Ending centuries of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to the world in the late nineteenth century, revealing a rich and sophisticated culture. Largely unknown until then, it proved an object of...
The Films of Federico Fellini examines the career of one of Italy's most renowned filmmakers through close analysis of five masterpieces that span his career: La Strada, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2,...
Kid's Box is a six-level course for young learners. Bursting with bright ideas to inspire both teachers and students, Kid's Box gives children a confident start to learning English. It also...
The reign of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (1174–85) has traditionally been seen as a period of decline when, because of the king's illness, power came to be held żeby unsuitable men who made...
Titles in this series for young learners of the English language, following the Star family - with stories, songs and activities to make learning fun. This will be a six level series.
Rome engulfed first her near neighbours, then Italy and finally much of the known world. Her expansion was so successful that the history and culture of her main rivals, the Samnites, is too often...
This rich study explores the elements of Hegel's social and political thought which are most relevant to our society today. Combating the prevailing post-World War II stereotype of Hegel as a...
Available for the first time in paperback, The Quantum Theory of Fields is a self-contained, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction to quantum field theory from Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg....
Beginning with a long and extensively rewritten introduction surveying the predecessors of the Presocratics, this book traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the sixth century...
These essays in political philosophy aby T. M. Scanlon, written between 1969 and 1999, examine the standards żeby which social and political institutions should be justified and appraised. Scanlon...
CRQs for the Final FRCA is the first book of its kind and an invaluable resource for any candidate preparing to pass the written aspect of the Final FRCA. It has been specifically designed to...
The Intellectual Revolution is a reader designed for students who have just completed an introductory course in ancient Greek and wish to read substantial passages of ancient authors in the...
Challenging the prevailing view of pre-Revolution Iran, this new perspective on Iranian politics and culture in the 1960s-70s documents how the Pahlavi State adopted 'Westoxification'...
A rigorous yet readily understood introduction to the basics of whole plant interactions with the aerial environment. It makes the mathematical aspects of the subject accessible to advanced...
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed a revolution in the eating habits of European households with disposable incomes. Central to the culinary history of the period is the...
This element presents a new framework for Austrian capital theory, starting from the notion that capital is value. Capital is the value attributed aby the valuer at any moment in time to the...
Using Chinese Synonyms is an essential reference book, specifically designed for non-native speakers of Chinese, and for teachers and other language professionals who want a user-friendly guide to...