Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1

Contributions by Dr P. Bramel, Dr Kellye Eversole, Jane Rogers, Prof Beat Keller, Rudi Appels, Catherine Feuillet, Dr Alison R. Bentley, Ian Mackay, Dr Jacques Le Gouis, Dr Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Prof. Martin A. J. Parry, João Paulo Pennacchi, Luis Robledo-Arratia, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Xinguo Mao, Delong Yang, Dr Rulian Jing, Dr D. Z. Skinner, Prof. A. S. Ross, Dr Ian Batey, Victoria Ndolo, Dr Trust Beta, Albrecht Serfling, Doris Kopahnke, Antje Habekuss, Fluturë Novakazi, Prof Frank Ordon, Prof. Z. A. Pretorius, M. Ayliffe, R. L. Bowden, L. A. Boyd, R. M. DePauw, Y. Jin, R. E. Knox, R. A. McIntosh, R. F. Park, R. Prins, E. S. Lagudah, Prof. Hermann Buerstmayr, Volker Mohler, Mohan Kohli, Prof. James Anderson, Dr Indu Sharma, Pramod Prasad, Subhash C. Bhardwaj, Prof Stephen Wegulo, Dr Marion O. Harris, J. Jacob, Dr P. R. Brown, Guiping Yan, Kirk Anderson, M El-Bouhssini, Frank Peairs, Gary Hein, Steven Xu, Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Sarina Macfadyen, Dr Abie Horrocks, Melanie Davidson, Paul Horne, Jessica Page, Dr Neil Harker, John O'Donovan, Breanne Tidemann Edited by Prof. Peter Langridge

This book reviews advances in breeding techniques as well as their application to produce drought-resistant and other improved varieties. It also discusses wheat nutritional quality. Finally it reviews developments such as disease-resistant varieties and other techniques to combat pests and diseases. View details
Publication date: 30 June 2017
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Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 3

Contributions by Dr Brian Jordan, Prof. B. M. Hargis, Prof G. Tellez, L. R. Bielke, Prof. Venugopal Nair, Prof. Larry McDougald, Dr Peter Groves, Dr Rami A. Dalloul, Dr Carita Schneitz, Martin Wierup, Prof. Robert F Wideman, Dr M. M. Makagon, R. A. Blatchford, Dr T. B. Rodenburg, Dr Ingrid De Jong, Rick A. van Emous, Prof. M. S. Lilburn, R. Shanmugasundaram, Prof Inma Estevez, Ruth C. Newberry, Prof. Brian Fairchild, Dr K. Schwean-Lardner, T. G. Crowe, Dr Andrew Butterworth Edited by Prof. Todd Applegate

Health and welfare are major issues in poultry production. This collection reviews our understanding of bacterial, viral and other diseases affecting poultry and their effective management. It also discusses ways of managing poultry flocks to optimise their welfare from hatching to slaughter. View details
Publication date: 31 August 2017
Hardback: £160.00 Ebook (VitalSource): £160.00

Leprosy and Charity in Medieval Rouen

By (author) Elma Brenner

An investigation into the effects of leprosy in one of the major towns in medieval France, illuminating urban, religious and medical culture at the time. View details
Publication date: 17 December 2015
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Commercial Nationalism and Tourism

Edited by Leanne White

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Publication date: 19 January 2017
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Understanding the imaginary war

Edited by Matthew Grant, Benjamin Ziemann

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Publication date: 17 August 2016
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Regulating sexuality

By (author) Leanne McCormick

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Publication date: 01 October 2009
Hardback: £80.00 Paperback: £14.99

Women, Migration & the Cashew Economy in Southern Mozambique

By (author) Jeanne Marie Penvenne

Analyses the lives and livelihoods of the female cashew shellers in Mozambique's capital in the colonial era, during which the industry grew to be a major export, and relates how the women played a fundamental, but previously underappreciated, role in the colony's economy. View details
Publication date: 20 August 2015
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The Transformation of European Football

Edited by Arne Niemann, Borja Garcia, Wyn Grant

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Publication date: 30 November 2011
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Renaissance Tropologies

Edited by Jeanne Shami

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Publication date: 06 November 2008
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Translating Nature into Art

By (author) Jeanne Nuechterlein

Explores how the Renaissance artist Hans Holbein the Younger came to develop his mature artistic styles through the key historical contexts framing his work: the controversies of the Reformation and Renaissance debates about rhetoric.

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Publication date: 02 February 2011
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First Fox

By (author) Leanne Radojkovich Illustrated by Rachel J Fenton

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Publication date: 26 October 2018
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Edinburgh German Yearbook 10

Contributions by Cyd Sturgess, Dr Gary Schmidt, John L. Plews, Kyle Frackman, Lauren Pilcher, Leanne Dawson, Nick Courtman, Sarra Kassem Edited by Leanne Dawson

Contributions exploring the representation and reality of LGBTQ+ individuals and issues in historical and contemporary German-speaking culture. View details
Publication date: 01 May 2018
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Galaxy Morphology

By (author) Benne Holwerda

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Publication date: Q4 2021
Hardback: £120.00 Paperback: £25.00

Languages of Power in Islamic Spain

Edited by Ross Brann

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Publication date: 01 April 1997
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Writing as Resistance

By (author) Rachel Feldhay Brenner

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Publication date: 15 June 2003
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The Cult of St Thomas Becket in the Plantagenet World, c.1170-c.1220

By (author) Paul Webster Contributions by Paul Webster, Anne J. Duggan, Marie-Pierre Gelin, Elma Brenner, Prof. Michael Staunton, Colette Bowie, José Manuel Cerda, Alyce A. Jordan Edited by Marie-Pierre Gelin, Paul Webster

The extraordinary growth and development of the cult of St Thomas Becket is investigated here, with a particular focus on its material culture. View details
Publication date: 15 December 2016
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The Fifteenth Century XII

Contributions by Carole Rawcliffe, Elizabeth Rutledge, Elma Brenner, Jane Stevens Crawshaw, Jim L Bolton, John Henderson, Karen Smyth, Neil Murphy, Samantha Sagui, Samuel K. Cohn, Sheila Sweetinburgh Edited by Linda Clark, Carole Rawcliffe

Essays address plague and disease in the fifteenth century, as manifested throughout Europe. View details
Publication date: 15 August 2013
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Medieval Theatre Performance

Contributions by Bart Ramakers, Claire Sponsler, David N. Klausner, Femke Kramer, Jennifer Nevile, KathrynEmily Dickason, Katie Normington, Leanne Groeneveld, Max Harris, Nerida Newbigin, Philip Butterworth, Tom Pettitt Edited by Philip Butterworth, Katie Normington

Investigations into the "realities" of staging dramatic performances, of a variety of kinds, in the middle ages. View details
Publication date: 15 September 2017
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Public Participation in Archaeology

Contributions by Aino Nissinaho, Alejandra Pupio, Alicia Ebbitt McGill, Arwa Badran, Blanca A Camargo, Cathy MacDonald, Crystal Alegria, Dinç Saraç, Gaigysyz Jorayev, Jeanne Moe, Joanne Lea, Joëlle Clark, Jolene Debert, Lilia Lizama Aranda, Michael Brody, Mike Corbishley, Naty Mazzia, Shatha Abu-Khafajah, Sophie Lampe, Suzie Thomas, Theano Moussouri, Thomas Kador, Tuija-Liisa Soininen, Virginia Salerno Edited by Suzie Thomas, Joanne Lea

An examination of the engagement of the general public with archaeology worldwide. View details
Publication date: 19 June 2014
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Medicine, Religion and Gender in Medieval Culture

Contributions by Denis Renevey, Diane Watt, Elma Brenner, Irina Metzler, Joy Hawkins, Juliette Vuille, Liz Herbert McAvoy, Louise M Bishop, Naoe Kutika Yoshikawa, Patricia Skinner, Roberta Magnani, Takami Matsuda Edited by Naoë Kukita Yoshikawa

An exploration of the relations between medical and religious discourse and practice in medieval culture, focussing on how they are affected by gender. View details
Publication date: 16 July 2015
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Women Intellectuals and Leaders in the Middle Ages

Contributions by Adrienne Williams Boyarin, Amanda Bohne, Anna Siebach-Larson, Asma Afsaruddin, Barbara Newman, David Wallace, Dyan Elliott, F Thomas Luongo, Gary Macy, Gemma C.J. Simmonds, Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, John Van Engen, K.A. Bugyis, Kathrym Kerby-Fulton, Leanne MacDonald, Maureen C. Miller, Megan J. Hall, Nicholas Watson, Rachel Koopmans, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Ruth Karras, S.J. Pearce, Sarah Foot, Sean L. Field, Thelma Fenster Edited by Kathrym Kerby-Fulton, Katie Ann-Marie Bugyis, John Van Engen

Wide-ranging examination of women's achievements in and influence on many aspects of medieval culture. View details
Publication date: 17 April 2020
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The Political Economy of Everyday Life in Africa

Contributions by Adigun Agbaje, Anne-Maria Makhulu, Celestin Monga, David Pratten, Elisha Renne, Frederick Cooper, Gbemisola Animasawun, James Ferguson, Jane Guyer, John and Jean Comaroff, Maxim Bolt, Michael J. Watts, Peter L Geschiere, Sara S. Berry, Souleymane Bachir Diagne, Tristan Oestermann, Wale Adebanwi Edited by Wale Adebanwi

Multi-disciplinary examination of the role of ordinary African people as agents in the generation and distribution of well-being in modern Africa. View details
Publication date: 16 June 2017
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Parthenope's Splendor

By (author) Jeanne Chenault Porter, Susan S. Munshower

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Publication date: 12 November 2003
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Paris: Center of Artistic Enlightenment

Edited by George Mauner, Jeanne Chenault Porter, Elizabeth Bradford Smith, Susan S. Munshower

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Publication date: 22 March 2002
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Advances in poultry genetics and genomics

Contributions by Dr Michèle Tixier-Boichard, Dr Steffen Weigend, Prof Leif Andersson, Dr Bertrand Bedhom, Dr Cheng-Ming Chuong, Dr Masafumi Inaba, Dr Ron Okimoto, Prof. Douglas D. Rhoads, Dr Robert F. Wideman Jr., Dr Elizabeth Le Bihan-Duval, Dr Nabeel Alnahhas, Dr Eva Pampouille, Dr Cécile Berri, Dr Behnam Abasht, Dr Anna Wolc, Dr J. Arango, Dr Janet E. Fulton, Dr Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau, Dr Walter Bottje, Dr Juniper Lake, Dr Heng-Wei Cheng, Dr Sha Jiang, Dr Marie-Helene Pinard-van der Laan, Dr J. Kaufman, Dr A. Psifidi, Prof. Huaijun Zhou, Dr Mark Fife, Dr Martin Johnsson, Dr Henk Bovenhuis, Dr Frédéric Farnir, Dr Pascale Le Roy, Prof Luis Varona, Prof Samuel E. Aggrey, Dr Romdhane Rekaya, Prof Ignacy Misztal, Dr Daniela Lourenco, Dr Andreas Kranis, Dr Gerasimos Maniatis, Dr R. N. Chatterjee, Dr Paul B. Siegel, Dr Sami Dridi, Dr Johan Buyse, Dr Anne Collin, Dr Vincent Coustham, Dr Elske N. de Haas, Dr Frédérique Pitel, Dr Maeve Ballantyne, Dr Dadakhalandar Doddamani, Dr Michael J. McGrew Edited by Prof Samuel E. Aggrey, Prof. Huaijun Zhou, Dr Michèle Tixier-Boichard, Prof. Douglas D. Rhoads

This collection begins by reviewing current challenges facing poultry breeding. It goes on to review recent research on the genetics of key production and functional traits. The book then summarises key advances in genomic selection techniques and concludes by surveying emerging trends such as the use of epigenetics and genome editing in poultry breeding. View details
Publication date: 21 July 2020
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