• Rok vydání 2015

There is an underlying assumption in the social sciences that consciousness and social life are ultimately classical…

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• Rok vydání 2022

This book is for those who need a broad overview of contemporary knowledge about decentralized governance and development or…

• Rok vydání 2020

Taking a sociological approach, this text provides a sophisticated, highly readable introduction to Japanese society. Kniha…

This is a new, thoroughly revised edition of Paul Oliver's classic study of the blues. First published in 1960, this…

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• Rok vydání 2022

De mundo is a protreptic to philosophy and a work of both cosmology and theology, inspired by Aristotle. It is unique in…

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• Rok vydání 2021

Thinking about self-control takes us to the heart of practical decision-making, human agency, motivation, and rational…

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• Rok vydání 2017

This edited collection provides a balanced conceptual framework to demonstrate not only the power of autonomous…

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• Rok vydání 2016

This book analyzes why and how fifteen Latin American countries modified their political institutions to promote the…

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• Rok vydání 2009

This book analyses the origins of modern party politics in America. Dr Zvesper argues that the partisan conflict between…

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• Rok vydání 2017

Toward an Informal Account of Legal Interpretation offers a viable account of law, judicial decision-making, and legal…

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• Rok vydání 2014

Explores how Gothic romances engaged with late Victorian cognitive science. The book explains why popular novels like…

A revised and updated edition of this pivotal work, which contemplates the kind of religion that Kant's own philosophy would…

This book, first published in 2001, is a study of ancient views about 'moral luck'.…

• Čeština

\nThis 2001 translation of Cicero\'s important work on ethics does justice to the argumentative vigour and philosophical…

A commentary for students on the four speeches delivered by Cicero during the crisis of 63 BC.…

• Rok vydání 1990

This work, by the greatest living authority on medieval palaeography, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account…

A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning.…

• Rok vydání 2017

This book presents a compelling unifying theory of which aspects of the brain are innate and which are not.…

• Rok vydání 2021

Accessible workbook providing new tools and factual information for promoting positive body image in clinical practice or…

• Rok vydání 2014

Most astronomers and physicists now believe that the matter content of the Universe is dominated by dark matter:…

• Rok vydání 2008

Egyptology Today examines how modern scholars examine all aspects of ancient Egypt, one of the greatest of all ancient…

• Rok vydání 2012

This revised and expanded second edition of African Politics in Comparative Perspective reviews fifty years of research on…

• Rok vydání 1992

In this 1992 book John Zaller develops a comprehensive theory to explain how people acquire political information from…

• Rok vydání 2007

How do bilinguals experience emotions? Do they perceive and express emotions similarly or differently in their respective…

• Rok vydání 2008

Democracy is established as a generally uncontested ideal, while regimes inspired by this form of government fall under…

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• Rok vydání 2010

This book is a five-country empirical study of the causes and consequences of social and economic rights litigation.…

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• Rok vydání 2018

For those interested in the relationship between politics, power and constitutions, this book examines the idea of…

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• Rok vydání 2024

Presenting the outcome of a major research initiative involving two dozen scholars around the world, this book offers…

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• Rok vydání 2025

Facing an access-to-justice crisis and an onslaught of new legal technologies, the legal profession is on the cusp of a…

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• Rok vydání 2008

There is a growing conflict between modern and postmodern social theorists. Nicos Mouzelis examines this relationship and…

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• Rok vydání 2006

Reinhold's Letters on the Kantian Philosophy is arguably the most influential book ever written concerning Kant. This volume…

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• Rok vydání 1995

The poor law had a profound impact, playing a central role in social and political development from the Reformation to the…

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• Rok vydání 2025

This book, ideal for graduate students and researchers in social work, offers insights into complex social issues through…

A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the 2015 A Level English qualifications.…

The Cambridge Companion to Charles Dickens offers a valuable introduction to Dickens for students and general readers.…

\nThis book draws on the first global dataset of autocratic propaganda, encompassing eight million newspaper articles from…

\nMalesevic offers a novel sociological answer to the age-old question: \'Why do humans fight?\'. Instead of focusing on the…

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• Rok vydání 2022

In a new interpretation of the past, present and future of climate-related conflicts and threats, this volume explores the…

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• Rok vydání 2019

The letters of Seneca are uniquely engaging; they offer an urgent guide to Stoic self-improvement but also cast light on…

This volume considers women in the context of armed violence, security, and the small arms agenda. Additional chapters…

Explores how and why languages become endangered, including a comprehensive new theoretical framework and a wide range of…

This pioneering book studies the function and status of the written word in Carolingian society in France and Germany in the…

• Rok vydání 2007

Rudolf Carnap (1891-1970) is increasingly regarded as one of the most important philosophers of the twentieth century. He…

• Rok vydání 2012

What are the origins of nationalism and why is it capable of arousing such intense emotions? In this major study, Azar Gat…

• Rok vydání 2025

This thoroughly updated second edition guides readers through the central concepts and debates in the philosophy of science.…

• Rok vydání 2025

With detailed explanations of core concepts, this is the first introduction to historical sociolinguistics based on multiple…

• Rok vydání 2022

This pioneering study on environmental case-law examines how courts engage with science and reviews legitimate styles of…