“…The first part of the volume examines the historical, theological, and ecclesial contexts for comprehending the significance of the council. It also presents the key processes as well as the participants who were central to the actual conduct of the council. …”

“…This title presents the first coherent exposition of Dumitru Staniloae's understanding of the Christian Church. …”

“…Harden argues that Spanish military life writing took two broad forms: the first as a petition, wherein the soldier's service was presented as a debt of honour, and second, as a series of misadventures, staging honour as a spectacle that captivated an audience. …”

“…De la mano de trece expertos y un buen número de colaboradores (juristas, historiadores, militares, politólogos, economistas y geógrafos), se facilita una herramienta básica para entender los acontecimientos pasados y presentes de la sociedad internacional. Este diccionario se destina tanto al público especializado de las diversas disciplinas interesadas en las relaciones internacionales, como a cualquier persona inquieta por temas internacionales o de la política exterior de los estados…”

“…The second category includes topics that in many texts form a minor part of a chapter or are not presented in a comprehensive form.... You will find a whole chapter devoted to geographic factors that shape world politics, another dedicated to women, poverty, and human rights, an a third that looks at the environment as a key international issue in itself, rather than an addendum to the problem of economic development.... …”

“…The second part focuses on the discourse itself, presenting studies on style, use of metaphor, intertextuality, and strategies of persuasion. …”

“…Esta desmitificación de la historia nacionalista va dirigida a quienes la padecieron, así como a las generaciones presentes y futuras para que sirva de antídoto frente a las tentaciones de seguir desvirtuando el tiempo pasado en nombre de cualquier tipo de llamada patriótica…”

“…Darwin's Unfinished Symphony presents a captivating new theory of human cognitive evolution. …”

“…From reviews of the second edition: "The fascinating, well-chosen essays in this volume represent almost all of the recent (and often competing) trends in film scholarship and present significant revisions of earlier genre theories and analysis. …”
Sumario

“…Cohen analyses the new sovereignty regime emergent since the 1990s evidenced by the discourses and practice of human rights, humanitarian intervention, transformative occupation and the UN targeted sanctions regime that blacklists alleged terrorists. Presenting a systematic theory of sovereignty and its transformation in international law and politics, Cohen argues for the continued importance of sovereign equality. …”

“…This book grew from a series of lectures presented in 1983 in the context of the Summer Program in Phenomenology at The Pennsylvania State University. …”

“…Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz, this clear and engaging Very Short Introduction presents a fascinating account of the "art of the general." …”