This Companion provides a comprehensive and revisionary account of the life and works of Giovanni Boccaccio and his reception over the seven hundred years since his... Læs mere
With a focus on the criminal courts, human rights, judicial appointments and the relationship between the UK Parliament, the domestic courts and the... Læs mere
This book traces Gandhi's extraordinary story from a small-town lawyer into a skilled leader of civil resistance. Gandhi's key writings and his thinking on a broad range... Læs mere
Rich in history and tradition, cricket is both quintessentially English and expansively international, a game that has evolved and changed dramatically in recent times.... Læs mere
H. D. (Hilda Doolittle) was one of the central figures in literary modernism in the 1910s. She played an important role in the early development of modernist poetry. This Cambridge Companion is a critical introduction to H. D. containing essays on all her major works.
This book examines the effects of the Peloponnesian War on the arts of Athens and the historical and artistic contexts in which this art was produced. This is the first book to focus on the new themes and new kinds of art introduced in Athens as a result of the thirty-year war.
For nearly 150 years, Anthony Trollope has been among the most admired of British novelists. This collection presents a balanced and diverse range of essays on Trollope, and will be of interest to students and scholars alike.
Bringing together research from a diverse range of ecosystems, from desert to boreal, aquatic to alpine, this book explores how bryophytes can be used to monitor the effects of climate change on the living environment and in computer modeling of future changes.
This informed and unconventional view of the history, engineering and architecture of the justice system draws on the author's experience as a barrister, an... Læs mere
Written by international experts, this Companion provides an authoritative and comparative study of miracles in the major world religions, as well as older, indigenous... Læs mere
Why is authority always a problem? People ask continually: 'who is in authority?', 'who is the authority?', 'who can speak with authority?' Every disaster or crisis... Læs mere
This concise introduction covers all of the measure theory and probability most useful for statisticians. Originating from the authors'... Læs mere