A comprehensive, richly illustrated overview of the world's diverse religious faiths features more than four hundred full-color, captioned photographs and illustrations, along with profiles of key religious figures--from Jesus Christ and Mohammed to Buddha and Krishna--along with explanations of religious iconography, and a discussion of the rituals, practices, and beliefs of each faith.
Detailed photographs trace the origins, heyday, and eventual decline of knighthood, chivalry, and the feudal system. Discover how armor was made, how men became knights, and what life in a medieval castle was like. "Great for reluctant readers."--School Library Journal.
An introduction to Christian beliefs and culture discusses the life and teachings of Jesus, the Gospels, divisions and sects within Christianity, and Christian life.
Here is an original and exciting new look at the fascinating world of ancient people and their ways of life. Detailed real-life photographs of tools, weapons, jewelry, clothing, and even the remains of the people themselves, offer a unique "eyewitness" view of how human life changed during its first four million years. See the tools used by the first farmers, the oldest surviving food, the weap…
Shortly after three-o’clock on 28th July 2017, in a private room of a specialised hospice in suburban London, staffdisconnected the breathing machine that was keeping alive 11-month old infant, Charlie Gard. Lying on either side of him, his parents Connie Yates and Chris Gard held his hands, leaned close, and talked to him. They spoke to him of how proud they were of him. They saw him open hi…
hen Cymene and I wrote the proposal to the National Science Founda-tion for the grant that would eventually fund the main period of our field research, we more or less took for granted the significance of human politi-cal power in addressing climate change. We said we wished to investigate the “political culture” of wind power development in southern Mexic…
Covering topics such as foreign policy, the world economy, and globalization, this Very Short Introduction exemplifies the many disciplines that come together in the study of international events. Discussing not only the main academic theories, but also the practical problems and issues, Wilkinson considers key normative questions, such as how the international state system might be reformed so…
Depth of focus describes the image location range where the image is clear when focused by an optical system. Outside this range, the image will be significantly blurry. However, within this few millimeter range, the image appears quite sharp. When working with a multiple lens system, it is essential to first calculate the position of the image formed by the first lens. Only after locating the …
Welcome to the 4th edition of this handbook. Over the previous editions, we have tried to evolve the content and style to make the book more accessible and useful to our readers. This has continued in edition four with alterations, in response to reader feedback and as a result of new data emerging in many cancer fields. Oncology has continued to produce novel diagnostics, treatment strategies,…
This is the fi rst edition of the book without either of the original authors—Tony Hope and Murray Longmore. Both have now moved on to do other things, and enjoy a well-earned rest from authorship. In this book, I am joined by a Nephrologist, Gastroenterologist, and trainees destined for careers in Cardiology, Dermatology, and General Practice. Five physicians, each with very diff erent inter…
Cities and Citadels provides an urgent update of archaeology’s engagement with economic theory. Recent events have forced a major reassessment of economic thinking. In the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the world finds itself in unprecedented times. Even though archaeology typically concerns itself with the remote past, it must also help us …
New York City's imposin skyscrapers and instantly recognizable skyline define the idea of the modern city, big, bold, beautifully designed and futuristic. This book describes over 50 seminal structures in authoritive and compelling style. The accompanying illustrations press out of the page, transforming your book into a cityscape to treasure and display.
his introduction is a mediated gesture, in medias res, designed to help you, dear reader, become better acquainted with the writings that comprise this book; how they originated, and what they are attempting to achieve. I cannot see your facial expres-sion while I am doing the introducing, so I do not have a sense of whether my gesture is capturing your attention. Perhaps it is boring…
The insurance industry safeguards the assets of its policyholders by transferring risk from an individual or business to an insurance company. Insurance companies act as financial intermediaries in that they invest the premiums they collect for providing this service. Insurance company size is usually measured by net premiums written, that is, premium revenues less amounts paid for reinsurance.…
Stuff is happening. The book Hyperobjects is now in a way irrele-vant—everyone knows, everyone intuitively feels (which is much more important) what a hyperobject is. Coronavirus is everywhere. You can’t see it. It operates on all kinds of different scales—terrify-ing interpersonally or if you’re being forced back to work or school; weirdly amazing…