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Verlag: Oxford University Press Nov 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0192804707ISBN 13: 9780192804709
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Greek and Roman warfare was unlike that of any other culture before or since. The key difference is often held to be that the Greeks and Romans practiced a 'Western Way of War,' in which the aim is an open, decisive battle--won by courage instilled, in part, by discipline. Here, HarrySidebottom looks at how this Western Way of War was constructed and maintained by the Greeks and Romans and why this concept is so prevalent today. All aspects of ancient warfare are thoroughly examined--from philosophy and strategy to the technical skills needed to fight. Sidebottom examines war in the wider context, showing how wars were able to shape classical society, and how an individual's identity was sometimes constructed by war, as inthe case of the Christian soldier fighting in God's name. He also explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: Can a war be just Why was siege warfare particularly bloody What role did divine intervention play in the outcome of a battle Taking fascinating examples from theiliad, Tacitus, and the Persian Wars, Sidebottom uses arresting anecdotes and striking visual images to show that any understanding of ancient war is an ongoing process of interpretation. 192 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Nov 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0198606982ISBN 13: 9780198606987
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Printed music and writing about music involve the use of complex systems of notation and a wealth of technical terms in several languages. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms provides clear, succinct, definitions of a comprehensive range of the musical terms, in English and other European languages, that are likely to be encountered in Western music. Over 2,500 A-Z entries range across a spectrum of subjects, among them: rhythm, metre, forms, genres, pitch, scales, chords, harmony and counterpoint, notational systems, composition and analysis, performance practice, tempo, expression, musical periods, artistic movements, computer applications, acoustics, and many more. Entries provide etymologies, and are fully cross-referenced. Some are illustrated with music examples and tables. An appendix lists all composers mentioned in the Dictionary, with their dates. It is an ideal book for students and teachers of music - it covers all the terms required in the SMAB musical theory exams - as well as for professional musicians, those learning to play musical instruments, and members of choirs, and musical groups. It will also be a useful quick reference book for concert-goers, CD-collectors, and radio listeners. 224 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Nov 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0198520743ISBN 13: 9780198520740
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The importance and the beauty of modern quantum field theory resides in the power and variety of its methods and ideas, which find application in domains as different as particle physics, cosmology, condensed matter, statistical mechanics and critical phenomena. This book introduces the reader to the modern developments, assuming no previous knowledge of quantum field theory. Along with standard topics like Feynman diagrams, the book discusses effective lagrangians,renormalization group equations, the path integral formulation, spontaneous symmetry breaking and non-abelian gauge theories. The inclusion of more advanced topics will also make this a most useful book for graduate students and researchers.
Verlag: Oxford University Press Nov 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0198506961ISBN 13: 9780198506966
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This text will thoroughly update the existing literature on atomic physics. Intended to accompany an advanced undergraduate course in atomic physics, the book will lead the students up to the latest advances and the applications to Bose-Einstein Condensation of atoms, matter-wave inter-ferometry and quantum computing with trapped ions. The elementary atomic physics covered in the early chapters should be accessible to undergraduates when they are first introduced to the subject. To complement the usual quantum mechanical treatment of atomic structure the book strongly emphasizes the experimental basis of the subject, especially in the later chapters. It includes ample tutorial material (examples, illustrations, chapter summaries, graded problem sets).
Verlag: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEM Nov 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0194309290ISBN 13: 9780194309295
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The kids are back! Tommy, Ting, Diego, Alison and Zoe from The Oxford Picture Dictionary for Kids return for more adventures in these engaging stories that enhance children's vocabulary and reading skills. The Kid's Readers feature: Englisch.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Nov 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0199268576ISBN 13: 9780199268573
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This edited text provides an international perspective on leadership and management and their relationship to improvement within educational institutions. Two main themes are explored. The first is the move to site based management for educational institutions, linked to improvement. The second investigates the idea of learning for all and explores the ways in which leadership and management can contribute towards the development and enhancement of student learning, staff development and institutional growth.
Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA Nov 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0195162536ISBN 13: 9780195162530
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Liberty and freedom: Americans agree that these values are fundamental to our nation, but what do they mean How have their meanings changed through time In this new volume of cultural history, David Hackett Fischer shows how these varying ideas form an intertwined strand that runs through the core of American life. Fischer examines liberty and freedom not as philosophical or political abstractions, but as folkways and popular beliefs deeply embedded in American culture. Tocqueville called them 'habits of the heart.' From the earliest colonies, Americans have shared ideals of liberty and freedom, but with very different meanings. Like DNA these ideas have transformed and recombined in each generation. The book arose from Fischer's discovery that the words themselves had differing origins: the Latinate 'liberty' implied separation and independence. The root meaning of 'freedom' (akin to 'friend') connoted attachment: the rights of belonging in a community of freepeople. The tension between the two senses has been a source of conflict and creativity throughout American history. Liberty & Freedom studies the folk history of those ideas through more than 400 visions, images, and symbols. It begins with the American Revolution, and explores the meaning of New England's Liberty Tree, Pennsylvania's Liberty Bells, Carolina's Liberty Crescent, and 'Don't Tread on Me' rattlesnakes. In the new republic, the search for a common American symbol gave new meaning to Yankee Doodle, Uncle Sam, Miss Liberty, and many other icons. In the Civil War, Americans dividedover liberty and freedom. Afterward, new universal visions were invented by people who had formerly been excluded from a free society-African Americans, American Indians, and immigrants. The twentieth century saw liberty and freedom tested by enemies and contested at home, yet it brought the greatest outpouring ofnew visions, from Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms to Martin Luther King's 'dream' to Janis Joplin's 'nothin' left to lose.' Illustrated in full color with a rich variety of images, Liberty and Freedom is, literally, an eye-opening work of history-stimulating, large-spirited, and ultimately, inspiring.
Verlag: Sinauer Associates Is An Imprint Of Oxford University Press Nov 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0195149726ISBN 13: 9780195149722
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'If You Don't Know Me By Now,' 'The Love I Lost,' 'The Soul Train Theme,' 'Then Came You,' 'Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now'-the distinctive music that became known as Philly Soul dominated the pop music charts in the 1970s. In A House on Fire, John A. Jackson takes us inside the musical empire created by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell, the three men who put Philadelphia Soul on the map.Here is the eye-opening story of three of the most influential and successful music producers of the seventies. Jackson shows how Gamble, Huff, and Bell developed a black recording empire second only to Berry Gordy's Motown, pumping out a string of chart-toppers from Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the Spinners, the O'Jays, the Stylistics, and many others. The author underscores the endemic racism of the music business at that time, revealing how the three men were blocked from themajor record companies and outlets in Philadelphia because they were black, forcing them to create their own label, sign their own artists, and create their own sound. The sound they created-a sophisticated and glossy form of rhythm and blues, characterized by crisp, melodious harmonies backed by lush,string-laden orchestration and a hard-driving rhythm section-was a glorious success, producing at least twenty-eight gold or platinum albums and thirty-one gold or platinum singles. But after their meteoric rise and years of unstoppable success, their production company finally failed, brought down by payola, competition, a tough economy, and changing popular tastes.Funky, groovy, soulful-Philly Soul was the classic seventies sound. A House on Fire tells the inside story of this remarkable musical phenomenon.