This Very Short Introduction looks at the nature of learning and how it takes place. From the early experiments of Pavlov,…

In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan A. Brown presents both the Muslim version of Muhammad's life, as well as the…

Thomas Aquinas, one of the most famous and highly thought of Christian thinkers, was a controversial figure who was exposed…

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\nThis new edition explores how and why education has evolved as it has, examining the ways in which it has responded over…

In The History of Childhood: A Very Short Introduction, Marten provides a sweeping narrative of the key features of…

Gaskell's depiction of a fallen woman as her heroine shocked contemporary readers. Ruth is seduced and heartlessly abandoned…

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The Rainbow chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family over a period of more than 60 years, setting…

This excellent and accessible work includes many major texts in translation: Aristotle`s Poetics, Longinus` On Sublimity,…

In this Very Short Introduction Sally Holland and Jonathan Scourfield explain what social work is and the range of cases it…

Adolescence can be a turbulent period. Encompassing both classic and modern research, Smith explores its cultural and…

Due to pressures on land for development, savannas are at the forefront of research and conservation concerns. Here, Peter…

Explores the range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism, whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic…

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Hester (1883) is about the difficulty of understanding human nature, and a compulsive story of financial and sexual…

This Very Short Introduction considers who Leibniz was and introduces his overarching intellectual vision. It follows his…

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Nelson Comprehension provides a simple and effective course for the teaching of key comprehension skills. Units cover all…

Modern Greece is the go-to resource for understanding both the present turmoil and the deeper past that has brought the…

\nBond 11+ Maths 10 Minute Tests for 9-10 years provide bite-sized practice for all key 11+ question types and fun puzzles…

Covering Geoffrey Chaucer\'s life and work, David Wallace considers the influence and enduring appeal of his body of…

\nBond 11+ Non-verbal Reasoning 10 Minute Tests for 10-11 years provide bite-sized practice for all key 11+ question types…

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\nHow Change Happens bridges the gap between academia and practice, bringing together the best research from a range of…

Ian Taylor explores contemporary African politics in all its diversity, revealing how state and society actually functions…

Part reminiscence, part meditation, Reveries of the Solitary Walker is Rousseau's last great work, the enduring testimony of…

\nAnselm was the outstanding philosopher-theologian of the Latin West between Augustine and the thirteenth century. This…

This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of…

Produkt Occasional, Critical, and Political Writing - Joyce, James zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Oxford University…

Produkt School for Scandal and Other Plays - Sheridan, Richard Brinsley zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Oxford…

This volume presents five of Cicero's most famous defence speeches: of Roscius, accused of murder; of Murena, accused of…

Tells the history of Latin from its origins. This book offers persuasive arguments for its value and gives access to its…

Chance was Conrad's most popular book. It tells the story of Flora de Barral, the abandoned daughter of a bankrupt tycoon,…

Produkt Wieland; or The Transformation, and Memoirs of Carwin, The Biloquist - Brown, Charles Brockden zakoupíte na…

Locke's Second Treatise is a classic of political philosophy. It helped entrench ideas of a social contract, human rights,…

\nAdorno was a German philosopher, and social and cultural theorist whose work is seen as increasingly relevant to…

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The Trial is one of the central works of modern literature. This meticulous new translation includes the chapters Kafka left…

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Lorca's poetry is steeped in the land and folklore of his native Andalusia, and he evokes a world of intense feelings. This…

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I can see How Change Happens being a book I come back to over the years and that's where the value will be for me. Jamie…

The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know (R) answers readers' questions about the history and current state of the…

Quentin Skinner focuses on three major works, The Prince, the Discourses, and The History of Florence, and distils from them…

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Produkt Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays - Webster, John zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Oxford University Press.…

This is a book about the big questions in life: knowledge, consciousness, fate, God, truth, goodness, justice. It is for…

This volume presents the most authentic Greek text of Cavafy's 154 authorized poems ever to be published, together with a…

Produkt Cybersecurity and Cyberwar - Singer, Peter W. (Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution) a Friedman,…

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This unique and thoroughly revised collection contains over 1,100 of the most widely used proverbs in English, drawing on…

Economists are widely reviled and their profession has become a favourite punching bag in the aftermath of the financial…