"The use of computational, especially agent-based, models has already shown its value in illuminating the study of economic and other social processes. Miller and Page have written an orientation to this field that is a model of...

"The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History" von Ibn Khaldun ist ein bahnbrechendes Werk der Geschichtsschreibung und Soziologie, das im 14. Jahrhundert verfasst wurde. Das Buch dient als Einführung zu einer umfassenden Geschichte der...

This is the third and final volume of A System of Pragmatic Idealism, a series that will synthesize the life's work of the philosopher Nicholas Rescher. Rescher's numerous books and articles, which address almost every major...

The past decade has seen a profound change in the scientific understanding of reproduction. The traditional view of reproduction as a joint venture undertaken by two individuals, aimed at replicating their common genome, is being...

How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems? In answering this question for a general audience, Ruelle writes in the best French tradition: he has produced an authoritative and elegant book--a model of...

"Michael Bender, a giant in the field, fits the excitement, rigor, and deep insights of paleoclimatology into a succinct text suitable for a semester-long course introducing this indispensable branch of environmental science."--Richard...

"Masters of the Universe: Hayek, Friedman, and the Birth of Neoliberal Politics" von Daniel Stedman Jones ist eine detaillierte Untersuchung der Ursprünge und des Einflusses der neoliberalen Bewegung. Das Buch konzentriert sich auf die...

"With New York City's population and employment at an all-time high, the challenge of maintaining an adequate supply of affordable housing has never been greater. Covering over a century of government involvement in the production of...

"On the Muslim Question" von Anne Norton ist ein Buch, das sich mit der Wahrnehmung und Darstellung von Muslimen in westlichen Gesellschaften auseinandersetzt. Norton argumentiert, dass die sogenannte "Muslimfrage" weniger über Muslime...

This book provides a major empirical analysis of differing attitudes to European integration in three of Europe's most important countries: Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom. From its beginnings, the European Union has resounded...

Along with its much vaunted progress in scientific and economic realms, the twentieth century has witnessed the rise of the most brutal and oppressive regimes in the history of humankind. Even with the collapse of Marxism, current...

Following the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the re-introduction of Sharica law relating to gender and the family, women's rights in Iran suffered a major setback. However, as the implementers of the law have faced the social realities...