How did Japan fall from challenger to US hegemonic leadership in the high tech industries in the 1980s, to stumbling giant by the turn of the century? This book examines the challenges faced by Japanese companies through emulation by...

"Particle Astrophysics" von D. H. Perkins, Teil der Oxford Master Series in Physics, bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die faszinierende Schnittstelle zwischen Teilchenphysik und Astrophysik. Das Buch untersucht die grundlegenden...

"Idols of Perversity: Fantasies of Feminine Evil in Fin-de-Siècle Culture" von Bram Dijkstra untersucht die Darstellung von Frauen in der Kunst und Literatur des späten 19. Jahrhunderts. Dijkstra argumentiert, dass diese Zeit von einer...

Peter Carruthers, a leading philosopher of mind, provides a comprehensive development and defense of one of the guiding assumptions of evolutionary psychology: that the human mind is composed of a large number of semi-independent...

The untold story of the brutal exile of millions of Soviet peasants, based on unprecedented access to Soviet archives von Viola, Lynne

"The Worth of Goods: Valuation and Pricing in the Economy," herausgegeben von Jens Beckert und Patrik Aspers, untersucht die komplexen Prozesse der Bewertung und Preisbildung in modernen Wirtschaftssystemen. Das Buch vereint Beiträge von...

A study not of the institution of the Church but of Christianity itself, this book explores the Christian people, their beliefs, and their way of life, providing a new understanding of Western Christianity at the time of the Reformation....

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a chronic, neurobehavioral disorder of childhood that has traditionally been treated with medication. Although available, many mental health professionals are not familiar with an effective behavioral therapy...

Das Buch "Responsible Conduct of Research" von David B. Resnik bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die ethischen und rechtlichen Aspekten der wissenschaftlichen Forschung. Das Buch behandelt Themen wie Forschungsunehrlichkeit, Konflikte...

Now available in a new edition, this highly regarded analysis takes readers through the full history of the origin and direction of one of America's most influential religious movements. von Marsden, George M.

"C. Hubert H. Parry: His Life and Music" ist eine umfassende Biografie des britischen Komponisten C. Hubert H. Parry, geschrieben von Jeremy Dibble. Das Buch beleuchtet das Leben und die Karriere von Parry, der als einer der...

Most intelligent people today still believe that mathematics is a body of unshakable truths about the physical world and that mathematical reasoning is exact and infallible. Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty refutes that myth. von...