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Social epidemiology is the study of how the social world influences -- and in many cases defines -- the fundamental determinants…

A giant in the pantheon of 19th century composers, Tchaikovsky continues to enthrall audiences today. From the Nutcracker-…

'Because one book had a sort of success he imagined his struggles were over.' Scholarly, anxious Edwin Reardon had achieved a…

Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life. Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big…

When Tom is sent to stay at his aunt and uncle's house for the summer, he resigns himself to endless weeks of boredom. As he lies…

French culture is unique in that philosophy has played a significant role from the early-modern period onwards, intimately…

King and Lawley's market-leading text offering the most critical, practical, and accessible approach to the subject. Woven…

Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim, the first edition of Jancis Robinson's seminal volume immediately attained legendary…

An exploration of how the image and idea of the dragon has evolved through history How did the dragon get its wings? Everyone in…

Drugs in sport are big news and the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is common. Here, Chris Cooper, a top biochemist…

Thomas Hobbes' timeless account of the human condition, first developed in The Elements of Law (1640), which comprises Human…

In his four last plays (Blood Wedding, Yerma, The House of Bernarda Alba, Dona Rosita the Spinster) Federico Garc�a Lorca offered…

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-89) is now recognized as a major poet of striking originality and is widely admired for his…

How well do you really know your favorite author? In this new book, ace literary detective turned quizmaster John Sutherland and…

In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic…

This handbook offers an in depth and comprehensive state of the art survey of the linguistic domains of modality and mood. An…

Only human beings have a rich conceptual repertoire with concepts like tort, entropy, Abelian group, mannerism, icon and…

Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. In this Very…

Afghanistan: Parvana's father is arrested and taken away by Taliban soldiers. Under Taliban law, women and girls are not allowed…

Existentialism was one of the leading philosophical movements of the twentieth century. Focusing on its seven leading figures,…