Is cleanliness next to godliness? What does such a concept really mean? Why does it recur as a universal theme across all societies? And what are the implications for the unclean? In Purity and Danger Mary Douglas identifies the concern for purity as a key theme at the heart of every society. In lively and lucid prose she explains its relevance for every reader by revealing its...(展开全部)

D.W. Winnicott, a psychoanalyst of extraordinary grace and originality, left a body of work distinguished by fierce independence of mind, profound playfulness and technique, and passionate intelligence. Holding and Interpretation, a verbatim record of his sessions with a psychotic patient, vividly illustrates his enormous contribution to psychoanalytic theory and technique, his...(展开全部)

Innumerable studies have appeared in recent decades about practically every aspect of women's lives in Western societies. The few such works on Buddhism have been quite limited in scope. In "The Power of Denial", Bernard Faure takes an important step toward redressing this situation by boldly asking: does Buddhism offer women liberation or limitation? Continuing the innovative ...(展开全部)

An ideal introduction for those starting out as practitioners of mathematical finance, this book provides a clear understanding of the intuition behind derivatives pricing, how models are implemented, and how they are used and adapted in practice. Strengths and weaknesses of different models, e.g. Black-Scholes, stochastic volatility, jump-diffusion and variance gamma, are exam...(展开全部)

This introductory text provides a clear understanding of the intuition behind derivatives pricing, how models are implemented, and how they are used and adapted in practice. M. Joshi covers the strengths and weaknesses of such models as stochastic volatility, jump diffusion, and variance gamma, as well as the Black-Scholes. Examples and exercises, with answers, as well as compu...(展开全部)

Based on the authors' courses and lectures, this 2-volume advanced-level text is now available in a single volume. Topics include metric and normed spaces, continuous curves in metric spaces, measure theory, Lebesque interval, Hilbert Space and more. Each section contains exercises. Lists of symbols, definitions and theorems. 1957 edition.

Accounting Standards (US and International) have been updated to reflect the latest pronouncements. * An increased international focus with more coverage of IASC and non-US GAAPs and more non-US examples.

Alfred V．Aho 博士是哥伦比亚大学计算机科学系主管本科生教学的副主任，IEEE Fellow，美国科学与艺术学院及国家工程学院院士，曾获得IEEE的冯·诺伊曼奖。他是《编译原理》(Compiler：Principles，Techniques，andTools)的第一作者。 他目前的研究方向为量子计算、程式设计语言．编译器和算法等。 John E．Hppcroft 博士是康奈尔大学工程学院院长兼计算机科学系教授，IEEE Fellow，美国科学与艺术学院及国家工程学院院士，1986年因其在数据结构、算法设计与分析等领域的重要贡献而获得图灵奖。他还是《自动机理论，语言和计算导论》(Introduction to Antomata Theory，Languages，and Computation)的第一作者。他目前的研究方向是信息存取。 Jefi...(展开全部)