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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Moses Maimonides's Guide of the Perplexed is the greatest
philosophical text in the history of Jewish thought and a major
work of the Middle Ages. For almost all of its history, however,
the Guide has been read and commented upon in translation--in
Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, French, English, and other modern
languages--rather than in its original Judeo-Arabic. This volume is
the first to tell the story of the translations and translators of
Maimonides' Guide and its impact in translation on philosophy from
the Middle Ages to the present day. A collection of essays by
scholars from a range of disciplines, the book unfolds in two
parts. The first traces the history of the translations of the
Guide, from medieval to modern renditions. The second surveys its
influence in translation on Latin scholastic, early modern, and
contemporary Anglo-American philosophy, as well as its impact in
translation on current scholarship. Interdisciplinary in approach,
this book will be essential reading for philosophers, historians,
and religious studies scholars alike.
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Alpine Waters (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Ulrich Bundi; Contributions by Armin Peter, Christopher T. Robinson, Bruno Schadler, Bernhard Truffer, …
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R8,698
Discovery Miles 86 980
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Most of the world s mountains are rich in water and, as such,
play a pivotal role in the global water cycle. They provide water
for diverse human uses and ecosystems. Growing water demands as
well as climate change will lead to ever-increasing pressure on
mountain waters. Overcoming water-use conflicts and maintaining the
ecological functioning of mountain waters presents a highly
challenging task and is indispensable for sustainable
development.
This book extensively portrays the highly diverse attributes of
mountain waters and demonstrates their paramount importance for
ecological and societal development. The extensive summaries on the
scientific basics of mountain waters are supplemented with
considerations on the diverse water uses, needs for management
actions, and challenges regarding sustainable water management.
This overview concerns not only the mountain areas themselves but
also downriver reaches and their surrounding lowlands, and,
therefore, the relationship between mountain and lowland water
issues."
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Alpine Waters (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Ulrich Bundi; Contributions by Armin Peter, Christopher T. Robinson, Bruno Schadler, Bernhard Truffer, …
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R8,742
Discovery Miles 87 420
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Most of the world s mountains are rich in water and, as such,
play a pivotal role in the global water cycle. They provide water
for diverse human uses and ecosystems. Growing water demands as
well as climate change will lead to ever-increasing pressure on
mountain waters. Overcoming water-use conflicts and maintaining the
ecological functioning of mountain waters presents a highly
challenging task and is indispensable for sustainable
development.
This book extensively portrays the highly diverse attributes of
mountain waters and demonstrates their paramount importance for
ecological and societal development. The extensive summaries on the
scientific basics of mountain waters are supplemented with
considerations on the diverse water uses, needs for management
actions, and challenges regarding sustainable water management.
This overview concerns not only the mountain areas themselves but
also downriver reaches and their surrounding lowlands, and,
therefore, the relationship between mountain and lowland water
issues."
As a reference that contains original and innovative research on
the sociology of emotion, this book will not only appeal to
sociologists but also to scholars of psychology, psychiatry,
anthropology, history, social work, and business/management. With
contributions from experts in the field, this text examines the
role and influence of emotion in everyday social circumstances. It
poses clear questions and presents the contemporary theoretical
developments and empirical research linking social structure and
emotion.
Comparable books are narrowly focused and less comprehensive, the
breadth and depth of this new work is unmatched.
*Explores the roles played by emotion in social arrangements (i.e.,
the power of emotions in psychology, finance, economics,
etc...)
*Poses clear questions and presents the newest theoretical
developments and empirical research linking social structure and
emotion
*Contributions from experts in the field
Too often the study of philosophical texts is carried out in ways
that do not pay significant attention to how the ideas contained
within them are presented, articulated, and developed. This was not
always the case. The contributors to this collected work consider
Jewish philosophy in the medieval period, when new genres and forms
of written expression were flourishing in the wake of renewed
interest in ancient philosophy. Many medieval Jewish philosophers
were highly accomplished poets, for example, and made conscious
efforts to write in a poetic style. This volume turns attention to
the connections that medieval Jewish thinkers made between the
literary, the exegetical, the philosophical, and the mystical to
shed light on the creativity and diversity of medieval thought. As
they broaden the scope of what counts as medieval Jewish
philosophy, the essays collected here consider questions about how
an argument is formed, how text is put into the service of
philosophy, and the social and intellectual environment in which
philosophical texts were produced.
Too often the study of philosophical texts is carried out in ways
that do not pay significant attention to how the ideas contained
within them are presented, articulated, and developed. This was not
always the case. The contributors to this collected work consider
Jewish philosophy in the medieval period, when new genres and forms
of written expression were flourishing in the wake of renewed
interest in ancient philosophy. Many medieval Jewish philosophers
were highly accomplished poets, for example, and made conscious
efforts to write in a poetic style. This volume turns attention to
the connections that medieval Jewish thinkers made between the
literary, the exegetical, the philosophical, and the mystical to
shed light on the creativity and diversity of medieval thought. As
they broaden the scope of what counts as medieval Jewish
philosophy, the essays collected here consider questions about how
an argument is formed, how text is put into the service of
philosophy, and the social and intellectual environment in which
philosophical texts were produced.
Rivers of Europe, Second Edition, presents the latest update on the
only primary source of complete and comparative baseline data on
the biological and hydrological characteristics of more than 180 of
the highest profile rivers in Europe. With even more full-color
photographs and maps, the book includes conservation information on
current patterns of river use and the extent to which human society
has exploited and impacted them. Each chapter includes up to 10
featured rivers, with detailed information on their physiography,
hydrology, ecology/biodiversity and human impacts. Rivers selected
for specific coverage include the largest, the most natural, and
those most affected by humans. This book provides the most
comprehensive information ecologists and conservation managers need
to better assess their management and meet the EU legislative good
governance targets.
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Charming Disguises
Ngozi T Robinson
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R247
Discovery Miles 2 470
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Please Do Not Annoy, torment, pester, plague, molest, worry,
badger, harry, persecute, irk, bullyrag, vex, disquiet, grate,
beset, bother, tease, nettle, tantalize or ruffle the Animals. --
sign at zoo
Since the early days of traveling menageries and staged
attractions that included animal acts, balloon ascents, and
pyrotechnic displays, zoos have come a long way. The M?nagerie du
Jardin des Plantes in Paris, founded in 1793, didn't offer its
great apes lessons in parenting or perform dental surgery on
leopards. Certainly the introduction of veterinary care in the
nineteenth century -- and its gradual integration into the
twentieth -- has had much to do with this. Today, we expect more of
zoos as animal welfare concerns have escalated along with steady
advances in science, medicine, and technology. "Life at the Zoo" is
an eminent zoo veterinarian's personal account of the challenges
presented by the evolution of zoos and the expectations of their
visitors. Based on fifteen years of work at the world-famous San
Diego Zoo, this charming book reveals the hazards and rewards of
running a modern zoo.
Zoos exist outside of the "natural" order in which the worlds of
humans and myriad exotic animals would rarely, if ever, collide.
But this unlikely encounter is precisely why today's zoos remain
the sites of much humor, confusion, and, occasionally, danger. This
book abounds with insights on wildlife (foulmouthed parrots,
gum-chewing chimps, stinky flamingoes), human behavior (the fierce
competition for zookeeper jobs, the well-worn shtick of tour
guides), and the casualties -- both animal and human -- of
ignorance and carelessness. Phillip Robinson shows how animal
exhibits are developed and how illnesses are detected and describes
the perils of working around dangerous creatures. From escaping the
affections of a leopard that thought he was a lap cat to training a
gorilla to hold her newborn baby gently (instead of scrubbing the
floor with it) and from operating on an anesthetized elephant ("I
had the insecure sensation of working under a large dump truck with
a wobbly support jack") to figuring out why a zoo's polar bears
were turning green in color, "Life at the Zoo" tells irresistible
stories about zoo animals and zoo people.
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