This edited volume addresses the ways in which the city has been explored in works of literature by classical and modern ‘Arab’ authors from different theosophical and ideological backgrounds.
This Reader brings together a generous selection of readings from the original texts of the three major classical sociological theorists: Karl Marx, Max Weber,... Læs mere
The Edinburgh Companion is a gateway to the fascinating worlds of ancient Greece and Rome. Wide-ranging in its approach, it demonstrates the multifaceted nature of classical civilisation.
This updated guide examines the different relationships between the various tiers of government in the UK and the EU, and how the EU's powers affect the UK, from a range of... Læs mere
This has quickly established itself as the leading undergraduate course book in the subject. This second edition takes full account of the latest developments in the rapidly changing field, making this the most up-to-date and comprehensive textbook available.
The pressing and universally relevant issue of euthanasia is debated in this volume.
Much has been written on dialect formation through contact between dialects of the same language, but the... Læs mere
The Correspondence of James Boswell with James Bruce and Andrew Gibb, Overseers of the Auchinleck Estate
The third and final volume of the first collected edition of Hogg’s letters reveals his versatility in old age. It contains an index to all three volumes of Hogg’s letters.
This book analyses the road to Bannockburn, the campaign of 1314 and the aftermath of the fight. It demonstrates that in both its context and legacy the battle had a central significance in the shaping of nations and identities in the late Medieval British Isles.
This book examines in depth for the first time the origins, development, and reception of the major dramatic screen representations of ‘The Few’ in the Battle of Britain produced over the past seventy years.
The most extensive and detailed analysis of the reporting of the Spanish Civil War ever undertaken.