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Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Written in an accessible style, this book facilitates a deep understanding of the Rasch model, a theoretically elegant, yet straight-forward method for explaining interactions between observed and latent variables. Authors, Bond and Fox review the crucial properties of the Rasch model and demonstrate its use with a wide range of examples including the measurement of educational achievement, human…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 442 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 284) Аннотация: The impact of economic geography both within and beyond the wider field of geography has been constrained in the past by its own limitations. Drawing together the work of several eminent geographers this superb collection assesses the current state of knowledge in the sub discipline and its future direction. In doing so, the contributor's show how economic geographers have offered explanations…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 079 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 409) Аннотация: What's news in one country, may not be of any interest anywhere else. News Values around the World examines how local notions of newsworthiness throughout the world make a crucial difference to what is reported and how it is reported. Examining a wide spectrum of countries based on the central principle of maximizing variation in geographic locations, economic and political systems, languages,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: This vast compendium of facts and figures follows on from its highly successful and well-established predecessor, and has been updated and expanded to include recent themes and more detailed studies. This is the complete companion to Victorian Britain, and the place to go to find out everything from the nuts and bolt of electoral reform, and who held which cabinet position through the period,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 666 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 328) Аннотация: «Here is an invaluable, user-friendly and compact compendium packed with facts and figures on the seventeenth century — one of the most tumultuous and complex periods in British history. From James I to Queen Anne, the «Companion» includes detailed information on political, religious and cultural developments as well as military activity, foreign affairs, and colonial expansion. Chronologies,…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: «In «Religion and World History», distinguished authors John C. Super and Briane K. Turley examine the value of religion for interpreting the human experience in the past and present. They explore the elements of religion which best connect it to the cultural and political dynamics that have influenced history. Working within this framework, Super and Turley present three unifying themes: the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Enhance your animated features and shorts with this polished guide to channeling your vision and imagination from a former Disney animator and director. Learn how to become a strong visual storyteller through better use of color, volume, shape, shadow, and light — as well as discover how to tap into your imagination and refine your own personal vision. Francis Glebas, the director of Piglet's Big…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 228) Аннотация: An extensive and authoritative study that examines the economic, social and political crises of France during the revolution of 1848. Using analysis of original sources and recent research, Fortescue here offers new interpretations of events leading up to and after the second republic was declared. Looking at Louis Philippe's overthrow, the proclamation of manhood suffrage and the unexpected…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Bradley Lightbody presents a fascinating and accessible history of the Second World War in its global context. Examining the war around general themes from ambition and advance, through expansion and containment, to rout and extinction, The Second World War covers all the major theatres and events. From the origins and background to the war to its aftermath and legacy, The Second World War…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: The question of what the nature of history is, is now a key issue for all students of history. It is now recognised by many that the past and history are different phenomena and that the way the past is actively historicised can be highly problematic and contested. Older metaphysical, ontological, epistemological, methodological and ethical assumptions can no longer be taken as read. In this…

Скачать книгу (размер 4 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 792) Аннотация: First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, Russell's History of Western Philosophy offered a…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Britain, 1846 — 1919 is an exciting new approach to teaching and learning late nineteenth and early twentieth century British History at A Level, up to and including the First World War. It meets the needs of teachers and students studying for today's new AS level exams. In a unique style, Britain, 1846-1919 focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: Europe, 1890-1945 is a new approach to teaching and learning early twentieth century European history at A level. It meets the needs of teachers and students studying for today's revised AS and A2 exams. In a unique style, Europe, 1890-1945 focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay writing advice and examples, source work…

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Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Postmodernism has significantly affected the theory and practice of history. It has induced fears about the future of historical study, but has also offered liberation from certain modernist constraints. This original and thought-provoking study looks at the context of postmodernist thought in general cultural terms as well as in relation to history. Postmodernism in History traces philosophical…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: This volume covers many of the most important philosophers and movements of the nineteenth century, including utilitarianism, positivism and pragmatism.

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Скачать книгу (размер 4 073 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 800) Аннотация: The tale of 'Cinderella' is told wherever stories are still read aloud and everyone is familiar with 'Rapunzel' and 'The Golden Goose', but who has heard all the wonderful stories collected by the Brothers Grimm? Well, here's your chance, for within these covers you will find every one of their 210 tales, in all their enchantment and rapture, terror and wisdom, tragedy and beauty.

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Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: Within every ancient city lies a heart and soul which breathe life into it, creating its own special character, embodying the memories of the past, the confidence of the present, and the hopes for the future. In the thousand-year old city of Kazan, this living heart is the Kazan Kremlin, rising above the city, and for centuries a unique feature not only of Kazan, but also of the entire landscape…