朱利安·S.科贝特（1854—1922）英国海权理论流派的重要代表人物，被誉为英国历史上最伟大的海军历史和海上战略理论家，可与马汉相媲美。自1898年开始，他先后出版了《德里克与都铎时代的海军》（Drake and the Tudor Navy）、《英国与地中海》（England in the Mediterranean）、《七年战争中的英国》（England in the Seven Years War）《特拉法尔加战役》（The Campaign of Trafalgar）等海军历史著作。1911年，他出版了一生中最为重要的著作《海上战略的若干原则》，本书是科贝特海军历史研究的浓缩和理论升华，也是对英国百年海洋霸权历史的理论总结，它是早期最为系统、最为严谨的海上战略理论著作之一，可谓海上战略的奠基之作。由于科贝特在理论研究方面的成就，1910年被...(展开全部)

朱利安·S.科贝特（1854—1922）英国海权理论流派的重要代表人物，被誉为英国历史上最伟大的海军历史和海上战略理论家，可与马汉相媲美。自1898年开始，他先后出版了《德里克与都铎时代的海军》（Drake and the Tudor Navy）、《英国与地中海》（England in the Mediterranean）、《七年战争中的英国》（England in the Seven Years War）《特拉法尔加战役》（The Campaign of Trafalgar）等海军历史著作。1911年，他出版了一生中最为重要的著作《海上战略的若干原则》，本书是科贝特海军历史研究的浓缩和理论升华，也是对英国百年海洋霸权历史的理论总结，它是早期最为系统、最为严谨的海上战略理论著作之一，可谓海上战略的奠基之作。由于科贝特在理论研究方面的成就，1910年被...(展开全部)

At first sight nothing can appear more unpractical less promising of useful result than to approach the study of war with a theory. There seems indeed to be something essentially antagonistic between the habit of mind that seeks theoretical guidance and that which makes for the successful conduct of war.

Long regarded as a masterpiece in content and form, this work defines the concept of surface curvature and presents the important theorem stating that the "Gauss curvature" is invariant under arbitrary isometric deformation of a curved surface. This edition of Gauss's classic features a new introduction, bibliography, and notes by science historian Peter Pesic. 1902 edition.

Long regarded as a masterpiece in content and form, this work defines the concept of surface curvature and presents the important theorem stating that the "Gauss curvature" is invariant under arbitrary isometric deformation of a curved surface. This edition of Gauss's classic features a new introduction, bibliography, and notes by science historian Peter Pesic. 1902 edition.

The story of Karl Rossman who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure with a servant girl, is banished to America by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in the magical land of opportunity, he instead gets swept up in a whirlwind of strange escapades and dizzying adventures.

The story of Karl Rossman who, after an embarrassing sexual misadventure with a servant girl, is banished to America by his parents. Expected to redeem himself in the magical land of opportunity, he instead gets swept up in a whirlwind of strange escapades and dizzying adventures.

The new critical edition of the works and correspondence of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) is being prepared and published under the supervision of the Bentham Committee of University College London. In spite of his importance as jurist, philosopher, and social scientist, and leader of the Utilitarian reformers, the only previous edition of his works was a poorly edited and incomp...(展开全部)

The new critical edition of the works and correspondence of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) is being prepared and published under the supervision of the Bentham Committee of University College London. In spite of his importance as jurist, philosopher, and social scientist, and leader of the Utilitarian reformers, the only previous edition of his works was a poorly edited and incomp...(展开全部)

Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetics, literature, and - more than any other subject - music. To this day, Adorno remains the single most influential contributor to the development of qualitative musical sociology which, together with his nuanced intertextual readings...(展开全部)