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- Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World
- anglické
- Princeton University Press
- 272
- 2000
In 102 full-color maps spread over 175 pages, the Barrington Atlas re-creates the entire world of the Greeks and Romans from the British Isles to the Indian subcontinent and...
- Diversity and Complexity S. Page
Diversity and Complexity S. Page
- Page, Scott E
- Princeton University Press
- 304
- 2010
This book provides an introduction to the role of diversity in complex adaptive systems. A complex system - such as an economy or a tropical ecosystem - consists of interacting...
- The Limits of Safety - S. Sagan Organizations, Acc
The Limits of Safety - S. Sagan Organizations, Acc
- Sagan, Scott Douglas
- Princeton University Press
- 304
- 1995
Environmental tragedies such as Chernobyl and the Exxon Valdez remind us that catastrophic accidents are always possible in a world full of hazardous technologies. Yet, the...
- Data Visualization
Data Visualization
- Healy, Kieran
- anglické
- Princeton University Press
- 296
- 2018
Publikace: Data Visualization A Practical Introduction. This book provides students and researchers a hands-on introduction to the principles and practice of data...
- The Kingdom of Fungi - J. Petersen
The Kingdom of Fungi - J. Petersen
- Petersen, Jens H
- Princeton University Press
- 256
- 2013
The fungi realm has been called the "hidden kingdom," a mysterious world populated by microscopic spores, gigantic mushrooms and toadstools, and a host of other multicellular...
- Life Exposed - A. Petryna
Life Exposed - A. Petryna
- Adriana Petryna
- anglické
- Princeton University Press
- 312
- 2013
On April 26, 1986, Unit Four of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in then Soviet Ukraine. More than 3.5 million people in Ukraine alone, not to mention many citizens of...
- The Darwin Economy - R. Frank
The Darwin Economy - R. Frank
- Frank, Robert H
- Princeton University Press
- 264
- 2012
Who was the greater economist - Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, "New York...
- The Tyranny of Guilt - P. Bruckner
The Tyranny of Guilt - P. Bruckner
- Bruckner, Pascal
- Princeton University Press
- 256
- 2012
Since the Holocaust and the end of World War II, Europeans in particular have been consumed by remorse. But Pascal Bruckner argues that guilt has now gone too far. He argues...
- We, the People of Europe? - E. Balibar Reflections
We, the People of Europe? - E. Balibar Reflections
- Balibar, Etienne
- Princeton University Press
- 304
- 2003
tienne Balibar has been one of Europe's most important philosophical and political thinkers since the 1960s. His work has been vastly influential on both sides of the Atlantic...
- Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Theory
Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Theory
- Liberzon, Daniel
- Princeton University Press
- 256
- 2011
This textbook offers a concise yet rigorous introduction to calculus of variations and optimal control theory, and is a self-contained resource for graduate students in...
- Why the French Don't Like Headscarves - J. Bowen
Why the French Don't Like Headscarves - J. Bowen
- Bowen, John R
- Princeton University Press
- 304
- 2008
The French government's 2004 decision to ban Islamic headscarves and other religious signs from public schools puzzled many observers, both because it seemed to infringe...
- Why People Obey the Law - T. Tyler
Why People Obey the Law - T. Tyler
- Tyler, Tom R
- anglické
- naučné
- Princeton University Press
- 308
- 2006
People obey the law if they believe it's legitimate, not because they fear punishment--this is the startling conclusion of Tom Tyler's classic study. Tyler suggests that...
- Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power
Ancient Chinese Thought, Modern Chinese Power
- Yan, Xuetong
- Princeton University Press
- 312
- 2011
The rise of China could be the most important political development of the twenty-first century. What will China look like in the future? What should it look like? And what...
- Weak Courts, Strong Rights - M. Tushnet
Weak Courts, Strong Rights - M. Tushnet
- Tushnet, Mark
- Princeton University Press
- 288
- 2009
Unlike many other countries, the United States has few constitutional guarantees of social welfare rights such as income, housing, or healthcare. In part this is because many...
- Pterosaurs - M. Witton
Pterosaurs - M. Witton
- Mark P Witton
- anglické
- Princeton University Press
- 304
- 2013
For 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds--they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, shared the world with the...
- The Economics of Inaction - N. Stokey
The Economics of Inaction - N. Stokey
- Stokey, Nancy L
- Princeton University Press
- 320
- 2008
In economic situations where action entails a fixed cost, inaction is the norm. Action is taken infrequently, and adjustments are large when they occur. Interest in economic...
- The Clash of Gods - T. Mathews A Reinterpretation
The Clash of Gods - T. Mathews A Reinterpretation
- Mathews, Thomas F
- Princeton University Press
- 256
- 1999
Between the third and sixth centuries, the ancient gods, goddesses, and heroes who had populated the imagination of humankind for a millennium were replaced by a new imagery of...
- Greek and Roman Necromancy - D. Ogden
Greek and Roman Necromancy - D. Ogden
- Daniel Ogden
- anglické
- Princeton University Press
- 320
- 2004
In classical antiquity, there was much interest in necromancy - the consultation of the dead for divination. People could seek knowledge from the dead by sleeping on tombs,...
- Quantum Philosophy - R. Omnes, R. Omnes Understand
Quantum Philosophy - R. Omnes, R. Omnes Understand
- Omnes, Rola
- anglické
- Princeton University Press
- 320
- 2002
In this magisterial work, Roland Omn s takes us from the academies of ancient Greece to the laboratories of modern science as he seeks to do no less than rebuild the foundations...
- A Cooperative Species S. Bowles, H. Gintis
A Cooperative Species S. Bowles, H. Gintis
- Bowles, Samuel;Gintis, Herbert
- Princeton University Press
- 280
- 2011
Why do humans, uniquely among animals, cooperate in large numbers to advance projects for the common good? Contrary to the conventional wisdom in biology and economics, this...
- Valuing the Unique - L. Karpik
Valuing the Unique - L. Karpik
- Karpik, Lucien
- Princeton University Press
- 296
- 2010
In this landmark work of economic sociology, Lucien Karpik introduces the theory and practical tools needed to analyze markets for singularities. Singularities are goods and...
- Finance and the Good Society - R. Shiller
Finance and the Good Society - R. Shiller
- Shiller, Robert J
- Princeton University Press
- 312
- 2013
The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. New York Times best-selling economist...
- Why Everyone - Else is a Hypocrite - R. Kurzban
Why Everyone - Else is a Hypocrite - R. Kurzban
- Kurzban, Robert
- Princeton University Press
- 288
- 2012
We're all hypocrites. Why? Hypocrisy is the natural state of the human mind. Robert Kurzban shows us that the key to understanding our behavioral inconsistencies lies in...
- Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Bird - L. Olsen
Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Bird - L. Olsen
- Olsen, Lars-Henrik
- Princeton University Press
- 272
- 2013
This beautifully illustrated field guide enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe,...