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In Postmodernity, Ethics and the Novel Andrew Gibson sets out to demonstrate that postmodern theory has actually made possible an ethical discourse around fiction. Each chapter elaborates and discusses a particular aspect of Levinas' thought and raises questions for that thought and its bearing on the novel. It also contains detailed analyses of particular texts. Part of the book's originality is its concentration on a range of modernist and p...

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First time paperback of very successful volume from Cambridge Nonlinear Science Series.

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This text provides an invaluable resource for all students in sociology and women's studies and will be of interest to all those wishing to know more about contemporary society in Britain.

Based on 20 years of research on the social regulation of academic performances, this book offers theoretical and empirical arguments in favor of the inclusion of the social dimension of human beings as essential for their cognitive activities. We all engage in social interactions, compare ourselves with other people, belong to social groups, and are the object of a myriad of categorizations. Not only do such social experiences affect cognitio...

Miracles in Greco-Roman Antiquity presents a collection in translation of miracle stories from the ancient world. The material is divided up into four main categories including healing, exorcism, nature and raising the dead.

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A part of the "Time for English" series - a six-level course for chidren who are learning English at primary school. This first level pupil's book combines modern, communicative techniques with a thorough, step-by-step approach to grammar.

Describes clustering and graphical methods of representing data, and offers advice on how to decide which methods of analysis best apply to a particular data set. This book also provides overviews of developments including efficient clustering algorithms, cluster validation, consensus classifications, and the classification of symbolic data.

Macroelements, Water and Electrolytes in Sports Nutrition addresses the relationship of macroelement needs and interactions to sports and exercise. Research indicates that work capacity and other measures of physical performance are influenced by the intake of water as well as several of the macroelements, including electrolytes. This book examines the convincing, and the not so convincing, evidence about the connection between exercise and sp...

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Presses the case for better mental health care for mentally disturbed law breakers, and the need to divert them from unnecessary imprisonment.

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Self and World is an exploration of the nature of self-awareness. Cassam rejects the widespread view that the self eludes introspection, and argues that consciousness of our thoughts and experiences involves a sense of our thinking, experiencing selves as shaped, solid, and located physical objects in a world of such objects. This clear, original, and challenging treatment of one of the deepest of intellectual problems will demand the attentio...

Commodities and Capabilities presents a set of inter-related theses concerning the foundations of welfare economics, and in particular about the assessment of personal well-being and advantage. The argument presented focuses on the capability to function, i.e. what a person can do or can be, questioning in the process the more standard emphasis on opulence or on utility. In fact, a person's motivation behind choice is treated here as a paramet...

This skills book is designed for use in conjunction with "The Macmillan Picture Dictionary Skills Book" (0-333-64791-2). The book features vocabulary skills and development exercises for primary learners of English.

In der Reihe Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) erscheinen Arbeiten zu sämtlichen Gebieten der alttestamentlichen Wissenschaft. Im Zentrum steht die Hebräische Bibel, ihr Vor- und Nachleben im antiken Judentum sowie ihre vielfache Verzweigung in die benachbarten Kulturen der altorientalischen und hellenistisch-römischen Welt. tisch-römischen Welt.

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