princeton university press mär 2015 (19 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1884, Edwin Abbott Abbott published a mathematical adventure set in a two-dimensional plane world, populated by a hierarchical society of regular geometrical figures - who think and speak and have all-too-human emotions. Since then Flatland has fascinated generations of readers, becoming a perennial science-fiction favorite. By imagining the contact of beings from different dimensions, the author fully exploited the power of the analogy between the limitations of humans and those of his two-dimensional characters.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Some 250 million years ago, the Earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Extinction is a paleontological mystery story that provides a fascinating overview of the evidence for and against a whole host of hypotheses concerning this cataclysmic event that unfolded at the end of the Permian - and set the stage for the development of life as we know it today.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Life on a Young Planet, Andrew Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, presenting a compelling new explanation for the emergence of biological novelty.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Colm Toibin's perfectly judged study of Elizabeth Bishop's writing, and especially her mastery of tone, has itself the tonal intimacy of a letter. He explores the places (Nova Scotia, Brazil) and working friendships (Moore, Lowell) central to Bishop's poetry of solitariness and exile; he finds her true companions in this 'restrained but serious ambition' (Wyatt, Herbert, Gunn); he distinguishes the candor of her art from the facts of her life, the emotions of her poetry from its causes. Above all, he honors Bishop's exact ways with language, and his sifting of what is said from what is unsaid in her poetry illuminates his own watchful and patient art as a novelist.'--Saskia Hamilton, coeditor of Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Using the latest discoveries from the geological record, he argues that life might be its own worst enemy. In answer to James Lovelock's Gaia hypothesis, which draws on the idea of the good mother who nurtures life, Ward invokes Medea, the mythical mother who killed her own children. Could life by its very nature threaten its own existence.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'This is an exceedingly ambitious book. In fact, I know of nothing remotely comparable to it in scope or scale. One of its many refreshing aspects is its unfailing common sense. Bok presents the most balanced account of American higher education that I know of, stating clearly the many things that are right about it, but also highlighting problems and challenges. He has an unerring eye for the right 'big questions, ' and readers of all kinds will appreciate his focus on these questions.'--William G. Bowen, president emeritus of Princeton University.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Ruth Wisse's electrifying undressing of Jewish wit catapults us well past Freud's far more inhibited perceptions and into the naked precincts of tragic insight. Riffing through the laughter thrown up by the interpenetrations of language, history, and the political culture of variegated societies, Wisse uncovers subversion, paradox, fright, anger, grief, and the often defeated imagination of reversal. Tickle the funny bone long enough, she warns, and hilarity will expose dread. This stirringly original study of Jewish joking reveals the darker irony that underlies the comedic ironies of the Jewish mind at play.'--Cynthia Ozick.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cells to Civilizations is the first unified account of how life transforms itself - from the production of bacteria to the emergence of complex civilizations. Award-winning scientist Enrico Coen reveals that the four great life transformations - evolution, development, learning, and human culture - while typically understood separately, actually all revolve around shared core principles and manifest the same fundamental recipe.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Drawing on her depth of knowledge as a Russia scholar and sharp insights gained as an intelligence analyst, Angela Stent has written a page-turning book about U.S.-Russian relations since the end of the Cold War. A must-read for anyone engaged in the study or practice of this critical bilateral relationship.'--John Negroponte, former U.S. deputy secretary of state.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'India is a great success story of economic growth and poverty decline, but it remains the home of global poverty, and half of its children are profoundly malnourished. This paradox of poverty and plenty poses one of the great intellectual and moral challenges of the day. We can ask for no better guides to it than a philosopher and an activist, both distinguished economists, and both with unparalleled knowledge of India's glories and its shames.'--Angus Deaton, author of The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The recent economic crisis was a dramatic reminder that capitalism can both produce and destroy. It's a system that by its very nature encourages predators and creators, locusts and bees. But, as Geoff Mulgan argues in this compelling, imaginative, and important book, the economic crisis also presents a historic opportunity to choose a radically different future for capitalism, one that maximizes its creative power and minimizes its destructive force.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When a chimpanzee stockpiles rocks as weapons or when a frog sends out mating calls, we might easily assume these animals know their own motivations. But as Beyond the Brain indicates, this is a dangerous assumption, because animals have different evolutionary trajectories, ecological niches, and physical attributes. How do these differences influence animal thinking and behavior Removing our human-centered spectacles, Louise Barrett investigates the mind and brain and offers an alternative approach for understanding animal and human cognition. Beyond the Brain illustrates how the body, brain, and cognition are tied to the wider world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Mass Flourishing, Nobel Prize-winning economist Edmund Phelps argues that the pervasive innovation that swept several nations in the nineteenth century was not primarily sparked by the discoveries of scientists and explorers. It was sparked mainly by millions of minds - from visionaries like Henry Ford and Steve Jobs to ordinary people working throughout the economy. And the fruit of this grassroots dynamism wasn't just more income and wealth. It was mass flourishing - the wide-scale experience of the good life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In sixteen concise chapters on key topics, this book provides a rich, authoritative, and up-to-date introduction to Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, presenting essential background and context for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond. Selected from the acclaimed Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, and focusing on the origins, development, and contemporary importance of Islamic political ideas and related subjects, each chapter provides a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to its topic.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'If you thought that the financial crisis was just about finance and the alphabet soup of financial products, think again. With style and eloquence, McCarty, Poole, and Rosenthal show it's all about politics--the Faustian bargains that our politicians have made, their ideological biases, and more. This is essential reading for understanding how we got into the current mess and how we are likely to get into many more unless we rethink our politics.'--Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and coauthor of Why Nations Fail.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian Morris, author of the best-selling Why the West Rules - for Now, explains why. The result is a compelling new argument about the evolution of human values, one that has far-reaching implications for how we understand the past - and for what might happen next.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Examining the evolution and deterioration of oversight on the Senate side of the Capitol, this thorough and theoretically grounded work offers systematic insight into the national security watchdog that doesn't always bark. Fowler's call to 'renew foreign policy oversight' will be deeply interesting to scholars, practitioners, and citizens alike.'--Christopher J. Deering, George Washington University.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Catalog of an exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, New York, February 12-June 7, 2015.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The writing style of this book is accessible, clear, and student friendly. It is approachable, with plenty of motivation for new students, and integrates nonlinear PDEs throughout. Shearer and Levy are familiar with contemporary research in applied PDEs and have made an excellent selection of topics to introduce the field.'--John K. Hunter, University of California, Davis.