Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 264, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Rodney Stark, ISBN-13: 9780691248042, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 520, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Jason Stanley, ISBN-13: 9780691242750, Date of issue: 2025
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 480, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Iain Campbell,Pete Morris, ISBN-13: 9780691245171, Date of issue: 2026
Enter the magical world behind the Mirrors... Jacob Reckless has always been careful to keep the enchanted world behind the mirror secret from his brother. Until one day, Will follows him, unaware of the mortal danger awaiting him: attacked by a group of Goyl - stone skinned humans who are conquering the world behind the Mirrors - Will turns to jade, their most sacred stone. Jacob desperately tries to save him, but only the fairies have the power to stop the Petrifying Flesh. Together with Will's girlfriend Clara and the shape-shifting Fox, Jacob begins a perilous journey...
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: David G. James, ISBN-13: 9780691240565, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 208, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: CHOPRA SAMIR, ISBN-13: 9780691246147, Date of issue: 2025
"In 1995, the editor of the newsletter for the Royal Economic Society, who was a fan of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America on BBC Radio 4, suggested to Angus Deaton that he write a Letter about economic events in America. Twenty-five years later, Deaton, now a Nobel laureate and one of the world's most respected economists, submitted his fiftieth and final Letter from America. Over the years Deaton wrote about many topics, from the War on Terror to healthcare to becoming a US citizen, all from the perspective of a Scottish/British economist. In the letters he writes about both the economics profession in America as well as American society more generally. The letters show how he admired many aspects of American life while watching others with "fascinated horror." He wrote about the positive and negative aspects of American economics, including aspects that fostered and stifled new ideas. About American society, he "frequently wrote about aspects of American inequality, not only in income and wealth, but inequality across race and citizenship, and my evolving understanding that the American government, unlike the British government, which my parents and I had confidently looked to for protection, was frequently an oppressor, more often redistributing upthan down.""-- "From the Nobel Prize-winning economist and New York Times-bestselling coauthor of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, candid reflections on the economist's craftWhen economist Angus Deaton immigrated to the United States from Britain in the early 1980s, he was awed by America's strengths and shocked by the extraordinary gaps he witnessed between people. Economics in America explains in clear terms how the field of economics addresses the most pressing issues of our times-from poverty, retirement, and the minimum wage to the ravages of the nation's uniquely disastrous health care system-and narrates Deaton's own account of his experiences as a naturalized US citizen and academic economist.Deaton is witty and he pulls no punches. In this incisive, candid, and funny book, he describes the everyday lives of working economists, recounting the triumphs as well as the disasters, and tells the inside story of the Nobel Prize in economics and the journey that led him to Stockholm to receive one. He discusses the ongoing tensions between economics and politics-and the extent to which economics has any content beyond the political prejudices of economists-and reflects on whether economists bear at least some responsibility for the growing despair and rising populism in America.Blending rare personal insights with illuminating perspectives on the social challenges that confront us today, Deaton offers a disarmingly frank critique of his own profession while shining a light on his adopted country's policy accomplishments and failures"-- From the Nobel Prizewinning economist and New York Times bestselling coauthor of Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, candid reflections on the economists craftWhen economist Angus Deaton immigrated to the United States from Britain in the early 1980s, he was awed by Americas strengths and shocked by the extraordinary gaps he witnessed between people. Economics in America explains in clear terms how the field of economics addresses the most pressing issues of our timefrom poverty, retirement, and the minimum wage to the ravages of the nations uniquely disastrous health care systemand narrates Deatons account of his experiences as a naturalized US citizen and academic economist.Deaton is witty and pulls no punches. In this incisive, candid, and funny book, he describes the everyday lives of working economists, recounting the triumphs as well as the disasters, and tells the inside story of the Nobel Prize in economics and the journey that led him to Stockholm to receive one. He discusses the ongoing tensions between economics and politicsand the extent to which economics has any content beyond the political prejudices of economistsand reflects on whether economists bear at least some responsibility for the growing despair and rising populism in America.Blending rare personal insights with illuminating perspectives on the social challenges that confront us today, Deaton offers a disarmingly frank critique of his own profession while shining a light on his adopted countrys policy accomplishments and failures. Autorid: Angus Deaton
A panoramic narrative that places ancient Africa on the stage of world historyThis book brings together archaeological and linguistic evidence to provide a sweeping global history of ancient Africa, tracing how the continent played an important role in the technological, agricultural, and economic transitions of world civilization. Christopher Ehret takes readers from the close of the last Ice Age some ten thousand years ago, when a changing climate allowed for the transition from hunting and gathering to the cultivation of crops and raising of livestock, to the rise of kingdoms and empires in the first centuries of the common era.Ehret takes up the problem of how we discuss Africa in the context of global history, combining results of multiple disciplines. He sheds light on the rich history of technological innovation by African societiesfrom advances in ceramics to cotton weaving and iron smeltinghighlighting the important contributions of women as inventors and innovators. He shows how Africa helped to usher in an age of agricultural exchange, exporting essential crops as well as new agricultural methods into other regions, and how African traders and merchants led a commercial revolution spanning diverse regions and cultures. Ehret lays out the deeply African foundations of ancient Egyptian culture, beliefs, and institutions and discusses early Christianity in Africa.A monumental achievement by one of todays eminent scholars, Ancient Africa offers vital new perspectives on our shared past, explaining why we need to reshape our historical frameworks for understanding the ancient world as a whole. Autorid: Christopher Ehret
A practical guide to the art of mentorship in higher educationMentoring is integral to how academics are formed and what trajectories their careers will take. Yet until recently, no one was trained to do it, and many academics have ingrained assumptions about mentorship that no longer fit the lives, needs, and aspirations of mentees. How to Mentor Anyone in Academia shares proven techniques for the professional development of junior faculty, postdocs, and graduate students in todays rapidly changing academic landscape.Drawing on her experience as a professional coach who has worked closely with hundreds of students and faculty across the humanities, sciences, and social sciences, Maria LaMonaca Wisdom coaches readers in how to create their own signature approach to mentoring. She highlights the importance of honoring the unique backgrounds, values, and goals of mentees, and of self-knowledge and self-reflection for mentors. Through a series of coaching moments, Wisdom enables readers to reflect on a range of relevant topics, including empathy and active listening, clarifying expectations, balancing firmness with heart, being attentive to power dynamics, time management and setting goals, mentoring for careers beyond the academy, and self-care for both mentors and mentees.Incisive and accessible, How to Mentor Anyone in Academia offers strategies and tools supported by the latest data on effective mentorship, helping mentors and mentees build dynamic relationships, identify whats working and whats not, and map out strategies for continued growth. Autorid: Maria LaMonaca Wisdom
A vivid portrait of the life and work of Carl LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus (17071778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plants and animals. Linnaeus himself classified thousands of species; the simple and immediately recognizable abbreviation L is used to mark classifications originally made by Linnaeus. This biography, by the leading authority on Linnaeus, offers a vivid portrait of Linnaeuss life and work. Drawing on a wide range of previously unpublished sourcesincluding diaries and personal correspondenceas well as new research, it presents revealing and original accounts of his family life, the political context in which he pursued his work, and his eccentric views on sexuality.The Man Who Organized Nature describes Linnaeuss childhood in a landscape of striking natural beauty and how this influenced his later work. Linnaeuss Lutheran pastor father, knowledgeable about plants and an enthusiastic gardener, helped foster an early interest in botany. The book examines the political connections that helped Linnaeus secure patronage for his work, and untangles his ideas about sexuality. These were not, as often assumed, an attempt to naturalize gender categories but more likely reflected the laissez-faire attitudes of the era. Linnaeus, like many other brilliant scientists, could be moody and egotistical; the book describes his human failings as well as his medical and scientific achievements. Written in an engaging and accessible style, The Man Who Organized Nature provides new and fascinating insights into the life of one of historys most consequential and enigmatic scientists. Autorid: Gunnar Broberg, Anna Paterson
"King Tyrant: A Natural History of Tyrannosaurus Rex is an accessible synthesis of our understanding of the evolutionary position, life history, and biomechanics of the T. rex. It explores answers to classic questions, such as "how fast could it run?" "what were its small arms for?" or "was it a predator or scavenger?" At the same time it uncovers new questions, like "was it one species or many?" and "what did it look like?" The text also delves into our own relationship with T. rex, from a historic overview to pop culture references, and discusses whether our love for the dinosaur has helped or hindered our research and understanding"-- A marvelously illustrated look at everything we now know about the fearsome king of the dinosaursTyrannosaurus rex is the worlds favorite dinosaur, adored by the public and the subject of intense study and debate by paleontologists. This stunningly illustrated book brings together everything we have learned about T. rexthe King of the Tyrant Lizardssince it was first given its famous name in 1905. It presents these creatures as science knows them rather than the version portrayed in movies, revealing them to be dramatically different, and far more amazing, than ever imagined. With numerous original paintings and diagrams by the author, King Tyrant draws on the latest discoveries to offer a modern understanding of Tyrannosaurus, pulling back the curtain of media hype that often obscures these extraordinary extinct animals while cementing their reputation as the most formidable carnivores of the Mesozoic.Features more than 150 breathtaking illustrations, photos, and diagramsCovers everything from the research history of T. rex to their anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, behavior, and extinctionReveals how the Tyrannosaurus known to science is characterized as much by radical changes in body form throughout its growth as its enormous size and powerful jawsDiscloses details about their lifestyles and behavior evidenced from fossils, from violent face-biting between rivals to their capacity to literally pull the heads off Triceratops carcassesGets to the bottom of the many controversies surrounding T. rex, such as: Was there really more than one species of Tyrannosaurus? Did they live and hunt in groups? How fast could they run and how hard could they bite? Can we truly distinguish males from females?Discusses T. rex in popular culture, showing how our love for this dinosaur has both helped and hindered research Autorid: Mark P. Witton
See artikkel on tervikliku toote (mootorsõiduk) komponent ja see on asendusosa, mis lasub Euroopa liidu disaini või tööstusdisaini režiimi kaitse all. Klient garanteerib ja veendub, et ei tema ega tema edasised kliendid ega alltöövõtjad ei kasuta eelmises lauses viidatud osi muul eesmärgil, kui ainult komplekse toote parandamiseks selle algse kuju (algse välimuse) taastamiseks.
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 208, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Nathalie Bardet,Alexandra Houssaye,Stéphane Jouve,Peggy Vincent,Alain Bénéteau, ISBN-13: 9780691243948, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Marietje Schaake, ISBN-13: 9780691241173, Date of issue: 2024
An irresistible anthology of ancient Greek writings that explore queer desire and loveEros, limb-loosening, whirls me about again,that bittersweet, implacable creature.-SapphoThe idea of sexual fluidity may seem new, but it is at least as old as the ancient Greeks, who wrote about queer experiences with remarkable frankness, wit, and insight. How to Be Queer is an infatuating collection of these writings about desire, love, and lust between men, between women, and between humans and gods, in lucid and lively new translations. Filled with enthralling stories, this anthology invites readers of all sexualities and identities to explore writings that describe many kinds of erotic encounters and feelings, and that envision a playful and passionate approach to sexuality as part of a rich and fulfilling life.How to Be Queer starts with Homer's Iliad and moves through lyric poetry, tragedy, comedy, philosophy, and biography, drawing on a wide range of authors, including Sappho, Plato, Anacreon, Pindar, Theognis, Aristophanes, and Xenophon. It features both beautiful poetry and thought-provoking prose, emotional outpourings and humorous anecdotes. From Homer's story of the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, one of the most intense between men in world literature, to Sappho's lyrics on the pleasures and pains of loving women, these writings show the many meanings of what the Greeks called eros.Complete with brief introductions to the selections, and with the original Greek on facing pages, How to Be Queer reveals what the Greeks knew long ago-that the erotic and queer are a source of life and a cause for celebration.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 216, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Mariana Alessandri, ISBN-13: 9780691242699, Date of issue: 2024
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 240, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Michel Pastoureau,Jody Gladding, ISBN-13: 9780691243498, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Dan Awrey, ISBN-13: 9780691245423, Date of issue: 2025
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 360, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: David J. E. Marsh,David Ellis,Viraf M. Mehta, ISBN-13: 9780691249520, Date of issue: 2024
The collected works of Julius Csotonyi, one of the world's most high profile and talented contemporary paleoartists. Csotonyi has considerable academic expertise that contributes to his stunning dynamic art. Csotonyi represents the natural world photorealistically and has been influenced by natural history illustrators such as Peter Zallinger, Doug Henderson and Greg Paul. He uses bold patterns and colors to paint the prehistoric world both with traditional media as well as modern digital techniques.
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 416, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Christopher I. Beckwith, ISBN-13: 9780691240534, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 328, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Daniel A. Barber, ISBN-13: 9780691248653, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 256, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Christine Folch, ISBN-13: 9780691246390, Date of issue: 2024
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Harland Patch,Christina M. Grozinger, ISBN-13: 9780691247298, Date of issue: 2024
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 400, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Adrienne Mayor, ISBN-13: 9780691245607, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 160, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Jens H. Petersen, ISBN-13: 9780691245195, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 360, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Sayash Kapoor, ISBN-13: 9780691249148, Date of issue: 2025
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 216, Publishers: Princeton University Press, Author: Adrienne Mayor, ISBN-13: 9780691247861, Date of issue: 2025
An intellectual history of sovereignty that reveals how the Habsburg Empire became a crucible for our contemporary world orderSprawled across the heartlands of Europe, the Habsburg Empire resisted all the standard theories of singular sovereignty. The 1848 revolutions sparked decades of heady constitutional experimentation that pushed the very concept of the state to its limits. This intricate multinational polity became a hothouse for public law and legal philosophy, and spawned ideas that still shape our understanding of the sovereign state today. The Life and Death of States traces the history of sovereignty over one hundred tumultuous years, explaining how a regime of nation-states theoretically equal under international law emerged from the ashes of dynastic empire.Natasha Wheatley shows how a new sort of experimentation began when the First World War brought the Habsburg Empire crashing down: the making of new states. Habsburg lands then became a laboratory for postimperial sovereignty and a new international order, and the results would echo through global debates about decolonization for decades to come. Wheatley explores how the Central European experience opens a unique perspective on a pivotal legal fictionthe supposed juridical immortality of states.A sweeping work of intellectual history, The Life and Death of States offers a penetrating and original analysis of the relationship between sovereignty and time, illustrating how the many deaths and precarious lives of the regions states expose the tension between the laws need for continuity and historys volatility. Autorid: Natasha Wheatley
The burnt-red badlands of Montana's Hell Creek are a vast graveyard of the Cretaceous dinosaurs that lived 68 million years ago. Those hills were, much later, also home to the Sioux, the Crows, and the Blackfeet, the first people to encounter the dinosaur fossils exposed by the elements. What did Native Americans make of these stone skeletons, and how did they explain the teeth and claws of gargantuan animals no one had seen alive? Did they speculate about their deaths? Did they collect fossils?Beginning in the East, with its Ice Age monsters, and ending in the West, where dinosaurs lived and died, this richly illustrated and elegantly written book examines the discoveries of enormous bones and uses of fossils for medicine, hunting magic, and spells. Well before Columbus, Native Americans observed the mysterious petrified remains of extinct creatures and sought to understand their transformation to stone. In perceptive creation stories, they visualized the remains of extinct mammoths, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and marine creatures as Monster Bears, Giant Lizards, Thunder Birds, and Water Monsters. Their insights, some so sophisticated that they anticipate modern scientific theories, were passed down in oral histories over many centuries.Drawing on historical sources, archaeology, traditional accounts, and extensive personal interviews, Adrienne Mayor takes us from Aztec and Inca fossil tales to the traditions of the Iroquois, Navajos, Apaches, Cheyennes, and Pawnees. Fossil Legends of the First Americans represents a major step forward in our understanding of how humans made sense of fossils before evolutionary theory developed. Autorid: Adrienne Mayor
