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The first important scholarly consideration of Enlightenment historiography of the twentieth century, this book, originally published in 1926, critically examines the ideas of Voltaire, Hume, Robertston and Gibbon with respect to the theory and practice of historiography. The substantial introduction outlines the main differences between the ideals of these literary-philosophical schools and those which prevailed among historians in the early ...

Contemporary problems of economic and social change have obliged social scientists from different fields to learn much about each others' work as well as about the specific problems they are together seeking to solve

The research presented in this volume was motivated by a concern to address an emerging political debate over natural resource management issues in refugee situations. The text seeks to ensure that a plurality of voices are heard in defining policies and projects.

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Beginning with the British conquest of Egypt in 1882, this book goes on to examine the Spanish-American War of 1898, the Boer War and the Balkan conflicts leading to world war in 1914.

Gunshot wounds may be ahead in the U.S., but stabbings lead in the UK, and disposal of the corpse is pretty much the same around the world. Written by leading forensic anthropologists and pathologists, with support on knife and saw engineering from a forensic materials engineer, this book is unique as well as useful for investigating dismembered bodies.

While demand for the mathematically literate citizen increases, many learners continue to reject mathematics and experience it as excluding and exclusive, even when they succeed at it. In exploring this phenomenon, this volume examines the ways in which learners form particular relationships with mathematics in the context of formal schooling.

The Engaging Museum' is a practical guide book for museums and students on museum studies courses on how to create the highest quality experience for museum visitors.

Except in schoolboy jokes, the subject of human waste is rarely aired. This title seeks the elimination of the 'Great Distaste' so that people without political clout or economic muscle can claim their right to a dignified and hygienic place to 'go'.

This work treats the region of Inner Asia as a single unit, providing both an account of the region's past and an analysis of its present and its prospects in a thematic, rather than a strictly country-by-country manner.

Europe and the World, 1650-1830" is an important study of the first age of globalization. It surveys the interaction of Europe, Europe's growing colonies and other major global powers, such as the Ottoman Empire, China, India and Japan. Focusing on Europe's impact on the world, Jeremy Black analyses European attitudes, exploration, trade and acquisition of knowledge.Stressing imperial defeats as well as victories, this book shows the vitality ...

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The 2003 incarnation of the Colloquia 2000 series on Applied Media Ethics--the fourth in a decade-long series--offered an opportunity for application of various comparative yardsticks testing media ethics maturity. This special double issue reflects conc

First Published in 2001. This study explores the development of automobile insurance through the career of one of the industry's entrepreneurs, Samuel P. Black, Jr., and Erie Insurance, the company he helped build.

This text considers harmonic maps in homogeneous spaces and includes chapters on homogeneous geometry, f-structures and f-holomorphic maps, equi-harmonic maps, classification of horizontal f-structures on flag manifolds and integrable f-holomorphic orbits on flags.

Recent debates about British political and military strategies, derived in particular from dissension about Britain's relationship with Europe and from disagreement over the Iraq War, has led to a greater awareness of the problematic nature of the concept of 'national interests'. The text covers this issue.

Presents information for practical applications of scientific work on soil fertility. This book emphasizes the use of response curves as the basic biological standard for both evaluation and control, and discusses soil testing and plant analysis as secondary standards.

Looks at modern conflicts between 1990 and 2014 from a historical perspective. Argues that understanding non-Western developments is crucial if the potential of Western war-making is to be assessed accurately"--

This book examines the safety and security of event planning, from small and mid-sized events to large scale events requiring cross-jurisdictional and, potentially, national authority involvement. Natural (earthquakes, tsunamis, severe weather) and man-made (terrorism, chemical spills, train derailments) disasters present challenges for large event planners. Risk assessments are covered as well as the event planning process, response planning,...