Peter Currie: 6 books

Book cover of Atlas of Zebrafish Development
by Robert Bryson-Richardson, Silke Berger, Peter Currie
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011

Zebrafish are widely considered an excellent model system for vertebrate development. The embryo is transparent, thereby enabling visualization and use of labelling and transgenic approaches. Moreover, because of the ease of inducing new mutations in zebrafish and similarity with the human genome,...
Book cover of The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898
by H. W. Brands, Christina Duffy Burnett, David P. Currie
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2005

The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation...
Book cover of Globalization and Education

Globalization and Education

Integration and Contestation across Cultures

by Nelly P. Stromquist, Karen Monkman, Jill Blackmore
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2000

The effects of globalization have long been dealt with in terms of economic and technological consequences, but what about the influence on education? Though still not a precise concept, what we understand as “globalization” is bringing forth numerous and profound changes in the economic, cultural,...
Book cover of National Service and Volunteerism

National Service and Volunteerism

Achieving Impact in Our Communities

by Maria-Elena Augustin, Emily Bachman, Koen P. R. Bartels
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014

National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national...
Book cover of Atlas of Islamic History
by Peter Sluglett, Andrew Currie
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015

This Atlas provides the main outlines of Islamic history from the immediate pre-Islamic period until the end of 1920, that is, before most parts of the Muslim world became sovereign nation states. Each map is accompanied by a text that contextualises, explains, and expands upon the map, and...
Book cover of The Biml Book

The Biml Book

Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse Automation

by Peter Avenant, Scott Currie, Cathrine Wilhelmsen
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017

Learn Business Intelligence Markup Language (Biml) for automating much of the repetitive, manual labor involved in data integration. We teach you how to build frameworks and use advanced Biml features to get more out of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Transact-SQL (T-SQL), and SQL Server...
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