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This is often an encyclopedic dictionary of with reference to four hundred very important philosophical, literary, and political phrases and ideas that defy easy--or any--translation from one language and tradition to a different. Drawn from greater than a dozen languages, phrases reminiscent of Dasein (German), pravda (Russian), saudade (Portuguese), and stato (Italian) are completely tested in all their cross-linguistic and cross-cultural complexities. Spanning the classical, medieval, early sleek, glossy, and modern classes, those are phrases that impression pondering around the humanities. The entries, written by means of greater than one hundred fifty exotic students, describe the origins and meanings of every time period, the historical past and context of its utilization, its translations into different languages, and its use in striking texts. The dictionary additionally comprises essays at the precise features of specific languages--English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

Originally released in French, this distinct reference paintings is now on hand in English for the 1st time, with new contributions from Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J. C. younger, and lots of more.The result's a useful reference for college kids, students, and basic readers drawn to the multilingual lives of a few of our so much influential phrases and ideas.

• Covers just about four hundred very important philosophical, literary, and political phrases that defy effortless translation among languages and cultures

• comprises phrases from greater than a dozen languages

• Entries written through greater than one hundred fifty uncommon thinkers

• to be had in English for the 1st time, with new contributions via Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J. C. younger, and plenty of more

• includes broad cross-references and bibliographies

• a useful source for college students and students around the humanities

By Robert Allen Meyers

By Simon A. Levin

The 7-volume Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, moment variation continues the recognition of the very popular unique, providing the most up-tp-date details to be had during this globally an important sector of analysis and research. It brings jointly the size of biodiversity and examines either the companies it presents and the measures to guard it. significant issues of the paintings comprise the evolution of biodiversity, platforms for classifying and defining biodiversity, ecological styles and theories of biodiversity, and an evaluate of latest styles and tendencies in biodiversity.

The technology of biodiversity has turn into the technology of our destiny. it's an interdisciplinary box spanning parts of either actual and existence sciences. Our information of the lack of biodiversity has introduced an extended late appreciation of the importance of this loss and a decision to improve the instruments to guard our future.
Second version comprises over a hundred new articles and 226 up-to-date articles masking this multidisciplinary box- from evolution to conduct to economics, in 7 volumes. The editors of this version are all good revered, immediately recognizable teachers working on the most sensible in their respective fields in biodiversity examine; readers should be guaranteed that they're analyzing fabric that has been meticulously checked and reviewed through specialists nearly 1,800 figures and 350 tables supplement the textual content, and greater than 3,000 word list entries clarify key phrases

By Fred Skolnik

Expanding financial globalization has made realizing the area economic system extra very important than ever. From exchange agreements to offshore outsourcing to international relief, this two-volume encyclopedia explains the most important components of the area economic system and offers a primary step to additional examine for college students and students in public coverage, overseas experiences, company, and the wider social sciences, in addition to for monetary coverage professionals.

Written through a world workforce of members, this entire reference comprises greater than three hundred updated entries protecting quite a lot of issues in foreign alternate, finance, construction, and monetary improvement. those issues comprise recommendations and ideas, versions and thought, associations and agreements, rules and tools, research and instruments, and sectors and unique concerns. each one access contains cross-references and an inventory of assets for extra analyzing and examine. entire with an index and a desk of contents that teams entries by way of subject, The Princeton Encyclopedia of the realm economic system is a vital source for somebody who must higher comprehend the worldwide economy.

Features:

- greater than three hundred alphabetically prepared articles on subject matters in overseas exchange, finance, construction, and monetary development

- foreign crew of contributors

- Annotated record of additional studying with every one article

- Topical record of entries

- complete index and cross-references

Entry different types and pattern topics:

- recommendations and ideas: globalization, anti-globalization, reasonable exchange, international direct funding, foreign migration, fiscal improvement, multinational enterprises

- versions and concept: Heckscher-Ohlin version, internalization concept, New exchange concept, North-South alternate, Triffin dilemma

- associations and agreements: eu Union, overseas financial Fund, global exchange association, global financial institution, Doha around, foreign funding agreements

- rules and tools: greenback average, overseas relief, sanctions, tariffs

- research and instruments: alternate expense forecasting, powerful security, financial coverage rules

- Sectors and targeted matters: baby exertions, company governance, the electronic divide, future health and globalization, unlawful medicinal drugs alternate, petroleum, metal

By Anne Marie Hacht

By Robert A. Meyers

According to one of many prime encyclopedic assets in mobilephone and molecular biology world wide, this two-volume paintings includes greater than seventy five% new content material, now not formerly released within the Encyclopedia. the entire different chapters were rigorously updated.
the result's a entire evaluate of the various capabilities of many of the sorts of RNA in dwelling organisms, with each one contributor rigorously chosen and an across the world well-known specialist on his or her box. designated concentration is at the varied sorts of expression law via RNA, with clinical functions within the remedy of ailments -- from cancers and immune responses to infections and getting older -- lined intimately. a minimum of forty five of the fifty five articles are new content material formerly now not released within the Encyclopedia.

By Anne Marie Hacht

Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of global Literature
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The Encyclopedia of well-being and getting older provides state of the art learn and ready-to-use proof on wellbeing and fitness and getting older. This one-volume source captures a number of the pleasure of the learn within the box by way of new findings in addition to conceptual advancements guiding examine, perform, and coverage. With greater than 2 hundred entries, it covers the organic, mental, social, and monetary facets of overall healthiness and getting older and affects in the health-care procedure. This Encyclopedia additionally focuses seriously on geriatrics with admire to geriatric syndromes and customary ailments of getting older.

By P. J. Bearman, th Bianquis, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, E. Van Donzel, W. P. Heinrichs