Human Paleontology and Prehistory: Contributions in Honor of Yoel Rak (Marom Assaf)(Pevná vazba)

Human Paleontology and Prehistory: Contributions in Honor of Yoel Rak (Marom Assaf)(Pevná vazba)

The aim of the book is to present original and though-provoking essays in human paleontology and prehistory, which are at the forefront of human evolutionary research, in honor of Professor Yoel Rak (a leading scholar in paleoanthropology).​ ​The volume presents a collection of original papers

Inequality, Mobility, and Segregation: Essays in Honor of Jacques Silber (Salas Rafael)(Pevná vazba)

This volume honors the lifetime and continuing contributions of Professor Jacques Silber. The book contains 15 papers, which were presented at the Fourth Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Catania, Sicily, July 2011. Theoretical topics covered in Volume 20 include

Visual Aggression: Images of Martyrdom in Late Medieval Germany (Pinkus Assaf)(Pevná vazba)

Explores images of torment and martyrdom that appeared in the German-speaking world in the late medieval period, tying them to premodern conceptualizations of individuality and

Genetic Influences on Human Fertility and Sexuality: Theoretical and Empirical Contributions from the Biological and Behavioral Sciences (Rodgers Joseph Lee)(Pevná vazba)

Recent work in quantitative biology has shown theoretically why Fisher's Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection does not preclude genetic influences on fertility, sexuality, and related processes. Genetic Influences on Human Fertility and Sexuality takes the next step, and presents a number of

Contributions to Philosophy (of the Event) (Heidegger Martin)(Pevná vazba)

Martin Heidegger's Contributions to Philosophy reflects his famous philosophical 'turning.' In this work, Heidegger returns to the question of being from its inception in Being and Time to a new questioning of being as event. Heidegger opens up the essential dimensions of his thinking on the

Nuclear Power and Human Rights in Japan: The Fallout of Fukushima (Akyz Emrah)(Pevná vazba)

In Nuclear Power and Human Rights in Japan: The Fallout of Fukushima, Emrah Aky z advances an environmental human rights approach to environmental protections regarding nuclear power. Using the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster as a case study, Aky z argues for three main approaches to

Ceramics in Circumpolar Prehistory: Technology, Lifeways and Cuisine (Jordan Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout prehistory the Circumpolar World was inhabited by hunter-gatherers. Pottery-making would have been extremely difficult in these cold, northern environments, and the craft should never have been able to disperse into this region. However, archaeologists are now aware that pottery

The Greatest Adventure: A History of Human Space Exploration (Burgess Colin)(Pevná vazba)

The Greatest Adventure explores the past, present, and future of the space race. The space race was perhaps the greatest technological contest of the twentieth century. It was a thrilling era of innovation, discovery, and exploration, as astronauts and cosmonauts were launched on space missions of

Rebels, Scholars, Explorers: Women in Vertebrate Paleontology (Berta Annalisa)(Pevná vazba)

Unearthing the amazing hidden stories of women who changed paleontology forever.For centuries, women have played key roles in defining and developing the field of vertebrate paleontology. Yet very little is known about these important paleontologists, and the true impacts of their contributions

Protective and Preferential Import Duties (Pigou A. C.)(Pevná vazba)

A.C. Pigou spent his career in the shadow of Marshall and Keynes and his contributions have seemed small by comparison, but his influence remains significant. He is regarded by many as the father of modern public finance and welfare theory, as the way that economists analyze and justify government

Food in Art: From Prehistory to the Renaissance (Riley Gillian)(Pevná vazba)

From Giuseppe Arcimboldo's painting of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II as a heap of fruits and vegetables to artists depicting lavish banquets for wealthy patrons, food and art are remarkably intertwined. In this richly illustrated book, Gillian Riley provides fresh insight into how the

The Rise of Neoliberal Philosophy: Human Capital, Profitable Knowledge, and the Love of Wisdom (Absher Brandon)(Pevná vazba)

In The Rise of Neoliberal Philosophy: Human Capital, Profitable Knowledge, and the Love of Wisdom, Brandon Absher argues that the neoliberal transformation of higher education has resulted in a paradigm shift in philosophy in the United States, leading to the rise of neoliberal philosophy

Moral and Political Conceptions of Human Rights: Implications for Theory and Practice (Maliks Reidar)(Pevná vazba)

In recent years, political philosophers have debated whether human rights are a special class of moral rights we all possess simply by virtue of our common humanity and which are universal in time and space, or whether they are essentially modern political constructs defined by the role they play

Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics: The Past and Future of Political Access (Montalbano Lori L.)(Pevná vazba)

Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics: The Past and Future of Political Access explores the ways in which cultural expression is represented in American politics as it intersects with issues of gender, race, and the construction of social identity. Specifically, this body of work

Impact of Human Resource Management in Total Quality(Pevná vazba)

Foundations of Mathematics and Physics One Century After Hilbert: New Perspectives (Kouneiher Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

With contributions from some of the most prominent scientists in mathematics and physics Accessible to a broad audience with a background in mathematics or physics Contains historical chapters such as the one on the relationship between Hilbert and

Same Old: Queer Theory, Literature and the Politics of Sameness (Nichols Ben)(Pevná vazba)

In its contributions to the study of material social differences, queer theoretical writing has mostly assumed that any ideas which embody 'difference' are valuable. More than this, where it is invoked in contemporary theory, queerness is often imagined as synonymous with difference itself. This

Advancement of Human Rights in India: Contemporary and Emerging Challenges (Halder Debarati)(Pevná vazba)

Human rights, despite being prone to serious obstacles, have garnered immense attention in the recent years. This book is an authoritative study of the recent trends and challenges of human rights in India, focusing on the advancement of judicial activism and gross violations of these rights by the

Intellectuals and Race (Sowell Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

Thomas Sowell's incisive critique of the intellectuals' destructive role in shaping ideas about race in America Intellectuals and Race is a radical book in the original sense of one that goes to the root of the problem. The role of intellectuals in racial strife is explored in an international

Reconciling Law and Morality in Human Rights Discourse: Beyond the Habermasian Account of Human Rights (Moka-Mubelo Willy)(Pevná vazba)

In this book I argue for an approach that conceives human rights as both moral and legal rights. The merit of such an approach is its capacity to understand human rights more in terms of the kind of world free and reasonable beings would like to live in rather than simply in terms of what each

Writing and Righting: Literature in the Age of Human Rights (Stonebridge Lyndsey)(Pevná vazba)

A bold and accessible argument for the moral and political value of literature in rightless times. The obvious humanity of books would seem to make literature and human rights natural allies. But what is the real connection between literature and human rights? In this short polemical book, Lyndsey

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race (Isaacson Walter)(Pevná vazba)

The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babies. When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade,

Dynamic Human Anatomy: An Artist's Guide to Structure, Gesture, and the Figure in Motion (Osti Roberto)(Pevná vazba)

An essential visual guide for artists to the mastery and use of advanced human anatomy skills in the creation of figurative art. Dynamic Human Anatomy picks up where Basic Human Anatomy leaves off and offers artists and art students a deeper understanding of anatomy, including anatomy in motion,

Public Secrets: Race and Colour in Colonial and Independent Jamaica (Altink Henrice)(Pevná vazba)

Informed by Critical Race Theory and based on a wide range of sources, including official sources, memoirs, and anthropological studies, this book examines multiple forms of racial discrimination in Jamaica and how they were talked about and experienced, from the end of the First World War until