean culture - a "global culture".