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New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican
Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking
scientists who brought it about In the late fifteenth century, it
was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a
small, ordered cosmos. Just over two centuries later, everything
had changed. Not only was the sun the centre of creation, but the
entire practice of science had been revolutionised. This is the
story of that astonishing transformation, told through the words of
the astronomers and mathematicians at its heart. Bringing together
excerpts from the works and letters of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler,
Descartes, Newton and others for the first time, The Dawn of Modern
Cosmology is the definitive record of one of the great turning
points in human history. Edited with Translations, Notes and an
Introduction by Aviva Rothman
This book explores C. G. Jung's psychology through the perspective
of the existential philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev, drawing striking
parallels between Jung's theory of individuation and Berdyaev's
understanding of the person. Placing Jung and Berdyaev firmly
within the context of secular humanism, Nicolaus draws on their
personal experiences of individuation to show how both writers seek
to enable a renewal of our self-understanding as persons in a
post-religious society. Topics of discussion include: the
foundations of Berdyaev's personalism Jung's psychological
interpretation of the Christian God-image individuation and the
ethics of creativity. C. G. Jung and Nikolai Berdyaev:
Individuation and the Person offers a fresh perspective on the
ethical implications of Jung's theory and serves also as an
introduction to Berdyaev's thought. As such this book will appeal
to analytical psychologists, scholars engaged with Jungian thought
and all those interested in the interface between spirituality and
depth psychology.
When one thinks about how collective decisions are made, voting is
the method that comes naturally to mind. But other methods such as
random process and consensus are also used. This book explores just
what a collective decision is, classifies the methods of making
collective decisions, and identifies the advantages and
disadvantages of each method. Classification is the prelude to
evaluation. What are the characteristics of a method of making
collective decisions, the book asks, that permit us to describe a
collective decision as good? The second part of the book is
detailed exploration of voting: the dimensions in which voting
situations differ, the origins and logic of majority rule, the
frequency of cycles in voting, the Arrow and Gibbard-Satterthwaite
theorems, criteria for ways of cutting through cycles and the
application of these criteria to a variety of rules, voting over
continuums, proportional representation, and voting rules that take
account of intensities of preferences. Relatively unknown methods
of voting give voting a much greater potential than is generally
recognized. Collective Decisions and Voting is essential reading
for everyone with an interest in voting theory and in how public
choices might be made.
Catalan: An Essential Grammar is a concise and convenient guide to
the basic grammatical structure of Catalan. Presenting a fresh and
accessible description of the language, this engaging Grammar uses
clear explanations and sets out the complexities of Catalan in
short, readable sections clarified by examples. Quick reference
overviews are also provided in the appendix. Catalan: An Essential
Grammar is the ideal reference grammar for all learners of Catalan,
whether class-based or independent, looking to progress beyond
beginner level.
This is the only volume to consider the earthquake and volcanic
histories of the Azores across the whole archipelago and is based,
not only on contemporary published research, but also on the
detailed study of archival source materials. The authors seek to
show how extreme environmental events, as expressed through
eruptions, earthquakes and related process operating in the past
may be considered using both complementary scientific and social
scientific perspectives in order to reveal the ways in which
Azorean society has been shaped by both an isolated location in the
middle of the Atlantic Ocean and the every present threat of
environmental uncertainty. The audience for this volume includes
all those who are interested in the geology, geography, history and
hazard responses in the Azores. It is written, no just for the
educated general reader, but for the specialist earth scientist and
hazard researcher.
Catalan: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to modern Catalan grammar, presenting an accessible and systematic description of the modern language. It is the only comprehensive grammar of the language available in English The Grammar reflects the current reality of Catalan by acknowledging regional diversity and features Balearic and Valencian varieties alongside the language used in the Barcelona region. The combined specialist knowledge of the author team ensures a balanced coverage of modern Catalan. Features include: * comprehensive coverage of all parts of speech * a wealth of authentic examples illustrating language points * attention to areas of particular difficulty for those whose first language is English * full cross-referencing * detailed index. eBook available with sample pages: 0203028503
This book explores C. G. Jung's psychology through the perspective
of the existential philosopher Nikolai Berdyaev, drawing striking
parallels between Jung's theory of individuation and Berdyaev's
understanding of the person. Placing Jung and Berdyaev firmly
within the context of secular humanism, Nicolaus draws on their
personal experiences of individuation to show how both writers seek
to enable a renewal of our self-understanding as persons in a
post-religious society. Topics of discussion include: the
foundations of Berdyaev's personalism Jung's psychological
interpretation of the Christian God-image individuation and the
ethics of creativity. C. G. Jung and Nikolai Berdyaev:
Individuation and the Person offers a fresh perspective on the
ethical implications of Jung's theory and serves also as an
introduction to Berdyaev's thought. As such this book will appeal
to analytical psychologists, scholars engaged with Jungian thought
and all those interested in the interface between spirituality and
depth psychology.
Catalan: An Essential Grammar is a concise and convenient guide to
the basic grammatical structure of Catalan. Presenting a fresh and
accessible description of the language, this engaging Grammar uses
clear explanations and sets out the complexities of Catalan in
short, readable sections clarified by examples. Quick reference
overviews are also provided in the appendix. Catalan: An Essential
Grammar is the ideal reference grammar for all learners of Catalan,
whether class-based or independent, looking to progress beyond
beginner level.
Catalan: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to
modern Catalan grammar, presenting an accessible and systematic
description of the modern language. It is the only comprehensive
grammar of the language available in English
The Grammar reflects the current reality of Catalan by
acknowledging regional diversity and features Balearic and
Valencian varieties alongside the language used in the Barcelona
region.
The combined specialist knowledge of the author team ensures a
balanced coverage of modern Catalan.
Features include:
* comprehensive coverage of all parts of speech
* a wealth of authentic examples illustrating language points
* attention to areas of particular difficulty for those whose first
language is English
* full cross-referencing
* detailed index.
The high market demand based on consumers' trust in fish as a
healthy and nutritious food resource made fish processing a very
dynamic industry, spurring many innovations in processing and
packaging methods. Trends in Fish Processing Technologies not only
reflects what is currently new in fish processing but also points
out where things are heading in this area. This book provides an
overview of the modern technologies employed by the industry. It
details the advances in fish processing, including high pressure
processing (HPP), pulsed electric field (PEF) treatment and
minimally heat processing combined with microwave (MW) and
radio-frequency (RF). It provides references to food safety
management systems and food safety & quality indicators for
processed fish in order to achieve an adequate level of protection.
Quality aspects and molecular methods for the assessment of fish
and fish products integrity are introduced. Fish products
reformulation trends based on sustainability principles that
tackles the reduction of salt content and the use of natural
antimicrobials are presented. Innovative packaging solutions for
fish products are explored, detailing intelligent packaging with
freshness and time-temperature indicators, applications of modified
packaging atmosphere, antimicrobial bio-nanocomposite packaging
materials and biodegradable edible films used as primary fish
packaging. In addition to covering the current advancements in fish
processing the book discusses fraud, adulteration, fair trade
practices, traceability and the need for added value, clean and
sustainable processing in the fish chain.
Imaging technologies are receiving much attention in the
pharmaceutical industry because of their potential for accelerating
drug discovery and development. Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging is
one of the principal modalities since it allows anatomical,
functional, metabolic, and to a certain extent even target-related
information to be gathered in vivo at high resolution, favoring the
characterization of a disease state and the corresponding drug
intervention. The non-invasiveness of MR strengthens the link
between preclinical and clinical pharmaceutical research,
contributing to improve the characterization of compound effects in
early stages of the discovery process in order to increase the
chances of success in later phases of drug development. Edited by a
leading researcher in MR technology, with contributions from
foremost experts in academia and the pharmaceutical industry, this
title illustrates the use of MR techniques throughout the drug
discovery and development process, from target identification and
validation to clinical studies. Numerous chapters focus on
individual disease areas, including neurological, cardiac, and
pulmonary disorders, cancer studies, diabetes, arthritis, solid
organ transplantation, and stem cell-based therapies, showing that
different imaging solutions are needed for specific organs.
Nicolaus of Damascus, the chief minister of Herod the Great, was an
exact contemporary of the first Roman emperor Augustus; he spent
considerable time in Roman society and knew Augustus. The extensive
remains of his Bios Kaisaros contain the earliest and most detailed
account of the conspiracy against Julius Caesar and his
assassination. The Bios also presents the most extensive account of
the boyhood and early development of Augustus. This edition
presents the Greek text and translation of the Bios and Nicolaus'
autobiography, along with a historical and historiographical
commentary. The Introduction situates the text in relation to the
considerable evidence for the life and career of Nicolaus preserved
in the works of Josephus, addresses the problem of its date of
composition, analyses the language and narrative technique of
Nicolaus and discusses the Bios in relation to the evidence for
Greek biographical encomium.
This volume critically analyses political strategies, civil society
initiatives and modes of representation that challenge the
conventional narratives of women in contexts of violence. It
deepens into the concepts of victimhood and agency that inform the
current debate on women as victims. The volume opens the scope to
explore initiatives that transcend the pair abuser-victim and
explore the complex relations between gender and violence, and
individual and collective accountability, through politics,
activism and cultural productions in order to seek social
transformation for gender justice. In innovative and
interdisciplinary case studies, it brings attention to initiatives
and narratives that make new spaces possible in which to name,
self-identify, and resignify the female political subject as a
social agent in situations of violence. The volume is global in
scope, bringing together contributions ranging from India, Cambodia
or Kenya, to Quebec, Bosnia or Spain. Different aspects of
gender-based violence are analysed, from intimate relationships,
sexual violence, military contexts, society and institutions.
Re-writing Women as Victims: From Theory to Practice will be a key
text for students, researchers and professionals in gender studies,
political sciences, sociology and media and cultural Studies.
Activists and policy makers will also find its practical approach
and engagement with social transformation to be essential reading.
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) is one of the most fascinating
figures in European history. Inheriting the 'mightiest throne on
earth' in 1888, he played a central part in fashioning the policies
which culminated in the catastrophe of 1914-18, the collapse of the
Reich, and his own abdication. To an extraordinary extent he was
also representative of his epoch: brilliant, bizarre, aggressive,
insecure. Yet German historians have virtually ignored him. They
have written the history of the Kaiserreich without the Kaiser, of
Wilhelminism without Wilhelm, leaving the field to the amateurs.
Recently, the conviction has been growing, in Germany as well as in
American and Great Britain, that the huge advances achieved in the
social and economic history of Imperial Germany must now be
complemented by deeper research into the Kaiser's character, his
role in decision-making, and his relationship to the social and
cultural values of his era. In September 1979, a dozen historians
met in the Kaiser's palace on Corfu to discuss these questions:
this book contains their findings.
The Ptolemaic system of the universe, with the earth at the center,
had held sway since antiquity as authoritative in philosophy,
science, and church teaching. Following his observations of the
heavenly bodies, Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) abandoned the
geocentric system for a heliocentric model, with the sun at the
center. His remarkable work, On the Revolutions of Heavenly
Spheres, stands as one of the greatest intellectual revolutions of
all time, and profoundly influenced, among others, Galileo and Sir
Isaac Newton.
This is the personal account of a Luftwaffe aide always at Hitler's
side from 1937 until the last days in Berlin, now published for the
first time in English. Nicolaus von Below was a 29-year-old pilot
when Goering selected him for the position of Hitler's Luftwaffe
adjutant. He was with Hitler at every stage as the Second World War
unfolded. His observations tell of HitlerÕs responses to momentous
events as well as military decisions and policy-making at Fuhrer
Headquarters. This is a superb source describing life in Hitler's
inner circle, relied upon on by Gitta Sereny in her biography of
Albert Speer. He provides fascinating insight into how Hitler
planned the invasions of Poland and Russia, what he thought of
Britain and America, why he placed his faith in the V-1 and V-2
projects, how others dealt with him, and much more. Von Below was
present at the assassination attempt in July 1944, and records the
effect on Hitler and his followers. Von Below was the last of
Hitler's close military entourage to emerge from the bunker alive.
His frank memoir will appeal to anyone interested in how Hitler ran
his war. He was denounced to the British in 1946 and imprisoned as
a material witness at Nuremberg, until being discharged in 1947.
Most scholarship on sorcery and witch-craft has narrowly focused on
specific times and places, particularly early modern Europe and
twentieth-century Africa. And much of that research interprets
sorcery as merely a remnant of premodern traditions. Boldly
challenging these views, "Sorcery in the Black Atlantic" takes a
longer historical and broader geographical perspective, contending
that sorcery is best understood as an Atlantic phenomenon that has
significant connections to modernity and globalization. A
distinguished group of contributors here examine sorcery in Brazil,
Cuba, South Africa, Cameroon, and Angola. Their insightful essays
reveal the way practices and accusations of witchcraft spread
throughout the Atlantic world from the age of discovery up to the
present, creating an indelible link between sorcery and the rise of
global capitalism. Shedding new light on a topic of perennial
interest, "Sorcery in the Black Atlantic" will be provocative,
compelling reading for historians and anthropologists working in
this growing field.
Johann Bernoulli is well known in the history of mechanics for
his solution of the brachistochrone problem and for his first
formulation of the principle of virtual works. However, his
interests extend beyond to cover almost all areas of classical
mechanics including rigid bodies motions, oscillations of pendula,
impacts, motions of planets, and elastic beam deformation.
Bernoulli is an acute observer of physical phenomena. His problems
are always inspired by concrete examples, like the work of a crane,
the manoeuvre of a rudder, the inflation of a sail.
Indien ist ein Land mit einer alten und überaus vielschichtigen
Kultur. Die Vielfalt der Kulturen und Religionen manifestiert sich
in einer kaum zu überblickenden Topografie von Architektur und
Skulpturen. Der Fotograf Nicolaus Schmidt stellt diese Vielfalt in
stark fokussierten Fotografien dar. Das Buch legt Bezüge und
Verwandtschaften der Artefakte aus verschiedenen Religionen und
Epochen offen. Ebenso spiegeln sich die koloniale Herrschaft,
internationale kulturelle Beziehungen, aber auch die extremen
sozialen Gegensätze in den Fotografien wider. Es entstehen eigene
Kunstwerke, die zugleich die architektonischen Besonderheiten der
Bauwerke und Artefakte von der Antike bis zur Moderne
verdeutlichen. India Tecton ist ein neuartiger, visuell
eindringlicher Zugang zu indischer Architektur und Kunst.
Ausstellungen: India International Centre, Neu-Delhi, 4 bis 14.
November 2022; Galerie der Kunststiftung K52, Berlin, 8. Dezember
2022 bis 21. Januar 2023; Goethe-Institut Bangalore in Kooperation
mit dem Museum of Art & Photography Bengaluru (MAP), im Laufe
des Jahres 2023
This volume critically analyses political strategies, civil society
initiatives and modes of representation that challenge the
conventional narratives of women in contexts of violence. It
deepens into the concepts of victimhood and agency that inform the
current debate on women as victims. The volume opens the scope to
explore initiatives that transcend the pair abuser-victim and
explore the complex relations between gender and violence, and
individual and collective accountability, through politics,
activism and cultural productions in order to seek social
transformation for gender justice. In innovative and
interdisciplinary case studies, it brings attention to initiatives
and narratives that make new spaces possible in which to name,
self-identify, and resignify the female political subject as a
social agent in situations of violence. The volume is global in
scope, bringing together contributions ranging from India, Cambodia
or Kenya, to Quebec, Bosnia or Spain. Different aspects of
gender-based violence are analysed, from intimate relationships,
sexual violence, military contexts, society and institutions.
Re-writing Women as Victims: From Theory to Practice will be a key
text for students, researchers and professionals in gender studies,
political sciences, sociology and media and cultural Studies.
Activists and policy makers will also find its practical approach
and engagement with social transformation to be essential reading.
Historical events and our knowledge of them mould our understanding
of today's world. The interdisciplinary authorship of this volume
focuses on the connection between past and future. A bold and
unusual publication whose approaches and themes extend
frombiographical experiences via intergenerational exchange to the
discussion of current social phenomena. To what extent does (lack
of) knowledge of the past influence our view of the present and our
tales of the future? Authors from the realms of history, art,
philosophy, journalism, poetry, cartoons and film investigate
complex everyday reality in history and the present and direct
their attention towards the shifts in political hegemonies which
lead to ostracism, denigration and destruction. They have
explicitly chosen an international perspective which shows that
social polarisation and radicalisation are not phenomena limited by
national boundaries, but are universal social manifestations in a
globallyinterlinked world.
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