An anthology of primary texts in translation, An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric offers an overview of the social, cultural, and... Læs mere
Here, the authors analyze Thomas Jefferson's conception of American nationhood in light of the political and social demands facing the post-Revolutionary Republic in its formative years. The text helps readers to understand the fundamental tensions and paradoxes of this period.
Set in the years leading up to the First World War, this work is an elegy, not just for an individual character, but for a generation lost in and affected by the war.
In this book Stephen Makin offers a striking new account of some intriguing but neglected arguments -- indifference arguments -- and of the presocratic atomism underpinned by indifference reasoning.
Written for those coming to women's studies for the first time, this text explores and examines women's lives and women's experiences. It engages the reader in reflecting... Læs mere
An introduction to the fundamental problems and issues of epistemology. The book takes the reader through a discussion of the basis of human knowledge in sense-perception and the accuracy of sense-perception in conveying knowledge of the external world.
A comprehensive introduction to the study of language contact and its outcomes, as well as the social and linguistic factors involved. The book examines a wide range of language contact phenomena from both general linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives.
Offers an overview of American immigration. This book features an analysis of the relationship between America's national solidarity and... Læs mere
This work combines physics, history, and philosophy in a new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. Accessible to... Læs mere
Offers an introduction to one of the most influential modern thinkers, G W F Hegel (1770-1831). This edition enables students to engage with many... Læs mere