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John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to think scientifically in the nineteenth century"--

John Herschel was one of the most prominent figures in Victorian science. This is the first-ever comprehensive account of his life, work and legacy. Drawing on Herschel's published oeuvre and surviving archival material, these essays explore an extraordinary mind, asking what it meant to think scientifically in the nineteenth century"--

The search for a moral foundation for capitalism has a long history that continues to unfold, yet many are unaware of this search or its implications for the future of capitalism. The recent pandemic has uncovered cracks in the foundation of capitalism and raised doubts regarding its ability to meet the broader needs of society. In Search of a Moral Foundation for Capitalism explains the continuing demand for a moral foundation from the perspe...

Satisfaction with democracy is a vastly studied research topic. In this Element, the authors aim to make sense of this context by showing that elections (electoral processes and outcomes) influence citizens' satisfaction with democracy in different ways according to the quality of a democratic regime. To do so, they leverage the datasets from the Comparative Study on Electoral Systems (CSES) and uphold the belief that social scientists must ta...

This Element looks first at the fundamental principle of modernity that is the functional differentiation of society, and the emergence of autonomous, positive law. The careful architecture of differentiation, balance, and mutual performance between the legal, political and economic systems is jeopardised with the hypertrophy of any one of the structurally coupled systems at the expense of the others. The pathologies are described in the secon...

Emerging from the debãacle of 1940, France faced the quandary of how to rebuild military power and resuscitate its global influence. Douglas Porch charts the dynamics of la France libre, Vichy collaboration, and the swelling resistance to the Axis occupation from the campaigns in Tunisia and Italy to Liberation"--

This book explains how South Korea has uniquely transformed itself from a developing to a developed country by combining economic analysis with historical perspective. The book shows that the path has been a tortuous one, involving earlier failure in history and recurring crises after the high growth began"--

Satisfaction with democracy is a vastly studied research topic. In this Element, the authors aim to make sense of this context by showing that elections (electoral processes and outcomes) influence citizens' satisfaction with democracy in different ways according to the quality of a democratic regime. To do so, they leverage the datasets from the Comparative Study on Electoral Systems (CSES) and uphold the belief that social scientists must ta...

The Cambridge Companion to European Criminal Law is of interest for a broad range of readers, from law students and the interested public, to specialized practitioners and legal scholars. Its essays, written by renowned international experts, combine the highest academic standards with comprehensibility.

The Cambridge Companion to European Criminal Law is of interest for a broad range of readers, from law students and the interested public, to specialized practitioners and legal scholars. Its essays, written by renowned international experts, combine the highest academic standards with comprehensibility.

The book is invaluable to all those interested in behavioural science and its application to policy. It offers a unique framework that fits within the classical liberal tradition of affording citizens autonomy over their lives, so long as they do not abuse that freedom by imposing substantive harms on others.

The book is invaluable to all those interested in behavioural science and its application to policy. It offers a unique framework that fits within the classical liberal tradition of affording citizens autonomy over their lives, so long as they do not abuse that freedom by imposing substantive harms on others.

Volume 200 contains the 2019 International Court of Justice judgment on preliminary objections in Ukraine v. Russian Federation, the 2021 Grand Chamber judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the translation of 2021 judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice.

Every year, one in four women will be victims of domestic violence in the United States. This book shows how and why U.S. domestic violence politics and policies have failed to keep them safe at all income levels, and across racial and ethnic lines"--

Every year, one in four women will be victims of domestic violence in the United States. This book shows how and why U.S. domestic violence politics and policies have failed to keep them safe at all income levels, and across racial and ethnic lines"--

Designed as a follow-up to Beyond CLIL, this volume offers step-by-step instruction for designing and implementing highly innovative tasks and materials for pluriliteracies development. It contains annotated deeper learning case studies across subjects, to help practitioners explore the potential of deeper learning inside their own classrooms.

For readers who are interested in the history of leftism, imperialism, human rights, internationalism, anti-imperialism, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Global Sixties. Of interest to those who wish to learn about prior attempts to change the world, why those internationalist projects failed, and why the present looks the way that it does"--

This volume provides an alternate history of health law by rewriting key judicial opinions from a feminist perspective. Leading scholars demonstrate how feminist analysis can transform law in a field where paternalism, stereotypes, and the public-private divide shape decisions about patient autonomy, coordination of care and health care financing.

A comparative history of the treatment of fallen airmen by civilians in France, Germany and Britain during the Second World War. By considering why the treatment of these airmen contrasted so strongly in these countries, Claire Andrieu sheds new light on how civilians reacted when confronted with the war 'at home

This volume provides an alternate history of health law by rewriting key judicial opinions from a feminist perspective. Leading scholars demonstrate how feminist analysis can transform law in a field where paternalism, stereotypes, and the public-private divide shape decisions about patient autonomy, coordination of care and health care financing.