How many languages do we really need? : the economics of linguistic diversity / / Victor Ginsburgh, Shlomo Weber |
Autore | Ginsburgh Victor |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (247 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.44 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WeberShlomo |
Soggetto topico | Language and languages |
Soggetto non controllato |
European Union
Eurovision Song Contest Newton's law communication indices core language cultural distance culture disenfranchisement indices disenfranchisement economic progress efficiency foreign language fractionalization indices genetics global economy group identity individual identity inter-country differences international trade language learning language policy language proficiency language standardization language linguistic distance linguistic diversity linguistic policy literary translation migration multilingual community multilingualism polarization indices universal gravitation voting behavior |
ISBN |
1-283-05179-6
9786613051790 1-4008-3890-8 |
Classificazione | ES 470 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. My Language IsMy Homeland -- 2. Linguistic Policies, Disenfranchisement, and Standardization -- 3. Linguistic, Genetic, and Cultural Distances: How Far Is Nostratic? -- 4. Distances Matter -- 5. Individual Communicative Benefits -- 6. Diversity and Disenfranchisement Indices -- 7. Diversity and Disenfranchisement: Applications -- 8. Multilingualism in the European Union: A Case Study in Linguistic Policy -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824977903321 |
Ginsburgh Victor | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How mathematicians think : using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics / / William Byers |
Autore | Byers William <1943-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 415 pages) : illustration |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematicians - Psychology
Mathematics - Psychological aspects Mathematics - Philosophy |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9781400833955
1-282-53145-X 1-4008-3395-7 0-691-12738-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Turning on the Light -- Section I. The Light of Ambiguity -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Ambiguity in Mathematics -- Chapter 2. The Contradictory in Mathematics -- Chapter 3. Paradoxes and Mathematics: Infinity and the Real Numbers -- Chapter 4. More Paradoxes of Infinity: Geometry, Cardinality, and Beyond -- Section II. The Light as Idea -- Introduction -- Chapter 5. The Idea as an Organizing Principle -- Chapter 6. Ideas, Logic, and Paradox -- Chapter 7. Great Ideas -- Section III. The Light and the Eye of the Beholder -- Introduction -- Chapter 8. The Truth of Mathematics -- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Is Mathematics Algorithmic or Creative? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465246403321 |
Byers William <1943-> | ||
Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How mathematicians think : using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics / / William Byers |
Autore | Byers William <1943-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 415 pages) : illustration |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematicians - Psychology
Mathematics - Psychological aspects Mathematics - Philosophy |
ISBN |
9786612531453
1-282-53145-X 1-4008-3395-7 0-691-12738-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Turning on the Light -- Section I. The Light of Ambiguity -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Ambiguity in Mathematics -- Chapter 2. The Contradictory in Mathematics -- Chapter 3. Paradoxes and Mathematics: Infinity and the Real Numbers -- Chapter 4. More Paradoxes of Infinity: Geometry, Cardinality, and Beyond -- Section II. The Light as Idea -- Introduction -- Chapter 5. The Idea as an Organizing Principle -- Chapter 6. Ideas, Logic, and Paradox -- Chapter 7. Great Ideas -- Section III. The Light and the Eye of the Beholder -- Introduction -- Chapter 8. The Truth of Mathematics -- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Is Mathematics Algorithmic or Creative? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792397003321 |
Byers William <1943-> | ||
Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How mathematicians think : using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics / / William Byers |
Autore | Byers William <1943-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 415 pages) : illustration |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematicians - Psychology
Mathematics - Psychological aspects Mathematics - Philosophy |
ISBN |
9786612531453
1-282-53145-X 1-4008-3395-7 0-691-12738-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION. Turning on the Light -- Section I. The Light of Ambiguity -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Ambiguity in Mathematics -- Chapter 2. The Contradictory in Mathematics -- Chapter 3. Paradoxes and Mathematics: Infinity and the Real Numbers -- Chapter 4. More Paradoxes of Infinity: Geometry, Cardinality, and Beyond -- Section II. The Light as Idea -- Introduction -- Chapter 5. The Idea as an Organizing Principle -- Chapter 6. Ideas, Logic, and Paradox -- Chapter 7. Great Ideas -- Section III. The Light and the Eye of the Beholder -- Introduction -- Chapter 8. The Truth of Mathematics -- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Is Mathematics Algorithmic or Creative? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808916803321 |
Byers William <1943-> | ||
Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How the idea of religious toleration came to the West / / Perez Zagorin |
Autore | Zagorin Perez |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2003] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
Disciplina | 261.7/2/09 |
Soggetto topico | Religious tolerance - Christianity - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-691-09270-2
1-4008-5071-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. Religious Toleration: The Historical Problem -- CHAPTER 2. The Christian Theory of Religious Persecution -- CHAPTER 3. The Advent of Protestantism and the Toleration Problem -- CHAPTER 4. The First Champion of Religious Toleration: Sebastian Castellio -- CHAPTER 5. The Toleration Controversy in the Netherlands -- CHAPTER 6. The Great English Toleration Controversy, 1640-1660 -- CHAPTER 7. John Locke and Pierre Bayle -- CHAPTER 8. Conclusion: The Idea of Religious Toleration in the Enlightenment and After -- NOTES -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453316903321 |
Zagorin Perez | ||
Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2003] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How the idea of religious toleration came to the West / / Perez Zagorin |
Autore | Zagorin Perez |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2003] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
Disciplina | 261.7/2/09 |
Soggetto topico | Religious tolerance - Christianity - History |
ISBN |
0-691-09270-2
1-4008-5071-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. Religious Toleration: The Historical Problem -- CHAPTER 2. The Christian Theory of Religious Persecution -- CHAPTER 3. The Advent of Protestantism and the Toleration Problem -- CHAPTER 4. The First Champion of Religious Toleration: Sebastian Castellio -- CHAPTER 5. The Toleration Controversy in the Netherlands -- CHAPTER 6. The Great English Toleration Controversy, 1640-1660 -- CHAPTER 7. John Locke and Pierre Bayle -- CHAPTER 8. Conclusion: The Idea of Religious Toleration in the Enlightenment and After -- NOTES -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790860403321 |
Zagorin Perez | ||
Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2003] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How the idea of religious toleration came to the West / / Perez Zagorin |
Autore | Zagorin Perez |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2003] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (390 p.) |
Disciplina | 261.7/2/09 |
Soggetto topico | Religious tolerance - Christianity - History |
ISBN |
0-691-09270-2
1-4008-5071-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. Religious Toleration: The Historical Problem -- CHAPTER 2. The Christian Theory of Religious Persecution -- CHAPTER 3. The Advent of Protestantism and the Toleration Problem -- CHAPTER 4. The First Champion of Religious Toleration: Sebastian Castellio -- CHAPTER 5. The Toleration Controversy in the Netherlands -- CHAPTER 6. The Great English Toleration Controversy, 1640-1660 -- CHAPTER 7. John Locke and Pierre Bayle -- CHAPTER 8. Conclusion: The Idea of Religious Toleration in the Enlightenment and After -- NOTES -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824518503321 |
Zagorin Perez | ||
Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2003] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How to be free : an ancient guide to the stoic life : Encheiridion and selections from Discourses / Epictetus ; translated and with an introduction by A. A. Long |
Autore | Epictetus <150-135> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton ; Oxford, : Princeton University Press, 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | LIII, 173 p. : 18 cm |
Disciplina | 188 |
Collana | Ancient wisdom for modern readers |
ISBN | 9780691177717 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
grc |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910426959603321 |
Epictetus <150-135> | ||
Princeton ; Oxford, : Princeton University Press, 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How to read the Chinese Novels / edited by D.L. Rolston |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 1990 |
Descrizione fisica | XVII, 534 p. ; 24 cm |
Soggetto topico | LETTERATURA CINESE - NOVELLISTICA |
ISBN | 06-910675-3-8 |
Classificazione | CIN VI C |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00005924 |
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 1990 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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How to run a country [[electronic resource] ] : an ancient guide for modern leaders / / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; selected, translated, and with an introduction by Philip Freeman |
Autore | Cicero Marcus Tullius |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (153 p.) |
Disciplina | 320 |
Altri autori (Persone) | FreemanPhilip <1961-> |
Collana | Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers |
Soggetto topico |
Political science
Leadership |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-299-14908-1
1-4008-4620-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Natural Law -- Balance of Power -- Leadership -- Friends and Enemies -- Persuasion -- Compromise -- Money and Power -- Immigration -- War -- Corruption -- Tyranny -- Cicero's Epilogue: The Fallen State -- Latin Texts -- Passages Translated -- Glossary -- Further Reading |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463197303321 |
Cicero Marcus Tullius | ||
Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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