Thucydides' classic work is a foundational text in the history of Western political thought. This new translation includes extensive reference... Læs mere
Through a meticulous detailing of the everyday life of development bureaucracy on the Himalayan borderland, Paper Tiger shifts the frames of the debate on state failure and opens up a refreshingly new understanding of the workings of the contemporary Indian state.
This work provides a text and an extended study of those fragments of Heraclitus' philosophical utterances whose subject is the world as a whole rather than man and his... Læs mere
Constructed between c.AD 244 and 450 and bridging the transition from paganism to Christianity within the empire, these important buildings shared a common... Læs mere
Imagined Societies explores how images of 'society' and of national belonging have been forged by the media and politicians... Læs mere
Using the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality as a guide, this 2004 book presents a fascinating collection of problems... Læs mere
An introduction to the forms, politics and cultural strategies of modernist poetry in English, for students and readers new to it. As well as concise,... Læs mere
A quick-reference aid for students and professionals in physical sciences and engineering. A compendium of over 2000 of the most important and useful maths and... Læs mere
This book is aimed at business professionals and graduate students taking courses in strategic management. It uses the case of... Læs mere
For nearly half of the eighteenth century, the exiled Stuart Court provided an important British presence in Rome. Based on new research... Læs mere
An introductory overview of the thought of Emmanuel Levinas, one of the most significant philosophers of the late twentieth century. Focusing on Levinas'... Læs mere
When King James II was deposed during the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688-89 he and his family fled to France, to live in the Château of Saint-Germain near... Læs mere