Although Hannah Arendt is considered one of the major contributors to social and political thought in the twentieth century, this is the first general anthology of her writings. This volume includes selections from her major works, including The Origins of Totalitarianism, Between Past and Future, Men in Dark Times, The Jew as Pariah, and The Human Condition, as well as many shorter writings and letters. Sections include extracts from her work on fascism, Marxism, and totalitarianism; her tre...

"It is difficult to imagine a more thoughtful, balanced, or comprehensive treatment of this extremely elusive and difficult subject." —Digest of Middle East StudiesThis second edition of a widely acclaimed collection of essays reports on how new media—fax machines, satellite television, and the Internet—and the new uses of older media—cassettes, pulp fiction, the cinema, the telephone, and the press—shape belief, authority, and community in the Muslim world. The chapters in this wor...

'A passionate defence of the enduring power of human nature ... both life-affirming and deeply satisfying' Daily TelegraphRecently many people have assumed that we are blank slates shaped by our environment. But this denies the heart of our being: human nature.

Violence is not just a product of society; male and female minds are different; the genes we give our children shape them more than our parenting practices. To acknowledge our innate abilities, Pinker shows, is not to condone inequalit...

The latest edition of this highly acclaimed title introduces the reader to a wide range of spectroscopies, and includes both the background theory and applications to structure determination and chemical analysis. It covers rotational, vibrational, electronic, photoelectron and Auger spectroscopy, as well as EXAFs and the theory of lasers and laser spectroscopy. * A revised and updated edition of a successful, clearly written book * Includes the latest developments in modern laser techniques,...

This is a fully updated and expanded new edition of the successful undergraduate text. Providing a lucid examination of the pivotal theories of Marx, Durkheim and Weber, the authors submit that these figures have decisively shaped the discipline.

Hij heeft last van moeheid, concentratieproblemen en duizeligheid. Zijn werk interesseert hem vrijwel niet meer en thuis is hij snel geïrriteerd. Zijn gezin lijdt er onder. De klachten zijn jaren geleden begonnen en de laatste maanden steeds erger geworden. Vorige maand ging het helemaal mis, het leek wel of de stekker eruit getrokken werd. Hij bleef thuis van zijn werk en kon de trap vrijwel niet meer opkomen. Kortom: hij is burnout.

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Een borderlinestoornis kan ernstige relationele moeilijkheden veroorzaken. Familie, vrienden en collega's weten meestal geen raad met de heftige emotionele reacties. Ze worden vaak afgewezen en vinden het moeilijk omdaarmee om te gaan. De persoon met borderline heeft het gevoel van ijsschots naar ijsschots te springen, weet zich bij niemand echt veilig en is steeds bang om iemand te verliezen met wie hij of zij een band heeft.In dit boek legt psycholoog Arthur Hegger helder uit wat borderline...