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The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus

The Egyptian Priestly Figure as a Teacher of Hellenized Wisdom

By: Christian H. Bull

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The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus

The Egyptian Priestly Figure as a Teacher of Hellenized Wisdom

By: Christian H. Bull

In The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus, Christian H. Bull argues that the treatises attributed to Hermes Trismegistus reflect the spiritual exercises and ritual practices of loosely organized brotherhoods in Egypt. These small groups were directed by Egyptian priests educated in the traditional lore of the temples, but also conversant with Greek philosophy. Such priests, who were increasingly dispossessed with the gradual demise of the Egyptian temples, could find eager adherents among a Greek-speaking audience seeking for the wisdom of the Egyptian Hermes, who was widely considered to be an important source for the philosophies of Pythagoras and Plato. The volume contains a comprehensive analysis of the myths of Hermes Trismegistus, a reevaluation of the Way of Hermes, and a contextualization of this ritual tradition.

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9004370846

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Special Responsibilities

Global Problems and American Power

By: Mlada Bukovansky,Ian Clark,Robyn Eckersley,Richard Price,Christian Reus-Smit,Nicholas J. Wheeler

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Special Responsibilities

Global Problems and American Power

By: Mlada Bukovansky,Ian Clark,Robyn Eckersley,Richard Price,Christian Reus-Smit,Nicholas J. Wheeler

The language of special responsibilities is ubiquitous in world politics, with policymakers and commentators alike speaking and acting as though particular states have, or ought to have, unique obligations in managing global problems. Surprisingly, scholars are yet to provide any in-depth analysis of this fascinating aspect of world politics. This path-breaking study examines the nature of special responsibilities, the complex politics that surround them and how they condition international social power. The argument is illustrated with detailed case-studies of nuclear proliferation, climate change and global finance. All three problems have been addressed by an allocation of special responsibilities, but while this has structured politics in these areas, it has also been the subject of ongoing contestation. With a focus on the United States, this book argues that power must be understood as a social phenomenon and that American power varies significantly across security, economic and environmental domains.

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303

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Cambridge University Press

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1107379814

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9781107379817

Theories of International Relations, Third Edition

By: Scott Burchill,Matthew Paterson,Christian Reus-Smit,Andrew Linklater,Richard Devetak,Jacqui True,Jack Donnelly

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Theories of International Relations, Third Edition

By: Scott Burchill,Matthew Paterson,Christian Reus-Smit,Andrew Linklater,Richard Devetak,Jacqui True,Jack Donnelly

The fully updated and revised third edition of this widely used text provides a comprehensive survey of leading perspectives in the field including an entirely new chapter on Realism by Jack Donnelly. The introduction explains the nature of theory and the reasons for studying international relations in a theoretically informed way. The nine chapters which follow--written by leading scholars in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand--provide thorough examinations of each of the major approaches currently prevailing in the discipline.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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1403948658

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9781403948656

The Persistent Advocate and the Use of Force

The Impact of the United States upon the Jus ad Bellum in the Post-Cold War Era

By: Christian Henderson

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The Persistent Advocate and the Use of Force

The Impact of the United States upon the Jus ad Bellum in the Post-Cold War Era

By: Christian Henderson

This book provides a comprehensive, dispassionate empirical analysis and assessment of the discernible impact that the US has had upon the jus ad bellum in the post-Cold War era. The work focuses on the substantive areas of the jus ad bellum with which the US has most often and significantly engaged with through either its actions, justifications for actions, or adopted policies. In doing so, it draws upon the theory of interpretive communities as its framework of analysis in order to gauge any impact upon this fundamental area of international law. The Persistent Advocate and the Use of Force provides a much needed examination of one of the most controversial issues of international law in recent times whilst, on a more general level, offering a timely defence of the robustness of the jus ad bellum to the practice of powerful states.

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226

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Routledge

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131702155X

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9781317021551

Dynamic Stereochemistry of Chiral Compounds

Principles and Applications

By: Christian Wolf

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Dynamic Stereochemistry of Chiral Compounds

Principles and Applications

By: Christian Wolf

A comprehensive overview of fundamental concepts of asymmetric synthesis along with in-depth discussion. Recent developments that address important synthetic challenges are presented and highlighted with hundreds of examples.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

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0854042466

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9780854042463

Molecular Rearrangements in Organic Synthesis

By: Christian M. Rojas

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Molecular Rearrangements in Organic Synthesis

By: Christian M. Rojas

Designed for practitioners of organic synthesis, this book helps chemists understand and take advantage of rearrangement reactions to enhance the synthesis of useful chemical compounds. Provides ready access to the genesis, mechanisms, and synthetic utility of rearrangement reactions Emphasizes strategic synthetic planning and implementation Covers 20 different rearrangement reactions Includes applications for synthesizing compounds useful as natural products, medicinal compounds, functional materials, and physical organic chemistry

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John Wiley & Sons

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111834796X

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9781118347966

Arthropod Collection and Identification

Laboratory and Field Techniques

By: Timothy J. Gibb,Christian Y. Oseto

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Arthropod Collection and Identification

Laboratory and Field Techniques

By: Timothy J. Gibb,Christian Y. Oseto

CATCHING, PRESERVING, LABELLING SPECIMENS.

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Academic Press

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0123695457

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9780123695451

Lasers and Excited States of Rare Earths

By: Renata Reisfeld,Christian K. Jorgensen

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Lasers and Excited States of Rare Earths

By: Renata Reisfeld,Christian K. Jorgensen

The possibility of stimulated light emission was discussed by Einstein in 1917, eight years before the quantum-mechanical description of energy levels of many-electron systems. Though it is imperative to use samples having optical properties greatly different from the stan dard continuous spectrum of opaque objects ("black body" radia tion) it is not always necessary to restrict the study to monatomic entities. Thus, spectral lines can be obtained (in absorption and in emission) from lanthanide compounds, containing from one to thir teen 4f electrons going from trivalent cerium to ytterbium, that are nearly as sharp as the ones from gaseous atoms. However, the presence of adjacent atoms modifies the simple picture of an isolated electron configuration, and in particular, it is possible to pump excited levels efficiently by energy transfer from species with intense absorption bands, such as the inter-shell transitions of other lanthanides and of thallium(I), lead(II) and bismuth(III) or the electron transfer bands of the uranyl ion or other complexes. On the other hand, it is possible to diminuish the mUlti-phonon relaxation (competing with sharp line luminescence) by selecting vitreous or crystalline materials with low phonon energies. Obviously, one cannot circumvent the conservation of energy by lasers, but they may have unprecedented consequences for the future by allowing nuclear fusion of light elements, effects of non-linear optics and time-resolved spectroscopy, besides the more conventional applications of coherent light beams with negligible angular extension.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642666965

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Nightlands

Nordic Building

By: Christian Norberg-Schulz

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Nightlands

Nordic Building

By: Christian Norberg-Schulz

Translated by Thomas McQuillan Architecture is a manifestation of the environment in which it is placed, observes distinguished architect and theoretician Christian Norberg-Schulz. A simple enough observation, but one that becomes subtle and nuanced in this landmark book which attempts to define, for the first time, what Nordic building really is. Norberg-Schulz begins by contrasting the natural world of the North with that of the Mediterranean, the Nordic unendingness against the sun-saturated and homogeneous South. Using themes such as "natural," "domestic," "universal," and "foreign," he finds the architecture of both regions sensibly related to their environments; but whereas the South lends itself to abstraction, the North is marked by variation, openness, and dynamism—by low light, forests, and space. Exploring the ways built experience "takes place," Norberg-Schulz charts the distinctive character of land and climate that distinguishes Denmark's, Sweden's, Finland's, and Norway's architectural traditions from each other and from those to the South. While each of these countries might be said to share regional traits, Norberg-Schulz identifies differences (the cultivated and closely detailed landscape and architecture of Denmark, the dramatic, structured forms of Norway) that allow him to account for the way individual Nordic architectures evolved.

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MIT Press

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0262640368

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The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus

The Egyptian Priestly Figure as a Teacher of Hellenized Wisdom

By: Christian H. Bull

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The Egyptian Priestly Figure as a Teacher of Hellenized Wisdom

By: Christian H. Bull

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The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus

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Special Responsibilities

Special Responsibilities

Theories of International Relations, Third Edition

Theories of International Relations, Third Edition

The Persistent Advocate and the Use of Force

The Persistent Advocate and the Use of Force

Dynamic Stereochemistry of Chiral Compounds

Dynamic Stereochemistry of Chiral Compounds

Molecular Rearrangements in Organic Synthesis

Molecular Rearrangements in Organic Synthesis

Arthropod Collection and Identification

Arthropod Collection and Identification

Lasers and Excited States of Rare Earths

Lasers and Excited States of Rare Earths

Nightlands

Nightlands

The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus

The Tradition of Hermes Trismegistus

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