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Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 2003
ISBN 10: 0691114579ISBN 13: 9780691114576
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. BC1 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black and white photo illustrated brown wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. The author is a winner of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Tolerance Book Award. By the author of "The Moral Dimension," "The Limits of Privacy," and "The New Golden Rule." Endnotes, indexed, 309p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Princeton University Press, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1992
ISBN 10: 0691074135ISBN 13: 9780691074139
Seller: JP Books, Bradford, VT, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Quarter inch tear and minor edge wear and rubbing to dust jacket; otherwise, as-new copy.
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Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1979
ISBN 10: 0691007519ISBN 13: 9780691007519
Seller: Dan's Books, Arlington, MA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Seventh Printing. 233pp. Edgewear, gentle creasing to rear cover, and bumping to head and tail of spine.
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Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 2004
ISBN 10: 0691120293ISBN 13: 9780691120294
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Australopithecines, dinosaurs, trilobites - such fossils conjure up images of lost worlds filled with vanished organisms. But in the full history of life, ancient animals, even the trilobites, form only the half-billion-year tip of a nearly four-billion-year iceberg. Andrew Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, presenting a compelling new explanation for the emergence of biological novelty. The very latest discoveries in paleontology - many of them made by the author and his students - are integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science to forge a broad understanding of how the biological diversity that surrounds us came to be. Moving from Siberia to Namibia to the Bahamas, Knoll shows how life and environment have evolved together through Earth's history.Innovations in biology have helped shape our air and oceans, and, just as surely, environmental change has influenced the course of evolution, repeatedly closing off opportunities for some species while opening avenues for others. Readers go into the field to confront fossils, enter the lab to discern the inner workings of cells, and alight on Mars to ask how our terrestrial experience can guide exploration for life beyond our planet. Along the way, Knoll brings us up-to-date on some of science's hottest questions, from the oldest fossils and claims of life beyond the Earth to the hypothesis of global glaciation and Knoll's own unifying concept of 'permissive ecology'. In laying bare Earth's deepest biological roots, "Life on a Young Planet" helps us understand our own place in the universe - and our responsibility as stewards of a world four billion years in the making. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1966
ISBN 10: 0691028001ISBN 13: 9780691028002
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 171 pages.
Published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1979
ISBN 10: 0691072337ISBN 13: 9780691072333
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Hardbound. Condition: Good. Collectible - Ex-Library with Markings; 251 pages.
Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 1994
ISBN 10: 0691037388ISBN 13: 9780691037387
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Their focus is on a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. After spending two decades analyzing the efficacy of these governments in such fields as agriculture, housing, and health services, they reveal patterns of associationism, trust, and cooperation that facilitate good governance and economic prosperity. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 2005
ISBN 10: 0691096511ISBN 13: 9780691096513
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Many scholars and citizens alike have counted on civic groups to create broad ties that bind society. Some hope that faith-based civic groups will spread their reach as government retreats. Yet few studies ask how, if at all, civic groups reach out to their wider community. Can religious groups--long central in civic America--create broad, empowering social ties in an unequal, diverse society? Over three years, Paul Lichterman studied nine liberal and conservative Protestant-based volunteering and advocacy projects in a mid-sized American city. He listened as these groups tried to create bridges with other community groups, social service agencies, and low-income people, just as the 1996 welfare reforms were taking effect. Counter to long-standing arguments, Lichterman discovered that powerful customs of interaction inside the groups often stunted external ties and even shaped religion's impact on the groups. Comparing groups, he found that successful bridges outward depend on group customs which invite reflective, critical discussion about a group's place amid surrounding groups and institutions. Combining insights from Alexis de Tocqueville, John Dewey, and Jane Addams with contemporary sociology, Elusive Togetherness addresses enduring questions about civic and religious life that elude the popular social capital concept. To create broad civic relationships, groups need more than the right religious values, political beliefs, or resources. They must learn new ways of being groups. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 2008
ISBN 10: 0691136394ISBN 13: 9780691136394
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Jesus and Darwin do battle on car bumpers across America. Medallions of fish symbolizing Jesus are answered by ones of amphibians stamped Darwin, and stickers proclaiming Jesus Loves You are countered by Darwin Loves You. The bumper sticker debate might be trivial and the pronouncement that Darwin Loves You may seem merely ironic, but George Levine insists that the message contains an unintended truth. In fact, he argues, we can read it straight. Darwin, Levine shows, saw a world from which his theory had banished transcendence as still lovable and enchanted, and we can see it like that too--if we look at his writings and life in a new way. Although Darwin could find sublimity even in ants or worms, the word Darwinian has largely been taken to signify a disenchanted world driven by chance and heartless competition. Countering the pervasive view that the facts of Darwin's world must lead to a disenchanting vision of it, Levine shows that Darwin's ideas and the language of his books offer an alternative form of enchantment, a world rich with meaning and value, and more wonderful and beautiful than ever before. Without minimizing or sentimentalizing the harsh qualities of life governed by natural selection, and without deifying Darwin, Levine makes a moving case for an enchanted secularism--a commitment to the value of the natural world and the human striving to understand it. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 2005
ISBN 10: 0691122466ISBN 13: 9780691122465
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Is there a justification for European integration? The Idea of a European Superstate examines this - the most basic - question raised by the European Union. In doing so, Glyn Morgan assesses the arguments put forward by eurosceptics and their critics. In a challenge to both sides of the debate, Morgan argues in support of a European superstate. Unless Europe forms a unitary sovereign state, Europe will remain, so he maintains, weak and dependent for its security on the United States.This book represents a unique effort by a political philosopher to examine the justification of European integration. This issue is now a central focus of the debate provoked by Europe's Constitutional Treaty and European Enlargement. In contrast to most supporters of the European project, Morgan shares the eurosceptics' belief in the importance of sovereignty. In contrast to the eurosceptics, however, Morgan believes that Europeans would have to abandon national sovereignty in favor of European sovereignty. The Idea of a European Superstate reshapes the debate on European political integration. It throws down a gauntlet to eurosceptics and euro-enthusiasts alike. While employing the arguments of contemporary political philosophy and international relations, this book is written in an accessible fashion that anyone interested in European integration can understand. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1995
ISBN 10: 0691034877ISBN 13: 9780691034874
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. AE - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has half inch tear on the back top right corner, book has light foxing on the top page edges, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.75"x5.75", 398 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 1998
ISBN 10: 0691044686ISBN 13: 9780691044682
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From 1989 to 1991, Barry Dornfeld had a double role on the crew of the PBS documentary series Childhood. As a researcher for the series, he investigated the relationship between children and media. As an anthropologist, however, his subject was the television production process itself - examining, for example, how producers developed the series, negotiated with their academic advisors, and shaped footage shot around the world into seven programmes. He presents the results of his fieldwork in this study, taking an ethnographic approach to the production of a television show, as opposed to its reception. Dornfeld begins with a broad discussion of public television's role in American culture and goes on to examine documentaries as a form of popular anthropology. Drawing on his observations of Childhood, he considers the documentary form as a kind of imagining, in which both producers and viewers construct understandings of themselves and others, revealing their conceptions of culture and history and their ideologies of cultural difference and universality. he argues that producers of culture should also be understood as consumers who conduct their work through an active envisioning of the audience. Dornfeld explores as well how intellectual media professionals struggle with the institutional and cultural forces surrounding television which promote entertainment at the expense of education. The book provides a glimpse behind the scenes of a major documentary and demonstrates the value of an ethnographic approach to the study of media production. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 1990
ISBN 10: 0691078246ISBN 13: 9780691078243
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Marshalling historical materials to make a descriptive argument in social theory, this wide-ranging book compares the liberal revolution in France to the liberal revolutions in England and America and argues that the causes and outcomes of these upheavals were decisive in shaping later patterns of politics. Conflict is the stuff of politics, writes Anne Sa'adah, and liberal politics, because of its emphasis on the individual and its legitimation of self-interest, complicates the task of creating political community in a particularly interesting way. In England and America, the tension between conflict and community was resolved in a manner consistent with political stability. In France, the tension produced an instability that has surfaced periodically throughout subsequent French history. Why this is so is the subject of a work that treats the making of the modern political world in an unusually systematic way. In France, England, and America, the relationship of the state to society under the prerevolutionary regime limited revolutionary options. Sa'adah focuses on how this relationship created a politics of exclusion in France, while allowing a politics of transaction in England and America. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 1997
ISBN 10: 0691028877ISBN 13: 9780691028873
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Physics has the reputation of being difficult to understand and remote from everyday life. Robert Ehrlich, however, has spent much of his career disproving these stereotypes. In the long-awaited sequel to Turning the World Inside Out and 175 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations, he provides a new collection of physics demonstrations and experiments that prove that physics can, in fact, be made simple. Intentionally using low tech and inexpensive materials from everyday life, Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down makes key principles of physics surprisingly easy to understand. After laying out the basic principles of what constitutes a successful demonstration, Ehrlich provides more than 100 examples. Some of the more intriguing include: Terminal Velocity of Falling Coffee Filters; Spinning a Penny; Dropping Two Rolls of Toilet Paper; Avalanches in a Sand Pile; When to Add the Cream to Your Coffee; Deep Knee Bends on a Bathroom Scale; Recoil Force on a Bent Straw; Swinging Your Arms While Walking; Estimating the Net Force on a Moving Book; and, of course, Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down. The book begins with a practical introduction on how to design physics demonstrations. The benefits of designing one's own demos are numerous, but primary among them is an increased understanding of basic physics. For many people who teach the principles of physics, demonstrations seem dauntingly complex, filled with hard-to-find equipment and too many possibilities for failure. The demonstrations described in this book are exactly the opposite. Ehrlich describes them with characteristic candor: You can fit many of them in your pocket, bring them to your class without any set-up required, and best of all, you need not fear that your demo will more likely illustrate Murphy's laws rather than Newton's. For anyone with even the slightest interest in physics, Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down is filled with learning opportunities. For everyone who is studying physics or teaching the subject at any level, from amateur scientists to professional teachers, it is an essential resource. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1977
ISBN 10: 0691093679ISBN 13: 9780691093673
Seller: Neil Shillington: Bookdealer/Booksearch, Hobe sound, FL, U.S.A.
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Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Used - The State & Poor in Mexico; ex library w/markings; 301 pages.
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Published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1964
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Hardbound. Condition: Good. Reprint. Used - Ex-Library with Markings; Benjamin Franklin, Henry Adams, Henry James; 212 pages.
Published by Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., 2003
ISBN 10: 0691116253ISBN 13: 9780691116259
Seller: The Yard Sale Store, Narrowsburg, NY, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Reliable and presentable paperback edition. Some shelf wear to the covers. Tight binding. The pages flow cleanly and clearly!.
Published by Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1966
Seller: Neil Shillington: Bookdealer/Booksearch, Hobe sound, FL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. 374 pages.
Published by Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1991
ISBN 10: 0691015120ISBN 13: 9780691015125
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good condition. Ownership mark on the FEP. Some corner bumping, clean text, tight binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Princeton Univ Pr, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1987
ISBN 10: 0691024073ISBN 13: 9780691024073
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. There is some annotation throughout the book in pencil and black ink. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1965
ISBN 10: 069104158XISBN 13: 9780691041582
Seller: Neil Shillington: Bookdealer/Booksearch, Hobe sound, FL, U.S.A.
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Hardbound. Condition: Good. Used - Ex-Library with Markings; 454 pages.
Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1912
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised. AK3 - An ex-library hardcover book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners, worn top spine and corners, residue and peeling on the front fixed end paper and first page, most of the first page is missing/detached, some loose hinge, discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library.
Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, 1990
ISBN 10: 0691008485ISBN 13: 9780691008486
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. BC2 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in black and white reproduction illustrated black and burgandy paper wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A book that examines the creation and management of Russian foundling care programs in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The author examines the efforts of these institutions to deal with abandonment and infanticide and act as contact points between educated society and the village as well as artisans and craftspeople. Bibliography, indexed, 330p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1979
ISBN 10: 0691020043ISBN 13: 9780691020044
Seller: Metakomet Books, Concord, MA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Light wear to cover, corners, otherwise, clean and sound. 243 pgs.
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Published by Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., 2001
ISBN 10: 0691059020ISBN 13: 9780691059020
Seller: The Yard Sale Store, Narrowsburg, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good. RELIABLE library withdrawal in the hardcover. Some shelf wear and scuff to the covers and the page edge with a card pocket inside. The text flows clearly from beginning to end. Enjoy this useful library edition!.
Published by Princeton University Press, United States, New Jersey, 2001
ISBN 10: 0691088888ISBN 13: 9780691088884
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. What makes humans unique? What makes us the most successful animal species inhabiting the Earth today? Most scientists agree that the key to our success is the unusually large size of our brains. Our large brains gave us our exceptional thinking capacity and led to humans' other distinctive characteristics, including advanced communication, tool use, and walking on two legs. Or was it the other way around? Did the challenges faced by early humans push the species toward communication, tool use, and walking and, in doing so, drive the evolutionary engine toward a large brain? In this provocative new book, Craig Stanford presents an intriguing alternative to this puzzling question--an alternative grounded in recent, groundbreaking scientific observation. According to Stanford, what made humans unique was meat. Or, rather, the desire for meat, the eating of meat, the hunting of meat, and the sharing of meat. Based on new insights into the behavior of chimps and other great apes, our now extinct human ancestors, and existing hunting and gathering societies, Stanford shows the remarkable role that meat has played in these societies. Perhaps because it provides a highly concentrated source of protein--essential for the development and health of the brain--meat is craved by many primates, including humans. This craving has given meat genuine power--the power to cause males to form hunting parties and organize entire cultures around hunting. And it has given men the power to manipulate and control women in these cultures. Stanford argues that the skills developed and required for successful hunting and especially the sharing of meat spurred the explosion of human brain size over the past 200,000 years. He then turns his attention to the ways meat is shared within primate and human societies to argue that this all-important activity has had profound effects on basic social structures that are still felt today. Sure to spark a lively debate, Stanford's argument takes the form of an extended essay on human origins. The book's small format, helpful illustrations, and moderate tone will appeal to all readers interested in those fundamental questions about what makes us human. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Princeton Univ Pr, Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A., 1998
ISBN 10: 0691058547ISBN 13: 9780691058542
Seller: A Good Read, LLC, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light bumps and shelf wear.
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Published by Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 1972
Seller: Neil Shillington: Bookdealer/Booksearch, Hobe sound, FL, U.S.A.
Hardbound. Condition: Fair. Ex-Lib with markings; 287 pages.
Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1966
Seller: Stephen Peterson, Bookseller, Eden Prairie, MN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Good book with ink underlining, margin marks, and notes on about 110 of 295 pages; and short ink note on rear pastedown endpaper. In VG DJ with light rubbing and sunned spine; DJ in mylar cover.
Published by Princeton Univ. Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 1996
Seller: Neil Shillington: Bookdealer/Booksearch, Hobe sound, FL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good+. 245 pages.