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Puts forward an argument that Greek tragedy was the context for classical political theory and that such theory read in terms of tragedy provides a ground for contemporary theorizing alert to the concerns of post-modernism, such as normalization, the dominance of humanism, and the status of theory.

The disappearance and formation of states and nations after the end of the Cold War have proved puzzling to both theorists and policymakers. This book argues that this lack of conceptual preparation stems from two tendencies in conventional theorizing.

By the 1920s in Central Europe, it had become a truism among intellectuals that natural science had "disenchanted" the world, and in particular had reduced humans to mere mechanisms, devoid of higher purpose. This title shows that in fact the story of holism in Germany is a politically heterogeneous story with multiple endings.

Presents the results of more than 25 years of studying plant-insect interactions. This book addresses specific theories and concepts that have guided biological research for more than two decades and to engage general problems in evolutionary biology. It is useful to those involved in studying the ways in which interdependent species interact.

Combining literary and historical insights and attention to the context of other American writings about Palestine, this book throws light on the construction of American identity in the nineteenth century.

Leon (Judah Aryeh) Modena was a major intellectual figure of the early modern Italian Jewish community - a complex and intriguing personality who was famous among contemporary European Christians as well as Jews. This work contains material about Jewish family life of the period, religion in daily life, the plague of 1630-1631, and crime.

Shows that the overall dynamical behavior of populations must be understood in terms of the behavior of individuals. The author contends that further progress in population ecology requires taking into account individual differences other than sex, age, and taxonomic affiliation - unequal access to resources, for instance.

Discusses the methods and problems involved in the demonstration and measurement of natural selection. This work presents the critical evidence for its existence, and places it in an evolutionary perspective. It argues that natural selection can explain the change of frequencies of variants, but not their origins.

Problems in theoretical physics often lead to paradoxical answers; yet closer reasoning and a more complete analysis invariably lead to the resolution of the paradox. This work is based on the author's lectures at the University of Washington in the spring of 1977 and at the Institut de Physique Nucleaire, University de Paris-Sud, Orsay.

Presents a study of arthropod predador-prey systems. This work shows how many of the components of predation may be simply modeled in order to reveal their effects on the overall dynamics of the interacting populations. It also describes how the biological processes of insect predator-prey, including host-parasitoid interactions may be understood.

Explores the origins and development of geographic variation, divergence, and speciation. This work shows how geographic differentiation and speciation may develop in spite of continuous gene flow. It discusses the relationships among gene flow, dispersal, and migration.

Emphasizes the role of competition at levels above single species populations, and describes how competition, by way of the niche concept, determines the structure of communities. This work draws most examples from eleven North and South American bird communities, although the concepts and methodology are far more general.

Most organisms live in a seasonal environment. During their life cycles, some species face seasons of breeding and nonbreeding. This work analyzes the complex interaction between a population and a regularly varying environment in an attempt to define and measure seasonality as a critical parameter in the general theory of population regulation.

The description for this book, Lectures on Vector Bundles over Riemann Surfaces. (MN-6), will be forthcoming.

For the Greeks and Romans the earth's farthest perimeter was a realm radically different from what they perceived as central and human. This book reveals that the Greeks, and to a somewhat lesser extent the Romans, saw geography not as a branch of physical science but as an important literary genre.

Starts with Dirac's analysis showing that gauge theories are constrained Hamiltonian systems. This book is a systematic study of the classical and quantum theories of gauge systems. It discusses reducible gauge systems, and explains the relationship between BRST cohomology and gauge invariance.

For many people attracted to Eastern religions (particularly Zen Buddhism), Asia seems the source of all wisdom. This book examines the study of Chan/Zen from the standpoint of postmodern human sciences and literary criticism. It also questions the assumptions of 'Easterners'.

Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. This title demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as the dominant influence on African- American politics.

Draws from many diverse fields of theoretical physics to present problems in which the answer differs from what our intuition had led us to expect. This book is suitable for both graduate students and their teachers.

Through use of the models Professor Horn has devised, plant ecologists, foresters, and botanists will be able to predict the growth and productivity of a forest, the invading and senile species in a forest, the effect of shade tolerance on forest succession, and similar questions.