August Schleicher (1821-68) paved the way for modern historical linguistics with his 'family tree' model of language…

\nAgeing societies can be healthy and productive- if they get the politics right. This book argues that the population…

A full synopsis takes the reader through the musical and dramatic action of this, one of Britten's most challenging operas…

Examines development of domestic institutions, the family, marriage, conjugal roles, in relation to changes in the mode of…

The publication of The Internal Constitution of the Stars by Arthur Eddington in 1926 was a major landmark in the…

One of three books written by Sarah Trimmer, this piece offers advice on how to organize charity schools. Advocating the use…

In this 1911 study, J. Armitage Robinson uses architectural and archival evidence to examine in detail the history of the…

Bernard Bosanquet (1848-1923) was a neo-Hegelian British philosopher and social theorist who turned his attention to…

Joseph Mainzer (1801-51) was a significant figure in the development of the choral movement, bringing musical education and…

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\nThis collection from Indigenous and non-Indigenous experts in international trade and investment explores the emergence of…

A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning.…

\nIn the era of far-reaching technological innovation, from artificial intelligence to Big Data, it is possible that there…

\nThis interdisciplinary book is the first to survey traditional and cutting-edge methods for the study of language…

\nEminently readable, this book tackles specific issues in the Divine Comedy that seem particularly alien to modern ways of…

\nTracing a mid-nineteenth-century revolution in understandings of old and second-hand books, David McKitterick reveals a…

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Taking a functional approach, this textbook provides a thorough overview of Morphosyntax, and research on variation and…

The volume addresses important issues of human adaptation and change.…

These two short pieces by the missionary Hannah Kilham (1774-1832) demonstrate her concern for victims of the slave trade…

The oldest of all Oxford and Cambridge colleges, Merton College enjoys a distinguished history; a history which the former…

This is the first comprehensive guide to PellĂ©as et MĂ©lisande, Debussy's only completed opera, written by three of the…

This full-length study of Salome is the first in English since Lawrence Gilman's introductory guide of 1907. The handbook…

This book, first published in 1774, consists of a reissue of two early eighteenth-century essays on the origin of printing,…

America values dissent. It tolerates, encourages and protects it. But what is this thing we value? There is a need to…

IQ gains are persisting into the twenty-first century, particularly in the developing world: the 'Flynn effect' marches on!…

Originally presented as a series of lectures in Cambridge, this 1915 publication considers the measures taken to prevent…

\nProvides a systematic approach to lexical indicators of cultural identity, drawing on data from Slavic languages. Sipka…

The most convenient, accessible guide to Hobbes available.…

\nThis monograph offers a comprehensive history of the standard of civilisation, a core component of the history of…

\nThis volume, first published in 2003, spans a millennium of thought extending from Augustine to Thomas Aquinas and beyond.…

This latest collection of Peter Trudgill\'s most seminal articles brings together his writing on the sociolinguistic aspects…

This revised and considerably expanded 2nd edition, published in 2008, brings together a wide range of topics, including…

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\nThe Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in…

\nWisdom is the deployment of intelligence and knowledge to serve a common good, over the long term as well as the short…

Edmund Leach's book investigates the writings of 'structuralists,' and their different theories: the general incest theory,…

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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of…

Published in 1874, this collection of reports by chemist and scientific journalist William Crookes describes his…

This book is exceptional amongst those that have appeared so far in this well-established series, in that it is largely…

This anonymous and light-hearted work was first published in 1803: reissued here is the edition of 1824, of which the…

Unique in style, Chinese furniture has long been celebrated for its elegant, artistic lines and strong, durable structure.…

This 1928 book was intended to serve as an introduction to the study of early Norse literature in the original language. The…

This essay is written in the belief that it is possible to say both where Max Weber's philosophy of social science is…

\nThis series has been developed specifically for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) syllabus to be…

Matt Cook explores the relationship between London and homosexuality in the period 1885 to 1914.…

\nDe mundo is a protreptic to philosophy and a work of both cosmology and theology, inspired by Aristotle. It is unique in…

Accessible introduction to the work and influence of ancient Rome's greatest writer of history.…

The third edition of this classic, best-selling textbook presents an authoritative introduction to the scientific study of…

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Chemistry for the IB Diploma, Second edition, covers in full the requirements of the IB syllabus for Chemistry for first…