This practical coursebook introduces all the basics of semantics in a simple, step-by-step fashion. Each unit includes short…

This edited volume presents the history, organisation, spiritual mindset and practical life of the Cistercian Order. Useful…

This book shows how Eritrea and East Timor developed sophisticated strategies to liberate their countries from colonialism,…

A novel book that argues that, contrary to received wisdom, some adverse selection in insurance markets is beneficial to…

Edith Simcox (1844-1901), campaigner for educational reform and women's rights and a prolific writer, was a friend and…

The studies in this volume cover all aspects of Shakespearian scholarship. They explore Shakespeare's biography, his work in…

Originally published in 1937, this book contains an English translation of Lucretius' De rerum natura by R. C. Trevelyan.…

• Rok vydání 1902

In this two-volume set published in 1902, the writings of colonial American missionary David Brainerd help detail his life…

Offers a historical perspective on the anti-Semitism behind the way in which three Jews were charged with heinous crimes in…

In this edition Robert Coleman describes the earlier pastoral tradition, sets Virgil's poems in historical perspective and…

This 1859 astronomy guide gave amateur stargazers important directions on the use of the telescope and constituted an…

This well-known writer offers an accessible insight into several aspects of phonetics - speech sounds, pronunciation,…

This book analyzes narcissism and politics and systematically explores the psychology of narcissism - the entitlement, the…

Mechanism design is an analytical framework for thinking clearly and carefully about what exactly a given institution can…

This book redevelops an important movement in philosophy for the first time, exploring the ways in which three of the…

This is the second volume of essays by actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company. 14 actors describe the Shakespearean roles…

Ideas of collective responsibility challenge the doctrine of individual responsibility that is the dominant paradigm in law…

This Companion contains essays by eminent scholars on Berlioz's place in nineteenth-century French cultural life, on his…

Sydney Shoemaker is one of the most influential philosophers currently writing on philosophy of mind and metaphysics. The…

In an increasingly complex and unpredictable world, a growing number of observers and practitioners have called for a…

This book, first published in 1994, provides thirteen essays on every aspect of the work of Samuel Beckett, including his…

This Companion provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of American literary modernism from 1890 to 1939. These…

• Rok vydání 1879

The author of handbooks that reflected the Victorian emphasis on bettering one's prospects, Charles Eyre Pascoe (1842-1912)…

Originally published in 1932, this book presents a collection of Russian heroic poems, or byliny, edited and translated into…

This volume examines in detail the numerous violin treatises of the late- 18th and early-19th centuries. It provides an…

This book is a revised and updated edition of a classic work on the methodology of economics, in which Professor Blaug…

This volume considers one of the biggest questions of our time, namely, how did we arrive at this historical and…

This is a uniquely surviving specimen of prose-and-verse satire from the Roman world. The English version facing the text…

This book develops a theory of ceramics which elucidates the complex relationship between ceramics and culture and society.…

A study of the impact of monetary policy in the United States on the causes and length of the Great Depression.…

This book is both a critical exposition of Fabian Socialism and an analysis of its role in English politics. Dr McBriar…

• Rok vydání 2001

In this 2001 book, Jones and Stallybrass argue that the making and transmission of fabrics and clothing were central to…

This book provides an up-to-date overview of issues and debates in contemporary urban sociology. It is both a guide to, and…

This book brings different ideas to bear on the classical psychological problem of the self. A distinguished…

Citizenship as Foundation of Rights will interest concerned citizens, educators and political pundits by providing valuable…

This 2006 book provides a rigorous theoretical analysis of the Kurdish issue through the lens of social movement theory. The…

Blending insights from linguistic and social theories of speech, ritual and narrative with music-analytic and historical…

Originally published in 1928, this book examines the growth of the German Works Councils from the institution of the Work…

In this book Ian Shapiro offers a systematic comparative evaluation of the writings of contemporary liberal rights theorists…

Becker and Egler examine and review the process of Brazil's entry into the capitalist world-economy. They trace this…

Originally published in 1881, this book presents the complete English version of the book of Ecclesiastes with extensive…

Street criminals live in a dangerous world, but they cannot rely on the criminal justice system to protect them from…

This book is written for anyone who wants to learn about and understand love. It is based on the notion that the different…

Originally published in 1919, this book argues that the origins of the First World War were fundamentally rooted in 'the…

Knowing Women is a comprehensive study of female education in nineteenth-century Australia, placed in international…

This Companion addresses themes in the Politics such as ethics, household relations, private property, slavery, the common…

This is the first comprehensive evaluation of Charles Taylor's work and a major contribution to leading questions in…

This book examines how the academic discipline of International Relations has conceptualised the world historical crisis…