Problems of the modern Middle East in historical perspective essays in honour of Albert Hourani

Table of Contents: “…Albert Hourani : an appreciation --The establishment and dismantling of the province of Syria, 1865-1888 / Butrus Abu-Manneh --From consciousness to activism : feminist politics in early twentieth century Egypt / Margot Badran --Continuity in modern Egyptian history : the Wafd and the Muslim Brothers / Marius Deeb --Women and conflict in Lebanon / Leila Fawaz --Nizam ma fi : discourses of order, disorder and history in a Lebanese context / Michael Gilsenan --Taha Husayn : the critical spirit / Ibrahim Ibrahim --Society and ideology in late Ottoman Syria : class, education, profession and confession / Rashid Khalidi --Abd el-Kader and Arab nationalism / Yohn King --The Jewish-Zionist and Arab-Palestinian national communities : the transposing effect of a century of confrontation / Moshe Maʻoz --Revolutionaries, fundamentalists and women : alternative groups in the Arab world / A. …”

Routledge handbook of contemporary Malaysia

Table of Contents: “…Rise of Christian Political Consciousness and Mobilisation Arnold Puyok 6. Centralized Federalism in Malaysia: Is Change in the Offing? …”

Bangkok May 2010 perspectives on a divided Thailand

Table of Contents: “…Crispin -- The grand bargain : making "reconciliation" mean something / Federico Ferrara -- Changing Thailand, an awakening of popular political consciousness for rights? / David Fullbrook -- Class, inequality, and politics / Kevin Hewison -- Thailand's rocky path towards a full-fledged democracy / Kasit Piromya -- The color of politics : Thailand's deep crisis of authority / Charles Keyes -- Two cheers for rally politics / Duncan McCargo -- Thai foreign policy in crisis : from partner to problem / Ann Marie Murphy -- Thailand in trouble : revolt of the downtrodden or conflict among elites? …”

The VR book human-centered design for virtual reality by Jerald, Jason

Table of Contents: “…Interaction -- Human-centered interaction -- Intuitiveness -- Norman's principles of interaction design -- Direct vs. indirect interaction -- The cycle of interaction -- The human hands -- VR interaction concepts -- Interaction fidelity -- Proprioceptive and egocentric interaction -- Reference frames -- Speech and gestures -- Modes and flow -- Multimodal interaction -- Beware of sickness and fatigue -- Visual-physical conflict and sensory substitution -- Input devices -- Input device characteristics -- Classes of hand input devices -- Classes of non-hand input devices -- Interaction patterns and techniques -- Selection patterns -- Manipulation patterns -- Viewpoint control patterns -- Indirect control patterns -- Compound patterns -- Interaction: design guidelines -- Human-centered interaction -- VR interaction concepts -- Input devices -- Interaction patterns and techniques --…”

Sovereign wealth funds by Saw, Swee-Hock, Low, Linda