The Modern Middle East: A Sourcebook
- Hardcover: 704 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 1, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199262098
The Modern Middle East is a collection of translated sources covering the period from 1700 to the present. Sources include official and private archives, the periodical press, memoirs, western journalists’ and travellers’ accounts, literature, and official reports (including statistical data). Each document has been prefaced, translated and annotated by a specialist in the particular history and culture from which it was drawn. Enough information is provided so that every student can appreciate the value of a document and begin a further exploration either of its specific historical context or its relationship to broader themes in modern Middle Eastern history, whilst scholars will find it of value for its use in teaching and discussion.
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Understanding Human Knowledge: Philosophical Essays
- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 21, 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199252130
Since the 1970s Barry Stroud has been one of the most original contributors to the philosophical study of human knowledge. This volume presents the best of Stroud’s essays in this area. Throughout, he seeks to clearly identify the question that philosophical theories of knowledge are meant to answer, and the role scepticism plays in making sense of that question. In these seminal essays, he suggests that people pursuing epistemology need to concern themselves with whether philosophical scepticism is true or false. Stroud’s discussion of these fundamental questions is essential reading for anyone whose work touches on the subject of human knowledge.
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Models for Dynamic Macroeconomics
- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 9, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199228329
Models for Dynamic Microeconomics provides the advanced student with key methodological tools for the dynamic analysis of a core selection of macroeconomic phenomena, including consumption and investment choices, employment and unemployment outcomes, and economic growth.
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The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing
- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 15, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0199216800
Boasting almost one hundred pieces, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists–the best such collection in print–packed with scintillating essays on everything from “the discovery of Lucy” to “the terror and vastness of the universe.”
Edited by best-selling author and renowned scientist Richard Dawkins, this sterling collection brings together exhilarating pieces by a who’s who
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Mathematics of Evolution and Phylogeny
- Hardcover: 442 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (May 5, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0198566107
This book considers evolution at different scales: sequences, genes, gene families, organelles, genomes and species. The focus is on the mathematical and computational tools and concepts, which form an essential basis of evolutionary studies, indicate their limitations, and give them orientation. Recent years have witnessed rapid progress in this area, with models and methods becoming more realistic, powerful, and complex.
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