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Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 019966384XISBN 13: 9780199663842
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Although there are many kinds of love, erotic love has been celebrated in art and poetry as life's most rewarding and exalting experience, worth living and dying for and bringing out the best in ourselves. And yet it has excused, and even been thought to justify, the most reprehensible crimes. Why should this be This Very Short Introduction explores this and other puzzling questions. Do we love someone for their virtue, their beauty, or their moral or other qualities Are love's characteristic desires altruistic or selfish Are there duties of love What do the sciences - neuroscience, evolutionary and social psychology, and anthropology - tell us about love Many of the answers we give to such questions are determined not so much by the facts of human nature as by the ideology of love. Ronald de Sousa considers some of the many paradoxes raised by love, looking at the different kinds of love - affections, affiliation, philia, storage, agape, but focusses on eros, or romantic love. He considers whether our conventional beliefs about love and sex are deeply irrational and argues that alternative conceptions of love and sex, although hard to formulate and live by, may be worth striving for. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. 130 pp. Englisch.
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Editore: OXFORD UNIV PR Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0199669791ISBN 13: 9780199669790
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Situated on the cusp of West and East, between the foothills of the Alps and the mighty 'Blue Danube', Vienna has long presented authors with a wealth of material for stories that entertain and intrigue. The city's famous quality of life and rich variety of cultural offerings is apparent here at every turn, but so too is its darker side, whether it be the Viennese obsession with death and decay or the dramatic, tragic events of its twentieth-century history. In stories from the early to mid-nineteenth century in particular, the city stands for wine, women and song, for a laid-back - - perhaps somewhat lax - - outlook on life that is invariably linked to its location as German culture's southernmost centre. In more recent tales, the theme of the good life and of Vienna's beauty continues, but there are very few authors who do not dwell on elements of darkness or melancholy. Indeed, from the mid-twentieth century onward, death itself seems to have become literature's preferred guide to the city. The collection concentrates on stories set at the city's margins. The tales are arranged geographically rather than chronologically, around and through the city from west to east and back again. We begin and end with Arthur Schnitzler and Joseph Roth, two authors already indelibly associated with Vienna, but represented here by little-known gems, translated for the first time. Other authors include stars of Vienna's nineteenth century feuilleton journalism - Heinrich Laube, Ferdinand K'urnberger, Adalbert Stifter - but also the most recent generation of Viennese writers, Doron Rabinovici, Eva Menasse, Dimitr'e Dinev, with tales as yet unknown in English. 344 pp. Englisch.
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Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0192737295ISBN 13: 9780192737298
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In this wonderfully inventive book, Bella is taking her dog for a stroll across the page but halfway across, he disappears! Unable to quite believe what's just happened Bella watches, transfixed, with changing emotions of surprise, indignation, moments of renewed hope (as the authorities arrive to take control) followed by shock (as they too succumb to the book's inexplicable behaviour) and finally action when Bella marches toward the dangerous middle of the book . . . only to disappear herself! At this point, the book has consumed its characters and it's down to the reader to step in to help. A note from Bella appears directly appealing for assistance and, with a rigorous shake, the characters reappear. Normality is restored and Bella is finally able to take her dog for an uninterrupted walk . . . or is she ! 32 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0192738259ISBN 13: 9780192738257
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. David Tazzyman (illustratore). Neuware - In this hilarious and, to be honest, pretty random adventure, you'll discover that it's as you always suspected, pizza is the evil genius of the world. Oh yes, it's all the fault of pizza. It has absolutely nothing at all to do with the badgers. 192 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 019279356XISBN 13: 9780192793560
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The beautiful and deeply moving new story from Gill Lewis.Red and Scarlet dream of one day flying across the ocean to Trinidad, where thousands of scarlet ibis fill the sky. When they're split up and sent to live with different foster families, Scarlet resolves to do whatever it takes to get her brother back. 224 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198300174ISBN 13: 9780198300175
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Mum gets a surprise in Two Left Feet when Dad learns to dance. Exciting phonics-based stories in new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. Brand new adventures to engage, motivate and inspire developing readers. 24 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198300166ISBN 13: 9780198300168
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In On the Stage a show about the Wild West leads to an adventure on a stagecoach. Exciting phonics-based stories in new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. Brand new adventures to engage, motivate and inspire developing readers. 24 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198358601ISBN 13: 9780198358602
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Chip discovers mirror writing in Mirror Island and helps to find buried treasure on a magic key adventure.Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories at Level 6 are full of humour, drama, rich language and storylines to engage and motivate children. 24 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198300190ISBN 13: 9780198300199
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In Land of Letters the magic key takes the children to a land with letters everywhere.Exciting phonics-based stories in new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. Brand new adventures to engage, motivate and inspire developing readers. 24 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198300182ISBN 13: 9780198300182
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Will rain spoil the maypole dance or can Mrs May save the day in May Morning Exciting phonics-based stories in new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. Brand new adventures to engage, motivate and inspire developing readers. 24 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 019966871XISBN 13: 9780199668717
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Pain and pleasure are simple ideas, incapable of definition.'In 1757 the 27-year-old Edmund Burke argued that our aesthetic responses are experienced as pure emotional arousal, unencumbered by intellectual considerations. In so doing he overturned the Platonic tradition in aesthetics that had prevailed from antiquity until the eighteenth century, and replaced metaphysics with psychology and even physiology as the basis for the subject. Burke's theory of beauty encompasses the female form, nature, art, and poetry, and he analyses our delight in sublimeeffects that thrill and excite us. His revolution in method continues to have repercussions in the aesthetic theories of today, and his revolution in sensibility has paved the way for literary and artistic movements from the Gothic novel through Romanticism, twentieth-century painting, and beyond.In this new edition Paul Guyer conducts the reader through Burke's Enquiry, focusing on its place in the history of aesthetics and highlighting its innovations, as well as its influence on many subsequent authors from Kant and Schiller to Ruskin and Nietzsche.ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. 154 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0199689369ISBN 13: 9780199689361
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Psychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome emotional and psychological difficulties in their lives. They involve spending time with a professional in an emotionally safe and structured relationship to explore and express the issues that cause distress and difficulty, whether long term self-doubts, relationship problems, or the impact of a trauma or crisis. As a society, we now take this focus on talking through and understanding our identity and relationships for granted, but it is hardly more than a century old. In this Very Short Introduction, Tom Burns and Eva Burns-Lundgren trace the development of psychotherapy from its origins in Freud's psychoanalysis to the range of different approaches - counselling, cognitive behaviour therapy, and other time-limited therapies, mindfulness, group and family therapies, and many more. Describing the processes central to them all and highlighting their differences, they demonstrate what problems each therapy are best suited for. They explain the principles behind the most commonly available types of psychotherapies and provide examples of what patients can expect when they seek such help. They conclude by examining the practice of psychotherapy - the types of training psychotherapists have, the safeguards that exist to keep practice reliable, and how one goes about choosing a psychotherapist. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. 160 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Inc Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0199328331ISBN 13: 9780199328338
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - What does U.S. history look like with women at the center of the story From Pocahantas to military women serving in the Iraq war, this survey chronicles the contributions, recognized and unrecognized, that women have made to the American experience. Committed to a multicultural approach to women's history, the narrative opens not with the European settlers who came to America but with the Native American peoples who were already there. Women who seizedopportunities for political and cultural influence during and after the American Revolution were mainly white women. Women's domestic and waged labor shaped the Northern economy, and slavery affected the lives of Southern women, both free and enslaved. Women took the lead in 19th century movements such astemperance, moral reform, and abolitionism, as well as women's rights. The demand for the vote first enunciated at Seneca Falls in 1848 culminated in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. New patterns of work, leisure, and education shaped modern women's lives after 1920, as did international events such as the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. Women played especially large roles in the civil rights movement and the revival of feminism, as well as in the backlashthese movements provoked.Moving beyond the well-documented lives of white middle-class women, this survey recognizes the diversity of American women's experiences defined by race, ethnicity, and class, but also geography, sexual orientation, age, and religion. At the core of the narrative is the recognition that gender-the changing historical and cultural constructions of roles assigned to the biological differences of the sexes-is central to understanding the history of American women's lives, and the history ofthe United States. 160 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Oxford University Press, USA Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0199688346ISBN 13: 9780199688340
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a variety of sports from team games such as rugby, cricket, and football to games for individuals such as golf, tennis, and skiing, he considers how these first emergedand captivated the interest of ordinary people, and how sport has been transformed within our daily lives.Exploring the relationship between sport and class, gender, commerce, identity, and ethics, Cronin considers some of the central issues in sport today, including the high pay of professional footballers and the glamour of sports women, as well as fair play standards. Charting sport through the ages and around the world, this is a short guide to the history, development, and place of sport in contemporary global society.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. 144 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198300255ISBN 13: 9780198300250
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Who will solve the perfect crime in The Detective Adventure Sherlock Holmes or Anneena Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with a delightful mixture of familiar settings and brand new magic key adventures to inspire young readers. Featuring all your favourite characters, children will enjoy exploring the detailed humorous illustrations and be captivated by the storylines.These phonics-based stories are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. They contain high-interest vocabulary to support language development beyond Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development.Teaching notes on Oxford Owl support independent reading, guided reading, writing, and speaking, listening and drama activities. 32 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198300336ISBN 13: 9780198300335
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Biff finds herself in an adventure by herself in The Beehive Fence. She has to overcome her fear of bees to help some villagers in Africa to protect their crops.Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with a delightful mixture of familiar settings and brand new magic key adventures to inspire young readers. Featuring all your favourite characters, children will enjoy exploring the detailed humorous illustrations and be captivated by the storylines.These phonics-based stories are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. They contain high-interest vocabulary to support language development beyond Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development.Teaching notes on Oxford Owl support independent reading, guided reading, writing, and speaking, listening and drama activities. 32 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198300417ISBN 13: 9780198300410
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Kipper enjoys aikido classes. But will it come in useful in The Fair-haired Samurai when he is in a magic adventure in ancient Japan Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are an exciting new set of stories from Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. Full of humour and drama with a delightful mixture of familiar settings and brand new magic key adventures to inspire young readers. Featuring all your favourite characters, children will enjoy exploring the detailed humorous illustrations and be captivated by the storylines.These phonics-based stories are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. They contain high-interest vocabulary to support language development beyond Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds.Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with the child, supporting their decoding and language comprehension development.Teaching notes on Oxford Owl support independent reading, guided reading, writing, and speaking, listening and drama activities. 32 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198300409ISBN 13: 9780198300403
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In The Travelling Players the children save the day when a plot to stop a play is uncovered.Exciting phonics-based stories in new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are perfect for embedding and building on children's phonics knowledge. Brand new adventures to engage, motivate and inspire developing readers. 32 pp. Englisch.
Editore: OXFORD UNIV PR Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0199334587ISBN 13: 9780199334582
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Atheism: What Everyone Needs to Know provides a balanced look at the topic, considering atheism historically, philosophically, theologically, sociologically and psychologically. 304 pp. Englisch.
Editore: OXFORD UNIV PR Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198700873ISBN 13: 9780198700876
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Behind the façade of politics and pageantry at the Tudor court, there was a family drama. Nothing drove Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than producing a legitimate male heir and so perpetuating his dynasty. To that end, he married six wives, became the subject of the most notorious divorce case of the sixteenth century, and broke with the pope, all in an age of international competition and warfare, social unrest and growing religious intolerance and discord. Henry fathered four living children, each by a different mother. Their interrelationships were often scarred by jealously, mutual distrust, sibling rivalry, even hatred. Possessed of quick wits and strong wills, their characters were defined partly by the educations they received, and partly by events over which they had no control. Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, although recognized as the king's son, could never forget his illegitimacy. Edward died while still in his teens, desperately plotting to exclude his half-sisters from the throne. Mary's world was shattered by her mother's divorce and her own unhappy marriage. Elizabeth was the most successful, but also the luckiest. Even so, she lived with the knowledge that her father had ordered her mother's execution, was often in fear of her own life, and could never marry the one man she truly loved. Henry's children idolized their father, even if they differed radically over how to perpetuate his legacy. To tell their stories, John Guy returns to the archives, drawing on a vast array of contemporary records, personal letters, and first-hand accounts. 280 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198307578ISBN 13: 9780198307570
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Alex Brychta (illustratore). Neuware - Delve into the wonderful world of Biff, Chip and Kipper and find out more about the characters, their friends and family. Discover how the children found the magic key, and learn more about their exciting adventures through a host of new activities, puzzles and games. 32 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198727518ISBN 13: 9780198727514
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Tuberculosis is characterized as a social disease and few have been more inextricably linked with human history. There is evidence from the archaeological record that Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its human hosts have been together for a very long time. The very mention of tuberculosis brings to mind romantic images of great literary figures pouring out their souls in creative works as their bodies were being decimated by consumption. It is a disease that at various times has had a certain glamour associated with it. From the medieval period to the modern day, Helen Bynum explores the history and development of tuberculosis throughout the world, touching on the various discoveries that have emerged about the disease over time, and focussing on the experimental approaches of Jean-Antoine Villemin (1827-92) and Robert Koch (1842-1910). Bynum also examines the place tuberculosis holds in the popular imagination and its role in various forms of the dramatic arts. The story of tuberculosis since the 1950s is complex, and Bynum describes the picture emerging from the World Health Organization of the difficulties that attended the management of the disease in the developing world. In the meantime, tuberculosis has emerged again in the West, both among the urban underclass and in association with a new infection - HIV. The disease has returned with a vengeance - in drug-resistant form. The story of tuberculosis is far from over. 352 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0199657688ISBN 13: 9780199657681
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Including more than 11,000 definitions, this authoritative and up-to-date dictionary covers all branches of psychology. Clear, concise descriptions for each entry offer extensive coverage of key areas including cognition, sensation and perception, emotion and motivation, learning and skills, language, mental disorder, and research methods. The range of entries extends to related disciplines including psychoanalysis, psychiatry, the neurosciences, and statistics. Entries are extensively cross-referenced for ease of use, and cover word origins and derivations as well as definitions. More than 100 illustrations complement the text.This fourth edition has incorporated a large number of significant revisions and additions, many in response to the 2013 publication of the American Psychiatric Association's latest edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, bringing the Dictionary fully up to date with the most recent literature of the subject.In addition to the alphabetical entries, the dictionary also includes appendices covering over 800 commonly used abbreviations and symbols, as well as a list of phobias and phobic stimuli, with definitions. Comprehensive and clearly written, this dictionary is an invaluable work of reference for students, lecturers, and the general reader with an interest in psychology.
Editore: Oxford University Press Inc Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0199927812ISBN 13: 9780199927814
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Backpacking with the Saints is a captivating account of solo wilderness backpacking as spiritual practice. On his solitary hikes, Belden Lane has as companions the great spiritual texts of the world's religions. The wilderness, he argues, offers an enlightening approach to the texts, presenting the opportunity to explore the interior landscape and the spiritual realm of nature.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0194506061ISBN 13: 9780194506069
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Kombiprodukt. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Scope offers a challenging syllabus with a manageable amount of course material, and the objectives and learning outcomes for every lesson provide a clear framework to measure student progress.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198708432ISBN 13: 9780198708438
Da: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -An Introduction to Drug Synthesis explores the central role played by organic synthesis in the process of drug design and development.Written by an experienced and talented author to complement his existing An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, the book illustrates how organic synthesis makes important contributions throughout the drug design and discovery process - from the generation of novel drug structures to the improved efficiency of large scale synthesis.Avoiding excessively detailed descriptions of the underlying synthetic pathways, the book focuses on how synthesis can be used in a strategic way - how and why different synthetic approaches are adopted, and the pros and cons of each. With examples used extensively to illustrate the concepts presented, An Introduction to Drug Synthesis> is the ideal resource for any pharmaceutical or medicinal chemistry student who needs a thorough understanding of how the concepts of organic synthesis are applied to the development of therapeutic drugs.Online Resource CentreAn Introduction to Drug Synthesis is supported by an Online Resource Centre featuring:For registered adopters:- Figures from the book in electronic format;For students:- A suite of multiple-choice questions to support the learning process;- Additional case studies- More detailed descriptions of key synthetic reactions, as a source of further reference. 567 pp. Englisch.
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Editore: Oxford University Press, USA Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198723636ISBN 13: 9780198723639
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The essays in this Handbook, written by leading scholars working in the rapidly developing field of witchcraft studies, explore the historical literature regarding witch beliefs and witch trials in Europe and colonial America between the early fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries. During these years witches were thought to be evil people who used magical power to inflict physical harm or misfortune on their neighbours. Witches were also believed to havemade pacts with the devil and sometimes to have worshipped him at nocturnal assemblies known as sabbaths. These beliefs provided the basis for defining witchcraft as a secular and ecclesiastical crime and prosecuting tens of thousands of women and men for this offence. The trials resulted in as many as fiftythousand executions.These essays study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. They also relate these prosecutions to the Catholic and Protestant reformations, the introduction of new forms of criminal procedure, medical and scientific thought, the process of state-building, profound social and economic change, early modern patterns of gender relations, and the wave of demonic possessions thatoccurred in Europe at the same time. The essays survey the current state of knowledge in the field, explore the academic controversies that have arisen regarding witch beliefs and witch trials, propose new ways of studying the subject, and identify areas for future research.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0198709749ISBN 13: 9780198709749
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal and isolated. Scholarly consensus has held that an Essene library was hidden ahead of the Roman advance in 68 CE, when Qumran was partly destroyed. With much doubt now expressed about aspects of this view, The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea systematicallyreviews the surviving historical sources, and supports an understanding of the Essenes as an influential legal society, at the centre of Judaean religious life, held in much esteem by many and protected by the Herodian dynasty, thus appearing as 'Herodians' in the Gospels.Opposed to the Hasmoneans, the Essenes combined sophisticated legal expertise and autonomy with an austere regimen of practical work, including a specialisation in medicine and pharmacology. Their presence along the north-western Dead Sea is strongly indicated by two independent sources, Dio Chrysostom and Pliny the Elder, and coheres with the archaeology. The Dead Sea Scrolls represent not an isolated library, quickly hidden, but burials of manuscripts from numerous Essene collections, placedin jars in caves for long-term preservation. The historical context of the Dead Sea area itself, and its extraordinary natural resources, as well as the archaeology of Qumran, confirm the Essenes' patronage by Herod, and indicate that they harnessed the medicinal material the Dead Sea zone providesto this day.
Editore: Oxford University Press Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0194506037ISBN 13: 9780194506038
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Scope offers a challenging syllabus with a manageable amount of course material, and the objectives and learning outcomes for every lesson provide a clear framework to measure student progress.
Editore: Oxford University Press, USA Jan 2015, 2015
ISBN 10: 0190233729ISBN 13: 9780190233723
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - People differ in terms of how morally deserving they are. And it is a good thing if people get what they deserve. Accordingly, it is important to work out an adequate theory of moral desert. But while certain aspects of such a theory have been frequently discussed in the philosophical literature, many others have been surprisingly neglected. The Geometry of Desert explores a number of these less familiar questions, using graphs to illustrate the variouspossible answers. The result is a more careful investigation into the nature of moral desert than has ever previously been offered, one that reveals desert to have a hidden complexity that most of us have failed to recognize.