Presents a collection of forty-one essays by Simon Karlinsky, a prolific and controversial scholar of modern Russian literature, sexual politics, and music. Among Karlinsky’s full-length works are major studies of…

Evidence in Context?is the perfect book for transforming abstract knowledge of rules of evidence into a hands-on familiarity with how those rules work. Utilizing two fictional case files, Evidence in…

Analyses the development of the study of landforms, from both the geographical and geological point of view, with an emphasis upon fluvial geomorphology. This title treats the subject up to…

This book provides a detailed account of the birds observed during the Voyage of the HMS Beagle, including detailed illustrations and observations on their habits and ranges. It is an…

The Earth’s climate as well as planetary climates in general, are broadly controlled by three fundamental parameters: the solar irradiance, the planetary albedo and the planetary emissivity.

Tracing the transformation of NATO in the aftermath of the Cold War, this volume assesses NATO’s current accomplishments, continuing challenges and political pitfalls. It considers issues such as transatlantic relations…

This anthology of Buddhist texts in translation provides a framework that will transform contemporary scholarship on Pure Land Buddhism and instigate its recognition as an essential field of Buddhist studies…