Past attempts to answer this question have ranged widelyfrom less than 1 billion to more than 1,000 billion - one sign that there is no single right answer. More than half of the estimates, however, fall within a much narrower range: between 4 billion and 16 billion. In any case…
The dissolution of Yugoslavia inspired F.G. Bailey to consider the relations among ethnic groups that had seemed reconciled to living together and then broke into murderous conflicts. For his exploration of the ancient, recurring problem of ethnic strife, Bailey considers the vi…
Onderzoekers schrijven in dit boek over (variatie in) de levenslopen van mannen en vrouwen geboren vanaf 1850. Voor hun onderzoek is gebruik gemaakt van de Historische Steekproef Nederlandse bevolking (HSN). De HSN is een representatieve steekproef van ongeveer 78.000 personen d…
With learning, dispassion and clarity, this book offers comparisons and an original account of American power. It explores the exercise of US power in the 19th and 20th centuries, analysing its economic and strategic sources and the nation's relationship to predecessors and riva…
The eleventh edition of Human Societies covers many new developments of our rapidly changing times. Among many global updates are changing political ideologies, cyber warfare, biofuels and the problems they present, new population control initiatives, and the increasing democrat…
•Provides quantitative and statistical treatment of applied and pollution biology •Reviews the basic literature in statistics and in each subject area •Outlines quantitative methods to measure toxicant effects •Illustrates methods using more than 90 worked problems •Covers conce…
We have been told that the key to longevity involves obsessing over what we eat, how much we stress, and how fast we run. Based on the most extensive study of longevity ever conducted, "The Longevity Project" exposes what really impacts our lifespan--including friends, family, p…
