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This volume examines one of the best-known, yet most intriguing of Jesus' discourses within the Fourth Gospel. It…

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This is a study of Britain's attempts after the Manchurian crisis of 1931-3 to redefine her aims in east Asia and to develop…

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Daniel Defoe is diminished by his popularity as the author of a handful of important novels, since the remainder of his…

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This book focuses on the experience of the Californian Gold Rush of 1849-1850, not in terms of what happened (a subject much…

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Explores how Gothic romances engaged with late Victorian cognitive science. The book explains why popular novels like…

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This is the 2005 second edition of a comprehensive study of the French wars of religion. Focusing on the social history of…

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In this new history of the development of American air power, Phillip Meilinger dispels the notion that young air zealots…

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Auerbach's reading of Renaissance writing presents a challenge to the pessimism of today, and in Mimesis he reveals…

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Presenting the outcome of a major research initiative involving two dozen scholars around the world, this book offers…

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A funeral speech was delivered almost every year in classical Athens. Forty years ago, Loraux showed how important it was…

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Using a fresh, dynamic approach, Michael Cosmopoulos reconstructs the world of the Homeric poems and explores the interplay…

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Based on the author's life-long research experience, this book unearths the linguistic history of 66 unwritten and…

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Cormorant is the natural and cultural history of a 'greedy' bird that is hated across the world and the object of ongoing…

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Offering a 'big picture' view of disaster risk in cities, this book uses rich case studies and both technical and…

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Latin poetry is defined by its relationships with poetry in other languages. In this bold and innovative book, brilliant…

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Ancient Christians are closely connected to today's world through a living memory and a common textual heritage - the Bible…

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An indispensable tool for teaching and reading Herodotus' first book in Greek. The Commentary provides considerable help…

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The first full-length treatment of the Panathenaia, the most important festival in ancient Athens. Investigates how…

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This volume presents the first complete translation of Fichte Studies, a powerful, creative and sustained critique of…

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Francis Young boldly argues that magic has throughout the history of the British Isles been at times as culturally and…

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This classic work in the literature of poverty, published in 1890 by William Booth (1829-1912), the founder of the Salvation…

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A Collector Collected presents the journals of bookseller, librarian and collector William Upcott (1779-1845). Chronicling…

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This book helps prepare new and aspiring diplomats for careers in diplomacy and international affairs. Drawing on decades of…

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A lucid introduction to the life and career of one of the most significant figures in world history. A geographically…

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Based on a best-selling Japanese text that sold more than 65,000 copies, the book is written in a chatty, colloquial style…

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Yalla is a comprehensive introduction to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) that uses the latest teaching techniques to help…

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When is hope a good thing, and when is it not? Adam Potkay creatively explores the cases for and against hope in literature,…

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Gives a rich and broad overview of Virgil, Virgilian reception over the centuries, and Virgilian studies. An introduction…

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World's fairs are among the most significant modern phenomena. Between 1893 and 1915, classical and Egyptian architecture…

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The poor law had a profound impact, playing a central role in social and political development from the Reformation to the…

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Why do governments around the world seek to block certain mergers? What does it mean for a firm to have 'market power'?…

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With contributions by many of the world's most prominent scholars in the field, including five Nobel prize laureates and one…

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The Poetics of Melancholy in Early Modern England explores the growing cultural signification of sadness in Renaissance…

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This edition of Shakespeare's King Lear is based on the first (1608) quarto and represents a significantly different version…

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Why does English pronunciation differ from other related languages? This book addresses this and other questions by…

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Global experts present thought-provoking, and often diametric, views on over 50 topics in one of modern healthcare's most…

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An eagerly awaited new edition of the leading textbook on prescribing, covering the key topics taught on the non-medical…

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Professor Roncaglia provides a critical illustration of the contemporary history of economics, from the 1940s to the…

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Operations on the heart and the prevalence of coronary thrombosis are widely discussed in newspapers and magazines; the…

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This fourth edition prompts students to consider and understand the critical choices and enduring principles of the past…

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Illustrated with real-life examples throughout, this book provides a complete introduction to one of the most fundamental…

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This book presents original essays that provide comprehensive analysis of the dynamism of Harlem Renaissance literature and…

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This Handbook presents a comparative study of foreign judges on domestic courts, examining the practice and its implications…

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A practical guide that addresses suicide prevention strategies. Succinct and evidence based, it is applicable in both High…

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Where does the particular form or configuration of a pattern come from, and how is it propagated from pattern to pattern?…

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Both beginning- and experienced programmers can improve the quality of their programming with this informal textbook. The…

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This book gives a complete account of all that Locke saw, did and heard during his four years in France. The entries vary…

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This monograph traces the first century of Gothic ivory sculpture (1230-1330) through a panoply of new sources,…