Nuclear Deterrence (1968) examines the issue of nuclear-armed powers deterring attacks upon themselves with the threats of devastating retaliatory responses. It looks at the number of assumptions and conditions associated with the policy, and the di...Loe edasi...
This open access book deals with the ideas and work of William Stanley Jevons (1835 1882). Jevons is now mainly known as an economist. His revision of the theory of value and the definition of the principle of decreasing marginal utility gained him...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Leiden University Press, ISBN-13: 9789087284978)
Medical Mercenaries, Masculinities, and Transimperial Science between the Dutch East Indies and German-speaking Europe traces the trajectories of some 300 physicians from German-speaking Switzerland, Habsburg Austria, and the German Empire who serve...Loe edasi...
Divided Korea: Understanding Unification Narratives examines how different visions of Korean unification have been formed and contested across history, politics, and culture. From Cold War propaganda to digital diplomacy, or from South Koreas democr...Loe edasi...
This publication enables to realize the full potential of herbaria as archives of scientific information. The book focuses on the most important aspects of the collections condition which is crucial for planning further research using its resources....Loe edasi...
This volume represents a critical development in philosophy of technology as Chinese scholars articulate a constructive Chinese philosophy of technology in dialogue with the West, but not subordinate to it. Carl Mitchams introductory essay and Alfr...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807182338)
Professing Darkness confirms the centrality of Catholic thought, imagery, and sacrament to the spiritual and ethical outlook of the work of Cormac McCarthy and, more specifically, its consistent assessment of Enlightenment values and their often-cat...Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1951, unlike most books dealing with psychology and pastoral work at the time, this work is not concerned solely with the application of psycho-therapeutic principles to the work of the minister. It is dominated by the need f...Loe edasi...
Napoleon Recaptures Paris (first published in English in 1968) describes the Revolution of March 20 which led to Napoleans victory over Louis XVIII and the recapturing of Paris. It gives an hour-by-hour account of one of the strangest days in histor...Loe edasi...
This innovative collection explores the intersection of magic, reproduction, and horror in contemporary culture, examining how these elements reflect and critique societal anxieties during a time of unprecedented challenges to reproductive rights, s...Loe edasi...
Spain belongs to the group of European peripheral economies where the diffusion of the British Industrial Revolution failed during the 19th century, as Professor Jordi Nadal underlined half a century ago.This book presents the analysis of l...Loe edasi...
First published in 1986, this book (now with a new preface by the author) talks about the theory of eugenics. The book offers a critique of Foucaults theory of the development of the sciences of human life, as well as relating the ideas of several s...Loe edasi...
First published in 1994, in this book Raymond Barglow shows how contemporary technological environment furnish the unconscious with internal objects that hark back to a time in our lives prior to personal boundary formation and identity....Loe edasi...
Published to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Weavers, this richly illustrated book is a tribute to the creativity, resourcefulness, and passion behind weaving in Britain today. Visiting a wide range of makers, from handl...Loe edasi...
The Danish Economy in the Twentieth Century (1987) shows how Denmark was less severely affected by the Depression of the 1930s and the two world wars than other countries in Europe and how it maintained its position by the skilful exploitation of it...Loe edasi...
Planning and Productivity in Sweden (1976) examines the success of Swedens economy and working arrangements, detailing how a resource-poor nation came to achieve such high living standards. The growth in prosperity was no accident, but involved cons...Loe edasi...
This book integrates field archaeology with multidisciplinary research on the Erlitou site. Beyond its significant archaeological discoveries, Erlitou represents the site subjected to the most extensive analysis by the various scientific and technol...Loe edasi...
