Over the Horizon: Time, Uncertainty, and the Rise of Great Powers, David M. Edelstein
Автор: Edelstein Robert Название: Legends of the Wild West: True Tales of Rebels and Heroes ISBN: 1951274350 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781951274351 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 16890.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: For several hundred years, the West had been the land of dreams, an extraordinary region of hope, expansion and opportunity where European countries--and then the young USA itself--sent their finest explorers to plant seeds in a seemingly untapped, open landscape. This spirit captured the popular imagination in the Wild West, those raucous 30 years between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of a new century. Within these pages, readers will explore true tales of rebels and heroes such as General George Custer, Buffalo Bill, Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Annie Oakley, and Sitting Bull, among others. The Wild West was the American Dream on steroids. It was an age of gunfights and gold rushes, cowboys and Comanches, with the likes of Buffalo Bill, Jesse James and Billy the Kid making their names. It forged extraordinary legends and even bigger lies, with everything fueled by dime novels written back East that encouraged folks to grab their share of a promise that was difficult for this hard land to keep. This book looks at all these mythical characters, the start of the railroad across the nation, the cost it all dealt to the Native Americans whose land was lost, and the way Hollywood still keeps the dream alive. As historian Richard White says, "People could go west and no matter their failures elsewhere, they had an opportunity to remake themselves. It's a symbol for a kind of individualism that actually doesn't exist in the West, but mythically it does."
Автор: David M. Edelstein Название: Over the Horizon: Time, Uncertainty, and the Rise of Great Powers ISBN: 1501707566 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501707568 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 40920.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
How do established powers react to growing competitors? The United States currently faces a dilemma with regard to China and others over whether to embrace competition and thus substantial present-day costs or collaborate with its rivals to garner short-term gains while letting them become more powerful. This problem lends considerable urgency to the lessons to be learned from Over the Horizon. David M. Edelstein analyzes past rising powers in his search for answers that point the way forward for the United States as it strives to maintain control over its competitors.
Edelstein focuses on the time horizons of political leaders and the effects of long-term uncertainty on decision-making. He notes how state leaders tend to procrastinate when dealing with long-term threats, hoping instead to profit from short-term cooperation, and are reluctant to act precipitously in an uncertain environment. To test his novel theory, Edelstein uses lessons learned from history’s great powers: late nineteenth-century Germany, the United States at the turn of the twentieth century, interwar Germany, and the Soviet Union at the origins of the Cold War. Over the Horizon demonstrates that cooperation between declining and rising powers is more common than we might think, although declining states may later regret having given upstarts time to mature into true threats.
Автор: Elspeth Edelstein Название: English Syntax: A Minimalist Account of Structure and Variation ISBN: 1474425518 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474425513 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 116160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Delivers a firm grounding in the tools of syntactic analysis using a Minimalist framework
Автор: Edelstein Arnon Название: Mass Murder and Serial Murder: An Integrative Look ISBN: 383821224X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783838212241 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 44330.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: While "Mass murder" refers to the murder of several people at the same time, "serial murder" describes several killings by the same perpetrator in a repetitive pattern. Usually these incidents count a high toll of victims and create significant anxiety in the public. Yet, the rate of finding murderers in these cases is relatively very low, especially in serial murders; that is if they are ever caught at all. Arnon Edelstein examines the various categories of mass murder and serial murder and suggests a new category: "mass-serial murder". He presents and criticizes the most up-to-date research and theoretical literature in the field and suggests an integrative theoretical model. This groundbreaking volume is intended for criminologists, psychologists, sociologists, students, and readers who are interested in truly understanding the complicated aspects of this fascinating field of investigation.
Автор: Edelstein, Elspeth Название: Minimalist approach to english syntax ISBN: 1474425526 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474425520 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 26390.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Delivers a firm grounding in the tools of syntactic analysis using a Minimalist framework
Автор: Edelstein, Rob Название: Build me a windmill ISBN: 1977217273 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781977217271 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 25450.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Dealing with the loss of a loved one is a unique, personal experience. Many books provide helpful advice on how to best manage loss, but we all know that one size of grief does not fit all. Build Me a Windmill is not only a tribute to one woman's extraordinary life; it offers the reader a positive approach to grieving-a different perspective on reinventing oneself after loss. Taking the concept of soul mates to the next level, the author shares how to merge the best qualities of the deceased and survivor, helping to make the survivor a better person. Readers dealing with their own loss will find this book both uplifting and empowering.
Автор: Edelstein Ludwig Название: The Idea of Progress in Classical Antiquity ISBN: 1421435578 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781421435572 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 68430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Originally published in 1967. Ludwig Edelstein characterizes the idea of "progress" in Greek and Roman times. He analyzes the ancients' belief in "a tendency inherent in nature or in man to pass through a regular sequence of stages of development in past, present, and future, the latter stages being--with perhaps occasional retardations or minor regressions--superior to the earlier." Edelstein's contemporaries asserted that the Greeks and Romans were entirely ignorant of a belief in progress in this sense of the term. In arguing against this dominant thesis, Edelstein draws from the conclusions of scholars of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and discusses ideas of Auguste Comte and Wilhelm Dilthey.
Автор: Edelstein Simon Название: Abandoned Cinemas of the World ISBN: 2361953498 ISBN-13(EAN): 9782361953492 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 36950.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: An outstanding photographic report which draws attention to the often dramatic fate of the world`s abandoned heritage and its frequently forgotten beauty. The locations featured all have their own stories to tell, in a variety of voices, but with one shared theme: the fall from grace.
Автор: Edelstein Jean Hannah Название: This Really Isn`t About You ISBN: 1509863818 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781509863815 Издательство: Pan Macmillan Рейтинг: Цена: 6920.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: A disarmingly tender, funny and honest memoir of grief, love and finding your way in life.
Автор: Edelstein Dan Название: Networks of Enlightenment ISBN: 1786941961 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781786941961 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 45760.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: While many periods of history are popularly known by their 'great men', the Enlightenment stands out for the prominence of its 'great groups'. This volume assembles leading scholars using data-driven scholarship to study the networks that made the Enlightenment possible, and contributed to creating a new sense of European identity. From Voltaire's correspondence with Catherine the Great, to Adam Smith's travels on the European continent, mediated and unmediated communication networks were the lifeline of the Enlightenment. What is particularly notable about the Enlightenment is how these different networks were central to their participants' identity. One could not take part in the Enlightenment on one's own. Although some older historical studies highlight the importance of social networks in the Enlightenment, data-driven approaches allow for a more comprehensive and granular understanding of the many different types of networks that formed the intellectual and cultural infrastructure of the Enlightenment throughout Europe. The recent influx of metadata from the correspondences of major Enlightenment figures now allows scholars to study these networks at both the micro and macro levels, and to explore the worlds of the philosophes and the nodes in their networks in rich detail. It is at this intersection of Enlightenment historiography, data capture, and social network analysis that the essays collected in this volume all fall, taking advantage of new data sources, configurations, and modes of analysis to deepen our understanding of how Enlightenment sociability worked, who it included, and what it meant for participants.
Автор: Edelstein Jerome Melvin Название: Engaging Books (Classic Reprint) ISBN: 0259461776 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780259461777 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 12480.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
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