Examines the intersecting receptions of Juvenal's satires in Gibbon's Decline and fall of the Roman Empire to generate... Læs mere
This book is the first to ethnographically examine mother tongue, a pervasive concept in South Asian social life, yet one... Læs mere
This Element provides an overview of the origins and development of forensic linguistics in the UK. It details the UK-based... Læs mere
This Element introduces the Amarna letters, a cache of fourteenth-century BCE cuneiform tablets documenting diplomatic correspondence between Egyptian... Læs mere
This Element mentions intentionality which is a key constituent of human action in a world of pervasive uncertainty and... Læs mere
This Element explores how citizens understand general crime and violence against women, especially... Læs mere
Nomads were a frequent fixture in the ancient landscapes of the Northeast Africa and the Nile basin. This Element traces the lives of different ancient nomadic groups across Egypt and Sudan, from the Medjay to the Libyans, from Blemmyes to Saracens.
Revisiting the history of the family in early modern Britain, this volume includes the viewpoints of previously marginalised historical subjects. Chapters... Læs mere
This updated second edition provides the essential text for trainees preparing for the FFICM OSCE examination. Featuring over 100 new multiple clinical scenarios written in a... Læs mere
The book is an accessible guide to modern developments in empirical Bayes methods, with extensive illustrative applications. These methods are of increasing relevance in statistical analysis in a wide spectrum of fields.