Mankin Mak's textbook provides a self-contained course on atmospheric dynamics. It is an invaluable asset for courses in atmospheric dynamics for advanced students and researchers in... Læs mere
Lively introduction to the artefacts from Roman Britain according to the purposes for which they were made. It helps the student and general reader... Læs mere
Building Global Democracy? shows how citizen groups can make global governance more democratic. Combining intellectual depth with... Læs mere
The authors of this beautifully illustrated book show how art and archaeology can illuminate the past lives and beliefs of the ethnic groups located on the fringes of the classical world - the barbarian, non-Greek Others of Europe: Celts, Scythians, Thracians, and Etruscans.
Bringing together mathematical tools and engineering concepts with ideas from sociology and human behavior analysis, this comprehensive and accessible... Læs mere
The advent of consumer societies in Britain and West Germany after 1945 led to mass 'production' of garbage. This book compares the... Læs mere
Chapters from seven eminent scientists in residence at the twenty-second Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics provide a wide-ranging and up-to-date overview of the theoretical,... Læs mere
This collection will appeal to teachers, students and readers of American history who want to understand Abraham Lincoln as a cultural figure. The essays... Læs mere
Eight leading social scientists have been invited to write a major essay on a key element of Australian institutional life. Each chapter has... Læs mere
This Companion provides an overview of Delacroix's life and career, offering essays by leading authorities on the artist's pictorial practice, his stylistic range... Læs mere
This edition provides a detailed history of the play in production, both on stage and on screen. The commentary, printed alongside the New Cambridge Shakespeare edition of the text, draws... Læs mere
Over the past decade researchers have shown that bacteria have evolved many ways of evading immunity and hence causing infection. Our present understanding of... Læs mere