Deals with emancipation in African and Asian societies which were either colonised or came under the domination of European powers in the 19th century. In these societies, emancipation involved the imposition on non-European societies of a European view of slavery, and a free labour ideology.

Inhabiting a (mostly) midwestern landscape, Alex Pickett’s characters specialize in breaking rules. Believing themselves to be good people, they try to bend their situations to fit their needs or fulfil their desires.

Using full-colour illustrations, this provides meticulous instructions for safely demonstrating colourful phenomena and illustrating scientific principles. A rich introductory section explores the science of colour and light, outlines the chemical processes of vision, and explains what happens when visual information enters the human eye and is perceived by the brain.

This work offers useful practical advice for teachers of chemistry.

This text lists 69 lecture demonstrations, 110 procedures for displaying chemical phenomena in college and secondary shcool chemistry classes. Each chapter includes an introduction providing the teacher with information about the concepts, terminology and principles relating to the demonstrations.