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...
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.
These essays in political philosophy aby T. M. Scanlon, written between 1969 and 1999, examine the standards by which social and political institutions should be justified and appraised. Scanlon...
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'...
This komponent presents a new framework for Austrian capital theory, starting from the notion that capital is value. Capital is the value attributed by the valuer at any moment in time to the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Few works of the early Church are as interesting to the modern reader or as important to the historian as Origen's reply to the attack on Christianity made aby the pagan Celsus. The Contra...
Can we justify our most basic beliefs about morality, religion and the nature of the world? Can there be a rational and objective way of choosing between alternative societies, modes of life or...
In a unique application of critical theory to the study of the role of ideology in politics, Jeffrey Herf explores the paradox inherent in the German fascists' rejection of the rationalism of...
Modern Legal Drafting provides a comprehensive guide to drafting legal documents in plain English. It combines a practical focus with the legal principles that underpin the use of plain language in...
Malcolm Barber's classic The Trial of the Templars recounts the dramatic demise of this elite military force in the fourteenth century. Having fought against Islam in the crusades in the East...
Since their creation, the European Union and the Council of Europe have worked to harmonise the justice systems of their member states. This project has been met with a series of challenges....
Originally published in 1928, this book contains the text of lectures delivered at the University of Cambridge in 1925 by the Romanian archaeologist and Classicist Vasile Pârvan on the subject of...