Written by renowned international relations expert Joseph S. Nye, this lively book gives readers the background in history and political concepts they need to understand the issues facing our world today: the war in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nuclear proliferation in North Korea and Iran, and much more. Origins of the Great Twentieth-Century Conflicts; Balance...(展开全部)

Game-theoretic reasoning pervades economic theory and is used widely in other social and behavioural sciences. An Introduction to Game Theory International Edition, by Martin J. Osborne, presents the main principles of game theory and shows how they can be used to understand economics, social, political, and biological phenomena. The book introduces in an accessible manner the ...(展开全部)

This book traces, in outline, the development of the principal features of English legal institutions and doctrines from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. The Introduction has become a standard work on the subject. It has now been updated and improved in consequence of the rapid pace of research in legal history over recent years, which has made this new edition a necessity.

Philosophical Writing helps students to think clearly and analytically, improve their essay-writing skills, and present their knowledge and thoughts in a precise and coherent manner. Acclaimed for its accessible, highly practical approach, this bestselling textbook emphasizes what students should do in crafting a philosophical essay, as well as other types of essays that analyz...(展开全部)

For one-semester/-year, junior-/senior-level courses in Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Chemistry. This text first teaches students how to do quantum mechanics, and then provides them with a more insightful discussion of what it means. Fundamental principles are covered, quantum theory presented, and special techniques developed for attacking realistic problems. Two-part coverage...(展开全部)

查尔斯•E•布莱斯勒（Charles E. Bressler），美国学者，威尔克斯大学文学学士，斯克兰顿大学理科硕士，佐治亚大学博士。2008年以来，任印第安纳卫斯理大学英语教授，亦担任约翰•卫斯理荣誉学院的高级学者，教授世界经典文学、修辞学等。其研究兴趣主要集中在文学理论与批评，英美作家C. S. 刘易斯、J. R. R. 托尔金、G. K. 切斯特顿、查尔斯•威廉斯，埃德加•爱伦•坡和纳撒尼尔•霍桑等方面。 《文学批评：理论与实践导论》是布莱斯勒的代表作，该著自1994年初版以来，不断修订完善，目前已出至第五版，是美国文学批评方面最畅销的入门书之一。