This text offers a new way of looking at basic economic issues. It teaches economics from a different standpoint, based on specialization and the division of labour.
This volume from Jeffrey Sachs and Xiaokai Yang introduces students to development economics within a neoclassical economics context. It is a text and a survey from which the inframarginal analysis of economic development can be systematically learned.
A central focus of work in epistemology over the past 25 years has been the debate between internalism and externalism. This text brings together the essays... Læs mere
This text analyses the ethical problems associated with basing environmental policy on economic analysis, and ways to overcome these problems. The volume has practical relevance because policy recommendations and choices based on economic analysis are often contested.
This bible commentary looks at how Exodus has influenced and has been influenced by history, religion, politics, the arts and other forms of culture over the ages. * A... Læs mere
Empires and Colonies provides a thoroughgoing and lively exploration of the expansion of the seaborne empires of western Europe from the fifteenth century and how that process of expansion affected the world, including its successor, the United States.
The notion of empire has in recent years taken on a renewed importance in world politics. US foreign policy has in particular been associated with this concept by both critics and supporters of American global power.
* A punchy and original upper-level film studies textbook. * Offers a new way of thinking about film studies in the 21st Century and developments like globalisation and technology. * Introduces a range of theorists who have not been brought to bear on the subject before now.
This book provides a much-needed, straightforward introduction to moral philosophy. It will particularly benefit students following courses containing an ethics module, including philosophy from... Læs mere
Experimental Design and Statistics for Psychology: A First Course is a concise, straighforward and accessible introduction to the design... Læs mere
Presents fresh perspectives on the construction of knowledge concerning the antiquity of man. This book covers a wide variety of time periods and topics, from the Renaissance and the 18th century to the engravings, photography, and virtual realities.
The study and the understanding of Anglo-Saxon history, literature and culture depends on the presentation of unique manuscripts as modern printed editions. This book... Læs mere