(Paperback)

The description for this book, Robert Maillart's Bridges: The Art of Engineering, will be forthcoming.

(Hardback)

"A critical edition of the book that paved the way for the democratization of American higher education"--Provided by publisher.

(Hardback)

Seeks to understand the multiple ways that art in ancient Rome formulated the very conditions for its own viewing, and as a result was complicit in the construction of subjectivity in the Roman Empire. This book examines the different contexts in which images were used, from the religious to the voyeuristic, from the domestic to the subversive.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

Surveying the city's life from Christian Antiquity through the Middle Ages, this book focuses on monuments of art and architecture as they reflect the historical events, the ideological currents, and the meaning Rome. It tells a story in which the heritage of antiquity intertwines with the living presence of Christianity.

(Paperback)

Tracing the intersection of religion, race, and power in Texas from Reconstruction through the rise of the Religious Right and the failed presidential bid of Governor Rick Perry, Rough Country illuminates American history since the Civil War in new ways, demonstrating that Texas's story is also America's. In particular, Robert Wuthnow shows how dis

(Hardback)

Tracing the intersection of religion, race, and power in Texas from Reconstruction through the rise of the Religious Right and the failed presidential bid of Governor Rick Perry, Rough Country illuminates American history since the Civil War in new ways, demonstrating that Texas's story is also America's. In particular, Robert Wuthnow shows how dis

(Paperback)

Robert Wokler was one of the world's leading experts on Rousseau and the Enlightenment, but some of his best work was published in the form of widely scattered and difficult-to-find essays. This book collects a representative selection of his most important essays on Rousseau and the legacy of Enlightenment political thought.

(Hardback)

When the Soviet Union collapsed, many hoped that Russia's centuries-long history of autocratic rule might finally end. This book traces the history of modern Russian politics from the Bolshevik Revolution to the presidency of Vladimir Putin.

(Paperback, Revised edition)

When the Soviet Union collapsed, many hoped that Russia's centuries-long history of autocratic rule might finally end. Yet today's Russia appears to be retreating from democracy, not progressing toward it. Ruling Russia is the only book of its kind to trace the history of modern Russian politics from the Bolshevik Revolution to the presidency of Vl

(Hardback)

The efficiency of financial markets depends on the operation of core infrastructure - exchanges, central counter-parties, and central securities depositories. This book examines how markets are, and should be, run. It evaluates the similarities and differences between exchanges, central counter-parties, and central securities depositories.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

Presents excerpts from the travel diary of a Japanese mathematician, Yamaguchi Kanzan, who journeyed on foot throughout Japan to collect temple geometry problems. This book explains the sacred and devotional aspects of sangaku, and reveals how Japanese folk mathematicians discovered many theorems independently of mathematicians in the West.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

When engaging with other countries, the U.S. government has a number of different policy instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid, international trade, and the use of military force. But what determines which policies are chosen Does the United States rely too much on the use of military power and coercion in its foreign policies Sailin

(Hardback)

The Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace was a renowned center of religious life in the northern Aegean from the 7th century BC until the 4th century after Christ, and the mysteries practiced there rank in historical importance with those of Eleusis. This volume focuses primarily on excavations of the southern (S) Nekropolis.

(Hardback)

Examines contemporary debates about Ciceronian, Cynic, and Cartesian moral philosophy, as well as subjects ranging from music and the origins of government to property and the nature of the human soul. This book opens up fresh perspectives on the Enlightenment, and eighteenth-century moral and political philosophy.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

(Hardback, Revised and Expanded Edition)

"Revised and expanded edition of Matrix mathematics, retitled Scalar, vector, and matrix mathematics"--Preface.

(Paperback, Revised and Expanded Edition)

"Revised and expanded edition of Matrix mathematics, retitled Scalar, vector, and matrix mathematics"--Preface.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

Understanding and predicting species diversity in ecological communities is one of the great challenges in community ecology. This book presents a fresh theory of coexistence that incorporates two important aspects of biodiversity in nature-scale and spatial variation in the supply of limiting resources.