wyszukanych pozycji: 4
Calculating Chiefs
ISBN: 9783848440351 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. Calculating Chiefs offers a unique approach to understanding human violence by combining the rigor of computer simulation with a detailed analysis of violence and warfare in pre-contact Pacific Island societies. Why do many small societies have an egalitarian ethic? How do different leadership styles affect violence within and between polities? What mechanisms have evolved to minimize violence in small societies and how can these lessons be applied to our modern industrial world? After a review of leadership, violence, and warfare in the remarkably diverse cultures of the Pacific, Stephen...
Calculating Chiefs offers a unique approach to understanding human violence by combining the rigor of computer simulation with a detailed analysis of ...
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360,83 zł |
The Bomb: A New History
ISBN: 9780061537202 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Younger has provided an insightful guide, especially for the general reader, into today's array of nuclear powers and their capabilities."
--James Schlesinger, former Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Energy, former Director of Central Intelligence In The Bomb, Stephen Younger, former Los Alamos weapons designer and author of Endangered Species, provides a new history of the making of nuclear policy and the creation of the most terrible weapons humankind has ever possessed. In an era when rogue nations like North Korean and Iran strive to create their own... "Younger has provided an insightful guide, especially for the general reader, into today's array of nuclear powers and their capabilities."
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77,87 zł |
Endangered Species: How We Can Avoid Mass Destruction and Build a Lasting Peace
ISBN: 9780061139529 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A former nuclear weapons designer, Stephen M. Younger understands, as few others can, humankind's potential for violence. He knows that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction means that any nation, group, or even individual could cause unimaginable carnage--and the accelerating pace of communications and transportation means that things can happen faster than we can think about them. In Endangered Species, Younger peers into the heart of modern civilization to present a practical plan for ending mass violence, the scourge of our times and a threat to our survival... A former nuclear weapons designer, Stephen M. Younger understands, as few others can, humankind's potential for violence. He knows that the prolife... |
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Homelessness & Health in Canada
ISBN: 9780776621432 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Homelessness & Health in Canada explores, for the first time, the social, structural, and environmental factors that shape the health of homeless persons in Canada. Covering a wide range of topics from youth homelessness to end-of-life care, the authors strive to outline policy and practice recommendations to respond to the ongoing public health crisis. This book is divided into three distinct but complimentary sections. In the first section, contributors explore how homelessness affects the health of particular homeless populations, focusing on the experiences of homeless youth,... Homelessness & Health in Canada explores, for the first time, the social, structural, and environmental factors that shape the health of hom... |
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131,74 zł |