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Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199117160ISBN 13: 9780199117161
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A first word book from Oxford introducing 150 words to young children through pages that are filled to the brim with delightful pictures and high-frequency words. First experiences from leaving the house for school to bedtime and a dreamy journey through the starry sky make this a pleasure to share as well as supporting first literacy skills. 32 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199235163ISBN 13: 9780199235162
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Paganism' is an evocative word that, even today, conjures up deep-seated emotions and prejudices. Until recently, it was primarily a derogatory term used by Christians to describe the non-Christian cultures confronted and vanquished by their Churches. For some it evokes images of sacrifice and barbaric behaviour, while for others it symbolises a peace-loving, nature-worshipping spiritual relationship with the earth. This Very Short Introduction explores the meaning of paganism - through a chronological overview of the attitudes towards its practices and beliefs - from the ancient world through to the present day. Owen Davies largely looks at paganism through the eyes of the Christian world, and how, over the centuries, notions and representations of its nature were shaped by religious conflict, power struggles, colonialism, and scholarship. Despite the expansion of Christianity and Islam, Pagan cultures continue to exist around the world, whilst in the West new formations of paganism constitute one of the fastest-growing religions. Focussing on paganism in Europe, but exploring the nature of paganism globally, Davies looks at how Europeans discovered new cultures through colonial expansion, missionary work, and anthropological study. Contemporary social paganism can be a liberating and social force, and the idea of a global Pagan theology is now on the religious map.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. 160 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199576203ISBN 13: 9780199576203
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - We find risks everywhere-from genetically modified crops, medical malpractice, and stem-cell therapy to intimacy, online predators, identity theft, inflation, and robbery. They arise from our own acts and they are imposed on us. In this Very Short Introduction, Baruch Fischhoff and John Kadvany draw on the sciences and humanities to explore and explain the many kinds of risk. Using simple conceptual frameworks from decision theory and behavioural researchthey examine the science and practice of creating measures of risk, showing how scientists address risks by combining historical records, scientific theories, probability, and expert judgment.Risk: A Very Short Introduction describes what has been learned by cognitive scientists about how people deal withrisks, applying these lessons to diverse examples, and demonstrating how understanding risk can aid choices in everyday life and public policies for health, safety, environment, finance, and many other topics.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. 192 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199560234ISBN 13: 9780199560233
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1961 John F. Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Nine years later, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Ten years later, Richard Nixon echoed this pledge by declaring a 'war' on cancer. More than 30 years later, however, cancer remains one of the largest causes of death worldwide, with around 1 in 3 developing the disease. Curing cancer is not 'rocket science', but the question is, why has cancer proved to be harder totackle than the moon landings turned out to be Cancer research is a major economic activity. There are constant improvements in treatment techniques that result in better cure rates and increased quality and quantity of life for those with the disease, yet stories of breakthroughs in a cure for cancer are often in the media.In this Very Short Introduction Nick James, founder of the CancerHelp UK website, examines the trends in diagnosis and treatment of the disease, as well as its economic consequences. Asking what cancer is and what causes it, he considers issues surrounding expensive drug development, what can be done to reduce the risk of developing cancer, and the use of complementary and alternative therapies.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. 160 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199584974ISBN 13: 9780199584970
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With the World desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gasses, nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news, following the increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns about the security of their future supply.However, the term 'nuclear power' causes anxiety in many people and there is confusion concerning the nature and extent of the associated risks. Here, Maxwell Irvine presents a concise introduction to the development of nuclear physics leading up to the emergence of the nuclear power industry. He discusses the nature of nuclear energy and deals with various aspects of public concern, considering the risks of nuclear safety, the cost of its development, and waste disposal.Dispelling some of the widespread confusion about nuclear energy, Irvine considers the relevance of nuclear power, the potential of nuclear fusion, and encourages informed debate about its potential.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. 160 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199581959ISBN 13: 9780199581955
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I think I must be an improper woman without knowing it, I do so manage to shock people.'Elizabeth Gaskell's second novel challenged contemporary social attitudes by taking as its heroine a fallen woman. Ruth Hilton is an orphan and an overworked seamstress, an innocent preyed upon by a weak, wealthy seducer. When he heartlessly abandons her she finds shelter and kindness in the home of a dissenting minister and his sister, who do not reject her when she gives birth to an illegitimate child. But Ruth's self-sacrificing love and devotion are tested to the limit by a twist of fatethat brings her past back to haunt her.Gaskell's depiction of Ruth lays bare Victorian hypocrisy and sexual double-standards, and her novel is a remarkable story of love, of the sanctuary and tyranny of the family, and of the consequences of lies and deception.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. 432 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0194316300ISBN 13: 9780194316309
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Oxford Elementary Learner's Dictionary explains 19,000 words, phrases and meanings and identifies the 2,000 most important words in English so students know which words to prioritize.Notes give extra help with vocabulary-building, grammar, pronunciation, and spelling.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199575819ISBN 13: 9780199575817
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This new edition is fully revised to provide concise, practical, and expert advice for the non-medical prescriber. Intended for all levels, it covers basic pharmacology, legal parameters, safe and effective prescribing and common conditions. Written by experienced nurse prescribers, it contains a wealth of guidance and information.
Verlag: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEM Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0193378388ISBN 13: 9780193378384
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - for SATB (with divisions) and organ or piano Jesus, Springing is a beautiful and tender carol that sets a text by Kevin Crossley-Holland. Tuneful and imitative vocal lines combine with a gently flowing keyboard part to create a delightful Christmas miniature suitable for choirs of all abilities. Englisch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press ELT Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0194739465ISBN 13: 9780194739467
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Business Result DVD Edition Teacher's Book supports the teacher in every aspect of business English teaching. Notes, activities, and supplementary material in the Teacher's Book provide teachers with extra ideas and support. The tests for each unit at the end of the book allow teachers to give students extra practice, and help to track their progress. The Class DVD features all the video material that can also be found on the Student's Interactive Workbook DVD-ROM. Each unit includes a video clip that can be used as a focal point of discussion, to develop students' listening skills, introduce new vocabulary and teach the business communication skills that students need in context. The Class DVD also includes a downloadable DVD worksheet for every clip, ready to print off and use immediately in class. The worksheets include listening and speaking practice, video script, and answer key. The Teacher Training DVD helps to put teaching theory into practice. It includes classroom footage and author commentary, and shows teachers how Business Result works in the classroom. The Teacher Training DVD gives practical tips and help for teaching business English. 15 pedagogical areas are covered across the five levels, such as social English, needs analysis, and business writing. The Teacher Training DVD can be used for introducing new teachers to business English teaching, giving in-house teacher training, or familiarizing teachers with Business Result material.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0195399072ISBN 13: 9780195399073
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lavishly illustrated with over 175 black-and-white and color images that range from high to popular culture and from Ancient Greece to contemporary America, Christopher Reed's arresting book reveals the deep linkages between art and homosexuality as we understand those terms.This is the first book to fully explore the interdependence between the identity of the artist and the homosexual. It offers a bold, globe-spanning narrative that draws on artwork from all the important periods in the Western tradition, including classical, Renaissance, and contemporary, with special focus on the modern period. It was in the nineteenth century that the identities of the avant-garde artist and the homosexual took shape, and almost as quickly overlapped. The figuresinvolved-Ingres, Courbet, Wilde, Whitman-are among that era's most iconic artists. The development of twentieth-century art-exemplified in the work of figures like Gertrude Stein, Jasper Johns, David Hockney, and David Wojnarowicz-this book argues is simply not understandable apart from theconcurrent development of ideas about sexual identity. This highly readable volume challenges the ideas of many prominent art critics and punctures the platitudes surrounding discussions of both art and sexuality. The book discusses what it means to be an insider and outsider, how sexuality came to define one's fundamental humanity, and what people risk (and gain) in rejecting economic and social conformity.Reed shows that many of the core ideas that define modern thought more generally are nearly indecipherable without an understanding of this pairing. The debates that have surrounded artists and homosexuals in effect capture the dramatic history of the evolution of the modern mind.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199574138ISBN 13: 9780199574131
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why do ideas of how mechanisms relate to causality and probability differ so much across the sciences Can progress in understanding the tools of causal inference in some sciences lead to progress in others This book tackles these questions and others concerning the use of causality in the sciences.
Verlag: Sinauer Associates Is An Imprint Of Oxford University Press Mai 2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 0199735360ISBN 13: 9780199735365
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Narrative film can be a useful way of looking at bioethical scenarios. This volume presents a collection of brief, accessible essays written by international experts from medicine, social sciences, and the humanities, all of whom have experience using film in their teaching of medical ethics. Each author looks at a single scene from a popular film in order to illuminate its ethical dimensions.