This edited volume discusses the persistence of amnesty in the age of human rights accountability. It features... Læs mere
What is poetry? Why do human beings produce and consume it? What effects does it have on them? Can it give them insight into truth, or is it dangerously misleading? This book is a wide-ranging study of the very varied answers ancient philosophers gave to these questions.
IQ gains are persisting into the twenty-first century, particularly in the developing world: the 'Flynn effect' marches on! This exciting new... Læs mere
Anzacs in the Middle East is a compelling exploration of the experiences of soldiers who fought in the... Læs mere
A practical step-by-step introduction to the analysis of English grammar, this is the first textbook to take an integrated approach to function and structure in grammatical analysis, allowing students to build experience, skills and confidence in working with grammar.
Ancestral fault was a central concept in ancient Greece and also figured prominently in the Western reception of Greek thought. Adopting an innovative, multidisciplinary... Læs mere
Articulates the nature of truth as a co-operative activity between human beings and the natural world that is rooted in our endeavours to do justice to the nature of things.
This important new book provides a comprehensive, exam-orientated clinical anatomy book for anaesthetists preparing for all parts of the FRCA. It covers all body regions, relating... Læs mere
Exploring the behavioral neuroscience of social attachment, this book considers the evolution of social contact and its biological importance for human... Læs mere
This book explores how art and material culture were used to construct age, gender and social identity in the Greek Early Iron Age, 1100–700 BCE. This study offers a comprehensive view of early Greece by recognizing the place of children and women in a warrior-focused society.
Hilde Hasselgård discusses the use of adverbials in English, i.e. clause elements that typically refer to circumstances of time, space, reason and manner. By describing the... Læs mere
This second edition analyses the challenges, both internal and external, facing Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century. Two new chapters and an updated conclusion bring the... Læs mere