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For many, Africa is regarded as a place of mystery and negative images, where reports of natural disasters and civil strife dominate media attention, with relatively little publicity given to any of

The Economic Geography of the Tourist Industry explains tourism's definitions and examines whether or not tourism can be conceptualized as an industry.

This is a composition of papers presented at the Annual Conference of the Ergonomics Society. Featured is a broad spectrum of research from many of the leading specialists in fields including consumer

This book goes beyond diplomatic history to place the Marshall Plan in the context of both the political economy of late 20th century Europe and the impact of American models of business

There has been considerable interest in recent years in finding methods to efficiently generate large volumes of atmospheric pressure air plasmas at modest temperatures below 2000 K with electron number densities of

A guide to the physics and technicalities of electron cyclotron resonance sources. It provides a primer on electron cyclotron phenomena in ion sources. It covers elements of plasma physics, specific electron cyclotron

Quantum mechanics stands as one of the most remarkable achievements of the 20th century, providing startling insight into the nature of matter and a spectacularly successful predictive theory. However, while the predictive

As the selection of material for particular engineering properties becomes increasingly important in keeping costs down, methods for evaluating material properties also become more relevant. One such method examines the geometry of

This volume of conference proceedings focuses on recent progress in the description and understanding of accelerator optical systems. It consists of invited papers only. The contributions should interest researchers working with high

Provides a unique and invaluable reference work. Author presents a detailed introduction to the concept of optical susceptibilities of crystalline media which will prove essential for all workers in the field. DLC:

The first ICXOM congress held in Cambridge was the brain-child of Dr. Ellis Cosslett, founder of the Electron Optics Section of the Cavendish Laboratory. Dr. Cosslett pioneered research in x-ray optics and

Volume 2 gives a survey of GaInAsP-GaAs for photonic and electronic device applications. An invaluable introduction and guide for researchers in materials science, applied physics and electrical engineering. DLC: Vapor-plating.

Modern Magnetooptics and Magnetooptical Materials provides a comprehensive account of the principles and applications of magnetooptics, bridging the gap between textbooks and specialist accounts in the research and review literature. The book

X-Ray Lasers 1996 provides not only an overview and progress report on this fast moving field, but also important reference material on which future work can be built. Topics covered include collisional

Electron Microscopy and Analysis 1997 celebrates the centenary anniversary of the discovery of the electron by J.J. Thomson in Cambridge and the fiftieth anniversary of this distinguished Institute group. The book includes

Instabilities in a Confined Plasma is entirely devoted to a theoretical exposition of the subject of plasma instabilities in confined systems. The book is an important contribution to the study of plasma

Proceedings of the Institute of Physics Conference held at Oxford University, March 22-25, 1999. Provides an overview of recent developments and current research activity.