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In the historiographic debate over Germany's responsibility for the outbreak of the two world wars, little attention has been paid to German politico- military activity in the Weimar Republic. Although Weimar diplomats and military leaders emphasized the interconnection and developed ideas and procedures for joint planning, historians have usually

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This pioneer study presents a quantitative analysis of the civilian elite in Mamluk Cairo. Using information about 4,631 individuals drawn from two fifteenth-century biographical dictionaries, Carl Petry explores the geographic origins of the civilian elite (the 'ulama') and the distribution of their residences and places of work in Cairo. Origina

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Maintaining that cultures are themselves torn by conflicts about their own boundaries, this book challenges the assumption shared by many theorists and activists that cultures are clearly defined wholes. It offers insight to those who strive to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of cultural politics in the twenty-first century.

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Reveals how the Muslim world is in the throes of an ideological struggle that extends far beyond the Middle East, and how struggles like it have been a recurring feature of international relations since the dawn of the modern European state.

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Addressing physicists and mathematicians alike, this book discusses the finite dimensional representation theory of sl(2), both classical and quantum. Covering representations of U(sl(2)), quantum sl(2), the quantum trace and color representations, and the Turaev-Viro invariant, it is useful to graduate students and professionals.

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Discusses the symmetric, linear, orthogonal, and symplectic groups and determines their invariants and representations. This book covers topics such as matrix algebras, semigroups, commutators, and spinors, which help in understanding the group-theoretic structure of quantum mechanics.

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A man is changed into a flea and must bring his future parents together in order to become human again. A woman convinces a river god to cure her sick son, but the remedy has mixed consequences. A young man must choose whether to be close to his wife's soul or body. And two deaf mutes transcend their physical existence in the garden of dreams. Stra

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Presents a comprehensive history of the Czech people that is a remarkably original history of modern Europe. This book describes how Bohemia's ambiguities and contradictions are those of Europe itself, and it considers the ironies of viewing Europe, the West, and modernity from the vantage point of a country that has been too often ignored.

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What makes for war or for a stable international system Are there general principles that should govern foreign policy This title explores how historical work can throw light on these questions. It deals with specific problems - with such matters as nuclear strategy and US-European relations.

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A critical issue in the origins of the Cold War--the development of Soviet--American conflict over Eastern Europe from 1941 to 1945--is the subject of Lynn Etheridge Davis's book. Disagreeing with those writers who argue that conflict arose from the determination of the United States to obtain economic markets in Europe or from imprecise assessment

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Explains why the Kyoto Protocol was never likely to become an effective legal instrument. This book explores how its collapse offers opportunities to establish a more realistic alternative. It proposes a hybrid in which governments set targets for both emission quantities and tax levels.

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History of music theory, there has been only a small handful of figures who have produced work of comparable stature. This book is of almost fifty pieces gathers, corrects, and annotates virtually everything of significance that author has written.

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The life of William Morris (1834-1896) is revealed in significant new detail by his complete surviving correspondence, brought together here for the first time and including many previously unpublished letters. This collection not only bears witness to Morris's day-to-day activities and friendships, but also reflects his keen response to landscape