Search Results: Titles starting with W from GlobalAcademics

Gordon & Breach, 1967. Classic text contains the general theory of von Neumann algebras, emphasizing the use of direct integral decomposition theory, and the relationship to quantum theory. 256 pgs. Illustrated. Faint discoloration spot on front cover. Prior owner's name on first title page. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1997. When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the sight of tens of thousands of non-Kuwaiti Arabs, Indians, East Asians, and Westerners fleeing or trapped under occupation made the outside world suddenly aware of a singular fact of Kuwaiti society—that Kuwaitis are an absolute minority in their own country. Basing her analysis on extensive fieldwork and archival research, the author examines the social dimension of labor migration to Kuwait since independence in 1961, exploring how the presence of over one million foreign workers has influenced the way Kuwaitis organize their lives and perceive themselves. In particular, Longva looks at the relations between two sharply differentiated social categories and the politics of exclusion that have allowed Kuwaitis to protect their rights and privileges as citizens against infringement by the huge influx of expatriates. Longva examines the little-studied system of kafala, or sponsorship, under which all foreign workers enter and… Read More

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1979. Scholarly detailed anthology brings together material on two major topics: the military as a profession, and morality and war. Includes issues on the association of human values with the military profession, classical "just war" theory, laws of war and war crimes, morality of war vs. morality in war, etc. 531 pgs. Publisher's stamp on the endpapers. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Franklin Mint Corporation , 1980. Limited First Edition privately printed for the First Edition Society. The 5th and final segment of Lindbergh's published diaries and letters from 1922-1944, spanning the years of two World Wars. Bound in brown leather. Maroon textured silk cloth on inside boards and endpaper; gilt front and rear covers and spine. Scarce.. Limited First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Privately Printed.

The Hague, Netherlands: Mouton & Co, 1971. Scholarly text presents semiotic research in social cultures which reveals the basic importance of structure at all levels of genetic, linguistic, and social process. The paradox that structure not only liberates but also imprisons has been familiar to members of many different cultures, and the search for personal release in transcendent states of feeling contrapuntally illuminates the opposite search for higher and higher levels of abstract structural understanding. Through use of verbal form and fuction in which the author inquires into the comprehension of transcendent states of consciousness. 128 pgs. Minor rubbing to dustjacket corners and edges. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Southfield, MI: Ward's Automotive Group, 2011. Comprehensive automotive industry standard reference text contains detailed sections covering vital industry data and analysis including current and future engine technology; powertrain and chassis systems; materials and manufacturing for engines and other components; emissions and alternative fuels; electric and hybrid vehicles; electronics systems; auto company profiles, including key financial data; North American and World assembly plant sourcing; trends and developments in materials, electronics, manufacturing, engines and drivetrains; global industry coverage. The Yearbook is user-friendly, designed to give you what you need quickly and easily with indexed sections for convenient research. Detailed charts, graphs and tables let you assess data at a glance. 331 pp. Illustrated. Prior reference library small label and stamp to front endpaper; small stamp to lower title page and upper outer edge. No external labels or marks. Gilt spine and front… Read More

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press , 1998. Text examines how the economic performance of immigrants is shaped by national and urban social institutions, including the impact of education, labor market structures, and social welfare. 298 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Few histories of urban planning are visually appealing as well as scholarly, but the expert Reps has created a successful blend of well-written text and 172 handsome illustrations, mostly reproduced as plates. Spanning 1790 to 1985, the book is divided into 77 folios, each consisting of descriptions and criticisms drawn from period sources and relevant maps, prints, and drawings. Nine chapter essays divide the folios chronologically. The contributions of Pierre L'Enfant, James Hoban, Benjamin Latrobe, Andrew J. Downing, and Robert Mills, among others, are recorded. Helpful appendixes include definitions of print media and short biographies of writers quoted. 300 pgs. Illustrated. New in shrinkwrap. Heavy item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. Oblong Folio.

UK: Gower Publishing Ltd., 1990. Text contains a practical analysis of waste handling and disposal, including sections on acid rain and the impact of sea dumping; waste dumps, landfill and radioactive waste; pollution abatement and control; management of hazardous waste, recycling and resource recovery; etc. 268 pgs. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pudvan, 1987. Comprehensive reference text provides a first source for a wide range of wastewater treatment problems and a supplement for surveying environmental problems in this field. Topics include oil-waste separation techniques; removal of dissolved organics and inorganics; biological processes, suspended solids removal via deep bed filtration/clarifiers; etc. 348 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Waterbury, Conneticut: Haestad Methods, 2001. Comprehensive reference text contains detailed coverage of optimization techniques for model calibration, system design, pump operations; including topics on modeling theory, assembling a model, water consumption, testing water distribution systems, calibrating hydraulic network models, using models for water distribution system design, modeling customer systems, operations, water distribution system flushing, models for investigation of system contamination, etc. 441 pgs. Illustrated. Gilt spine and front cover. Includes a New & Sealed accompanying CD-ROM featuring WaterCAD. Heavy item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book & Software.

Paris, France: UNESCO/WHO, 1978. Comparehensive reference text contains detailed technical papers from leading global scientists and field experts on a variety of topics relating to artificial and natural changes in the quality of water. Sections include: introduction to the various aspects of water quality surveys; factors affecting water quality as applicable to types of water bodies; techniques generally applicable to sampling, analysing, and data treatmwnt; special features of water quality surveys in different types of water bodies including streams, lakes, rivers, estuaries, etc. 350 pgs. 37 tables, 69 illustrations, fold-out maps. Prior owner's name on front endpaper and outer edge; blank label pastedown on rear endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. . . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, Illinois: University of Chicago Press, 1914. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed study of ancient and modern reptiles of the seas, lakes, and rivers, including their biological structure, classification, age and skeleton, habitats, geological distribution, etc. Species covered include order sauropterygia, order anomodontia, order ichthyosauria, order proganosauria, order protorosauria, order squamata, order thallatosauria, order rhynchocephalia, order parasuchia, order crocodilia, and order chelonia. 251 pgs. Illustrated. Gilt spine. Prior ownership inscription and stamp on front endpaper. Some old non-sticky tape (browned) outlines on the endpapers and corners of the front and rear covers indicating the dustjacket may have been taped to the boards years ago. Dustjacket spine slightly sunned. In mylar. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cambridge, England: Middle East & North Africa Studies Press, 1979. Comprehensive reference text presents a detailed ten-year study which assesses the scale of renewable and fossil water resources and the achievements and problems of managing water in the arid and semi-arid Middle East and North Africa. Topics covered include: water resource management; surface water; occurrence of natural water resources; groundwater in primary and secondary permeable material; hydrology; technological modifications of the hydrological cycle; integrated technology and its impact in arid areas; etc. 132 pgs. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front and rear endpapers. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Menas Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1992. Two-Volume comprehensive texts contains 368 papers of intensive research studies from over 450 world reknown geochemists, hydrologists, and hydrochemists from 35 countries. Topics include: Geochemical Modeling, Organic Geochemistry, Mineral-Fluid Interface Geochemistry, Sedimentary Basins, Geothermal Systems, Global Processes, Stable and Radioactive Isotopes, Seawater-Rock Interactions, etc. 1686 pgs. total. Illustrated. Prior owner's name in Vol.I only. Heavy Item.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Ann Arbor, MI.: Ann Arbor Science, 1977. Classic comprehensive text presents the principles involved in the design of of water supply and treatment systems, including topics covering sources of water, pumps, pipelines, distribution systems, sedimentation, filtration, taste and odor control, water softening, iron and manganese removal, coagulation, etc. 284 pgs. Illustrated. Prior owner's name mark on front endpaper. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1992. Comprehensive text examines how to balance environmental and social welfare considerations and financial viability. Using an integrated approach to water resource planning, the author offers a framework for formulating strategies to ensure an adequate and healthy water supply in developing countries. Topics covered include economic evaluation of water supply projects and programs; environmental issues in water management; demand analysis and forecasting; pricing policy; rural and low-cost water supply; etc. 447 pp. Illustrated. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper. No spine cracks or creases.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1974. Comprehensive reference text presents detailed topics of shallow well technology, including rock drillability; ground water pollution; variations of common drilling systems; turbine and electro-drilling; borehole geophysics; well hydraulics; well design and yield; well efficiency, maintenance, and construction operations; sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic formations; well casing and cementing; etc. 681 pgs. Illustrated. Stamp on front endpapers and outer edge; pocket on rear endpaper. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition, Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Technical Library.

Kaukauna, WI.: Thomas Printing & Publishing, 1966. Comprehensive reference text focuses on the study of lakes, standing waters, and all aspects of related wetlands. Topics covered are: aesthetics; aquatic plants; lake problems; lake and lakeshore classification; lake development; public health; soils; surface water; land use; pollution; water quality; reservoirs; water rights; etc. 380 pgs. Illustrated. Small stamps on endpapers; pocket remnant on front endpaper; stamped on outer edges; small label on lower spine. Minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Technical Library.

Washigton D.C.: U.S. Dept. Of the Interior Water and Power Resources Service, 1981. Comprehensive reference text contains statistical and technical information on nearly 200 service projects which were completed and in operation during 1981, including detailed attention to history, costs, beneficiaries, engineering and productivity. Projects include several on the Colorado River; Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program; lower Yellowstone; Navajo Indian irrigation; Crescent Lake Dam; Missoula Valley; Central Utah; Boulder Canyon; Salt River; Rio Grande; Yakima; Pacific-Northwest-Pacific-Southwest Intertie; Teton Basin; Spokane Valley; San Diego; San Luis Valley; Boise; etc. Includes a statistical summary and projects map. 1463 pgs. Profusely illustrated. Stamps on front endpaper and top outer edge. Premium heavy-duty library binding-minimal shelfwear. Heavy Item.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.