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1 Introduction -- 1.1 What is Energy Systems Analysis -- 1.2 Applicability of Energy Systems Analysis to Developing Countries -- 1.3 A Framework for National Energy Planning -- 1.4 Scope of This Book -- 2 Mathematical Fundamentals -- 2.1 Matrix Algebra -- 2.2 Econometrics -- 2.3 Linear Programming -- 2.4 Classical Optimization Techniques -- 2.5 Statistical Analysis of Energy Data: Oil Consumption in Tunisia -- 3 Network Models -- 3.1 Reference Energy Systems -- 3.2 Energy Demand and Fuel Mix Analysis -- 3.3 Matrix Algebraic Formulation: Application to the Dominican Republic -- 3.4 Matrix Notation for Fuel Mix Tables; Residential Demand in the Dominican Republic -- 4 Econometric Models -- 4.1 Estimating Elasticities -- 4.2 Estimation Problems -- 4.3 Application: Income and Price Elasticity of Energy Demand in Tunisia -- 5 Petroleum Sector Models -- 5.1 Technical Background -- 5.2 A Simple Refinery LP -- 5.3 Application to a West African Refinery -- 5.4 Application: Refinery Rehabilitation in Bangladesh -- 6 Input-Output Models -- 6.1 Fundamentals of Input-Output Analysis -- 6.2 Energy Denominated I/O Tables -- 6.3 RES-Transaction Table Relationships -- 6.4 Interfuel Substitutions in the I/O Framework -- 6.5 An Energy Input-Output Model for Portugal -- 7 Industrial Process Models -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 A Process Model of the Egyptian Iron and Steel Industry -- 8 Electric Sector Models -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Capacity Expansion Problem -- 8.3 Adding a Spatial Dimension: The Siting Problem -- 8.4 The Treatment of Electric Transmission in Spatial Programming Models -- 8.5 Incorporating Water Resource Planning Considerations -- 8.6 Environmental Considerations -- 8.7 An LP of the Jordanian Electric System -- 9 Energy System Optimization Models -- 9.1 The Basic Linear Programming Model -- 9.2 Capacity Variables -- 9.3 Interpretation of the Shadow Prices -- 10 Simulation Models -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 An Energy Cash Flow Simulation Model -- 11 Energy Economic Linkages -- 11.1 Linking the I/O and LP -- 11.2 Process Model Linkages -- 11.3 Macroeconomic Linkages.

Introduction : whither the fresh course? / by Joseph Westermeyer -- The relationship between witchcraft beliefs and psychosomatic illness / by Marlene Dobkin de Rios -- Humoral theory and therapy in Tunisia / by Joel M. Teitelbaum -- Japanese-American suicides in Los Angeles / by Joe Yamamoto ; with comments by H. Warren Dunham -- Personal situation as a determinant of suicide and its implications for cross-cultural studies / by Mamoru Iga -- Multiethnic studies of psychopathology and normality in Hawaii / by Martin M. Katz and Kenneth O. Sanborn -- Kifafa : a tribal disease in an East African Bantu population / by Louise Jilek-Aall ; with comments by Nancy Rollins -- Coalition of a Kali healer and a psychiatrist in Guyana, mediated by an anthropologist (a summary) / by Philip Singer, Enrique Areneta Jr., and Jamie Naidoo -- Psychiatrists and spiritual healers : partners in community mental health / by Pedro Ruiz and John Langrod -- A model for training mental health workers in cross-cultural counseling / by Paul Pedersen --

This book is a sequel to the author's Islamic History A.D. 600–750 (A.H. 132). A New Interpretation. It presents for the first time a clear narrative analysis of the central events in the Islamic domains between the rise of the 'Abbasids and the Saljuq invasion (A.D. 750–1055/ A.H. 132–448). This period witnessed the establishment of a new regime, its failure to live up to its revolutionary ideals and the gradual dissolution of a vast empire into lesser political entitles. The task of creating a political structure supported by viable institutions to rule their territories proved beyond the 'Abbasids. Nor were they able to accomplish the economic integration of the empire, largely expanding urban centres with those of the rural communities. The result was endemic revolts in rural areas, notably those of Babak, the Zanj and the Qaramita. The wealth of the 'Abbasid empire attracted vast volumes of international trade. Each region in the empire wished to pursue its own interest in this trade, and competition for an ever-larger share soon developed into uncontrollable interregional strife. Lacking political and economic organization to maintain the integrity of their empire, the 'Abbasids resorted to military power. Consequently military leaders established their own rule in the regions and became powerful adversaries to central government. On the other hand the local populations in the outer provinces rose under their chiefs and also became aggressive opponents. It is these developments that explain the rise of the Tahirids, Samanids, Saffarids, Buyids, Ghaznavids, Tulunids, Hamdanids, and other regional power groups. Dr Shaban also studies the rise to power in Tunisia and later in Egypt, replacing the crumbling rule of military dynasties in both provinces. The revolutionary idealism of the Fatimids, however, failed to win the support of their subject populations, and their economic policies led to the ruination of their regime. The arrival of the Saljuqs on the scene marks the beginning of a new epoch in Islamic history. Dr Shaban has based his book on a fresh study of the original sources, and he offers many new and challenging insights into the historical account of the period. He has kept in view the needs of the reader who might be bewildered by the mass of proper names involved and has deliberately concentrated on the main outlines of the period as a whole