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• Rok vydání 1938

This 1938 survey of the district of Cambridge was written mainly in terms of the two administrative counties of Cambridge…

Originally published in 1933, this book presents a report prepared by the Cambridgeshire Council of Music Education. The…

Written for a general readership by some of the leading specialists in the field, this Companion presents up-to-date…

This book traces the development of this little-understood heresy from its Middle Eastern roots. The Bogomils derived…

For nearly 150 years, Anthony Trollope has been among the most admired of British novelists. This collection presents a…

Charles Sanford Terry (1864-1936) was a distinguished historian and music scholar who wrote important works on Scottish…

In The Cambridge Companion to Mary Shelley, leading scholars discuss her work in several fascinating contexts: literary…

Originally published in 1914, this book contains a transcription of leaves from three Arabic Qurans, purchased in Egypt in…

Originally published in 1903, this book presents the content of two lectures delivered by the author during 1902 to students…

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Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (1841-1929) was a British scholar, a prolific writer and supporter of feminist causes. This…

We rely on NGOs to monitor the ethical practices of governments and for-profit firms and to undertake many humanitarian…

In this interesting 1869 work, the innovative gardener and writer William Robinson argues that, though Britain is superior…

• Rok vydání 1908

This 1908 book contains selections from Pascal's PensĂ©es, translated into English. The first part concerns the 'Misery of…

This is a study of landholding, taxation and social structure in one county of central China that became famous in the Ming…

Philip Gaskell's 1980 study traces the early history of Trinity College Library, from the time of Henry VIII to the time of…

This book traces how the political ideal of self-determination has turned into an international legal standard, assessing…

Originally published in 1909, this book contains a guide in English and French to the sculptures of Chartres Cathedral. The…

This book summarises the complex genesis of Berlioz's RomĂ©o et Juliette then examines the music closely and always with a…

Comprehensive and accessible, this Companion examines Franklin's writings and his life with a new sophistication, placing…

A report on the history and current state of the Punjab, undertaken by British colonial agents and published in 1834, this…

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• Rok vydání 1853

This work of 1853 reveals the untold history of Gui Alexis Lobineau's Histoire de Bretagne (1707). This volume of letters…

Alexander Nairne (1863-1936) was a British theologian and biblical scholar. Originally published in 1917, this book presents…

Price brings a multi-disciplinary approach to an understanding of why leaders fail ethically in the public, private, and…

Originally published in 1911, this book contains 35 poems selected from Browning's works of the years 1835 to 1864,…

• Rok vydání 1835

In 1835 journalist Henry Saxelby Melville (1799-1873) was jailed for contempt of court over his coverage of a trial in Van…

In an original study of the history and politics of the Rhineland region, Michael Loriaux argues that the European Union is…

This Companion provides a wide ranging and accessible study of one of the most individual composers of the twentieth…

Illustrative of changes in the relationship between architecture and garden design, and the influence of the burgeoning Arts…

• Rok vydání 1994

This well-structured 1994 text opens with an overview of the concepts behind and advantages of blood stem cell transplants.…

This collected volume addresses all aspects of Mary Wollstonecraft's momentous and tragically brief career. It illuminates…

Edward Sapir (1884-1939) is considered one of the most influential figures in the development of modern linguistics, notably…

Originally published in 1913, this book provides a comprehensive discussion of rubber cultivation and the rubber industry.…

Originally published in 1934, this book was based upon the Alfred Marshall lectures and offers an account of the Great…

The Anglo-Jewish Exhibition of 1887 assembled works of art and artefacts illustrating the history of English Jewry, with…

Does the election of African-American politicians matter? Electing black legislators yields more federal dollars and…

Thomas Chatterton (1752-70) was the author of the forged Rowley poems, which he claimed were transcribed from the work of a…

Originally published in 1928, this book presents a grammar guide to German aimed at school pupils following their first year…

In this comparative study, Ellermann examines the capacity of the liberal democratic state to coercively regulate…

The Codex Bruce was bought during the 18th century by the famous traveller James Bruce in Upper Egypt. After his return to…

Originally published in 1954, this book presents a detailed study regarding the early Christian theologian Origen, focusing…

• Rok vydání 1910

This 1910 book anthologises a variety of poetry from the time of Shakespeare. The text is divided by genre and within each…

A dramatic history of the British public's confrontation with the iniquities of nineteenth-century colonial rule. James…

Originally published in 1938, this book provides exercises in French prose and free composition for school students. The…

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• Rok vydání 1888

Published in 1888, A History of Political Economy was hugely successful, being translated into ten languages. John Kells…

• Latina

Originally published in 1905, this book contains the first two books of the Latin text of Cicero's Disputations at Tusculum,…

The index volume for the series. For both text and commentary there are indices nominum, verborum, rerum and Graecitatis.…

This 1874 monograph on the palaeography of southern India was the first to be published on the subject. Groundbreaking in…

Ariel is a long essay by the Uruguayan critic JosĂ© Enrique RodĂł (1871-1917) which emphasizes spiritual values as against…