A distinctive new account why governments loom so large in market societies. Avner Offer explains how finance limits firms to short-term enterprise. For long term... Læs mere
What is science and what can it do? This innovative book uses examples from the physical, life, and social sciences to focus on all the products of science and how they work together. It will interest anyone who thinks about science and how it is practised in our society.
Severe anxiety affects many women during pregnancy and after birth. This book will help you understand... Læs mere
A fundamental reassessment of how Germany lost the First World War. Using diaries, letters and memoirs of key actors and decision-makers, Holger... Læs mere
This Cambridge Companion offers a comparative cultural history of north-western Europe in the crucial period of the eleventh century. With... Læs mere
Lea David goes against the well-embedded belief that 'proper' remembrance leads to a better appreciation of human... Læs mere
In spite of pedagogical 'innovations,' students continue to find school boring. Drawing on contemporary and historical sources,... Læs mere
Examining how crucial parts of the distorted normative order of the Third Reich evolved and were justified by regime-loyal legal theorists, this book... Læs mere
The Indo-European dispersal has puzzled scholars for centuries. When in prehistory did this dramatic linguistic shift take place and from where? What were the main driving... Læs mere
This Element was written to meet the theoretical and methodological challenge raised by the third science revolution and its implications for how to study and interpret European prehistory.
The first complete history of the neglected St Osyth witch-trial, this book tells the compelling, revelatory story of a... Læs mere
There is growing interest 'therapeutic narratives', stories which help to explain why people need to create stories with a... Læs mere