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Due to the attractiveness of butterflies, and their usefulness as model systems for biology, there has been a considerable amount of material written on butterfly... Læs mere
Why do some authoritarian regimes topple during financial crises, while others steer through... Læs mere
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A synthesis of the ecological and related knowledge pertinent to understanding the biology and conservation of dugongs and manatees.
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Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this book reviews the ecology and function of plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) in... Læs mere
This book brings together the work of leading classicists and philosophers in order to show the vitality and development of Epicureanism after Epicurus, and especially the dynamic interplay between tradition and innovation.
Explains how the late medieval Church encouraged the practice of fraternal correction, which involved the injured party confronting the wrong-doer... Læs mere
Domingos Sodré, an African diviner enslaved in Brazil, managed to obtain his freedom and become a slave owner himself. The book uses Sodré's 1862 arrest on suspicion of witchcraft as a catalyst for discussing African religion and its place in Brazil's slave society.
Focussing specifically on crustal geomechanics, this introductory textbook uses continuum mechanics principles to describe the mechanical behaviour of various... Læs mere
This overview introduces powerful, flexible and practical digital waveform generation techniques, enabling the design of bespoke digital waveform generation systems from... Læs mere