“…Yet in the Renaissance the history of mathematics flourished. This book explores how Renaissance scholars recovered and reconstructed the origins of mathematics by tracing its invention in prehistoric Antiquity, its development by the Greeks, and its transmission to modern Europe via the works of Euclid, Theon and Proclus. …”

“…The village of Deerfield was an ideal lens through which to explore issues of culture change and the re-creation of social order, specifically gender relations and family structure, throughout the late eighteenth and into the twentieth century. …”

“…Subjects such as rigid-body dynamics, hydrodynamics, elasticity, optics, heat, electricity and magnetism were extended and given firmer foundations; new areas of pure mathematics were explored; and major advances took place in statistics, astronomy, geology and glaciology. …”

“…This book deals with change processes in higher education systems in seven countries and explores which public policies have been chosen, and which organizational designs and steering tools have been implemented. …”

“…However, for decision makers it seems difficult to fully understand the impacts and opportunities arising from the introduction of EIdMS. This book explores the relevant aspects for an ex-ante evaluation of EIdMS. …”

“…This briefs reviews the literature on alexithymia with a particular focus on the relation between positive well-being and alexithymia. It starts by exploring the definition, history and etiology of the construct. …”

“…Some health care fields are experiencing paradigmatic shifts because of robotic technologies and the new relationships that they create in r-Health (r-Curing and r-Caring) activities. The book explores emerging health care technologies such as image-guided surgical robotics, pharmacy robots, new visualisation methods (3D, 4D & ′′5D′′) and home telehealth management systems and their acceptance in the workplace but also, more generally, their special role in business and society. …”

“…In this essay, Roland Berger CEO Burkhard Schwenker analyzes the challenges facing managers today and explores their implications for good management. Corporate management, he argues, must once again become more direct, more personal, more entrepreneurial. …”

“…The process of molding, he demonstrates, involves an external conformity and an internal self-restraint that severely limit the scope of individuality.Mehta explores the centrality of the human imagination in Locke's thought, focusing on his obsession with the potential dangers of the cognitive realm. …”

“…Entre surimpression et recréation, cette symphonie de voix compose une écriture originale qui, insolemment virulente ou rieuse, remodèle des matériaux de prédilection, des motifs obsessionnels, les portant parfois sur la scène radiophonique pour en explorer de nouvelles potentialités. À travers ce jeu réflexif et autoréflexif, ouvert sur une incessante recréation, une écriture de traverse s’élabore dans une profonde continuité. …”

“…Cette étude permet aux lecteurs et aux lectrices d'explorer ce que le législateur a voulu permettre et interdire aux femmes. …”

“…Bringing together ten essays from six volumes of the Ethikon Series in Comparative Ethics, this book gives a rounded treatment to the subject of Islamic political ethics. The authors explore the Islamic ethics of civil society, boundaries, pluralism, and war and peace. …”

“…The authors examine the risk implications of FVA and HCA in the various situations in which each is used; assess the role that these accounting approaches have played historically in financial crises, including the 2008 financial crisis, the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s, and the less developed country debt crisis of the 1970s; and explore insights about systemic risk that can be gleaned from better understanding the accounting approaches. …”

“…With humor, compassion, and an unflinching eye, Bilgere explores the human condition in accessible lines and a magician's way with language. …”

“…; What happens if we go inside a school and explore how its material equipment has changed over the past 300 years?…”

“…La forte présence des femmes dans les organisations urbaines et de lutte pour l’environnement est généralement peu ou pas reconnue. Ce livre explore certains mouvements populaires urbains, qui participent au travail de prise de conscience et de revendications de droits et qui permettent ainsi d'envisager des alternatives sur des territoires de vie, sans plus attendre…”

“…D’Indochine à Potiche, cet ouvrage explore l’évolution de la carrière et de l’image de Catherine Deneuve à travers la figure poétique et symbolique de la maison. …”

“…Alliant théorie et pratique, cet ouvrage se propose justement de prouver le contraire, en interrogeant le colloque, en tentant de comprendre les différents éléments qui le constituent et en explorant de manière synthétique et concrète un ensemble de pistes pour trouver son chemin dans l’exercice de cette pratique. …”

“…Throughout, Steiner elucidates the basic principles of the Formalists and explores their contributions to the study of poetics, literary history, the theory of literary genre, and prosody. …”

“…Examining the politics and processes surrounding electricity infrastructure, provision and reform, the author provides an overview of historical and contemporary debates about access in the sub-continent, and explores the shifting role and influence of national governments and of multilateral agencies in energy reform decisions. …”