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Time in World History

Time in World History

In this book Peter Stearns presents the fascinating concept of time through a global historical lens. Covering both calendrical time and clock time the volume shows how significant changes in conceptions of time are in world history as they translate many key historical developments from religion to industrialization into daily experience. The book explores why and how early societies became interested in measuring time as well as explaining the causes and ongoing consequences of the modern sense of time. The author compares different societies and cultures in their attitudes and approaches to time and describes the role of globalization in its development. The volume offers many examples and illustrations to aid readers in their understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of various constructions of time both in the past and among different groups of people today. Time in World History will be of interest to students of world history and sociology introducing readers to historical forces that continue to shape their lives quite directly.

GBP 24.99
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The World of Fallout

The World of Fallout

Examining the four main single player games in the franchise and its related spinoff games this book explores the world of the popular role-playing video game Fallout. Kenton Taylor Howard examines the maps of the games the design of their worlds and how the franchise has been expanded through fan-created video game modifications and tabletop games. This book highlights the importance of worldbuilding in the Fallout franchise examining the extensive alternate history the game creates – diverging from real-world history in the early 1900s and resulting in a world that is destroyed by nuclear apocalypse in 2077 – and exploring how the series builds this detailed world over the course of many games. The book also examines how the franchise has served as an extended commentary on American militarism and expansionism. The series is closely examined through the lens of critical media studies as well as relying on theoretical frameworks relating to video game design and world design. This book will be of interest to students scholars and enthusiasts of video game studies video game design media fandom and fan studies transmedia studies and imaginary worlds. | The World of Fallout

GBP 48.99
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Optics of the Human Eye

Optics of the Human Eye

This book describes the optical structure and optical properties of the human eye. For ease of reference the most commonly useful topics are at the beginning and topics with narrower appeal are placed towards the end. The book is divided into five sections covering: Basic optical structure of the eye including the refracting components the pupil axes and simple models of the eye Image formation and refraction of the eye including refractive errors measurement and correction Interactions between light and the eye considering transmission reflection and scatter in the media and at the fundus Aberrations and retinal image quality Depth-of-field and age-related changes in the optics of the eye There have been many developments in the field of visual optics since the first edition was published in 2000. There have been advances in instrumentation for imagery biometry and aberrations of the eye. The refraction anomaly of myopia has increased in prevalence throughout the world and is getting increasing attention because of its association with ocular pathology in the middle and later years of life. Ocular aberrations are now considered in terms of Zernike polynomials rather than Taylor polynomials. Aberrations can be manipulated to better understand their effects on visual performance to improve imagery of the retina for the betterment of diagnosis of various ocular conditions and to treat the progression of myopia in children. To deal with these developments the section on aberrations and retinal image quality has undergone considerable revision. This book will be an invaluable purchase for all those with an interest in vision such as optometrists ophthalmologists vision scientists optical physics and student of visual optics. An understanding of the optics of the human eye is particular important to designers of ophthalmic diagnostic equipment and visual optical systems such as telescopes.

GBP 115.00
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The World of The Walking Dead

The World of The Walking Dead

An accessible introduction to the world of The Walking Dead this book looks across platforms and analytical frameworks to characterize the fictional world of The Walking Dead and how its audiences make use of it. From comics and television to social media apps and mobile games utilizing concepts derived from literary studies media studies history anthropology and religious studies Matthew Freeman examines the functions and affordances of new digital platforms. In doing so he establishes a new transdisciplinary framework for analyzing imaginary worlds across multiple media platforms bolstering the critical arena of world-building studies by providing a greater array of vocabulary concepts and approaches. The World of The Walking Dead is an engaging exploration of stories their platforms and their reception ideal for students and scholars of world-building film and TV studies new media and everything in-between.

GBP 18.99
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The World of the Ancient Silk Road

The World of the Ancient Silk Road

This volume explores human migration communication and cross-cultural exchange on the Silk Road a complex network of trade routes spanning the Eurasian continent and beyond. It covers thousands of years of human history from the 3rd millennium BCE to the early 2nd millennium CE. Consolidating archaeological discoveries historical analyses and linguistic studies in one comprehensive volume The World of the Ancient Silk Road brings to light diverse perspectives from scholars who have lived and worked across this vast region many of which are published here in English for the first time. It contains extensive references of primary and secondary sources in their original languages and scripts. From Early Bronze Age cultures to the rise of regional Islamic empires from the Mediterranean to the Yellow River basin this multidisciplinary volume seeks to offer new insights and expand Silk Road studies to the Anglophone world. The World of the Ancient Silk Road provides an essential reference work for students and scholars of world history particularly those studying the regions cultures and peoples explored in this volume.

GBP 205.00
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Experiencing Time in the Early Modern Hispanic World After Apocalypse

Experiencing Time in the Early Modern Hispanic World After Apocalypse

This book considers the new ways time was experienced in the sixteenth- and seventeeth-century Hispanic world in the framework of global Catholicism. It underscores the crucial role that the imitation of Christ plays in modeling how representative writers physically and mentally interiorize temporal impermanence as the Messiah’s suffering body becomes a paradigmatic as well as malleable marker of the avatars of earthly history. Particular attention is paid to the ways in which authors adapt Christ-centered conceptions of existence to accommodate both a volatile post-eschatological world and the increased dominance of mechanical clock time. As novel means of communing with Christ emerge so too do new modes of sensing and understanding time unleashing unprecedented cultural and literary reinvention. This is demonstrated through close analyses of writings by such influential figures as Saint Ignatius of Loyola Saint Teresa of Ávila Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. | Experiencing Time in the Early Modern Hispanic World After Apocalypse

GBP 130.00
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The World of the American West

The World of the American West

The World of the American West is an innovative collection of original essays that brings the world of the American West to life and conveys the distinctiveness of this diverse constantly changing region. Twenty scholars incorporate the freshest research in the field to take the history of the American West out of its timeworn Cowboys and Indians stereotype right up into the major issues being discussed today from water rights to the presence of the defense industry. Other topics covered in this heavily illustrated highly accessible volume include the effects of leisure and tourism western women politics and politicians Native Americans in the twentieth century and of course oil. With insight both informative and unexpected The World of the American West offers perspectives on the latest developments affecting the modern American West providing essential reading for all scholars and students of the field so that they may better understand the vibrant history of this globally significant ever-evolving region of North America.

GBP 42.99
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The Pattern of World Conflict

The Pattern of World Conflict

This book first published in 1955 analyses views common to liberal and socialist American and European supporters of planning in the Cold War era. It examines the levels of public planning deemed necessary to preserve the social order and security of the non-Communist world. The recognition that planning and state intervention were a requirement of the Cold War period meant a significant shift in thinking was needed in the democratic nations of the American and European West. | The Pattern of World Conflict

GBP 29.99
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New Geographies of the Globalized World

New Geographies of the Globalized World

Globalization has essentially come to an end. It is already a victorious revolution. It has profoundly restructured the relationships between people and the world often recreating them in a new geographical image. This book discovers and describes these relationships of new geographies providing a comprehensive spatial guide to the globalized world of the 21st century. It considers a number of timely and important themes and insights for the present and future world exploring topics such as population trends and migration; development the urban; transportation; religion; our endangered planet; wars conflicts and terrorism and disease. As such it offers a cross-cutting synthesis of the modern world. It will be of interest to students and researches in humanities and social sciences including geographers economists political scientists and IR specialists. | New Geographies of the Globalized World

GBP 38.99
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The Routledge History of Emotions in the Modern World

The Routledge History of Emotions in the Modern World

The Routledge History of Emotions in the Modern World brings together a diverse array of scholars to offer an overview of the current and emerging scholarship of emotions in the modern world. Across thirty-six chapters this work enters the field of emotion from a range of angles. Named emotions – love anger fear – highlight how particular categories have been deployed to make sense of feeling and their evolution over time. Geographical perspectives provide access to the historiographies of regions that are less well-covered by English-language sources opening up global perspectives and new literatures. Key thematic sections are designed to intersect with critical historiographies demonstrating the value of an emotions perspective to a range of areas. Topical sections direct attention to the role of emotions in relations of power to intimate lives and histories of place as products of exchanges across groups and as deployed by new technologies and medias. The concepts of globalisation and modernity run through the volume acting as foils for comparison and analytical tools. The Routledge History of Emotions in the Modern World is the perfect resource for all students and scholars interested in the history of emotions across the world from 1700.

GBP 205.00
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The State of the World Atlas

The State of the World Atlas

Over 50 full-colour world maps and graphics break down hardcore statistics to provide a compelling analysis of all the political social economic and ecological nightmares that keep us awake at night. • The world's car population has grown five times as fast as the human population over the last 50 years. • Wal-Mart's sales revenue exceeds the GDP of 150 countries. • Climate change may put 2. 7 billion at risk of armed conflict. • Germany generates more tourists than anywhere else. • Americans use 160 times more water than people in Rwanda. If you want to get behind the headlines and understand the world - from urbanization to globalization terrorism to tourism military spending to human rights - The State of the World Atlas is unmatched.

GBP 175.00
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The Americanisation of the World Trade Order

The Americanisation of the World Trade Order

This book provides insights into the world trading order that is informed by power—in particular the unidirectional norm imparting impact of US foreign trade law and practice on its trading partners and non-State actors. In this context the recent tensions between the US and China have brought to the fore several fundamental and systemic questions. Underpinning these is the challenge of accommodating economic power under the rule of international economic law including inculcating responsibility in its engagement. In the light of the recent US challenges to the world trading order this timely publication will help us understand how the US will continue to shape the international economic order. | The Americanisation of the World Trade Order

GBP 130.00
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World of Warcraft Time Card 60 Days Europe Battle.net CD Key

World of Warcraft Time Card 60 Days Europe Battle.net CD Key

Get involved with the World of Warcraft! World of Warcraft is an online role-playing adventure set in the amazingly received Warcraft universe. Players assume the characters of Warcraft heroes as they explore, trip, and quest across the entire world.  Being "MMO", World of Warcraft enables thousands of players to communicate within the same universe. Whether adventuring along or combating against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with others for power and victory.

GBP 20.28
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World of Warcraft Time Card 30 Days Europe Battle.net CD Key

World of Warcraft Time Card 30 Days Europe Battle.net CD Key

Get involved with the World of Warcraft! World of Warcraft is an online role-playing adventure set in the amazingly received Warcraft universe. Players assume the characters of Warcraft heroes as they explore, trip, and quest across the entire world.  Being "MMO", World of Warcraft enables thousands of players to communicate within the same universe. Whether adventuring along or combating against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with others for power and victory.

GBP 30.12
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time GOG CD Key

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time GOG CD Key

Includes: base game manual (12 pages) 4 HD wallpapers soundtrack 19 artworks10 fighting animationsThe Prince returns to the exotic Persia. After his father invades the palace of the Maharajah, the Prince, tricked by a treacherous vizier, uses a magic dagger to release the dangerous Sands of Time from an ornate hourglass. With the aid of a beautiful, mysterious, and potentially untrustworthy ally, players guide the Prince to recapture the Sands of Time and restore peace to the land.FeaturesGravity-defying acrobatics, ferocious combos and the ability to bend time to fulfill your destinyErase the past, behold the future, and freeze the present in real-time for unlimited gameplay variationsUncover the mysteries of a world never before explored in action-adventure gaming

GBP 2.97
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Snakes of the World A Supplement

Snakes of the World A Supplement

Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species published in 2014 was the first catalogue of its kind and covered all living and fossil snakes described between 1758 and 2012. This new volume will be a supplement to this important herpetological reference and will include new published data on snakes named and recognized since 2012. Key Features Supplements and updates Wallach et al. – Snakes of the World – the only work to cover all living snakes in the world. Includes updates for fossil snakes named since the publication of Wallach et al. Summarizes the systematic snake literature published since the appearance of Wallach et al. Genera and species are listed alphabetically for ease of reference. Related Titles Wallach V. K. L. Williams and J. Boundy. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species (ISBN 978-1-138-03400-6) Aldridge R. D. and D. M. Sever eds. Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Snakes (ISBN 978-1-57808-701-3) Caldwell M. W. The Origin of Snakes: Morphology and the Fossil Record (ISBN 978-1-4822-5134-0) | Snakes of the World A Supplement

GBP 44.99
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A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

A History of the Muslim World since 1260 continues the narrative begun by A History of the Muslim World to 1750 by tracing the development of Muslim societies institutions and doctrines from the time of the Mongol conquests through to the present day. It offers students a balanced coverage of Muslim societies that extend from Western Europe to Southeast Asia. Whereas it presents a multifaceted examination of Muslim cultures it focuses on analysing the interaction between the expression of faith and contemporary social conditions. This extensively updated second edition is now in full colour and the chronology of the book has been extended to include recent developments in the Muslim world. The images and maps have also been refreshed and the literature has been updated to include the latest research from the last 10 years including sections dedicated to the roles and status of women within Muslim societies throughout history. Divided chronologically into three parts and accompanied by a detailed glossary A History of the Muslim World since 1260 is a perfect introduction for all students of the history of Muslim societies. | A History of the Muslim World since 1260 The Making of a Global Community

GBP 59.99
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Poses of the World Void Universalism

Poses of the World Void Universalism

Poses of the World develops a theory of the pluralistic coexistence of politics with aesthetic scientific ethical and economic procedures that have sought to influence dominate or even replace politics. We are accustomed to saying that everything is political. It is true that politics has throughout history ventured into the domains that used to be non-political be they art science or economy. However rather than being totally dominated by politics our societies are marked by the coexistence of diverse procedures whose logics are distinct but nonetheless remain in contact ranging from frontal conflict to lasting syntheses. This book develops a theory of this pluralistic coexistence. It builds upon the findings of the first two volumes of Void Universalism to outline an account of pluralism that affirms the incommensurable character of the procedures that regulate the manners of our being and acting in the world. Neither reducible to nor insulated from each other politics ethics art economy science and numerous other procedures persist in errancy without ever cohering into any overarching unity. The book demonstrates how the abandonment of the aspiration for such coherence opens up new perspectives on the key sociopolitical debates of our time from the critique of neoliberalism to concerns over cancel culture. Systematic and accessible this volume will be of interest to students and scholars of political science philosophy sociology anthropology and cultural studies as well a wider readership beyond academia. | Poses of the World Void Universalism

GBP 35.99
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Cooperatives and the World of Work

Cooperatives and the World of Work

As the world of work and jobs is more uncertain than ever because of various trends impacting it including the rise of robotics and the gig economy Cooperatives and the World of Work furthers the debate on the future of work sustainable development and the social and solidarity economy of which cooperatives are a fundamental component. Throughout the book the authors who are experts in their respective fields do not limit themselves to praising the advantages of the cooperative model. Rather they challenge the narrow understanding of cooperatives as a mere business model and raise debate on the more fundamental role that cooperatives play in responding to social changes and in changing society itself. The book is unique in tracing the historical connection between cooperatives and the world of work since the end of the First World War and the recent shifts and restructuring in enterprise and the workplace. It presents a redefinition of the very concept of work focusing on organizational innovation. This book is published in recognition of 100 years of the International Labour Organization and gathers together research from leading experts who were brought together at an event co-hosted by the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

GBP 35.99
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