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Kant and International Relations Theory

Cosmopolitan Community-building

By: Dora Ion

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Kant and International Relations Theory

Cosmopolitan Community-building

By: Dora Ion

This book challenges popular international relations theories that claim to be based on the political writings of Immanuel Kant, and sheds new light on the philosopher's perspective on peace. Through an analysis of Kant's philosophical work and political traditions of his time, as well as of neglected concepts and theory, this book reappraises modern perspectives on his work. Kant advocated a cosmopolitan community building perspective of peace and international relations that considered issues that are now significant topics of debate such as state sovereignty and unequal access to resources. This book reveals how Kant's political views translate into a vision of international relations that cannot be associated with the democratic and neoliberal theories of peace which until now have claimed Kant's legacy. While the democratic peace theory continues to inspire policy-making, Kant's predictions on war and peace ultimately prove to be most appropriate for the current issues of globalization and diversity. Offering new insights into the meaning of peace and war in international relations, Kant and International Relations Theory is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of international relations and political theory, as well as for those interested in Kant's scholarship.

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Routledge

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1136334726

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Leonhard Euler and the Foundations of Celestial Mechanics

By: Dora Musielak

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Leonhard Euler and the Foundations of Celestial Mechanics

By: Dora Musielak

The intention of this book is to shine a bright light on the intellectual context of Euler’s contributions to physics and mathematical astronomy. Leonhard Euler is one of the most important figures in the history of science, a blind genius who introduced mathematical concepts and many analytical tools to help us understand and describe the universe. Euler also made a monumental contribution to astronomy and orbital mechanics, developing what he called astronomia mechanica. Orbital mechanics of artificial satellites and spacecraft is based on Euler’s analysis of astromechanics. However, previous books have often neglected many of his discoveries in this field. For example, orbital mechanics texts refer to the five equilibrium points in the Sun-Earth-Moon system as Lagrange points, failing to credit Euler who first derived the differential equations for the general n-body problem and who discovered the three collinear points in the three-body problem of celestial mechanics. These equilibrium points are essential today in space exploration; the James Webb Space Telescope (successor to the Hubble), for example, now orbits the Sun near L2, one of the collinear points of the Sun-Earth-Moon system, while future missions to study the universe will place observatories in orbit around Sun-Earth and Earth-Moon equilibrium points that should be properly called Euler-Lagrange points. In this book, the author uses Euler’s memoirs, correspondence, and other scholarly sources to explore how he established the mathematical groundwork for the rigorous study of motion in our Solar System. The reader will learn how he studied comets and eclipses, derived planetary orbits, and pioneered the study of planetary perturbations, and how, old and blind, Euler put forward the most advanced lunar theory of his time.

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228

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Springer Nature

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3031123220

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9783031123221

The Vestibular System

A Sixth Sense

By: Jay M. Goldberg,Victor J. Wilson,Kathleen E. Cullen,Dora E. Angelaki,Dianne M. Broussard,Jean Buttner-Ennever,Kikuro Fukushima,Lloyd B. Minor

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The Vestibular System

A Sixth Sense

By: Jay M. Goldberg,Victor J. Wilson,Kathleen E. Cullen,Dora E. Angelaki,Dianne M. Broussard,Jean Buttner-Ennever,Kikuro Fukushima,Lloyd B. Minor

In The Vestibular System: A Sixth Sense, leading experts present an integrative, comprehensive and innovative look at the sense that Aristotle missed. The vestibular system plays a vital role in everyday life, contributing to a surprising range of functions from reflexes to the highest levels of perception and consciousness. This text not only offers a thorough and fresh review of the basic sensory transduction, the neurophysiology of peripheral and central pathways and how vestibular signals are processed in the control of gaze and posture; it significantly moves the discussion forward with its attention to the current research and the field's revolutionary advances, such as the understanding of neural correlates of self-motion and the basis of clinical disorders. In addition, the objective presentation of existing controversies is exciting reading and an extremely important contribution to the text's completeness. Dynamic, intellectually challenging, and unique in its level of integration of the material, this book is essential for anyone interested in understanding the vestibular system.

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Oxford University Press

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0199721726

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Lynching Photographs

By: Dora Apel,Shawn Michelle Smith

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Lynching Photographs

By: Dora Apel,Shawn Michelle Smith

A lucid, smart, engaging, and accessible introduction to the impact of lynching photography on the history of race and violence in America. "—Grace Elizabeth Hale, author of Making Whiteness: The Culture of Segregation in America, 1890-1940 "With admirable courage, Dora Apel and Shawn Michelle Smith examine lynching photographs that are horrifying, shameful, and elusive; with admirable sensitivity they help us delve into the meaning and legacy of these difficult images. They show us how the images change when viewed from different perspectives, they reveal how the photographs have continued to affect popular culture and political debates, and they delineate how the pictures produce a dialectic of shame and atonement."—Ashraf H. A. Rushdy, author of Neo-Slave Narratives and Remembering Generations "This thoughtful and engaging book offers a highly accessible yet theoretically sophisticated discussion of a painful, complicated, and unavoidable subject. Apel and Smith, employing complementary (and sometimes overlapping) methodological approaches to reading these images, impress upon us how inextricable photography and lynching are, and how we cannot comprehend lynching without making sense of its photographic representations."—Leigh Raiford, co-editor of The Civil Rights Movement in American Memory "Our newspapers have recently been filled with photographs of mutilated, tortured bodies from both war fronts and domestic arenas. How do we understand such photographs? Why do people take them? Why do we look at them? The two essays by Apel and Smith address photographs of lynching, but their analysis can be applied to a broader spectrum of images presenting ritual or spectacle killings."—Frances Pohl, author of Framing America: A Social History of American Art

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Univ of California Press

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0520251520

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9780520251526

Harem

A Novel

By: Dora Levy Mossanen

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Harem

A Novel

By: Dora Levy Mossanen

Rich in visual imagery, Harem vividly depicts the exotic bazaars and dangerous alleys of the city and palace chambers brimming with conspiracy and betrayal—as well as love and redemption. A seductive and intriguing journey from the humble Persian Jewish quarter to the fascinating world of shahs, soothsayers, eunuchs, and sultanas, Harem follows three generations of strong-willed and cunning women: Rebekah—a poor girl married to the abusive blacksmith, Jacob the fatherless—who emerges from her disastrous match with a mysterious brand between her breasts; Gold Dust, Rebekah's treasured daughter, who enters the opulent and perilous world of the harem and captivates the shah with her singing bones; and Gold Dust's daughter, the revered and feared albino princess Raven, who will one day rule the empire.

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388

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Simon and Schuster

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0743233557

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9780743233552

Atlas of Gastrointestinal Pathology

A Pattern Based Approach to Non-Neoplastic Biopsies

By: Christina Arnold,Dora Lam-Himlin,Elizabeth A. Montgomery

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Atlas of Gastrointestinal Pathology

A Pattern Based Approach to Non-Neoplastic Biopsies

By: Christina Arnold,Dora Lam-Himlin,Elizabeth A. Montgomery

Effectively evaluate challenging GI biopsies with Atlas of Gastrointestinal Pathology: A Pattern Based Approach to Non-Neoplastic Biopsies! Presented in a format that closely mirrors the daily sign-out process, this one-of-a-kind resource helps you interpret challenging cases by highlighting red flags in the clinical chart and locating hidden clues in the slides. You’ll be able to reach confident diagnoses efficiently with this patterns based “scope-side guide”.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1496300998

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9781496300997

A Theory of Music Analysis

On Segmentation and Associative Organization

By: Dora A. Hanninen

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A Theory of Music Analysis

On Segmentation and Associative Organization

By: Dora A. Hanninen

This book introduces a theory of music analysis that one can use to explore aspects of segmentation and associative organization in a wide range of repertoire including Western classical music from the Baroque to the present, with potential applications to jazz and popular music, and some non-Western musics. Rather than a methodology, the theory provides analysts with precise language and a broad, flexible conceptual framework through which they can formulate and investigate questions of interest and develop their own interpretations of individual pieces and passages. The theory begins with a basic distinction among three domains of musical experience and discourse about it: the sonic (psychoacoustic); the contextual (or associative, sparked by varying degrees of repetition); and the structural (guided by a specific theory of musical structure or syntax invoked by the analyst). A comprehensive presentation of the theory, with copious musical illustrations, is balanced with close analyses of works by Beethoven, Debussy, Nancarrow, Riley, Feldman, and Morris. Dora A. Hanninen is professor of music theory at the University of Maryland. She received the 2010 Outstanding Publication Award from the Society for Music Theory.

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544

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University Rochester Press

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1580461948

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9781580461948

Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities

By: Dora P. Crouch

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Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities

By: Dora P. Crouch

Focusing on the Mediterranean area where water management is crucial, this pioneering study is the first to show how the supply, distribution, and drainage of water contributed to the urbanization of ancient cities. Drawing from classical archaeology, the theory and history of urbanization, geology, and hydraulic engineering, Crouch examines water-system elements, including springs, fountains, wells, channels and drains, latrines, laundry, and dishwashing, as they relate to each other and to the physical, historical, and social bases of ancient Greek cities. Studying numerous sites including Pompeii, Pergamon, Athens, Samos, Delphi, and Corinth, she concludes that increased knowledge and skill in management of water contributed directly to the urbanization of the ancient Greek world. Illustrated with excellent photographs and line drawings, the discussions of supply, distribution, and drainage of water are organized topically, rather than chronologically or by site, offering an excellent example of the interdisciplinary approach. Crouch's study raises stimulating questions for further research, indicates entirely new directions for established academic disciplines, and suggests useful procedures for modern cities facing problems of water supply and management.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195072804

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9780195072808

Pandora's Box

The Changing Aspects of a Mythical Symbol

By: Dora Panofsky,Erwin Panofsky

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Pandora's Box

The Changing Aspects of a Mythical Symbol

By: Dora Panofsky,Erwin Panofsky

Pandora waas the "pagan Eve," and she is one of the rare mythological figures to have retained vitality up to our day. Glorified by Calderon, Voltaire, and Goethe, she is familiar to all of us, and "Pandora's box" is a household word. In this classic study Dora and Erwin Panofsky trace the history of Pandora and of Pandora's box in European literature and art from Roman times to the present. Originally published in 1962. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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069165655X

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9780691656557

Sentimental Education

By: Gustave Flaubert,Dora Knowlton Ranous,Louise Bogan

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Sentimental Education

By: Gustave Flaubert,Dora Knowlton Ranous,Louise Bogan

Set amid the revolution of 1848, Flaubert's masterpiece combines political and social upheaval with scrutiny of individual motives in a compelling blend of romance, history, and satire.

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370

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Courier Corporation

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0486452336

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9780486452333

When Father Kills Mother

Guiding Children Through Trauma and Grief

By: Jean Harris-Hendriks,Dora Black,Tony Kaplan

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When Father Kills Mother

Guiding Children Through Trauma and Grief

By: Jean Harris-Hendriks,Dora Black,Tony Kaplan

Children bereaved by the death of one parent at the hands of the other, almost always the father, in effect lose both parents, and are often forgotten in the midst of such dramatic situations. Reflecting the increased interest in child protection and child law systems, this second edition of When Father Kills Mother brings to public knowledge, in amplified form information about the effects of psychological trauma and bereavement on children. By combining knowledge about bereavement with that of post-traumatic stress disorder, the book remains informative and essential reading for all those involved in the field, both professionally and personally.

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306

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Routledge

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1134644310

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9781134644315

Institutional Trust and Economic Policy

Lessons from the History of the Euro

By: Dora Gyorffy

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Institutional Trust and Economic Policy

Lessons from the History of the Euro

By: Dora Gyorffy

The book seeks to link theoretical debates on the relevance of trust in economic outcomes with the current arguments about the origins and lessons of the subprime crisis. By what mechanisms does trust influence economic outcomes? Under what conditions do these mechanisms prevail? How do debates about trust help our understanding of the subprime crisis in the European Union? By integrating insights from Post-Keynesian, Austrian and new institutional economics, the central proposition of the analysis is that the presence or absence of institutional trust creates virtuous and vicious cycles in law-abiding, which critically influence the possibility for economic agents to have realistic long-term plans. In a low-trust environment the uncertainty surrounding the functioning of institutions leads to short-term decisions. Political business cycles, lax regulations on credit and boom-bust cycles are typical of such an environment. While empirical evidence from the EU largely supports these propositions, important exceptions are also identified and the conditions for the theory noted?including financial market influences, fashions in economic theory as well as political leadership

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241

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Central European University Press

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6155225222

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9786155225222

Book's by Dora Ion

Kant and International Relations Theory

Kant and International Relations Theory

Leonhard Euler and the Foundations of Celestial Mechanics

Leonhard Euler and the Foundations of Celestial Mechanics

The Vestibular System

The Vestibular System

Lynching Photographs

Lynching Photographs

Harem

Harem

Atlas of Gastrointestinal Pathology

Atlas of Gastrointestinal Pathology

A Theory of Music Analysis

A Theory of Music Analysis

Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities

Water Management in Ancient Greek Cities

Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box

Sentimental Education

Sentimental Education

When Father Kills Mother

When Father Kills Mother

Institutional Trust and Economic Policy

Institutional Trust and Economic Policy

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