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Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: The subject of international security is never out of the headlines. The subjects of war and peace, military strategy, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and revisionist states remain central to the discussion, but burgeoning concerns such as climate change, migration, poverty, health, and international terrorism have complicated the field. So what really matters? The traditional prioritization…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: The avant-garde is perhaps the most important and influential concept in the history of modern culture. For over a hundred years it has governed critical and historical assessment of the quality and significance of an artist or a work of art, in any medium-if these have been judged to be avant-garde, then they have been worthy of consideration. If not, then by and large they have not, and neither…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: This book introduces the vital elements of American politics, emphasizing how these elements have evolved into the form they take today. By using a historical-institutional approach to the various parts of American politics, Valelly communicates that the American political system is, and always has been, a work in progress — one unfolding within, and also constantly updating, an…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: Warfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and society of the modern period. But what do we mean by modern war? What causes modern wars to begin? Why do people fight in them, why do they end, and what have they achieved? In this accessible and compelling Very Short Introduction, Richard English…

Скачать книгу (размер 769 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 152) Аннотация: The conflict between Palestine and Israel is one of the most highly publicized and bitter struggles in history. In this accessible and stimulating Very Short Introduction, Martin Bunton clearly explains the history of the problem, reducing it to its very essence — a modern territorial contest between two nations and one geographical territory. Adopting a fresh and original approach, each section…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: Martyrdom is not only a sharply contested term and act, but it has a long history of provoking controversy. One person's martyr is another's terrorist, and one person's martyrdom operation is another's suicide bombing. Suicide attacks have made recurring questions about martyrdom more pertinent to current discussions. What is martyrdom? Why are some people drawn towards giving up their lives as…

Скачать книгу (размер 932 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 184) Аннотация: The marine environment is the largest, most important, and yet most mysterious habitat on our planet. It contains more than 99% of the world's living space; produces half of its oxygen; plays a critical role in regulating its climate; and supports a remarkably diverse and exquisitely adapted array of life forms, from microscopic viruses, bacteria, and plankton to the largest existing animals. As…

Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas explores how and why education has evolved has it has. Examining education worldwide, he explains the way schools work, noting how curricula are remarkably consistent around the world. Delving into some of the big questions, Thomas explores the history of education in this Very Short Introduction. Considering various styles such as…

Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: In this Very Short Introduction, Prof Lord John Krebs provides a brief history of human food, from our remote ancestors 3 million years ago to the present day. By looking at the four great transitions in human food — cooking, agriculture, processing, and preservation — he considers a variety of questions, including why people like some kinds of foods and not others; how your senses contribute to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: This Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology. David Ford's approach draws us in to considering the principles underlying religious belief, including the centrality of salvation to most major religions, the concept of God in ancient, modern, and postmodern contexts, the challenge posed to theology by prayer and…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: 'Globalization' has become one of the defining buzzwords of our time — a term that describes a variety of accelerating economic, political, cultural, ideological, and environmental processes that are rapidly altering our experience of the world. It is by its nature a dynamic topic — and this Very Short Introduction has been fully updated for a third edition, to include recent developments in…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: An Ice Age is dawning on Mica's homeland. The climate is getting colder, there are fewer mammoths to hunt, and the future of her people looks uncertain... Mica's mind is bursting with new ideas to help them survive the long winter, but the others refuse to listen, determined to cling to the old ways no matter what. Shunned and frustrated, Mica feels as if no one will ever understand her. Not even…

Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: A woman finds a man on a beach. He is very cold, his clothes are wet, and he cannot speak. The woman phones for help, and an ambulance comes and takes the man to hospital. In hospital they ask the man questions, but he does not answer. He still cannot speak — or does not want to speak. Who is he, this strange man from the sea? What is his name? Where did he come from? And why do they call him the…

Скачать книгу (размер 279 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 56) Аннотация: What does the world look like from the moon? How do our bodies work? Is it possible for people to fly? Can I make a horse of bronze that is 8 metres tall? How can we have cleaner cities? All his life, Leonardo da Vinci asked questions. We know him as a great artist, but he was one of the great thinkers of all time, and even today, doctors and scientists are still learning from his ideas. Meet the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: Overlooked in today's bloody headlines is Mexico's fundamental transformation. In over three short decades it has gone from a poor to a middle class nation, a closed to an open economy, an authoritarian to a vibrant (if at times messy) democracy, and a local to an increasingly binational society. But while things are much better than portrayed, Mexico does face a true security challenge. It…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: In his final book, one of the giants of twentieth-century political philosophy returns to his key themes of state, class, and property as well as such contemporary questions as economic justice, human rights, and the nature of industrial democracy. Macpherson not only re-examines historical issues dealt with in his earlier works, such as the impact of Hobbes's economic assumptions on his…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Can the internet fundamentally challenge non-free regimes? The role that social networking played in political change in the Middle East and beyond raises important questions about the ability of authoritarian leaders to control the information sphere and their subjects. Revolution Stalled goes beyond the idea of virtual politics to study five key components in the relationship between the online…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Causation is at once familiar and mysterious. Many believe that the causal relation is not directly observable, but that we nevertheless can somehow detect its presence in the world. Common sense seems to have a firm grip on causation, and much work in the natural and social sciences relies on the idea. Yet neither common sense nor extensive philosophical debate has led us to anything like…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: Since the 1972 publication of Dean M. Kelley's Why Conservative Churches Are Growing — which, as one reviewer pointed out, was really a book about why the liberal churches have stopped growing — discussion of the Protestant mainline has focused on the tradition's decline. The Christian Century and the Rise of Mainline Protestantism tells a different story, using the lens of the influential…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 324) Аннотация: An understanding of economics is vital to any understanding of why environmental problems occur and what best to do about them. This book provides an introduction to the subject of environmental economics without assuming any in-depth prior knowledge of economics. Part one explains the fundamental economic concepts. Part two uses these concepts in understanding and developing policy responses to…