Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0192802550 ISBN 13: 9780192802552
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inevitably evil and proposed a totalitarian state to subdue human failings. In this illuminating study, Richard Tuck re-evaluates Hobbes's philosophy and dispels these myths, revealing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of scepticism, and to have developed a theory of knowledge which rivalled thatof Descartes in its importance.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0192803166 ISBN 13: 9780192803160
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Father of the Enlightenment and the last guardian of the medieval world, Spinoza made a brilliant attempt to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch and to present a vision of man as simultaneously bound by necessity and eternally free. Ostracized by the Jewish community in Amsterddam to which he was born, Spinoza developed a political philosophy that set out to justify the secular state ruled by a liberal constitution, and a metaphysics that sought to reconcile human freedom with a belief in scientific explanation. Here, Roger Scruton presents a clear and systematic analysis of Spinoza's thought and shows its relevance to today's intellectual preoccupations.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0192802577 ISBN 13: 9780192802576
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) is considered by many to have been one of the greatest writers on war. His study On War was described by the American strategic thinker Bernard Brodie as 'not simply the greatest, but the only great book about war.' It is hard to disagree. Even though he wrote his only major work at a time when the range of firearms was fifty yards, much of what he had to say remains relevant today. Michael Howard explains Clausewitz's ideas in terms both of his experiences as a professional soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, and of the intellectual background of his time.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0192802526 ISBN 13: 9780192802521
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise the problems of interpretation that still remain unsettled 75 years after the initial discoveries. The main text makes no use of equations, but there is a Mathematical Appendix for those desiring stronger fare. Uncertainty, probabilistic physics, complementarity, the problematic character of measurement, and decoherence are among the many topics discussed.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195152050 ISBN 13: 9780195152050
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A seasoned journalist guides readers through the violent struggle for Jerusalem's sacred Temple Mount.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0194338479 ISBN 13: 9780194338479
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sonst. Bücher. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A topic-based course that allows learners to extend their language skills while learning about the world around them.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195147723 ISBN 13: 9780195147728
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Over a decade in the making, Medieval Folklore offers a wide-ranging guide to the lore of the Middle Ages--from the mundane to the supernatural. Definitive and lively articles focus on the great tales and traditions of the age and includes information on daily and nightly customs andactivities; religious beliefs of the pagan, Christian, Muslim, and Jew; key works of oral and written literature; traditional music and art; holidays and feasts; food and drink; and plants and animals, both real and fantastical. While most books on medieval folklore focus primarily on the West, this unique volume brings together an eclectic range of experts to treat the subject from a global perspective. Especially remarkable are the surveys of the major medieval traditions including Arab-Islamic, Baltic, English, Finno-Ugric, French, Hispanic, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Jewish, Scandinavian, Scottish, Slavic, and Welsh. For anyone who has ever wanted a path through the tangle of Arthurian legends, or the real lowdown on St. Patrick, or the last word on wolf lore--this is the place to look. The contributors: Ulrich Marzolph -- Arab-IslamicThomas A. DuBois -- BalticJohn McNamara & Carl Lindahl -- EnglishThomas A. DuBois -- Finno-UgricFrancesca Canade Sautman -- FrenchSamuel G. Armistead -- HispanicEva Pocs -- HungarianJoseph Falaky Nagy -- IrishGiuseppe C. Di Scipio -- ItalianEli Yassif -- JewishStephen A. Mitchell -- ScandinavianJohn McNamara -- ScottishEve Levin -- SlavicElissa R. Henken & Brynley F. Roberts -- Welsh.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0198662122 ISBN 13: 9780198662129
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Oxford Companion to Music is one of the most famous music reference works of all time. This invaluable Companion now reappears in a completely new edition. Over a million words in length, it is the biggest, most authoritative, and most up to date single-volume music reference book available. The new edition draws on both the classic Oxford Companion to Music by Percy Scholes, first published in 1938, and the two-volume New Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Denis Arnold (1983), but is thoroughly revised and reimagined for the 21st century. Alison Latham has assembled a distinguished team of over 120 international contributors, bringing their distinctive voices to an exceptionally broad sweep of musical subjects ranging from composers, performers, conductors, individual works, instruments and notation, and forms and genres, to music scholarship and aesthetics, music education, broadcasting and publishing, all aspects of music theory, and performance practice, as well as jazz, popular music, and dance. Entries range from brief definitions to in-depth essays on subjects such as politics, religion, psychology, and computers. This is a comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible source of information on all aspects of Western music.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0198515413 ISBN 13: 9780198515418
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This report offers a range of perspectives on the role of women in formal politics in a variety of political contexts, from mature to more emergent democratic systems. The wide geographical range - from Africa to Europe, from China to Australia - is a significant strength of the book, as is the diversity of its methodological approaches and techniques.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195134672 ISBN 13: 9780195134674
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After examining the ideas of great thinkers from Socrates to Kafka, a philosopher's radical approach to spirituality blends emotion, intellect, science, and common sense and urges a passionate enthusiasm for the world.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0199243212 ISBN 13: 9780199243211
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The selection of papers presented in these two volumes reflects the depth and breadth of the research interests of European scholars in financial economics. Topics discussed include asset pricing in the context of perfect markets and of market imperfections, the interaction between business cycle and financial imperfections, take over bids, and the interplay between banks and financial markets. These two volumes will provide an invaluable reference tool for scholars in the field.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195152891 ISBN 13: 9780195152890
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The media frenzy surrounding the 1996 resolution by the Oakland School Board brought public attention to the term 'Ebonics,' however the idea remains a mystery to most. John Baugh, a well-known African-American linguist and education expert, offers an accessible explanation of the origins of the term, the linguistic reality behind the hype, and the politics behind the outcry on both sides of the debate. Using a non-technical, first-person style, and bringing in many of his own personal experiences, Baugh debunks many commonly-held notions about the way African-Americans speak English, and the result is a nuanced and balanced portrait of a fraught subject. This volume should appeal to students and scholars in anthropology, linguistics, education, urban studies, and African-American studies.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0198184468 ISBN 13: 9780198184461
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book explores the political co-operations and textual connections which linked anti-colonial, nationalist, and modernist groups and individuals in the British empire. Boehmer significantly questions prevailing postcolonial paradigms of the self-defining nation, syncretism and mimicry, and dismantles still-dominant binary definitions of the colonial relationship.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0199251134 ISBN 13: 9780199251131
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Poetry, Poets, Readers is a defense of poetry against the protective moves which claim that poets never lie because they never affirm, or that their poems exist in a separate 'world.' Through detailed considerations of poetry by Shakespeare, Keats, Yeats, Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, and Paul Muldoon, along with sustained meditations on the role of fact in fictions, the nature of literary value, speech acts and performative utterances issued by poets, the book sets out a fresh model for relationships between poetry, poets, and readers.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195123719 ISBN 13: 9780195123715
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Featuring 1,500 concise definitions of key terms, this authoritative, single-volume dictionary of the social sciences covers the vocabularies of anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism in an itegrated, easy-to-use, A-to-Z reference tool.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0198721927 ISBN 13: 9780198721925
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book documents the origins of modern comedy by examining the evolution of 'New Comedy,' the Greek genre of which the works of Menander are the only surviving example. It looks at the quiet domestic dramas of Menander, the farces of Plautus, and the comedies of Terence. An authoritative Introduction sets the papers, which are by leading experts in their field, in context and explores connections between them thus examining the legacy for modern comedies. All Latin and Greek is translated.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0198187270 ISBN 13: 9780198187271
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This major study examines a Victorian obsession with 'influence', the often unpredictable after-effects of words and actions, in fields as diverse as mesmerism and theology, literary theory and sanitation reform. For writers such as Tennyson, FitzGerald and Dickens, the idea is both a theoretical and a practical problem.Survival is not only what their writing critically examines, but also what it sets out to achieve.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0198295979 ISBN 13: 9780198295976
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The latest volume in the Fuji Business History series explores the role of the entrepreneur and small business in the economies of the East and West. The volume presents contributions from well-known international scholars, including Michael Cusumano on Bill Gates and High-Tech Entrepreneurship; Martin Kenney on Venture Capital in Silicon Valley; and Mary Rose on issues of succession in entrepreneurial firms.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195127420 ISBN 13: 9780195127423
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Based on exhaustive research in Texas archives, this reference is a vividly written, action-packed history of the most fabled lawmen of the American West. 40 halftones. 11 maps. Texas book tour.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195154355 ISBN 13: 9780195154351
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The devastating September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon left us stunned, angry, and uncomprehending. As it became clear that these horrifying acts had been committed in the name of Islam, we struggled to understand how religion could be used to justify the slaughter of innocents. The media, the government, and ordinary citizens alike sought answers to questions about Islam and its adherents. Who are the Muslim extremists who perpetrate such deeds Why do they hate us What do they hope to achieve Does Islam really teach that such terrorists are holy warriors who will be rewarded with everlasting bliss In this level-headed and authoritative book, John L. Esposito, one of the world's most respected scholars of political Islam, provides answers to these and many other questions that have arisen in the wake of the attacks. He clearly and carefully explains the teachings of Islam--the Quran, the example of the Prophet, Islamic law--about jihad or holy war, the use of violence, and terrorism. He chronicles the rise of extremist groups and examines their frightening worldview and tactics. Anti-Americanism (and anti-Europeanism), he shows, is a broad-based phenomenon that cuts across Arab and Muslim societies. It is not just driven by religious zealotry, but by frustration and anger at U.S. policy. Moreover, many Muslims are repelled by aspects of Western culture, and alarmed at its impact around the world. It is vital to understand, however, that the vast majority of Muslims are appalled by the acts of violence committed in the name of their faith. It is essential that we distinguish between the religion of Islam and the actions of extremists like Osama bin Laden who hijack Islamic discourse and belief to justify their acts of terrorism. How can we continue the fight against terrorism without precipitating a global clash of cultures This is perhaps the most important question we face in this time of crisis. The terrorists behind the September 11 attacks must be brought to justice, their cells eradicated, and their bases destroyed. But this war against terror must not be used to justify erosion of important values at home, or become a green light to authoritarian regimes in the Muslim world to repress non-violent opposition. Only by understanding and addressing the issues that breed hatred and radicalism, argues Esposito, can we defuse the conflicts that will otherwise continue to confront future generations. This brief, clear-sighted and accessibly written book reflects twenty years of study, reflection, and experience on the part of a scholar who is equally respected in the West and in the Muslim world. It will prove to be the best single guide to these urgent questions that have suddenly forced themselves on the attention of the entire world.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 019925575X ISBN 13: 9780199255757
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book contains a slightly expanded version of the Clarendon Lectures in Law given in Oxford in 2001. It deals with major contributions made by the English Courts in the Twentieth Century to three important areas of English contract law. The first is the variation of contracts by subsequent agreement, where developments in the doctrines of consideration and estoppel are discussed. The second is the battle over privacy of contract, and the third is the development of different types of contractual terms.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0198268823 ISBN 13: 9780198268826
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is concerned with the law of agriculture in the EC. It is an area in which it has few competitors, yet which raises major issues relevant to all those with an interest in EC law and World Trade law more generally.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 019924247X ISBN 13: 9780199242474
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Throughout the industrial world, the discipline of labor law has fallen into deep philosophical and policy crisis, at the same time as new theoretical approaches make it a field of considerable intellectual ferment. Modern labor law evolved in a symbiotic relationship with a postwar institutional and policy agenda, the social, economic and political underpinnings of which have gradually eroded in the context of accelerating international economic integration and wage-competition. These essays - which are the product of a transnational comparative dialog among academics and practitioners in labor law and related legal fields, including social security, immigration, trade, and development - identify, analyze, and respond to some of the conceptual and policy challenges posed by globalization.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 019925009X ISBN 13: 9780199250097
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The book examines the law of the free movement of goods and services. These two freedoms are fundamental to the Community's internal market and form the basis for an ever-increasing number of economic transactions as the markets of the Member States become more integrated. The book focuses in particular on the relationship between the freedoms, asking whether the same principles can be applied in both fields.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0199243433 ISBN 13: 9780199243433
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - These days almost everyone seems to think it obvious that equality of opportunity is at least part of what constitutes a fair society. At the same time they are so vague about what equality of opportunity actually amounts to that it can begin to look like an empty term, a convenient shorthand for the way jobs (or for that matter university places, or positions of power, or merely places on the local sports team) should be allocated, whatever that happens to be.Matt Cavanagh offers a highly provocative and original new view, suggesting that the way we think about equality and opportunity should be radically changed.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0195124405 ISBN 13: 9780195124408
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The basis for much of medical public health practice comes from epidemiological research. This text describes current statistical tools that are used to analyze the association between possible risk factors and the actual risk of disease. Beginning with a broad conceptual framework on thedisease process, it describes commonly used techniques for analyzing proportions and disease rates. These are then extended to model fitting, and the common threads of logic that bind the two analytic strategies together are revealed. Each chapter provides a descriptive rationale for the method, aworked example using data from a published study, and an exercise that allows the reader to practice the technique. Each chapter also includes an appendix that provides further details on the theoretical underpinnings of the method. Among the topics covered are Mantel-Haenszel methods, rates, survival analysis, logistic regression, and generalized linear models. Methods for incorporating aspects of study design, such as matching, into the analysis are discussed, and guidance is given for determining the power or the sample size requirements of a study. This text will give readers afoundation in applied statistics and the concepts of model fitting to develop skills in the analysis of epidemiological data.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0199247072 ISBN 13: 9780199247073
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why was the great philosopher Spinoza expelled from his Portuguese-Jewish community in Amsterdam Nadler's investigation of this simple question gives fascinating new perspectives on Spinoza's thought and the Jewish religious and philosophical tradition from which it arose.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0198152892 ISBN 13: 9780198152897
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Achilles Tatius' Leucippe and Clitophon is a 'Greek novel' composed in the second century AD. Like the other five novels that survive from this period, it focuses on the mutual love of a boy and a girl and the travails and obstacles that prevent them from consummating that love. This new translation (which incorporates detailed notes) aims to capture the variety and vivacity of Achilles Tatius' writing. A substantial introduction sets the text in its historical and literary contexts.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0199246947 ISBN 13: 9780199246946
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is the first new edition for more than a decade of the fragments of Timotheus of Miletus, one of the most important Greek poets of the fifth and fourth centuries BC. It includes a comprehensive commentary (the fullest available) and an extensive introduction.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2002, 2002
ISBN 10: 0199243492 ISBN 13: 9780199243495
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Written by leading philosophers and lawyers from the United States and the United Kingdom, this collection of original essays offers new insights into the doctrines that make up the general part of the criminal law. It sheds theoretical light on the diversity and unity of the general part and advances our understanding of such key issues as criminalisation, omissions, voluntary actions, knowledge, belief, reckelssness, duress, self-defence, entrapment and officially-induced mistake of law.