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Not Just Another Cold War - - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Not Just Another Cold War - - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Not Just Another Cold War considers how the emerging superpower rivalry between the US and China compares to the Cold War, and what that means for the future of global politics. By contrasting the current US-China rivalry with a well-understood conflict, the authors provide insights into the characteristics and trajectory of the twenty-first century''s defining conflict.With contributions from some of the world''s most influential international relations scholars--Stephen Walt, M. Taylor Fravel, Odd Arne Westad, Robert Ross, and Thomas J. Christensen, among others--the volume examines many of the most important facets of the US-China relationship: the economic and military balance, the impact of technology, geopolitical consequences, relations between China and Russia, the future of NATO, and the risk of war over Taiwan. Through their analysis, the authors highlight key similarities between the current rivalry and the Cold War conflict, but also vitally important differences.The US-China relationship--the defining superpower rivalry of the twenty-first century--is likely to prove at least as dangerous and consequential as the contest that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. But to understand and strategize around the current political face-off, it is essential to recognize that this is not just another Cold War.

DKK 300.00
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Not Just Another Cold War - - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Not Just Another Cold War - - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Not Just Another Cold War considers how the emerging superpower rivalry between the US and China compares to the Cold War, and what that means for the future of global politics. By contrasting the current US-China rivalry with a well-understood conflict, the authors provide insights into the characteristics and trajectory of the twenty-first century''s defining conflict.With contributions from some of the world''s most influential international relations scholars--Stephen Walt, M. Taylor Fravel, Odd Arne Westad, Robert Ross, and Thomas J. Christensen, among others--the volume examines many of the most important facets of the US-China relationship: the economic and military balance, the impact of technology, geopolitical consequences, relations between China and Russia, the future of NATO, and the risk of war over Taiwan. Through their analysis, the authors highlight key similarities between the current rivalry and the Cold War conflict, but also vitally important differences.The US-China relationship--the defining superpower rivalry of the twenty-first century--is likely to prove at least as dangerous and consequential as the contest that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. But to understand and strategize around the current political face-off, it is essential to recognize that this is not just another Cold War.

DKK 761.00
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Just Another Southern Town - Joan Quigley - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Just Another Southern Town - Joan Quigley - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

In January of 1950, Mary Church Terrell, an 86-year-old charter member of the NAACP, headed into Thompson''s Restaurant, just a few blocks from the White House, and requested to be served. She and her companions were informed by the manager that they could not eat in his establishment, because they were "colored. " Terrell, a former suffragette and one of the country''s first college-educated African American women, took the matter to court. Three years later, the Supreme Court vindicated her outrage: United States v. Thompson was decided in June 1953, invalidating the segregation of restaurants and cafes in the nation''s capital. In Just Another Southern Town, Joan Quigley recounts an untold chapter of the civil rights movement: an epic battle to topple segregation in Washington, the symbolic home of American democracy. At the book''s heart is the formidable Mary Terrell and the test case she mounts seeking to enforce Reconstruction-era laws prohibiting segregation in D.C. restaurants. Through the prism of Terrell''s story, Quigley reassesses Washington''s relationship to civil rights history, bringing to life a pivotal fight for equality that erupted five years before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a Montgomery bus and a decade before the student sit-in movement rocked segregated lunch counters across the South. At a time when most civil rights scholarship begins with Brown v. Board of Education, Just Another Southern Town unearths the story of the nation''s capital as an early flashpoint on race. A rich portrait of American politics and society in the mid-20th century, it interweaves Terrell''s narrative with the courtroom drama of the case and the varied personalities of the justices who ultimately voted unanimously to prohibit segregated restaurants. Resonating with gestures of courage and indignation that radiate from the capital''s streets and sidewalks to its marble-clad seats of power, this work restores Mary Church Terrell and the case that launched a crusade to their rightful place in the pantheon of civil rights history.

DKK 317.00
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Classic Asian Philosophy - Joel J. Kupperman - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Classic Asian Philosophy - Joel J. Kupperman - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

This is a second, revised edition of Kupperman''s introduction to Asian philosophy via its canonical texts. Kupperman ranges from the Upanishads to the Bhagavad Gita through Confucius to Zen Buddhism, walking students through the texts, conveying the vitality and appeal of the works, and explaining their philosophical roots. Kupperman has made revisions throughout the text, clarifying where necessary, and added a new chapter on al-Arabi''s The Bezels of Wisdom, a classic of Islamic Sufism.

DKK 389.00
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Another Cosmopolitanism - Seyla Benhabib - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Another Cosmopolitanism - Seyla Benhabib - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

In these two important lectures, distinguished political philosopher Seyla Benhabib argues that since the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we have entered a phase of global civil society which is governed by cosmopolitan norms of universal justice -- norms which are difficult for some to accept as legitimate since they are in conflict with democratic ideals. In her first lecture, Benhabib argues that this tension can never be fully resolved, but it can be mitigated through the renegotiation of the dual commitments to human rights and sovereign self-determination. Her second lecture develops this idea in detail, with special reference to recent developments in Europe (for example, the banning of Muslim head scarves in France). The EU has seen the replacement of the traditional unitary model of citizenship with a new model that disaggregates the components of traditional citizenship, making it possible to be a citizen of multiple entities at the same time. The volume also contains a substantive introduction by Robert Post, the volume editor, and contributions by Bonnie Honig (Northwestern University), Will Kymlicka (Queens University), and Jeremy Waldron (Columbia School of Law).

DKK 251.00
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The Old Scofield Study Bible, KJV, Classic Edition - - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Old Scofield Study Bible, KJV, Classic Edition - - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

This easy-to-carry edition of the renowned Old Scofield® Study Bible offers a wealth of study materials at a fantastic price. Featuring a traditional type setting cherished by many long-time Scofield readers, the Classic Edition, whose notes date from 1917, is the best cross-reference study Bible ever published. Among its many features are book introductions and outlines, unique subject chain reference system, comprehensive indexes, chronologies, a concordance and authoritative, full color Oxford Bible Maps.* Authorized King James Version text. * Same-page text helps. * Complete Scofield® references. * Subheadings. * Introduction to each book of the Bible. * Comprehensive index. * Chronologies. * Subject index. * Concordance. * Red letter type. * Subject chain references. * English equivalents for Hebrew dates, money, weights and measures.

DKK 326.00
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The ABCs of Classic Hollywood - Robert B. Ray - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

The ABCs of Classic Hollywood - Robert B. Ray - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Speaking about the kind of filmmaking now known as Classic Hollywood, the most popular and influential cinema ever invented, Vincente Minnelli once gave away its secret: "I feel that a picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things. They''re things that the audience is not conscious of, but that accumulate." How would we go about finding those things? What method would enable us to retrieve them, and by doing so, to understand better how Hollywood films got made? The ABCs of Classic Hollywood attempts to answer those questions by looking closely at four movies from the 1930-1945 period when the American Studio System reached the peak of its economic and cultural power: Grand Hotel, The Philadelphia Story, The Maltese Falcon, and Meet Me in St. Louis. To avoid the predictable generalizations that have plagued Film Studies, Ray works with the movies'' details, treated as initially mysterious, but promising, clues: e.g., Grand Hotel''s coffin and room assignments; The Philadelphia Story''s diving board and license plate PA55; The Maltese Falcon''s clocks and missing bed; Meet Me in St. Louis''s violinist and ribboned cat. By producing at least 26 entries for each of these films (one for every letter of the alphabet), Ray demonstrates that a movie''s details contain the record of the work and ideas that produced them, the endless negotiation between commercial efficiency and seductive enchantment. In our unconscious memories, we recognize something in the movies, something tantalizing and just out of reach. This book unlocks those memories, making them conscious and explicit, so that they will help us understand the most powerful and important storytelling system ever designed.

DKK 358.00
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Classic African American Women's Narratives - - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Classic African American Women's Narratives - - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Classic African American Women''s Narratives offers teachers, students, and general readers a one-volume collection of the most memorable and important writing in prose by African American women before 1865. The book reproduces in one volume the canon of African American women''s fiction and autobiography during the slavery era in U.S. history. Each text in the volume represents a "first." Maria Stewart''s Religion and the Pure Principles of Morality (1831) was the first political tract authored by an African American woman. Jarena Lee''s Life and Religious Experience (1836) was the first African American woman''s spiritual autobiography. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850) was the first slave narrative to focus on the experience of a female slave in the United States. Frances E. W. Harper''s "The Two Offers" (1859) was the first short story published by an African American woman. Harriet E. Wilson''s Our Nig (1859) was the first novel written by an African American woman. Harriet Jacob''s Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861) was the first autobiography authored by an African American woman. Charlotte Forten''s "Life on the Sea Islands" (1864) was the first contribution by an African American woman to a major American literary magazine (the Atlantic Monthly). Complemented with an introduction by William L. Andrews, this is the only one-volume collection to gather the most important works of the first great era of African American women''s writing.

DKK 406.00
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Brotherhood of Kings - Amanda H. Podany - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Brotherhood of Kings - Amanda H. Podany - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day. Allowing them to speak in their own words, Podany reveals how these Near Eastern leaders and their ambassadors devised a remarkably sophisticated system of diplomacy and of trade that extended from the Aegean Sea to Afghanistan, and from the Baltic to central Africa. The allied kings referred to one another as "brothers," kings with equal power and influence who were tied to one another through peace treaties and powerful obligations. They were also often bound together as in-laws, as a result of marrying one another''s daughters. These rulers had almost never met one another in person, but they felt a strong connection--a real brotherhood--which gradually made wars between them less common. A remarkable account of a pivotal moment in world history--the establishment of international diplomacy thousands of years before the United Nations--Brotherhood of Kings offers a vibrantly written history of the region often known as the "cradle of civilization."

DKK 491.00
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The Linguistic Individual - Barbara Johnstone - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Linguistic Individual - Barbara Johnstone - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Johnstone examines a variety of discourse genres, showing how choices among linguistic resources are mediated by self-expressive choices. She then discusses linguistic consistency across a variety of speech situations, and asks how, if language is fundamentally idiosyncratic, people can understand one another. Johnstone examines a variety of discourse genres, showing how choices among linguistic resources are mediated by self-expressive choices. She then discusses linguistic consistency across a variety of speech situations, and asks how, if language is fundamentally idiosyncratic, people can understand one another.

DKK 903.00
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Hindu God, Christian God - Francis Clooney - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Hindu God, Christian God - Francis Clooney - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

This volume offers an in-depth study of key themes common to the Hindu and Christian religious traditions. It redefines how we think about Hinduism, comparative study, and Christian theology. This book offers a bold new look at how traditions encounter one another, and how good comparisons are to be made. Redefining theology as an interreligious, comparative, dialogical, and confessional practice open to all people, it invites not only Hindus and Christians, but also theologians from all religious traditions, to enter into conversation with one another.

DKK 374.00
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Brotherhood of Kings - Amanda H. (professor Of History Podany - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Brotherhood of Kings - Amanda H. (professor Of History Podany - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Amanda Podany here takes readers on a vivid tour through a thousand years of ancient Near Eastern history, from 2300 to 1300 BCE, paying particular attention to the lively interactions that took place between the great kings of the day. Allowing them to speak in their own words, Podany reveals how these leaders and their ambassadors devised a remarkably sophisticated system of diplomacy and trade. What the kings forged, as they saw it, was a relationship of friends-brothers-across hundreds of miles. Over centuries they worked out ways for their ambassadors to travel safely to one another''s capitals, they created formal rules of interaction and ways to work out disagreements, they agreed to treaties and abided by them, and their efforts had paid off with the exchange of luxury goods that each country wanted from the other. Tied to one another through peace treaties and powerful obligations, they were also often bound together as in-laws, as a result of marrying one another''s daughters. These rulers had almost never met one another in person, but they felt a strong connection--a real brotherhood--which gradually made wars between them less common. Indeed, any one of the great powers of the time could have tried to take over the others through warfare, but diplomacy usually prevailed and provided a respite from bloodshed. Instead of fighting, the kings learned from one another, and cooperated in peace. A remarkable account of a pivotal moment in world history--the establishment of international diplomacy thousands of years before the United Nations--Brotherhood of Kings offers a vibrantly written history of the region often known as the "cradle of civilization."

DKK 379.00
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The Maya and Climate Change - Kenneth E. (assistant Professor Of Anthropology Seligson - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Maya and Climate Change - Kenneth E. (assistant Professor Of Anthropology Seligson - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Classic Maya civilization, which thrived between 200-950 CE in eastern Mesoamerica, faced many environmental challenges, including those wrought by climate change. The ability of Maya communities to adapt their resource conservation practices played a crucial role in allowing them to survive for as long as they did. Researchers today understand that the breakdown of Classic Maya society was the result of many long-term processes. Yet the story that continues to grip the public imagination is that the Maya civilization mysteriously "collapsed". The Maya and Climate Change draws on archaeological, environmental, and historical datasets to provide a comprehensive, yet accessible, overview of Classic Maya human-environment relationships, including how communities addressed the challenges of climatic and demographic changes. It works to shift the focus from the Classic Maya "collapse" to the multiple examples of adaptive flexibility that allowed Pre-Colonial Maya communities to thrive in a challenging natural environment for over seven centuries. Although the Classic Maya civilization did not leave behind much in the way of secret environmental knowledge for us to rediscover, one of the critical lessons that can be learned from studying the Classic Maya is the importance of socio-ecological adaptability--the ability and willingness to change cultural practices to address long-term challenges.

DKK 283.00
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Natural Justice - Ken Binmore - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Natural Justice - Ken Binmore - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book lays out foundations for a "science of morals." Binmore uses game theory as a systematic tool forassical investigating ethical matters. He reinterprets classical social contract ideas within a game-theory framework and generates new insights into the fundamental questions ofin social philosophy. In contrast to the previous writing in moral philosophy that relied on vague notion such as "with societal well-being" and "moral duty," Binmore begins with individuals; rational decision-makers with the ability to emphasize with one another. Any social arrangement thate prescribes them to act against their interests will become unstable and eventually will be replaced by another, until one is found that includes worthwhile actions for all individuals involved.

DKK 586.00
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Natural Justice - Ken Binmore - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Natural Justice - Ken Binmore - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book lays out foundations for a "science of morals." Binmore uses game theory as a systematic tool for investigating ethical matters. He reinterprets classical social contract ideas within a game-theory framework and generates new insights into the fundamental questions of social philosophy. In contrast to the previous writing in moral philosophy that relied on vague notion such as " societal well-being" and "moral duty," Binmore begins with individuals; rational decision-makers with the ability to emphasize with one another. Any social arrangement that prescribes them to act against their interests will become unstable and eventually will be replaced by another, until one is found that includes worthwhile actions for all individuals involved.

DKK 389.00
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Semantics, Culture, and Cognition - Anna Wierzbicka - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Semantics, Culture, and Cognition - Anna Wierzbicka - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

To what extent are languages `essentially the same''? Is every word in our language translatable into every other language or are some of our words and concepts `culture specific''? In this innovative study, Wierzbicka ranges across a wide variety of languages and cultures, attempting to identify concepts which are truly universal, while at the same time arguing that every language constitutes a different `guide to reality''. The lexicons of different languages, she shows, do indeed suggest different conceptual universes. Not everything that can be said in one language can be said in another, and this is not just a matter of certain things being easier to say in one language than in another. In the development of her argument, Wierzbicka focuses on the words for emotion, moral concepts, names, and titles.

DKK 1040.00
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Language, Cognition, and Human Nature - Steven Pinker - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Language, Cognition, and Human Nature - Steven Pinker - Bog - Oxford University Press Inc - Plusbog.dk

Language, Cognition, and Human Nature collects together for the first time much of Steven Pinker''s most influential scholarly work on language and cognition. Pinker''s seminal research explores the workings of language and its connections to cognition, perception, social relationships, child development, human evolution, and theories of human nature. This eclectic collection spans Pinker''s thirty-year career, exploring his favorite themes in greater depth and scientific detail. It includes thirteen of Pinker''s classic articles, ranging over topics such as language development in children, mental imagery, the recognition of shapes, the computational architecture of the mind, the meaning and uses of verbs, the evolution of language and cognition, the nature-nurture debate, and the logic of innuendo and euphemism. Each outlines a major theory or takes up an argument with another prominent scholar, such as Stephen Jay Gould, Noam Chomsky, or Richard Dawkins. Featuring a new introduction by Pinker that discusses his books and scholarly work, this collection reflects essential contributions to cognitive science by one of our leading thinkers and public intellectuals.

DKK 270.00
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