Much of the innovative programming that powers the Internet, creates operating systems and produces software is the result of 'open source' code, that is, code that is freely distributed by those who write it. Leaving source code open has generated some of the most sophisticated developments in comp[...]
'There is no world of thought that is not a world of language', Walter Benjamin remarked, 'and one only sees in the world what is preconditioned by language'. In this book, Samuel Weber, a leading theorist on literature and media, reveals a new and productive aspect of Benjamin's thought by focusing[...]
Free-market capitalism, hegemony, Western culture, peace, and democracy - the ideas that shaped world politics in the twentieth century and underpinned American foreign policy - have lost a good deal of their strength. Authority is now more contested and power more diffuse. Hegemony (benign or other[...]
'A startling case study of how women were able to function as leaders and intellectuals in cultures that forbade these roles in the most extreme way. It throws new light on Teresa as a complex personality, highly political, consciously strategic in her selection of rhetoric for different context, hu[...]
While most people are familiar with 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism', few know that during the last decade of his life Max Weber (1864-1920) also tried to develop a new way of analyzing economic phenomena, which he termed 'economic sociology'. Indeed, this effort occupies the cent[...]
In the global economy, linguistic diversity influences economic and political development as well as public policies in positive and negative ways. This title examines linguistic diversity as a global social phenomenon and considers what degree of linguistic variety might result in the greatest econ[...]
Max Weber, widely considered a founder of sociology and the modern social sciences, visited the United States in 1904 with his wife Marianne. The trip was a turning point in Weber's life and it played a pivotal role in shaping his ideas, yet until now virtually our only source of information about t[...]
Redresses the historical and religious amnesia that has consigned the study of apocalyptic and millennial thought to the lunatic fringe.[...]
Imagine immediate relief from headaches, back pain, sciatica, ulcers, sinus problems, hemorrhoids, and a host of conditions -- without drugs or surgery. Imagine having a balm against stress and an energy, booster free for the taking and always within reach. Reflexology makes such amazing healing and[...]
This backlist bestseller incorporates complete information on and techniques for healing through fingertip pressure massage. Through easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrated instructions, the book shows the reader how to send healing flows of energy through the body to relieve arthritic pain, back p[...]
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Rich with details about the gorillas' lives, the realities of conservation, and portraits of ordinary people caught in extraordinary times, this is a riveting adventure story that is sure to take its place among the classic accounts of the world of nature. In 1978, when Bill Weber and Amy Vedder arr[...]
Bad money habits? Financial guru Alvin Hall shows how to break them, make smarter spending and savings decisions, and glide down the path to economic security.
We spend a lot of time examining our personal relationships, but what about the one relationship that may hold the most impact of all -[...]
For 2,000 years, aliens have raided Earth, enslaving the best soldiers to do their dirty work for them throughout the galaxy. Now, in this long-awaited sequel to Ranks of Bronze, these proven warriors are about to throw off their shackles and strike back![...]
The Book That Started It All!Honor Harrington has been exiled to Basilisk station and given an antique ship to police the system. The vindictive superior who sent her there wants her to fail. But he made one mistake; he's made her mad. . . .[...]
The Peeps Have Bitten Off More Than They Can Chew. . . .The rulers of the People's Republic of Haven are in trouble and revolt is brewing, so it's high time for a short victorious war. But Honor Harrington is going to give them a war that's neither short nor victorious.[...]
Honor Harrington goes home to Manticore--and the fight of her life--in this new space adventure. Trapped at the core of a political crisis she never sought, betrayed by an old and victorious enemy she thought she'd vanquished forever, Honor stands alone. Now she must fight for justice on a battlefie[...]
Accompanied by science fiction writers including John Ringo, Eric Flint and Timothy Zahn, David Weber presents more adventures featuring Honor Harrington, the best starship commander in the galaxy, and her world.[...]
While the Thirty Years War rages on, a new force emerges in central Europe - the Confederated Principalities of Europe. This is an alliance between King Gustavus of Sweden and the West Virginians, led by Mike Stearns, who were hurled into 17th-century Germany by a mysterious time warp.[...]
Lady Dame Honor Harrington isn't alone. Her life touches others--and their lives touch hers - directly, or indirectly; whether as a naval officer, stead-holder, or duchess. In this collection, New York Times best-selling author Timothy Zahn weighs in with a story of the heavy cruiser HMS Fearless; a[...]
Max Weber is one of the founding fathers of sociology. He is often referred to as a sophisticated 'value-free' sociologist. This new critical introduction argues that Weber's sociology cannot be divorced from his political standpoint. Weber saw himself as a 'class conscious bourgeois' and his sociol[...]
Wolfgang J. Mommsen is one of the foremost Weberian scholars writing today. In this volume, a sequel to his monumental study Max Weber and German Politics , he provides succinct and incisive statements on current developments in the analysis of Webera s work. The book concentrates upon Webera s enga[...]