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Uncovers Hobbes's distinction between reasons of the good and the right, which was a watershed in the history of ethics.

A guide to Kyoto for those visiting Japan for the 2020 olympics.

So You Want to Sing Music by Women opens wide a vast repertoire of vocal music written by women to advocate for widespread inclusion of this too-often neglected work in performance repertoire. Hoch and Lister provide a historical and contemporary perspective, chronicling the Western art music canon while also addressing contemporary trends in music theater and CCM. In addition to providing a historical overview and social context in which wome...

Die sogenannte erotische Fotografie ist mehrheitlich ein Schlafmittel und eine Frechheit, sie beleidigt die Fantasie, die Intelligenz und die niederen Instinkte gleichermaßen. Ihre Posen sind aus der Mottenkiste und die Modelle aus dem Katalog normativer Schönheitsideale, jung, sportlich und zumeist weiß. Bei Laurent Benjamin ist das anders: "Ich war schon immer von Sex fasziniert, der Vielfältigkeit der Praktiken und dem unbedingten Willen de...

My Mother's Hands is an examination of the deepest human bonds and a beautiful and moving tribute to life.

This book employs textual and archaeological material to reconstruct the various features of daily life in ancient China.

Applies econometric methods to a variety of unusual and engaging research questions

A comprehensive guide to the theory, methodology, and development for modeling systems of systems Modeling and Managing Interdependent Complex Systems of Systems examines the complexity of, and the risk to, emergent interconnected and interdependent complex systems of systems in the natural and the constructed environment, and in its critical infrastructures. For systems modelers, this book focuses on what constitutes complexity and how to un...

The Roman Emperor ran the Empire through contentious committee meetings at which civil, military and religious policies were debated.

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Explores English grammar through three real-world applications of language development, language disorders and dialects

An unparalleled study of the black British experience, unearthing its crucial yet largely forgotten role in shaping British history.

Highly illustrated, Secret Cheltenham reveals the lesser-known hidden aspects of this remarkable town.

This book arises from the Religious Imaginations and Global Transitions conference we hosted at LSE [London School of Economics] in June 2017."--Page vii.

The history of a uniquely fascinating region, whose seat is soon to be the European Capital of Culture, as told by a team of renowned academics.

This unique micro-history of the Absons charts the family's stewardship of a slave factory in Dahomey, their intermarriage with African neighbours, and their ultimate decline.

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The Metacolonial State offers a novel rethinking of the relationship between Islam and the Political. It is the first major study that seeks to develop a critical ontology of political violence and the state of exception in Pakistan.

An urgent and extraordinary book. Weaving a philosophical analysis of Heidegger, Agamben and Foucault, Jan draws out the implications of their thought for a radical analysis of the ontological politics of Islam and Pakistan. Whether writing about the 'Ulama and Deoband schools, blasphemy laws, the military, beards, or the Bamiyan Buddhas, Jan provokes and challenges our thinking while unearthing the ground on which Pakistan--and our world--are...

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camou