“…Examining the period from the European Renaissance to the present, Aleida Assmann reveals the close association between cultural memory and the arts, arguing that the artists who have supplemented, criticized, transformed and opposed it are its most lucid theorists and acute observers. …”

“…In this new collection, he and Ruth Anna Putnam argue that key elements of the classical pragmatism of William James and John Dewey provide a framework for the most progressive and forward-looking forms of philosophy in contemporary thought. The Putnams present a compelling defense of the radical originality of the philosophical ideas of James and Dewey and their usefulness in confronting the urgent social, political, and moral problems of the twenty-first century. …”

“…Underlying this shift in attitude is a strain of thinking that casts China's present-day actions in historical terms. China is now once more on the path to restoring the glories of its dynastic past. …”

“…Through case studies of game-changing brands including: W Motors, HYT watches, Iris Van Herpen, Comme des Garçons, Brunello Cuccinelli, Etudes Studio, Holition, Digital Luxury Group, and many others, this book introduces the luxury innovation framework presenting four winning strategies and a unique approach for entrepreneurs, creators, designers, and managers daring to challenge the status quo and to become ground breakers…”

“…Estas tres partes están presentes en la elaboración del libro. Eso lo hace único en el mercado en estos momentos…”

“…Traveling the four corners of the globe and combining scientific breakthroughs with vivid narrative, Evolution's Bite presents a unique dental perspective on our astonishing human development…”

“…Yet, despite his significant impact on early thirteenth-century Christendom, Honorius has often languished in the shadow of his famous predecessor, Innocent III ? a balance that the present book redresses.0 0Grounded in extensive original research into the manuscripts of Honorius?…”

“…He shows how these wide-ranging pursuits were not only central to Leibniz's philosophical interests, but often provided the insights that led to some of his best-known philosophical doctrines.Presenting the clearest picture yet of the scope of Leibniz's theoretical interest in the life sciences, Divine Machines takes seriously the philosopher's own repeated claims that the world must be understood in fundamentally biological terms. …”

“…In this book Linda Zagzebski presents an original moral theory based on direct reference to exemplars of goodness, modeled on the Putnam-Kripke theory which revolutionized semantics in the seventies. …”

“…It begins by identifying the social tensions and political inconsistencies that spurred radical change in Russia's government, from the turn of the century to the revolution of 1917. Peter Kenez presents this revolution as a crisis of authority that the creation of the Soviet Union resolved. …”

“…This book presents a series of significant methods and examples for the design of sustainable intelligent facades in a variety of contexts. …”

“…This is, however, no longer the case. The current volume presents this new subterranean evidence alongside careful studies of the stones above ground, analysis of the geometry used in the transept's design, iconographic and stylistic studies of its sculpture and glass, and extant medieval documents, which record events bearing upon its construction. …”

“…Using the map as a metaphor, fiction writer Peter Turchi considers writing as a combination of exploration and presentation, all the while serving as an erudite and charming guide. …”

“…The collection focuses on the ways in which gamers engage with, play with, recreate, subvert, reverse and direct the historical past, and what effect this has on the ways in which we go about constructing the present or imagining a future. What can World War Two strategy games teach us about the reality of this complex and multifaceted period? …”

“…Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education, Elaborates a new approach to dealing with the relationship between theory and practice -- an approach grounded in praxis -- the dialectical unity of theory and practice, Presents an analysis of empirical research illustrating praxis-based principles in real language classrooms, Brings together cognitive linguistics and sociocultural theory the former provides the theoretical knowledge of language required of praxis and the latter furnishes the theoretical principles of learning and development also called for in a praxis approach, Offers recommendations for redesigning teacher education programs Its timely focus on the theory-practice gap in language education and its original approach to bridging it put this book at the cutting edge of thinking about Vygotskian sociocultural theory in applied linguistics and SLA…”

“…Full of fresh legal and historical insight, Perilous Times magisterially presents a dramatic cast of characters who influenced the course of history over a two-hundred-year period: from the presidents Adams, Lincoln, Wilson, Roosevelt, and Nixon to the Supreme Court justices Taney, Holmes, Brandeis, Black, and Warren to the resisters Clement Vallandingham, Emma Goldman, Fred Korematsu, and David Dellinger. …”

Sumario

“…"Estos autores forman parte de nuestras raíces y están presentes en nuestro modo de hablar, en nuestros giros y refranes, en nuestras calles, plazas y monumentos y también en las fiestas y celebraciones. …”

“…This volume presents a selection of the philosophical essays which Richard Rorty wrote during the first decade of his career, and complements four previous volumes of his papers published by Cambridge University Press. …”