Pieter Bruegel (ca. 1525-1569), generally considered the greatest Flemish painter of the sixteenth century, was described in 1604 by his earliest biographer as a supremely comic artist, few of whose works failed to elicit laughter. Today, however, we approach Bruegel's art as anything but a laughing[...]

Present-day unease about the treatment of lawbreakers has deep historical roots. Pieter Spierenburg traces the long period of evolution that gave rise to the modern debate about punishment, and relates it to the development of Western European society. He argues that two elements, the public charact[...]

Textbook for graduate students describing techniques likely to be used in implementing optical quantum information processors.[...]

This book offers a fascinating and insightful overview of seven centuries of murder in Europe. It tells the story of the changing face of violence and documents the long-term decline in the incidence of homicide.[...]

This innovative book tells the fascinating tale of the long histories of violence, punishment, and the human body, and how they are all connected. Taking the decline of violence and the transformation of punishment as its guiding themes, the book highlights key dynamics of historical and social chan[...]

A Village Festival, with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St. Hubert and St. Anthony, 1632, by Pieter Brueghel the younger Flemish, c. 15641637/1638. Published with Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Thoughtfully conceived and engagingly intricate, our 1,000-piece interlocking jigs[...]

The exciting recent rediscovery in Spain of a missing canvas by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525-69) has jolted a revived public awareness of the great Flemish painter and his work. Best known for his amusing depictions of peasants, landscapes, and Bosch-like fantasies, Bruegel also created a wide[...]

Presents a textbook for learning English that combines pictures and text into forty units covering such concepts as introductions, occupations, time, comparisons, preference, location, medical problems, and restaurants.[...]

Exploring the structure and physical and chemical properties of solutions, dispersions, soft solids, fats, and cellular systems, Physical Chemistry of Foods describes the physiochemical principles of the reactions and conversions that occur during the manufacture, handling, and storage of foods. Cov[...]

This volume examines the painting in relation to the artist's life and works, explores his stylistic development, and considers as well, his often complex relationship with other artists. "Pieter de Hooch" also looks at the subject matter of the piece within the broader historical context of sevente[...]