yale university press jul 1977 (22 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Silliman Lectures at Yale University have been responsible for many books which have greatly influenced the progress of scientific work in the twentieth century. One of the foremost scientists of our time, Theodosius Dobzhansky, recipient of the Elliot and Kimbler prizes, and Da Costa Professor of Zoology at Columbia University, delivered the Silliman Lectures given in honor of the Centennial of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Based upon these lectures, Mr. Dobzhansky's latest book, Mankind Evolving, now takes its place beside his other great works. With a profound knowledge of the biological theory of evolution and modern genetics, Mr. Dobzhansky explores the possibilities of understanding mankind as a product of evolution and as an evolving whole. Human evolution, contends Mr. Dobzhansky, cannot be understood as a purely biological process, nor can it be adequately described as a history of culture; rather, it is the interaction between the two components of evolution-the biological, or organic, and the cultural, or superorganic.The interdependence of these two components is brought out most clearly if we consider that they both serve the same function-the adaptation to and control of man's environment. Drawing upon evidence from human biology, and the study of fossil ancestors of now-living mankind, Mr. Dobzhansky explains how the biological process led to the inception and advancement of culture as an instrument of adaptation. In producing the genetic basis of culture, biological evolution has transcended itself: it has produced the superorganic. The superorganic, Mr. Dobzhansky points out, has not annulled the organic; and human welfare, both in individuals and in societies, is predicated upon the health of the genetic endowment of human population. Man has not only evolved but is evolving, and Mr. Dobzhansky expounds the thesis that the genetic basis of culture should be improved, or at the very least should not be allowed to deteriorate. Mankind Evolving is of vital importance not only for scientists but for all who are concerned with the health of future generations.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How did the early Christian church manage to win its dominant place in the Roman world In his newest book, an eminent historian of ancient Rome examines this question from a secular-rather than an ecclesiastical-viewpoint. MacMullen's provocative conclusion is that mass conversions to Christianity were based more on the appeal of miracle or the opportunity for worldly advantages then simply on a 'rising tide of Christian piety.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The development model followed by the military regime that came to power in Brazil in 1964 is one of the most controversial among the less developed countries. The regime's authoritarian structure, combined with a GNP growth rate that is one of the highest in the world, raises extremely disturbing yet fundamental questions about the relation between political authoritarianism and economic dynamism. In this book, social scientists from three continents assess the major political and economic characteristics of the Brazilian model. Because events there have important implications for other countries, throughout the volume there is a deliberate search for new conceptual frames of reference to help put the Brazilian process in a larger comparative perspective. Because of the important normative issues raised by the Brazilian style of development, there is also an attempt to be explicit about what values the regime promotes and what values it denies. Each of the contributors is a distinguished scholar in his field. They are Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Alber Fishlow, Juan J. Linz, Samuel Morley, Philippe C. Schmitter, Thomas E. Skidmore, Gordon W. Smith, and Alfred Stepan.From their different perspectives, they help us to understand how political repression and economic boom have gone hand in hand in this important Latin American country.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nineteen native stories or legends from the Hawaiian islands. With decorative cuts. 'Powerfully imagined, rich in character and atmosphere.'--NY Herald Tribune.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Using a published paper as a guide, Michael J. Katz takes the reader through every step of the writing process, including the use of standard formats, language, publication, figures, writing with a computer, and other such tools in writing scientific papers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mr. Schenker now supplements his 'Beginning Polish' with a selection of fifteen unabridged, annotated short stories, each by a different author, to be used in beginning and intermediate college courses in Polish. All of the stories are set in contemporary Poland, and are by authors generally considered to be among the most significant and interesting in post-World War II Poland. Each selection is preceded by an English-language biography and literary appreciation of the author. Problems that might be encountered by the reader-whether of a linguistic or cultural nature-are explained in footnotes, and a glossary at the end of the book contains all of the words occuring in the stories. There is no other reader dealing exclusively with twentieth-century Polish prose.'This collection of modern (post-war) Polish short stories representing fifteen authors, may be used, as the author suggests in the introduction, as a companion volume to his 'Beginning Polish,' and is intended for the use of first and second year students of the Polish language.'-Slavonic and East European Review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Medicine and Ethics. Problems encountered as science makes genetic control of man a real possibility. Includes discussions of asexual reproduction of men, frozen semen banks, breeding human beings for special purposes.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The maps are handsomely drawn-accurate, uncluttered, and easy-to-read-and show how Russia's boundaries have changed from the formation of the embryonic state of Kievan Rus in the ninth century to the recent revisions resulting from World War II.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The objective of the textbook is to present the basic structural patterns of colloquial Mandarin. The vocabulary is used in a series of dialogues from everyday life. No Chinese characters are used in this text.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A distinguished literary critic explores the linguistic background of structuralism, its historical connections to romanticism and Russian formalism, and the theory and practice of the leading contemporary structuralist literary critics. 'Beautifully lucid, and at the same time intelligently critical. . . .Perhaps the most valuable general work (on the subject) available.' -- Times Higher Education Supplement.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Symbolic Forms has long been considered the greatest of Cassirer's works. Into it he poured all the resources of his vast learning about language and myth, religion, art, and science-the various creative symbolizing activities and constructions through which man has expressed himself and given intelligible objective form to his experience.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Renaissance comedy, first performed in 1605. Includes complete text in modernized English, critical and explanatory notes and Introduction. From the Yale Ben Jonson edition.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Urban studies, economics, sociology, and political science perspectives on the exclusion from the suburbs of poor and minority populations. Provides a rationale and detailed program to address housing and urban problems.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Classic historical study of British imperial policy and colonial conditions leading to American Revolution. Foreword by Leonard Labaree (1961).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As the definitive study of the complex inspirations and cultural influences that were fused in the Shingle Style of wooden suburban and resort buildings of the period 1872 to 1889, Mr. Scully's book has received much critical acclaim.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In a book written out of a passionate belief in the staying powers of the democratic principles, a noted historian has written a major work that may be described as an interpretation of American thought and character since the 1880s. 'Impressive in its inclusive sweep.'-Joseph Wood Krutch, New York Times.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Renaissance comedy, first produced in 1610. Includes modernized English text, critical and explanatory notes and Introduction. From the Yale Ben Jonson edition.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This text presents dialogues on everyday topics together with analysis of anticipated points of difficulty for the student and numerous sentences illustrating the usage of all new words and grammar. 'Intermediate Chinese' has a number of unique features, chief among them is that the dialogues were first recorded and then transcribed and edited. This has resulted in livelier conversational material than is generally found in textbooks.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This two-part text is the first full treatment of Cebuano based on a scientific analysis of the grammar. Part II, which is a continuation of this elementary course in Cebuano, fills detail into the broad outline of the grammatical structure presented in Part I, again providing exercises and conversations which illustrate these details. Reading selections, in a variety of styles, are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, with commentary and exercises.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This new text has been designed to met the special needs of the foreigner who wants to begin learning to read Japanese before having completed a first-year course in speaking the language. It presupposes no previous knowledge of the Japanese writing system. In twenty-five lessons it introduces katakana, hiragana, and 425 kanji, providing an excellent foundation for the use of available intermediate and advanced texts. Reading Japanese is designed to be used either as a classroom text or in self-study programs. It is coordinated with Beginning Japanese, by the same authors.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Knighted in 1911 for distinguished service as a British foreign officer, hanged five years later for high treason to the Crown, Roger Casement is one of the most enigmatic figures in the long history of troubles between England and Ireland. His true character has been a source of mystification and of passionate contention. This new biography, which never loses sight of the suffering human being behind the roles ascribed to him-martyr, traitor, flawed hero, moral degenerate-offers a vivid, compassionate, and conclusive analysis of Casement and of his career. Born in 1864 in Dublin and reared in County Antrim, Roger Casement very early developed an obsessive love for Ireland. After years of consular service for England and after being knighted for his effective campaigns against brutalities inflicted upon tribesmen of the Congo and the Amazon, he resigned to dedicate himself to the cause of Irish freedom. B.L. Reid narrates with mounting drama and tension the events leading to Casement's participation in the Easter Rising of 1916, and his subsequent arrest, trial, and execution. It becomes clear that in a sense Casement engineered his own destruction.A strikingly handsome and romantic figure who had been much admired for his humanitarian public service, Casement went to trial with powerful support for a plea of clemency. This support evaporated, however, when his notorious 'Black Diaries,' which recorded in detail his life as a homosexual, were circulated by British officials. Although many Irishmen denounced the diaries as British forgeries, Casement went to the gallows. A controversial figure to the end, he was raised to the pantheon of martyred political heroes in Ireland, while in England Madame Tussaud featured him in her Chamber of Horrors. hrough close study of Casement's diaries Mr. Reid demonstrates that they are authentic, that they fit into the total picture of a symptomatic modern man-passionate and courageous, yet deeply divided and confused.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Johnson's 'Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland' is not only a narrative of personal experience, rare in the canon of his writings, but also a deeply reflective survey of the Highlands and Isles--their social and economic structure, their traditions and customs. Beyond this, Johnson undertakes a subtle, penetrating analysis of a people in the throes of change, and examines the predicament they face as a result.