This handbook marks the transformation of the topic of literacy from the narrower concerns with learning to read and write to an interdisciplinary enquiry into the... Læs mere
A critical examination of the current state of our knowledge of pragmatic disorders. It provides a comprehensive overview of the main concepts and theories in pragmatics, examines the... Læs mere
This undergraduate textbook covers psychopathology from the infant through the adolescent years. Students are led to a rich understanding of the... Læs mere
Informative coverage of Proust's life, the social and cultural contexts of his work and a volume-by-volume study of In Search of Lost Time, as well as chapters on the novel's critical reception and its afterlives in contemporary culture.
A new perspective on the nineteenth-century imperial world through one family's history across North America, the... Læs mere
IAU S310 takes a broad look at the complexity of planetary systems, including their satellites and small bodies, in order to understand and model their physical... Læs mere
Complex Contracting draws on core social science concepts to provide wide-ranging practical advice on how... Læs mere
This Companion is aimed at students and poetry enthusiasts wanting to deepen their knowledge of some of the finest modern poets. It provides new approaches to a wide range of influential women's poetry, a chronology and guide to further reading.
An approachable introduction to English poetry and major poets of the period 1700–1785, this book provides a grounding in poetic analysis that will be of great use to literature students throughout their degree.
IAU Symposium 270 reviews the latest techniques and results of numerical simulations relevant to interstellar gas dynamics and star formation. Topics range from... Læs mere
The combination of concrete applications and computation, the profusion of illustations, and the large number of... Læs mere
Biofilm is of interest to a range of disciplines, from medicine to water technology. Although the habitats differ widely, common elements exist such as... Læs mere