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Häftad, Engelska, 2007
2 424 kr
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It is commonly agreed by linguists and anthropologists that the majority of languages spoken now around the globe will likely disappear within our lifetime. The phenomenon known as language death has started to accelerate as the world has grown smaller. This extinction of languages, and the knowledge therein, has no parallel in human history. K. David Harrison's book is the first to focus on the essential question, what is lost when a language dies? What forms of knowledge are embedded in a language's structure and vocabulary? And how harmful is it to humanity that such knowledge is lost forever? Harrison spans the globe from Siberia, to North America, to the Himalayas and elsewhere, to look at the human knowledge that is slowly being lost as the languages that express it fade from sight. He uses fascinating anecdotes and portraits of some of these languages' last remaining speakers, in order to demonstrate that this knowledge about ourselves and the world is inherently precious and once gone, will be lost forever. This knowledge is not only our cultural heritage (oral histories, poetry, stories, etc.) but very useful knowledge about plants, animals, the seasons, and other aspects of the natural world--not to mention our understanding of the capacities of the human mind.Harrison's book is a testament not only to the pressing issue of language death, but to the remarkable span of human knowledge and ingenuity. It will fascinate linguists, anthropologists, and general readers.
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
205 kr
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Which cultural values, beliefs, and attitudes best promote democracy, social justice, and prosperity? How can we use the forces that shape cultural change, such as religion, child-rearing practices, education, and political leadership, to promote these values in the Third World--and for underachieving minorities in the First World? In this book, Lawrence E. Harrison offers intriguing answers to these questions, in a valuable follow-up to his acclaimed Culture Matters.Drawing on a three-year research project that explored the cultural values of dozens of nations--from Botswana, Sweden, and India to China, Egypt, and Chile--Harrison offers a provocative look at values around the globe, revealing how each nation's culture has propelled or retarded their political and economic progress. The book presents 25 factors that operate very differently in cultures prone to progress and those that resist it, including one's influence over destiny, the importance attached to education, the extent to which people identify with and trust others, and the role of women in society. Harrison pulls no punches, and many of his findings will be controversial. He argues, for example, that Protestantism, Confucianism, and Judaism have been more successful in promoting progress than Catholicism, Orthodox Christianity, and Islam. Harrison rejects the Bush administration's doctrine that "the values of freedom are right and true for every person, in every society." Thus nations like Iraq and Afghanistan--where illiteracy, particularly among women, and mistrust are high and traditions of cooperation and compromise are scant--are likely to resist democracy. Most important, the book outlines a series of practical guidelines that developing nations and lagging minority groups can use to enhance their political, social, and economic well-being. Contradicting the arguments of multiculturalists, this book contends that when it comes to promoting human progress, some cultures are clearly more effective than others. It convincingly shows which values, beliefs, and attitudes work and how we can foster them.
Del 109 - Proceedings of the British Academy
Henry Sidgwick
Inbunden, Engelska, 2001
513 kr
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These essays constitute a welcome addition to the current re-engagement with the ethical thought of a prominent late Victorian philosopher and reformer. Henry Sidgwick wrote the first professional work of modern moral philosophy, yet one century after his death his thought remains relevant to the present revival of interest in the question of how we should live. How does moral philosophy fit in with the more general use of practical reason? - a still puzzling and deeply contested problem. Which actions are appropriate for an intellectual? - i.e., how should the moral thought of the professional few in the universities be related to the thought and action of the many in the world outside? Sidgwick's solutions to these questions are discussed and criticised by a distinguished group of scholars, providing new insights into these recurring issues of moral philosophy.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1990
3 241 kr
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This collection of essays provides in convenient form a number of recent and classic papers on Vergil's Aeneid, covering a wide range of topics. It is particularly intended to be a supplement to standard reading for undergraduate courses in ancient epic poetry, and Vergil in particular. Especial attention has been paid to including useful essays from sources which are rare, out of print, or otherwise difficult to obtain, while care has also been taken to include material which is regularly specified on reading lists.The essays presented here are all in English, but Dr Harrison has attempted to maintain a broad overview of twentieth-century Vergilian criticism; work in other languages is mentioned in his introduction, which is a general survey of literature on the Aeneid, and in an additional bibliography. Contributors include such distinguished scholars as C. M. Bowra, Eduard Fraenkel, N. M. Horsfall, R. O. A. M. Lyne, R. G. M. Nisbet, F. H. Sandbach, F. Solmsen, D. A. West, and R. D. Williams. The work will be useful and accessible to scholars and students of Vergil and to anyone interested in this supreme epic poem.
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
1 102 kr
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This book is a response to the literary pleasures and scholarly problems of reading the texts of Apuleius, most famous for his novel Metamorphoses or Golden Ass. Living in second-century North Africa, Apuleius was more than an author of fiction; he was a consummate orator and professional intellectual, Platonist philosopher, extraordinary stylist, relentless self-promoter, and versatile author of a remarkably diverse body of work, much of which is lost to us. This book is written for those able to read Apuleius in Latin, and Apuleian works are accordingly quoted without translation (although where they exist suitable translations have been indicated). In this book Dr Harrison has provided a literary handbook to all the works of Apuleius as well as the Metamorphoses, and has set his works against their intellectual background: not only Apuleius' career as a performing intellectual, a sophist, in second-century Roman North Africa, but also the larger contemporary framework of the Greek Second Sophistic. While focusing primarily on the texts as literature and literary-historical, the book also deals with Apuleius' works of didactic philosophy and his consequent connection with Middle Platonism.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1998
894 kr
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This volume covers all aspects of oxygen transport to tissues, including measurement techniques, the modelling of supply and consumption, and the basic physiological and biochemical consequences of oxygen variation in normal and pathological states.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1999
2 915 kr
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First Published in 1999. This is Volume III of a collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean journals from 1591 to and 1610 and includes an Elizabethan journal, being a record of those things most talked of during the years 1599–1603.
Häftad, Engelska, 2010
527 kr
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First Published in 1999. This is Volume III of a collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean journals from 1591 to and 1610 and includes an Elizabethan journal, being a record of those things most talked of during the years 1599–1603.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1994
2 526 kr
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Handbook for the computation and empirical estimation of reliability. Introduces an incomparable volume of easily applicable, cutting-edge results originated by prominent Russian reliability specialists. Completely covers probabilistic reliability, statistical reliability and optimization with simple, step-by-step, numerical examples. Offers a broad range of applications in engineering, operations research, cost analysis and project management. Explores reliability software extensively. Includes appendices with summary reviews of mathematical and statistical fundamentals.
Häftad, Engelska, 2004
514 kr
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Beverly Harrison has long fought for women and others at the margins, challenging the subjugating ways in which women's intellectual contributions, their gifts of ministerial leadership, and their reproductive capacity and sexual identity have been defined. This collection of essays and lectures, presented over the course of her career, demonstrates the progression of Harrison's contribution to the field of Christian ethics and the evolution of her thought in response to changing social realities.
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
559 kr
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Distinguished Scholars Explore Early Christian Views on the Problem of EvilWhat did the early church teach about the problem of suffering and evil in the world? In this volume, distinguished historians and theologians explore a range of ancient Christian responses to this perennial problem. The ecumenical team of contributors includes John Behr, Gary Anderson, Brian Daley, and Bishop Kallistos Ware, among others. This is the fourth volume in Holy Cross Studies in Patristic Theology and History, a partnership between Baker Academic and the Pappas Patristic Institute of Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. The series is a deliberate outreach by the Orthodox community to Protestant and Catholic seminarians, pastors, and theologians.
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
688 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
348 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
181 kr
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E-bok
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First published in 1958. This is the final Volume V of a collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean journals from 1591 to and 1610 and includes an Elizabethan journal, being a record of those things most talked of during the years 1607–1610.
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Engelska, 2013445 kr
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First published in 1958. This is the final Volume V of a collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean journals from 1591 to and 1610 and includes an Elizabethan journal, being a record of those things most talked of during the years 1607–1610.
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Engelska, 2010992 kr
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First Published in 1999. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought. Each book constitutes a detailed, critical introduction to the work of a philosopher of major influence and significance. The series in which this work appears, the Arguments of the Philosophers, should, ideally, identify the arguments of a particular philosopher and then subject them to relentless, modern, critical examination. The work which follows diverges from this ideal type in having rather more attention given to the identification than to the criticism of its subject’s arguments.
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First Published in 1999. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought. Each book constitutes a detailed, critical introduction to the work of a philosopher of major influence and significance. The series in which this work appears, the Arguments of the Philosophers, should, ideally, identify the arguments of a particular philosopher and then subject them to relentless, modern, critical examination. The work which follows diverges from this ideal type in having rather more attention given to the identification than to the criticism of its subject’s arguments.
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Employing the central integrative theme of power, POWER AND SOCIETY, 14th Edition, introduces you to each of the social sciences and demonstrates how they differ in their focus and methods. It also presents an interdisciplinary viewpoint to illustrate the nature and uses of power in society. This compelling book will stimulate your interest in the social sciences as it explores some of the central challenges facing American society, such as ideological conflict, racism and sexism, poverty and powerlessness, crime and violence, community problems, and international relations.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
254 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2006
833 kr
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Mental health is a significant factor in providing effective nursing care for patients in hospital and residential settings. Non-mental health nursing staff often lack the confidence, knowledge and skills to effectively meet the mental health needs of patients who are experiencing psychiatric problems and psychological distress. Mental Health Care for Nurses: Applying mental health skills in the general hospital provides a step-by-step guide which will help nurses identify these needs and address them in practice. The first part of Mental Health Care for Nurses: Applying mental health skills in the general hospital explores the context of mental health care in hospital and residential settings and provides a practical framework for assessment, planning and delivery of mental health care. The second part explores specific topics such as self-harm and suicide prevention, caring for the patient displaying challenging behaviour, maternal and perinatal mental health problems, mental health problems associated with old age, mood disorders, and illicit drug and alcohol dependence.
Del 13 - Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Companion to Latin Literature
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
653 kr
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A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD. Provides expert overview of the main periods of Latin literary history, major genres, and key themesCovers all the major Latin works of prose and poetry, from Ennius to Augustine, including Lucretius, Cicero, Catullus, Livy, Vergil, Seneca, and ApuleiusIncludes invaluable reference material – dictionary entries on authors, chronological chart of political and literary history, and an annotated bibliographyServes as both a discursive literary history and a general reference book
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
261 kr
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The quality of leadership in any organization—business, social, military, and government—is enhanced or limited by the quality of its leadership communication. The authors assert that leadership is given force by strategic communication that produces results required in competitive conditions. For the professional in enterprise communication, this brings into focus two questions: What is the relevance of communication in the leadership process of reaching best achievable outcomes (BAOs)? And, how does the primary communication professional attain expert in uence and success in a leadership position? This book provides insights and guidance on functioning at the highest levels of the corpo rate communications profession.
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
263 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2024
278 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
330 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
240 kr
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E-bok
Franska, 2024151 kr
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Quand Paris était son amour juxtapose les vies de deux femmes à travers deux continents.
Dans le prologue, nous faisons la connaissance de Marlene. Nous sommes en 2000,
année charnière. Elle réfléchit rêveuse, sous la Tour Eiffel, et se souvient
qu''il fut un temps où Paris était son amour. Puis, nous revenons en 1985. Nous
sommes à San Francisco, où elle vit et travaille comme institutrice dans une
école maternelle. Elle est perdue et sans ami. Sur un coup de tête, elle décide
d''aller à Paris. Une fois sur place, elle s''éprend non seulement de la ville
mais aussi d''une femme qu''elle rencontre lors d''un concert à Versailles. Elle
est timide et ne parle pas un mot de français. Aussi, lorsque l''occasion se
présente de communiquer avec Thérèse, elle se sauve, piteuse, tandis que
Thérèse, elle-même déjà éprise de Marlene, se glisse dans un autre wagon du
train qui les emporte, souhaitant que le rêve se réalise cette nuit-là. Après
cette occasion manquée, chaque femme se fraye un chemin vers un autre destin.
Marlene adoptera une petite fille roumaine sortie des orphelinats de la brutale
dictature de Ceauşescu. Thérèse recherchera des violons et des instruments à
cordes volés à des juifs morts dans les chambres à gaz pendant la guerre. Alors
que Marlene et Thérèse suivent des chemins très divergents dans leurs vies,
quelque chose de sous-jacent, fibre de passion éternelle entre ces deux femmes,
sous-tend leurs vies. Parfois lors de moments d''intimité, l''une ou l''autre fait
resurgir le souvenir de l''autre, et ce faisant, elles créent, non seulement un
processus parallèle de vie, mais enflamment aussi de manière répétitive la
réalité de leur désir pour l''autre. Un thème omniprésent, celui de la survie,
ponctue chaque étape de cette œuvre. Si, de prime abord, cette œuvre de fiction
semble être telle une tapisserie, tissée de beauté, d''humour et d''un sens
magique de l''émerveillement, au-delà, récurrent, il y a les horreurs de la
guerre et ses ramifications. La musique résonne à chaque passage du livre et
pousse à la transcendance de la douleur de l''existence humaine vers un état
plus sublime, celui de la survie dans sa quintessence.
