* Major new work by a leading historical sociologist
* Challenges the prevailing idea of nationalism as a product of modernity
* Demonstrates that different political forms of community and collective identity from pre-modern times have contributed to the formation and character of nations
* Analyzes the chronology and nature of nations, from the ancient world, to the European Middle Ages, the early modern, and the modern eras
* Discusses alternative destinies facing modern nations today

The history of the splendid artistocratic residences that adorned the city in imperial times.

The ideological underpinnings of early modern theories of contagion are dissected in this volume by an integrated team of literary scholars, cultural historians, historians of medicine and art historians. Even today...

The Eighteenth century is often represented, applying Tom Paine's phrase, as "The Age of Reason": an age when progressive ideals triumphed over autocracy and obscurantism, and when...

Dear Readers:I have a confession to make. I never know where my "muse" will take me next. It has been an exciting literary journey--my writing has evolved in many unexpected way, including recently into the realm of powerful and suspenseful contemporary women's fiction, which I shall continue to write under...

Brenda Joyce has enthralled millions of readers with her New York Times bestselling novels. Now, join us in the next chapter of her unforgettable storytelling: the Francesca Cahill novels. Step into the glittering world of New York City's high society at the turn of the last century...

For this updated critical edition of King Lear, Jay Halio has added...

A unique, easy-to-use guide to radar tracking and Kalman filtering
This book presents the first truly accessible treatment of radar tracking; Kalman, Swerling, and Bayes filters for linear and nonlinear ballistic and satellite tracking systems; and the voltage-processing methods...

This is the final report, drawing its conclusions and results from many individual papers and co–workers at the Institute for Structural Analysis of the Technical University of Braunschweig.
It shows the correlation between energetic and mechanical quantities of ...

Intended to serve as a one-semester introductory course in number theory, this second edition has been revised throughout. In particular, the field of cryptography is highlighted.

Drawing from an exhaustive variety of mathematical subjects, including real and complex analysis, fluid mechanics and asymptotics, this book demonstrates how mathematics can be intelligently applied within the specific context to a wide range of industrial uses. The volume is directed to undergraduate and graduate students.

There is general agreement that the world would be a better place without corruption, but there is less general understanding of precisely what constitutes corruption. In this book, Ian Senior carefully defines corruption and finds that it is all too prevalent, not just in developing countries...