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The five-volume set of the Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology presents the applications and established theories in biotechnology-focusing on industrial applications of fermentation, biocatalysis and bioseparation. It is an essential resource for anyone working in industrial biotechnology, biochemistry, genetics and microbiology laboratories, pharmaceutical firms, regulatory agencies and chemical and environmental engineering companies.
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Among the medium-sized specialized encyclopedias published recently, this one has considerable value in bringing together in accessible format a large amount of information in an interdisciplinary and rapidly emerging field. Although similar in format, style, and audience level to other "Wiley Biotechnology Encyclopedias" (e.g., Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, ed. by Thomas E. Creighton, CH, Nov'99, and Encyclopedia of Cell Technology, ed. by Raymond E. Spier, forthcoming), it complements rather than overlaps with them; no articles are duplicated. The contributors, an international group of scientists from academia, industry, research institutions, and government agencies, in 300 well-chosen articles emphasize deciphering biological information and bioremediation, and strike a good balance between theory and practical applications. The articles are signed, well-written and organized, provide lists of keywords and outlines, and have more than adequate illustrations (copious tables, charts, pictures, and schematics). Each entry has an extensive recent bibliography, although citations to journal literature lack article titles and there are curiously few references to patents. The set lacks a glossary and volume-specific tables of contents; cross-references at the ends of entries are rather sparse, but the index is excellent. These criticisms notwithstanding, this well-edited encyclopedia will be a worthy addition to libraries supporting programs for upper-division undergraduates through faculty in engineering, biology, pharmacy, food sciences, chemistry, or environmental sciences. M. A. Manion; University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Table of Contents
| Preface to the Second Edition |
| 1 The International Orders |
| From Vienna to Versailles-The Rise of the Nation State |
| The Challenge of Internationalism |
| Sovereignty |
| Federalism and the International `State of Nature' |
| The Law of Nature and Nations |
| Summary |
| 2 Realism, Morality and Law |
| The Hobbesian State of Nature |
| Realism |
| National Interest and Moral Responsibility |
| Moralism and the Domestic Analogy |
| Factual and Moral Disanalogy |
| Legalism |
| 3 War |
| Christian Attitudes to War |
| The Case for Pacifism |
| Just Wars |
| Justice Ad Bellum |
| Force and Violence |
| Justice In Bello |
| The Principle of Double Effect |
| 4 Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| The Argument So Far |
| Modern Warfare |
| Consequentialism |
| Deterrence |
| Threats, Bluffs and Conditional Intentions |
| Mutually Assured Destruction |
| Summary |
| 5 Humanitarian Intervention |
| Intervention and the Challenge to Legalism |
| Autonomy and the Nation State |
| Non-intervention and States as Persons |
| Consequentialism and Non-intervention |
| The Definition of Intervention |
| Intervention and Just War Theory |
| Intervention, the Rule of Law and the Duty to Intervene |
| Summary |
| 6 Terrorists, Guerillas and War on Terror |
| The Definition of Terror |
| Freedom Fighters |
| Terrorism |
| Guerilla Warfare |
| Torture and the War on Terrorism |
| Summary |
| 7 North and South, Aid and Trade |
| Absolute and Relative Poverty |
| Poverty and Cost/Benefit Analysis |
| Lifeboat Ethics |
| Taking Stock of the Arguments |
| Social Justice and Welfare Rights |
| Basic Rights, National Boundaries and International Justice |
| Aid and Trade: the World Bank and the WTO |
| Summary |
| 8 Globalization, Cosmopolitanism and the Environment |
| Globalization |
| Cosmopolitanism and Subsidiarity |
| Environmental Disaster |
| Environmental Ethics |
| Shallow and Deep Ecology |
| The Gaia Hypothesis |
| Globalization, Environment and International Relations |
| Bibliography |
| Index |
