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Why is authority always a problem? People ask continually: 'who is in authority?', 'who is the authority?', 'who can speak with authority?' Every disaster or crisis creates a demand for authoritative solutions. This study provides readers with a sociological perspective on one of the most difficult questions facing our world.

Informative coverage of Proust's life, the social and cultural contexts of his work and a volume-by-volume study of In Search of Lost Time, as well as chapters on the novel's critical reception and its afterlives in contemporary culture.

Examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art. Early interpreters seized fancifully on resemblances between figurines from different places, but contemporary practice rejects such interpretive leaps. Lesure argues for the necessity of comparison and offers a new analytical framework.

This market-leading textbook has been updated extensively to reflect the entry into force of the EU's Lisbon Treaty and new articles on the responsibility of international organisations. It also includes two new chapters on the international civil service and the relations between organisations and other institutions, respectively.

Henry Stephens (1795-1874) was a farmer and writer on agriculture. These influential volumes, first published in 1842, contain Stephens' detailed guide to the best contemporary farming practice. Arranged by season with copious illustrations, these volumes were considered the standard work on practical agriculture. Volume 1 describes winter farming tasks.

The second edition of this acclaimed book has been brought completely up to date to reflect the rapid movement of events related to climate change. It provides an integrated treatment of the science, economics, policy, and politics of climate change, for the educated non-specialist, and courses in environmental policy or climate change.

In the penultimate book of his epic Metamorphoses, Ovid continues his literary challenge to Virgil's Aeneid, narrating erotic adventures from early Italian myth and scenes from early Roman history through Romulus' reign. This commentary is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, but will also interest scholars of Latin literature.

This book provides a concise and accessible overview of what we know about ongoing climate change and its impacts, and what we can do to confront the climate crisis. Highly illustrated in full colour, it lucidly presents information contained in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, making essential scientific information on this critical topic available to a broad audience.

This book integrates violence into a larger framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. In most societies, which we call natural states, the polity limits violence by manipulating the economy, creating privileges. In contrast, modern societies create open access to economic and political organizations, fostering political and economic competition.

This book presents a model for examining problems of institutional change and applies it to American economic development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Now available to an English-speaking audience, this book presents a groundbreaking theoretical analysis of memory, identity and culture. Dr Assmann defines two theoretical concepts of cultural memory and applies this theoretical framework to case studies of four specific cultures, concluding that memory can be a powerful and dynamic tool in shaping culture.

Examining Wim Wenders' career from his early film school productions through his mature works of the 1970s, this book also analyses the most recent works, as well as the themes and preoccupations that unite his oeuvre.

High-energy astrophysics covers cosmic phenomena that occur under the most extreme physical conditions. This 2007 textbook is a self-contained, relevant exploration of this exciting field. Written for undergraduate students studying high-energy astrophysics, each chapter ends with exercises.

Using examples from a range of scientific controversies, The Honest Broker challenges us all - scientists, politicians and citizens - to think carefully about how best science can contribute to policy-making and a healthy democracy by identifying and explaining the distinctive choices facing scientists about how their work is to be used.

What were the contexts, aims, achievements, and impact of the 'Classical Revolution' in Greek art? Andrew Stewart introduces students to these questions, examining Greek architecture, painting, and sculpture of the fifth and fourth centuries BC in relation to the great political, social, cultural, and intellectual issues of the period.

Maxwell's equations are four of the most influential equations in science. In this book, each equation is the subject of an entire chapter, making it a wonderful resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in electromagnetism and electromagnetics. Audio podcasts and solutions to the problems are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521701471.

Derk Pereboom argues that our best scientific theories have the consequence that factors beyond our control produce all of the actions we perform, and that because of this, we are not morally responsible for any of them. In addition, adopting this perspective would provide significant benefit for our lives.

The Bronze Age represents an age of unprecedented social transformations in Europe and this book argues that much of this was informed by trade, travel and regional interaction. This important 2005 work integrates European and Classical archaeology to present a significant interpretation of the social development of prehistoric Europe.

Underlying the deceptively simple story line the Bible's second book is a complex and rich literary production that presents some of the most fundamental concepts and institutions of Jewish and Christian tradition. This commentary makes the details of the text and the vitality of its story accessible to all readers.

This landmark global economic history explains why the Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain by highlighting the ways in which Britain was different from other countries in Europe and Asia. Combining economic, social, technological and business history, Allen shows the importance of globalisation in explaining the divergence of East and West.

Now in full colour, this revised and updated edition of Manning and Dawkins' classic text provides a beautifully written introduction to the fundamentals of animal behaviour. Illustrated with fascinating examples of complex behavioural mechanisms, it includes clear explanations and concise, readable text and retains the author's enthusiasm for their subject.

This textbook on the history of African decolonization and independence bridges the divide between colonial and post-colonial history, explaining how political independence did and did not affect how men and women, peasants and workers, religious and local leaders lived, worked and interacted with each other.

A detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations: ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Shang China, the Aztecs, peoples in the Valley of Mexico, the Classic Maya, the Inka, and the Yoruba. Equal attention is paid to similarities and differences in their sociopolitical organization, economic systems, religion, and culture.

This new edition of Daniel J. Velleman's successful textbook contains over 200 new exercises, selected solutions, and an introduction to Proof Designer software.

This offers a comprehensive coverage of ethnic and national identities in the British world in the era which immediately preceded the onset of modern racialist and nationalist thinking. Ranging across the political cultures of England, Scotland, Ireland and revolutionary America, it also considers European influences and comparisons.

How and why do birds build? The book shows how birds make nests, bowers for male display and tools. Written for those interested in animal behaviour, and behavioural ecology, it will also be absorbing for architects and engineers interested in structures in the natural world.

The works presented in this volume, in a new English translation, are among the most important and characteristic texts of the Enlightenment. The issues which they raise, concerning questions of tolerance and human dignity, are still highly relevant to our own times.

This accessible grammar provides a concise and user-friendly guide to the structure of Modern Standard Arabic. Using familiar terminology and keeping theory to a minimum, each pattern or rule is illustrated with examples from a range of real-life contexts. An invaluable resource for all learners and teachers of the language.

This book will help students in mathematics and other quantitative subjects to fill in the gaps in their preparation for graduate school. It presents the basic points, a few key results, and an annotated reading list of the most important undergraduate topics in mathematics: linear algebra, vector calculus, geometry, real analysis, point-set topology, and more.

This book provides a clear and informative guide to German history from the early middle ages to the present day.