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Financial professionals are faced with increasingly technical topics that are theoretically complicated but practically necessary in determining the trade-off between risk and return. The Portable Financial Analyst, Second Edition is a unique collection of essays that address the heart of every analyst's and investor's dilemma: how to make decisions in the face of unknown forces and how to assert some control over the outcome

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A good book for those who have no background in Finance.......2000-04-10

I am a student studing Applied Finance here. I find this book quite worth reading for the beginners in Financial study and practitioners as well. It elaborates many basic but not not well-understood concepts in Finance in a simple way. This book was actually a collection of articles of a column "What Practitioners Need to Know" on Financial Analysts Journal. It has covered many important concepts in Financial area and tried to elaborate those ideas completely yet comfortably.

As the author said, "My presumed audience was .... who dabbles in quantitative methods. I have thus made an effort to avoid unnecessary technical jargon and to substitue numerical examples for mathematical symbolism." I think the author has achieved this point. However, this book is rather "old." I look forward to see the updated edition with other uncollected new articles.

For those who want to step into the palace of Finance, this is the book you couldn't miss.

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The Portable Financial Analyst: What Practitioners Need to Know, 2nd Edition
Mark P. Kritzman Mark P. Kritzman
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUFDSW

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Derivatives trading is now the world's biggest business, with an estimated daily turnover of over US$2.5 trillion and an annual growth rate of around 14%. Despite the fact that derivatives markets have ancient origins, little has been written about their long and complex history of trading and regulation. This unique new work examines the history of derivative contracts, their assignability and the regulation of derivatives markets from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day. The author concludes with an analysis of future regulatory prospects and of the implications of the historical data for derivatives trade and regulation. Building the Global Market will be of great value to the legal profession, derivatives market regulators and all those with an interest in the history and regulation of financial services markets.

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Historical background.......2000-05-21

The book is the result of an exhaustive research whose main goal is to help to understand the context of derivatives. Although these are new instruments, they are not a just made creation. Therefore it is important to understand their various application and its background.

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Although biologists have directed much attention to estimating the extent and causes of species losses, the consequences for ecosystem functioning have been little studied. This book examines the impact of biodiversity on ecosystem processes in tropical forests - one of the most species-rich and at the same time most endangered ecosystems on earth. It covers the relationships between biodiversity and primary production, secondary production, biogeochemical cycles, soil processes, plant life forms, responses to disturbance, and resistance to invasion. The analyses focus on the key ecological interfaces where the loss of keystone species is most likely to influence the rate and stability of ecosystem processes.

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This extensive glossary of specialized environmental terms, acronyms, and abbreviations appear in English with Spanish definitions, and are repeated in Espanol with Ingles definitions.

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Strive for a 5 on the AP EXAM, using your text and this prep book! Developed together by the world's leading educational publisher. Ensure your SUCCESS on the AP Exam. Only Pearson's Text Plus Test series offers you the winning combination of a finely-honed preparation manual directly linked to your textbook, helping to reinforce every day the important connections between what you learn in class and what you will be tested on. It includes an overview of the AP program, this test, and strategies to prepare yourself for peak performance. Correlations between key AP test topics and the corresponding chapter and section of your textbook for review of core concepts. Hundreds of practice study questions written by experienced educators and authors. Comprehensive guidelines for mastering each type of question,m including multiple choice, free response, and document-based questions, and explanation for bothe correct and incorrect choices. Two full practice tests closely resembling the test you'll face in May.

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Understanding Isaac Bashevis Singer (Understanding Contemporary American Literature)
Lawrence S. Friedman
Manufacturer: University of South Carolina Press
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From Exile to Redemption: The Fiction of Isaac Bashevis Singer

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UNDERSTANDING ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER. Understanding Contemporary American Literature
Lawrence S. Friedman
Manufacturer: Univ. of South Carolina Press,
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N7855W

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A comprehensive introduction to postcolonialism, this Companion examines different aspects of postcolonial thought and culture that have had a significant effect on contemporary critical thought. Topics discussed by experts in the field include postcolonialism's relation to modernity, and its significance and relevance to literature, film, law, philosophy, and modern cultural studies. Additional material includes a guide to further reading and a chronology.

A Companion to Postcolonial Studies: A Historical Introduction (Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies)

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A Companion to Postcolonial Studies: A Historical Introduction (Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies)

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ASIN: 0631206639

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This volume examines the tumultuous changes that have occurred and are still occurring in the aftermath of European colonization of the globe from 1492 to 1947. Ranging widely over the major themes, regions, theories and practices of postcolonial study today, the volume presents original essays by the leading proponents of postcolonial study in the Americas, Europe, India, Africa, East and West Asia. Their contributions provide clear introductions to the major social and political movements underlying colonization and decolonization, accessible histories of the literature and culture, separate regions affected by European colonization, and introductory essays on the major thinkers and intellectual schools that have informed strategies of national liberation worldwide. This volume is unique in providing an incisive summary of the long history and theory of modern European colonization in local detail and global scale. It will be a necessary reference tool for years to come.

A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures

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A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures

Manufacturer: Edinburgh University Press
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A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Thought in English

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A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Thought in English
Prem Poddar
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
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ASIN: 0231135068

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From the triumphs of nationalism and political and cultural independence to the continuing problems of internal strife and poverty, postcolonial nations have grappled with a range of political, intellectual, and economic issues. This comprehensive volume introduces the major events, figures, and movements that have shaped the postcolonial history of the Anglophone world. With entries from more than fifty leading scholars arranged alphabetically by topic, the Companion brings together the postcolonial histories of Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific, the Caribbean, and Canada. Each entry provides a summary of a historical event or topic and suggestions for further readings. The volume also includes substantive essays on historiography and women's histories.

By outlining the cultural, social, and political contexts of postcolonialism as well as examining elements of colonial history, the Companion illuminates complex contemporary debates about globalization, AIDS prevention, immigration, race, politics, economics, culture, and language.

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Unique Reference Work.......2006-04-14

Unique Reference Work
This book is unique and by far the best I have seen. In its scope, its historical depth and detail, its friendliness, the Poddar and Johnson book will inevitably become the standard reference work. It will be of use not only in postcolonial studies but for those that come from other disciplines like cultural studies, literature, history, anthropology, and international relations. The competitors-- the Ray and the Lazarus volumes-- chart the usual territory in a very limited way and make no effort to invite the uninitiated. There must be at least 100 more books that spout postcolonial theory but it is rare indeed for a book to offer the wide historical picture across different regions of the world and link it so intimately to literary and cultural production as well as our contemporary concerns.
It will be a long time before this can be replaced.

Routledge Companion To Postcolonial Studies (Routledge Companions)

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Routledge Companion To Postcolonial Studies (Routledge Companions)
John Mcleod
Manufacturer: Routledge
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0415324971

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The Routledge Companion to Postcolonial Studies offers a unique and up-to-date mapping of the postcolonial world, and is composed of essays as well as shorter entries for ease of reference. Introducing students to the history of the great European empires and the cultural legacies created in their wake, this book brings together an international range of contributors on such topics as:

the colonial histories of Britain, France, Spain and Portugal
the diverse postcolonial and diasporic cultural endeavours from Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Europe, and South and East Asia
the major theoretical formulations: poststructuralist, materialist, culturalist, psychological.

With a comprehensive A to Z of forty key writers and thinkers central to contemporary postcolonial studies and featuring historical maps, this is both a concise introduction and an essential resource for any student of postcolonial culture, whatever their field.

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Now in its fourth edition, Natives and Strangers explores various aspects of minority group history, describing the impact America has had on minority peoples and cultures--and vice versa--and providing some understanding of the different conditions, conflicts, and contradictions that members of American minority groups experienced. Beginning with the American Indian migration throughout the United States, the book discusses the variety of Indian cultures that Europeans encountered, incorporating the most recent literature on the subject. As in earlier editions, the fourth edition integrates the experiences of racial, religious, and national minorities, explaining how their histories intertwined with the emergence of modern America. It also explores the far-reaching implications of recent immigration laws, presenting the controversy over multiculturalism in terms of understanding American history. The authors conclude with reflections on where the nation stands today as an ethnically and racially diverse society. For the fourth edition, Dinnerstein, Nichols, and Reimers have made extensive revisions. While the previous editions used economic development to organize and tell the history of America's multicultural society, this text focuses much more on ethnic groups themselves, the roles the groups played in American social developments, and the impact of economic changes on ethnicity. In addition, the authors include more information on the post-1960 period, particularly in regard to immigration and American Indians. They have expanded the discussion of the meaning of such terms as "white" and "people of color" and have updated all content--especially information on gender, Indian-white contact, and cultural history--by incorporating new findings from recent scholarship. This new edition contains extensive statistics culled from the recently available 2000 U.S. Census report; it features an explanation of what these latest figures indicate about America's ethnic makeup and revised tables and graphs that reflect this new data. Natives and Strangers, 4/e, is ideal for undergraduate courses covering immigration, American social history, and American ethnic groups.

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Don't waste your money........2006-05-29

I teach a community college class on racism in the US and have been looking for a worthy replacement for Ronald Takaki's "A Diferent Mirror." I borrowed this book from the library with high hopes after looking at the table of contents.

While Takaki's book is an excellent "history from below," it hasn't been updated in about 12 years. Dinnerstein's book has been updated regularly (most recently in 2003) and covers some groups that have arrived more recently, such as Southeast Asians (you have to go to "Strangers From a Different Shore" to get info on this group if you stick with Takaki) and new African and Carribean immigrants. It also contains sections that analyze the multicultural development of the US economically and politically, which Takaki's book could use more of.

I was extremely disappointed in "Natives and Strangers" for one main reason -- the writing is too simplistic. While it covers a wide range of issues and ethnic/racialized groups, it does so in an extremely cursory way -- for example, the whole of Chinese immigration (over 100 years) is covered in less than 2 pages.

The development of slavery is discussed using more pages than that, but is done so in very dry language that oversimplifies a very complex (and not to mention horrific) process. Dinnerstein's discussion of slavery conveys neither the complexity nor the horror. By contrast, Takaki's portrayal of the development of slavery along with racialization of whites and blacks uses interesting language and direct quotes from primary source materials that really brings the history to life.

Making history interesting and accessible to community college students is a priority for me. For this purpose, Dinnerstein's book falls way short. Every semester, students remark how much they enjoy Takaki, saying that they are urging their friends and family to read it. So even though Takaki is over a decade old, I'm sticking with "A Different Mirror" -- I just hope it gets updated soon!

Natives and Strangers: A Multicultural History of Americans

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Natives and Strangers: A Multicultural History of Americans
Leonard, Professor, and Nichols, Roger L, and Reimers, David M Dinnerstein
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKBWHQ

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Natives and Strangers: A Multicultural History of Americans
Leonard; Nichols, Roger L.; Reimers, David M. Dinnerstein
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKNKI0

Strangers in a Stolen Land: American Indians in San Diego

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Strangers in a Stolen Land: American Indians in San Diego
Richard Carrico
Manufacturer: Sierra Oaks Pub. Co.
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Binding: Paperback

Delfina Cuero: Her Autobiography - An Account of Her Last Years and Her Ethnobotanic Contributions (Ballena Press Anthropological Papers, No. 38) (Ballena Press Anthropological Papers)

ASIN: 0940113031

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Recent research on the economics of innovation has acknowledged the importance of path dependence and networks in the evolution of economies and the diffusion of new techniques, products, and processes. These are topics pioneered by Paul A. David, one of the world's leading scholars in the economics of innovation.

This outstanding collection provides a fitting tribute to the diversity and depth of Paul David's contributions. The papers included range from simulation models of the evolution of market structure in the presence of innovation, through historical investigations of knowledge networks and empirical analysis of contemporary networks, to the analysis of the diffusion of innovations using simulation and analytic models and of the diffusion of knowledge using patent data.

With an emphasis on simulation models, data analysis, and historical evidence, this book will be required reading for researchers in innovation economics and regional development as well as economists, sociologists, and historians of innovation and intellectual property.

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