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  • 1
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    The politics of borders : sovereignty, security, and the citizen after 9/11 (2018)
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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    ISBN: 9781316761663
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xix, 248 pages)
    Series Statement: Problems of international politics
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 325.73
    RVK:
    LB 74610
    RVK:
    MD 4300
    RVK:
    MD 4600
    RVK:
    RU 10912
    Keywords: Border security ; Politische Theorie ; Grenze ; Gesellschaft ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Elfter September ; USA ; USA ; Grenze ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Elfter September ; Politische Theorie ; Gesellschaft
    Abstract: Borders sit at the center of global politics. Yet they are too often understood as thin lines, as they appear on maps, rather than as political institutions in their own right. This book takes a detailed look at the evolution of border security in the United States after 9/11. Far from the walls and fences that dominate the news, it reveals borders to be thick, multi-faceted and binational institutions that have evolved greatly in recent decades. The book contributes to debates within political science on sovereignty, citizenship, cosmopolitanism, human rights and global justice. In particular, the new politics of borders reveal a sovereignty that is not waning, but changing, expanding beyond the state carapace and engaging certain logics of empire
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Nov 2017)
    DOI: 10.1017/9781316761663
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  • 2
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    Science and human experience : values, culture and the mind (2014)
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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    ISBN: 9781107337879
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xiii, 246 pages)
    Uniform Title: Essays
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    DDC: 303.48/3
    RVK:
    TB 6200
    RVK:
    WB 4000
    Keywords: Gesellschaft ; Naturwissenschaft ; Science / Social aspects ; Gesellschaft ; Wissenschaftsethik ; Naturwissenschaften ; Naturwissenschaften ; Wissenschaftsethik ; Gesellschaft
    Abstract: Does science have limits? Where does order come from? Can we understand consciousness? Written by Nobel Laureate Leon N. Cooper, this book places pressing scientific questions in the broader context of how they relate to human experience. Widely considered to be a highly original thinker, Cooper has written and given talks on a large variety of subjects, ranging from the relationship between art and science, possible limits of science, to the relevance of the Turing test. These essays and talks have been brought together for the first time in this fascinating book, giving readers an opportunity to experience Cooper's unique perspective on a range of subjects. Tackling a diverse spectrum of topics, from the conflict of faith and science to whether understanding neural networks could lead to machines that think like humans, this book will captivate anyone interested in the interaction of science with society
    Description / Table of Contents: Part One. Science and Society: 1. Science and human experience; 2. Does science undermine our values?; 3. Can science serve mankind?; 4. Modern science and contemporary discomfort : metaphor and reality; 5. Faith and science; 6. Art and science; 7. Fraud in science; 8. Why study science? The keys to the cathedral; 9. Is evolution a theory? A modest proposal; 10. The silence of the second; 11. Introduction to Copenhagen; 12. The unpaid debt -- Part Two. Thought and Consciousness: 13. Source and limits of human intellect; 14. Neural networks; 15. Thought and mental experience : the Turing test; 16. Mind as machine : will we rubbish human experience?; 17. Memory and memories: a physicist's approach to the brain; 18. On the problem of consciousness -- Part Three. On the Nature and Limits of Science: 19. What is a good theory?; 20. Shall we deconstruct science?; 21. Visible and invisible in physical theory; 22. Experience and order; 23. The language of physics : on the role of mathematics in science; 24. The structure of space; 25. Superconductivity and other insoluble problems; 26. From gravity and light to consciousness : does science have limits?
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107337879
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107337879
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  • 3
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    Climate change, ethics and human security (2010)
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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    ISBN: 9780511762475
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages)
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    DDC: 304.2/3
    RVK:
    QT 800
    RVK:
    RB 10438
    Keywords: Gesellschaft ; Klimaänderung ; Menschenrecht ; Human beings / Effect of climate on ; Human security ; Human rights ; Climatic changes / Social aspects ; Klimaänderung ; Umweltethik ; Menschliche Sicherheit ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Klimaänderung ; Menschliche Sicherheit ; Umweltethik ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: Presenting human security perspectives on climate change, this volume raises issues of equity, ethics and environmental justice, as well as our capacity to respond to what is increasingly considered to be the greatest societal challenge for humankind. Written by international experts, it argues that climate change must be viewed as an issue of human security, and not an environmental problem that can be managed in isolation from larger questions concerning development trajectories, and ethical obligations towards the poor and to future generations. The concept of human security offers a new approach to the challenges of climate change, and the responses that could lead to a more equitable and sustainable future. Climate Change, Ethics and Human Security will be of interest to researchers, policy makers, and practitioners concerned with the human dimensions of climate change, as well as to upper-level students in the social sciences and humanities interested in climate change
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511762475
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    URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511762475
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  • 4
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    Darwinism, war and history : the debate over the biology of war from the "Origin of species" to the First World War (2009)
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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    ISBN: 9780511521348
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 306 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 303.6/6
    RVK:
    WH 2300
    RVK:
    CV 7500
    RVK:
    NB 4300
    RVK:
    MK 3100
    RVK:
    WB 2370
    Keywords: Darwin, Charles / 1809-1882 / Influence ; Darwin, Charles ; Geschichte 1859-1918 ; Geschichte ; Psychologie ; Weltkrieg (1914-1918) ; Aggressiveness / History ; Social Darwinism / History ; Biopolitics / History ; World War, 1914-1918 / Causes ; War / Psychological aspects / History ; Peace / Psychological aspects / History ; Theorie ; Biologie ; Friede ; Krieg ; Darwinismus ; Soziobiologie ; Gesellschaft ; Sozialdarwinismus ; Darwinismus ; Gesellschaft ; Darwinismus ; Krieg ; Krieg ; Theorie ; Darwinismus ; Geschichte 1859-1918 ; Krieg ; Sozialdarwinismus ; Geschichte 1859-1918 ; Krieg ; Soziobiologie ; Geschichte 1859-1918 ; Darwin, Charles 1809-1882 On the origin of species by means of natural selection ; Krieg ; Friede ; Krieg ; Friede ; Biologie ; Geschichte 1859-1918
    Abstract: While much has been written upon Social Darwinism, the historical impact of Darwinism upon theories of war and human aggression has been sadly neglected. This book is the first to study this discourse in depth. It challenges the received view that Darwinism generated essentially aggressive and warlike social values and pugnacious images of humankind. Paul Crook reconstructs the influential discourse of 'peace biology', whose liberal vision was of a basically free humanity, not fettered by iron laws of biological necessity or governed by violent genes. By exploring a gamut of Darwinian readings of history and war, mainly in the English-speaking world to 1919, this study throws new light upon militarism, peace movements, the origins of World War I and British social thought
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Darwinian legacy.--2. The age of Spencer and Huxley.--3. Crisis in the west: the pre-war generation and the new biology.-- 4. 'The natural decline of warfare': anti-war evolutionism prior to 1914.--5. The first owrld war: man the fighting animal.--6. The survival of peace biology.--7. Naturalistic fallacies and noble ends.--8. Conclusion
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511521348
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  • 5
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    Climate variability, climate change, and social vulnerability in the semi-arid tropics (1996)
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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    ISBN: 9780511608308
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xiii, 175 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 304.2/5/0913
    RVK:
    RY 90444
    RVK:
    RY 92438
    RVK:
    RY 92579
    Keywords: Gesellschaft ; Klimaänderung ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Climatic changes / Social aspects / Tropics / Congresses ; Arid regions climate / Social aspects / Congresses ; Sustainable development / Tropics / Congresses ; Klimaänderung ; Klimaschwankung ; Sozioökonomischer Wandel ; Umweltverträglichkeit ; Sozialer Wandel ; Halbwüste ; Semiarides Gebiet ; Tropen ; Konferenzschrift ; Konferenzschrift ; Konferenzschrift 1992 ; Tropen ; Semiarides Gebiet ; Klimaschwankung ; Sozialer Wandel ; Tropen ; Semiarides Gebiet ; Klimaänderung ; Umweltverträglichkeit ; Tropen ; Semiarides Gebiet ; Klimaänderung ; Sozialer Wandel ; Halbwüste ; Klimaänderung ; Sozioökonomischer Wandel
    Abstract: Climate fluctuations can trigger events that lead to mass migration, hunger and famine. Rather than attributing the blame to nature, the contributors look at the underlying causes of social vulnerability, such as the processes and organisation of society in the semi-arid tropics. Past and present susceptibility to destitution, hunger, and famine in the face of climate variability can teach us about the potential future consequences of climate change. By understanding why individuals, households, nations, and regions are vulnerable, and how they have buffered themselves against climatic and environmental fluctuations, present and future vulnerability can be redressed. Through case studies from across the globe, the authors explore past experiences with climate variability, and the likely effects of, and the possible policy responses to, the types of climatic events that global warming might bring
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) , Climate variation, vulnerability and sustainable development in the semi-arid tropics , Climate change and variability in Mexico , The impact of climate variation and sustainable development in the Sudano-Sahelian region , Climate change and sustainable development in China's semi-arid regions , Settlement advance and retreat : a century of experience on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia , Drought follows the plow : cultivating marginal areas , Amazonia and the Northeast : the Brazilian tropics and sustainable development , Reducing the impacts of drought : progress toward risk management , Declaration of Fortaleza , Highlights of working group discussions and recommendations
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511608308
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    URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511608308
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  • 6
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    Biology and freedom : an essay on the implications of human ethology (1988)
    Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
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    ISBN: 9780511752407
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xiv, 376 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 304.2/7
    RVK:
    CZ 8000
    RVK:
    WT 3604
    Keywords: Gesellschaft ; Human behavior ; Social evolution ; Social psychology ; Human biology / Social aspects ; Humanethologie ; Humanethologie
    Abstract: Biology and Freedom, first published in 1989, is an essay on human nature: an attempt to make a just assessment of a species often presented as predominantly and unavoidably violent, grasping, selfish and stupid. Likening human beings to animals is a traditional method of influencing attitudes on morals and politics. But in this book Professor Barnett shows that modern ethology, experimental psychology, genetics and evolutionary theory give the now fashionable misanthropy no authentic support. In doing so he asks whether the theory of evolution has any bearing on Machiavellianism in politics or the concept of original sin; and whether laboratory experiments on the effects of reward and punishment tell us anything about the enigma of free will. Combining the findings of biology with logic and humour, Professor Barnett gives a lucid alternative portrait of humanity in which he stresses the questions that the complexities of human existence will raise long after current myths have faded. This book is for all interested in human nature and the future of human society
    Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
    DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511752407
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