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Greenspan argues that dilemmas may be regarded as possible consequences of a set of social rules designed to be simple enough to be teachable. Where these rules prohibit action either way, the problematic motivational force of dilemmas can be explained by reference to the role of emotion as a second-best substitute for action. Since, on the...

Semiconductor luminescence has been a rapidly expanding field over the last fifty years. Work on various types of luminescence radiation has been taking place but this is the first book that reviews the whole subject of semiconductor luminescence in one coherent volume....

This collected volume, edited by Roy Suny and Terry Martin, looks at how Soviet state managed to create a multiethnic empire in its earlt years, from the end of the Russian Revolution to the end of World WAr II. It brings together the newest research on a wide geographic range, from Russia to central Asia....

In The Formation of the Hebrew Bible David Carr rethinks both the methods and orientation points for research into the growth of the Hebrew Bible. The method is a ''methodologically modest'' investigation drawing criteria, aims and models from Carr's survey of documented examples of textual revision. The result is a radically new picture of the...

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This book looks at the role that communications technologies play in advancing democratic transitions in Muslim countries. As such, its central question is whether technology holds the potential to substantially enhance democracy. Certainly, no democratic transition has occurred solely because of the internet. But, as Philip Howard argues, no...