Metamorphic rocks make up the largest volume of the Earth. They systematically change their mineralogical composition as a result of tecto-thermal events. The outstanding feature of the 7th edition of this book is the large number of phase diagrams showing the stability relations among minerals and groups of minerals found in metamorphic rocks. The diagrams help to determine the pressure and temperature conditions under which a given collected set of metamorphic rocks may have formed. More than half of the chapters have been completely rewritten or revised. All figures have been edited and improved and recent advances in the field such as multiequilibria thermobarometry and pseudosections were incorporated in the text. The bibliography has been revised and extended, new research publications have also been included. Graduate students will find in depth information on the origin, significance and genesis of metamorphic rocks.
On 19 January 1942, two Japanese divisions invaded Burma and within five months defeated a numerically superior Allied Army. The Japanese conquest of Burma completely isolated China from lend-lease equipment support provided to it via the Burma Road. Over the course of the next three years, Allied forces engaged in ground campaigns designed to re-establish this land communications link with China. This is a description of the Allied campaigns in Burma and the importance that secure supply lines played in each of those campaigns. Information was gathered by historical review of a variety of reference materials. The lessons of Burma related to the campaigns launched there can be applied today in that country and in similar areas of operation around the world.
Through intensive surveys of three fortifications in late Roman Greece, Frey reveals the untapped potential of spolia in demonstrating the critical role played by non-elites in bringing about the architectural and social changes that mark the end of classical antiquity. As his analysis demonstrates, when studied less as displaced objects to be classified by type and more as evidence for the construction process itself, spolia offer a unique opportunity to examine the ways in which common builders met the challenge of using pre-existing building materials to meet their contemporary architectural needs. This “bottom-up” approach offers an alternative to the traditional view that attributes change and innovation only to the genius of prominent individuals known to us in historical sources.
Making Sense of AD/HD was written at the request of a wonderful group of teachers and counselors with whom we were fortunate enough to work with in a study group from March to May 2003. At the time, we were working for Tucson LINKS, a Safe Schools, Healthy Children grant funded project. We were asked to facilitate a study group on AD/HD. While we both were very comfortable as teacher trainers and facilitators, our knowledge of AD/HD was limited.With a bit of trepidation due to our lack of content expertise, we agreed.Each week was a learning experience. Between sessions, we located resources, reviewed research, and synthesized information of interest to the group. At the end of the study group, several participants suggested we write a book about AD/HD. Th ey described the content and style characteristics they would like to see in a book written for busy educators.As we discussed writing such a book, we talked to others — teachers, administrators, counselors, parents, psychologists, and adults with AD/HD. Th ey agreed upon the need for a book about this topic that would be accurate, brief, and organized so educators could fi nd ideas quickly. They wanted a book that would be informational, practical, and contain techniques and methods that were easy to understand and implement.
Douglas Frey is an architectural historian ... He recounts scholarly details about the houses and their architectural styles, but also offers a portrait of the earlier residents and the ideas and values that shaped their lives. The house histories, and the human stories they tell, are grouped chronologically ... Antebellum Heritage (1838-1851), Victorian Splendor (1867-1895), and Eclectic Revival (1899-1949)." From the bookjacket.
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