Wallis, McNeill, Batley, Powles and the contributors examine the dynamics of Pacific Islands’ security cooperation, analysing how it helps address regional security challenges amid the broader strategic competition between China and the United States that is increasingly playing out in the region. Pacific Island cou...

À l’heure où il est fréquent d’entendre que la démocratie est en crise, il est essentiel de revenir en profondeur sur ce qui fut son événement fondateur. Souvent présentée comme un bloc, en quelque sorte « une et indivisible », la Révolution est en réalité plurielle. Est-ce de cette pluralité qu’elle a tiré sa force...

Sigmund Freud was a catalyst who signaled a seat change in how humanity came to understand the world and how it relates to the human mind. And if you have ever had a "Freudian slip," you know full well that the concepts and theories of Mr. Freud are well ensconced in the modern lexicon. But as much as many of us are...

A history of ancient Egypt's golden age. "As an introduction to Egyptian history for students . . . it can hardly be too highly recommended." ーElizabeth Riefstahl, American Journal of Archeology Here, adequately presented for the first time in English, is the fascinating story of a splendid culture that flourished ...

〓 Unlock the timeless wisdom of Seneca in "Letters from a Stoic," a collection of profound insights and practical advice that transcends the ages. 〓 This classic work offers a deep dive into the Stoic philosophy, providing readers with a guide to living a balanced, meaningful, and fulfilling life. 〓✨ 〓♂️ From m...

Das Handbuch bietet eine anhand von 6 Paradigmen entfaltete Darstellung deutschsprachig-jüdischer Literatur seit der Aufklärung. Ausgangspunkt ist die These, dass jüdisches Denken und deutschsprachig-jüdische Literatur nicht primär assimilatorisch an literarischen und wissenschaftlichen Entwicklungen im deutschsprac...

This open access book addresses a question fundamental to the histories of empire and Africa: at the point of the colonial encounter, how was knowledge made? How did different communities, with little or no prior contact, construct meaning about one another? Amidst huge changes in the politics and economics of a con...

À LA PRINCESSE KOURAKIN. LETTRE I. Mon enfance.--Mes parens.--Je suis mise au couvent.--Ma passion pour la peinture.--Société de mon père.--Doyen. Poinsinet.--Davesne.--Ma sortie du couvent.--Mon frère. Ma bien bonne amie, vous me demandez avec tant d'instances de vous écrire mes souvenirs, que je me décide à vous s...

This short book follows the history of city design and development from the late Neolithic through to the early Iron Age. It is the first book in a series that charts the history of how our ancestors built their urban environments.

A comprehensive guide to the armed conflicts that have shaped our civilizations and our lives. Aggression. Disruption. Violence. Mortality. The components of war are familiar to us all, but it's often hard to understand how these battles throughout history continue to affect us today. The story of our world, from it...

Mining finance houses were substantial public corporations with access to money markets in the City of London, the world’s leading capital market for mining. These institutions became dominant at the inception of colonial rule and, in varying forms, remained so throughout the twentieth century. Drawing on a rich cor...

This is a book about the answers that historians, philosophers, theologians, practising politicians and would-be revolutionaries have given to one question:how should human beings best govern themselves? That question raises innumerable others: can we manage our own affairs at all? Should we even try? Many people in...

Mahmoud Darwish (1942–2008), recipient of France’s Knight of Arts and Belles Lettres medal, the Lotus Prize, and the Lannan Foundation Prize for Cultural Freedom, is widely considered Palestine’s most eminent poet. State of Siege was written while the poet himself was under siege in Ramallah during the Israeli invas...

This groundbreaking treatment of post-communist developments in East Central Europe examines politics, economics, media, religious institutions, transitional justice, gender inequality, and literature, highlighting the overt functions, latent functions, and side effects associated with each sphere. Communism in East...

This book examines Nordic civil societies from 1800 until today, by studying the roles of voluntary action and associations in the Nordic region and beyond. Through its diverse and historically informed analyses of civil society, traditionally held to be a vital and integrated part of the democratic development of t...

Few if any 20th century warships were more justly acclaimed than the destroyers of the U.S. Navy's Fletcher class. Admired as they were for their advanced and rakish design, it was their record as workhorses of the Pacific War that placed them among the most battle-tested and successful fighting ships of all time. T...