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A primer on ugaritic

language, culture, and literature

A Primer on Ugaritic is an introduction to the language of the ancient city of Ugarit, a city that flourished in the second millennium BCE on the Lebanese coast, placed in the context of the culture, literature, and religion of this ancient Semitic culture. The ...

Conquest in cyberspace

national security and information warfare

With billions of computers in existence, cyberspace, 'the virtual world created when they are connected,' is said to be the new medium of power. Computer hackers operating from anywhere can enter cyberspace and take control of other people's computers, stealing their information, corrupting their ...

Architecture and mathematics in ancient Egypt

In this fascinating new study, architect and Egyptologist Corinna Rossi analyses the relationship between mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt by exploring the use of numbers and geometrical figures in ancient architectural projects and buildings. While previous architectural studies have searched for abstract 'universal rules ...

Les origines de la Solution Finale

l'évolution de la politique antijuive des nazis, septembre 1939-mars 1942

En 1939, l'Allemagne nazie, qui projette une recomposition démographique de l'Europe centrale et orientale, entreprend d'expulser les populations juives qui y habitent. À l'automne 1941 est décidée la destruction totale des Juifs. Comment la politique nazie est-elle passée de l'expulsion ...

Athenian legacies

essays on the politics of going on together

How do communities survive catastrophe? Using classical Athens as its case study, this book argues that if a democratic community is to survive over time, its people must choose to go on together. That choice often entails hardship and hard bargains. In good times, going ...

Teoría y técnicas del periodismo especializado

INDICE: Prólogo. Fundamentos epistemológicos de la información periodística especializada. Áreas de especialización periodística. Epílogo. Anexos.

Televisión y prensa durante la UCD

premios y castigos mediático-gubernamentales

Los gobiernos, como gestores de las políticas mediáticas, disponen de mecanismos privativos para favorecer o perjudicar a los grupos de comunicación.

Child-centred education

reviving the creative tradition

Against an increasingly authoritarian background of testing and instruction, concern is growing about disengagement and loss of depth and quality in education at all levels. Child Centred Education seeks to explore the role of Primary education within this debate. The book will inspire teachers and ...

Women, feminism and media

This is a study of the key areas of issue and debate in feminist media studies over the past twenty years. Over the past few decades, feminist media scholarship has flourished, to become a major influence on the fields of media, film and cultural studies ...

Nationalism and european integration

the need for new theoretical and empirical insights

Nationalism has long excited debate in political and social sciences and still remains a key field of research among historians, anthropologists, sociologists, as well as political scientists. In the time of the European integration, and particularly as a result of the recent crisis of the ...

Liberation or catastrophe?

reflections on the history of the twentieth century

After a brief discussion about the meaning of 'modern' history, Michael Howard presents a fascinating analysis of the history of the 20th Century - laying much emphasis on the USA, where the author has spent much time as a Professor at Yale. It was Michael Howard ...

Extremadura

tierra de libros: la pasión bibliográfica de toda una región

ÍNDICE (RESUMEN).: Introducción. Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ibarra (Presidente de la Junta de Extremadura). Francisco Muñoz Ramírez (Consejero de Cultura). Estudios. Justo Vila Izquierdo. Extremadura, tierra de libros# y bibliófilos. Víctor Infantes. Leve encomio para un libro que no lo necesita. Miguel Ángel Lama. El bueno ...

Beyond the canon

history for the twenty-first century

"Beyond the Canon" deals with recent politicized processes of canonization and its implications for historical culture in a globalizing and postcolonial world. The volume discusses the framing and transmission of historical knowledge, explores the philosophical foundations of canons, and its consequences for the construction of ...

Civilizing climate

social responses to climate change in the ancient near east

Description is based upon research evidence from the Near East and elsewhere, of changes in climate and how that affected social and political developments. This work uses 3 major case studies of the Neolithic, Early Bronze, and Roman/Byzantine periods.

Derecho de familia y de la persona

análisis de los nuevos modelos de familia

La persona, en su aspecto individual y formando parte del grupo básico de la sociedad, que es la familia, es la protagonista esencial del Derecho. La vertiginosa evolución de los hábitos sociales mantiene a persona y familia en el centro neurálgico de un cambio permanente ...

Cognition and extended rational choice

"Twenty-five years ago I strongly recommended Margolis' "Selfishness, Altruism, and Rationality". Now, five books later, it is exciting to see how much farther he's taken that theory, supported it with an extensive review of laboratory experiments, and applied it to groups, large and small ...

International relations theory for the twenty-first century

an introduction

International Relations theory has been the site of intense debate in recent years. A decade ago it was still possible to divide the field between three main perspectives - Realism, Liberalism, and Marxism. Not only have these approaches evolved in new directions, they have been joined ...

Commonwealth

inter-and non-state contributions to global governaance

The Commonwealth consists of only a quarter of the world's states and yet the Commonwealth Secretariat and Foundation have made and continue to make a significant contribution to global politics. This book provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive overview of this key international institution ...

Les grands arrêts de la jurisprudence civile. T.I.

Introduction, personnes, famille, biens, régimes matrimoniaux, successions

La 12e édition des Grands arrêts de la jurisprudence civile coïncide avec le soixante-treizième anniversaire de leur parution sous la signature de Henri Capitant. C'est dire que cet ouvrage est le précurseur de tous les recueils de Grands arrêts actuellement existants. Jamais démenti, son ...

Birds' modern insurance Law

Presents a concise yet analytical explanation of the fundamental principles of insurance law, written in an accessible and straightforward manner Covers everything from the history of insurance and regulation through to the various forms of insurance such as life, and liability Analyses the increasingly complex ...