A timely overview of this rapidly--expanding topic, covering the most important classes of compounds and incorporating the latest literature. With its application--oriented approach, this book is the first to emphasize current and potential applicat…
A groundbreaking work on how the topic of scale provides an entirely new understanding of Inca material culture Although questions of form and style are fundamental to art history, the issue of scale has been surprisingly neglected. Yet, scale and s…
The Evolution of Phylogenetic Systematics aims to make sense of the rise of phylogenetic systematics - its methods, its objects of study, and its theoretical foundations - with contributions from historians, philosophers, and biologists. This volume…
"I was reminded of the story of the big sign erected outside a church. It announced, 'Jesus is the answer.' Underneath it someone had written in big letters, 'Yeah, but what is the question' Young people are right to be asking big questions. They wa…
The enduring power of Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry rests with his claim that all we need for a better life on earth is already given to us, in the here and now. In twenty-six engaging and accessible essays, Ulrich Baer's The Rilke Alphabet examines t…
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolut…
