university press group ltd okt 2012 (9 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Investigates American origin stories - from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address - to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Coral reefs are on track to become the first ecosystem actually eliminated from the planet. So says leading ecologist Peter F. Sale in this crash course on the state of the planet. Sale draws from his own extensive work on coral reefs, and from recent research by other ecologists, to explore the many ways we are changing the earth and to explain why it matters. Weaving into the narrative his own firsthand field experiences around the world, Sale brings ecology alive while giving a solid understanding of the science at work behind today's pressing environmental issues. He delves into topics including overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, use of fossil fuels, population growth, and climate change while discussing the real consequences of our growing ecological footprint. Most important, this passionately written book emphasizes that a gloom-and-doom scenario is not inevitable, and as Sale explores alternative paths, he considers the ways in which science can help us realize a better future.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is the first monograph-length study based on archival research in Hungary and Russia. It examines the history of Hungary's attempts to establish and carry on trade relations with the Soviet Union during the interwar years. For Hungary, economic relations were motivated by the need for raw materials for its industries and a market for its finished industrial products. For the Soviet Union economic ties with Hungary were based on political considerations.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Focuses on declassified records of federal employee loyalty program created in response to fears that Communists were infiltrating the US government to reveal how disloyalty charges were used to silence these New Dealers and discredit their policies. This title demonstrates how the Second Red Scare undermined the reform potential of the New Deal.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Presenting substantive social science knowledge and indicating its relevance and applicability to decision-making, problem-solving and policy-making, this title looks at the big picture of why society at large demands and needs social-science knowledge, and how the academy actually supplies relevant knowledge.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The image of a heavily pregnant woman, once considered ugly and indecent, is now common to Hollywood film. Kelly Oliver investigates this curious shift and its reflection of changing attitudes toward women's roles in reproduction and the family.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Challenges the conventional wisdom that digital arts arose out of Silicon Valley's technological revolutions in 1970s. This title demonstrates that the radical and experimental aesthetics and political and cultural engagements of early digital art stand as precursors for the mobility among technological platforms, artistic forms, and social sites.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sources of Vietnamese Tradition provides an essential guide to two thousand years of Vietnamese history and a comprehensive overview of the society and state of Vietnam.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Richard C Atkinson was named president of the University of California in August 1995, barely four weeks after the UC Regents voted to end affirmative action. This book discusses how he dealt with the admissions wars - the political, legal, and academic consequences of that historic and controversial decision, as well as the issue of governance.