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This book describes how chemical reactions take place at the atomic level and how one can calculate the rate of such reactions. The book features a systematic and comprehensive presentation of the subject with a wide range of examples and end-of-chapter problems.

Nearly a century has passed since Eleazar Lipa Sukenik delivered the Schweich Lectures on ancient synagogues in Palestine and Greece, establishing a typology and chronology of synagogue buildings in Palestine that have remained tremendously influential. Ancient Synagogues in Palestine reconsiders his conclusions in light of new discoveries.

Austinian Themes offers a reconstruction of philosophical views on several themes developed by J. L. Austin. Marina Sbisà draws on both published work as well as unpublished manuscript notes to offer a defence of Austin's speech act theory and views on truth, perception, and philosophical method.

Amid the emerging trend of private claims being brought against parent companies of transnational corporations in English and other Western courts, Tort Litigation against Transnational Corporations places the discussion of parent company liability cases in the context of the changing role of private international law in a globalised world.

Newman and Justification examines John Henry Newman's via media 'doctrine of the justifying presence' in his Lectures on Justification. T. L. Holtzen contends that Newman put forth his via media doctrine of the justifying presence by employing a trinitarian grammar of divine inhabitation.

Escrito por profesionales del IB con gran pericia y experiencia y desarrollado en cooperación con el IB, esta edición de 2023 del libro del curso de Biología, del PD ofrece:

A book about Aristotle's rejection of Plato's doctrine of the Form of the Good. It argues that, according to Aristotle, when we generalize from virtues to goodness, we wrongly form a presumption of univocity which, even if defensible in some cases, is indefensible in the general case.

This book systematically examines the portrayals of women in Martial's Epigrams, proposing a new method of exploring the cultural construction of femininity in the Flavian age and demonstrating the extent to which the social roles and identities of women in ancient Rome were constructed and policed through semiotic categories.

Translating Europe in Ælfric's 'Lives of Saints' is the first study of the representation of European peoples, places and geographies in the Lives of Saints, one of early medieval England's most famed works.

Jonathan Herring's unique and bestselling approach of separating out the doctrinal and theoretical aspects of the law, alongside expertly selected extracts, makes this book enduringly popular with students and teachers.

The Oxford Handbook of Indian Politics provides the latest and most comprehensive overview of the state of contemporary Indian politics and examines the evolution of its core institutions, processes, policies, and associated issues over the past decade.

A scholarly edition of The Philocalia of Origen presenting a new translation in English alongside an amended facing-page version of J. Armitage Robinson's Greek text. The edition includes an introduction, critical apparatus, and annotations for the expert and new reader.

This volume traces how American literature evolved in response to widespread conflicts over the very nature of US democracy in the early republic and antebellum eras. It examines how American writers reacted to three moments of profound divisiveness in the 1790s, 1830s, and 1850s.

Glanville and Pattison examine how states should prioritize their global responsibilities while facing multiple ongoing and emerging challenges, from climate change to global disease, mass atrocities to forced displacement, humanitarian crises to entrenched global poverty.

Focusing on the history of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics following its centenary, this book provides a novel and unique perspective on the interrelation of science and politics in international arenas and describes the attempts of physicists to play a diplomatic role in governing international scientific institutions.

Statius' Achilleid tells the story of the mythical Achilles and, in particular, his time hiding disguised as a girl on the island of Scyros. This new Latin text with facing-page English translation is accompanied by an introduction and commentary exploring the poem's mythical background, literary models, and treatment of gender and sexuality.

The main focus of this volume is to increase our understanding of the "learning turn" referring, in this book, to the frequent occurrence and usage of terms in the last few decades where the word "learning" is the premodifier, such as "learning city" and "learning organization".

Rabbit wants to enjoy a day at the park with his friends, but the sun, rain and snow make picking the right outfit impossible. The animal friends find out all about weather, with plenty of silliness along the way!

Company Law provides an in-depth, sophisticated but readable account of the major topics commonly studied in company law courses. Hannigan captures the dynamism of the subject, highlights its relevance and topicality and, above all, helps students master its intricacies.

This text presents statistical mechanics and thermodynamics as a theoretically integrated field of study. It stresses deep coverage of fundamentals, providing a natural foundation for advanced topics. The large problem sets (with solutions for teachers) include many computational problems to advance student understanding.

Criminal Law explains, analyses, and critiques the criminal law. Contextual coverage ensures that students can enjoy a comprehensive understanding of this most fascinating subject.

Gianferrari explores the early education Dante would have received in medieval Florence and its influence on his literary works. He reconstructs literacy instruction in late-medieval Italy to offer a compelling new reading of two of the world most famous literary works, Dante's Vita nova and Commedia.

Anderson and Piccinini offer the most systematic, rigorous, and comprehensive account of computational implementation to date. Their robust mapping account holds that the key for establishing that a computation is physically implemented is that the physical states bear neither more nor less information than the computational states they map onto.

Written primarily for 16-19-year-old students, this primer introduces the subject of developmental biology through a diverse range of organisms.

Have you ever wondered why music is so powerful? Want to know why it impacts what we feel? Written by musical expert Professor Nathan Holder, The World of Music and How it Moves Us will tell you everything you need to know.

This book explores how premodern Ottomans characterised public office corruption and what specific transgressions they associated with this notion before the nineteenth century. It identifies articulations of self-interested abuses of power in this context and illustrates how they resonate in some ways with modern perspectives.