A Short History of Cambridge University Press - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short History of Cambridge University Press write by Michael H. Black. This book was released on 2000-03-28. A Short History of Cambridge University Press available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Short History of Cambridge University Press is an account of the world's oldest press, from the publication of the Press's first book in 1584 through to the present day. It emphasises the constitutional basis of the Press, which is an essential part of its parent university, and highlights the moments of change and crisis: Richard Bentley's revival in the 1690s, the Victorian renaissance in the 1850s, the rise of modern university publishing, two world wars, the crisis of the early 1970s - resolved by Geoffrey Cass's bold reconstruction - and the printing and publishing expansion of the 1990s. This history brings out the unique nature of the Press, which is an educational charitable enterprise, trading with vigour throughout the world and publishing over 2400 titles a year. This revised and illustrated second edition brings the story up to the turn of the millennium, and emphasises both the diversity of the Press's recent achievements and its current aims.
Cuba
Cuba - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cuba write by Leslie Bethell. This book was released on 1993-03-26. Cuba available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Brings together four chapters from volumes III, V and VII of "The Cambridge History of Latin America", aiming to provide scholars, students and general readers with a concise history of this important island nation. It covers Cuba's development from the mid-18th century.
A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 1, Printing and the Book Trade in Cambridge, 1534-1698
A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 1, Printing and the Book Trade in Cambridge, 1534-1698 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 1, Printing and the Book Trade in Cambridge, 1534-1698 write by David McKitterick. This book was released on 1992-09-28. A History of Cambridge University Press: Volume 1, Printing and the Book Trade in Cambridge, 1534-1698 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first of three volumes concerning the history of the oldest press in the world,a history that extends from the sixteenth century to the present day.
A Short History of Finland
A Short History of Finland - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Short History of Finland write by Fred Singleton. This book was released on 1998-10. A Short History of Finland available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Finland has often been ignored or misunderstood by the English-speaking world and this work presents the reader with a readable and authoritative introduction to the life of the Finns and the position of their country in the modern world. The book explains how a small nation, placed in an unfavorable geopolitical situation, won its independence and eventually achieved a high material standard of living together with an enviable degree of social and political stability by adapting itself to the realities of life in an unpromising environment. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Human Rights and their Limits
Human Rights and their Limits - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Human Rights and their Limits write by Wiktor Osiatyński. This book was released on 2009-09-14. Human Rights and their Limits available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Human Rights and their Limits shows that the concept of human rights has developed in waves: each call for rights served the purpose of social groups that tried to stop further proliferation of rights once their own goals were reached. While defending the universality of human rights as norms of behavior, Osiatyński admits that the philosophy on human rights does not need to be universal. Instead he suggests that the enjoyment of social rights should be contingent upon the recipient's contribution to society. He calls for a 'soft universalism' that will not impose rights on others but will share the experience of freedom and help the victims of violations. Although a state of unlimited democracy threatens rights, the excess of rights can limit resources indispensable for democracy. This book argues that, although rights are a prerequisite of freedom, they should be balanced with other values that are indispensable for social harmony and personal happiness.
