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This concise and up-to-date assessment of Richelieu's career provides an enthralling introduction to the character and exercise of his power. Richelieu governed France for 18 years until his death and until the mid-20th century was viewed by Anglo-Saxon historians as cold, clever and ruthless. Recent interpretations have been more favourable and in this incisive study R. J. Knecht uses recent research to reassess Richelieu's career and achieve...

This text is an overview of the post-SPE theory of generative phonology, suitable for linguists not specializing in phonology, but who want to keep abreast of the latest developments in the subject. It covers all the major trends in "non-linear" phonology, including particle, dependancy and charm phonology. Iggy Roca guides the reader through the developments of the various approaches, justifying their rationale against the background of SPE m...

News depends for its effect on a culturally shared language, and this book concentrates on ways we can decode its messages without simply reproducing their underlying assumptions.

Although the different contributions to this book range over a wide spectrum of substantive issues, they share a common interest. This is a concern to explore the ways in which notions of the relations between theory and practice, between belief and action, can be used to develop three kinds of sensitivity in the sociology of education. A sensitivity towards how school systems are created, maintained and made to function, towards developing a ...

This book addresses the question `What should be taught in schools and why?¿. The book begins by stressing the way in which such a question should be approached and goes on to offer a comprehensive and stringent critique of a variety of principles for the selection of curriculum content, with particularly important sections on deschooling and the hidden culture curriculum theory.

This book is a fascinating comparative study of constructions of female nature in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Focusing on debates surrounding women's entry into higher education, it explores how gender difference was negotiated in Britain, Germany and Spain.

The Great Powers and the European States System 1814-1914 2/e presents an analytical narrative of the functioning of the European states system over the whole century between the fall of Napoleon in 1814 and the outbreak of the First World War just one hundred years later. It examines the variety of devices, manoeuvres and feats of statesmanship by means of which decision-makers managed the interplay of their interests, common and conflicting ...

This book shows how a charismatic leader preyed on ordinary Germans yearning for stability in a time of economic, political and social crisis. It goes on to give a complete and up-to-date analysis of The Third Reich, its implications for and place in history.

This well-established and immensely successful book by one of Britain's most popular historians, is the standard introduction to the subject. Appropriate for 1st yr undergraduate upwards on Modern Europe courses.

The past hundred years in China have seen almost continuous transformation and upheaval. From Confucianist monarchy to warlordism, from fanatically doctrinaire socialist tyranny to almost doctrineless social-capitalism, China has experienced political, cultural and economic disintegration, reunion, and revolution on an unprecedented scale.Beginning with the overthrow of the Emperor in 1911, Moise guides us through a century of ever-unfolding d...

Advising in Language Learning (ALL) brings together examples of advising practice and research from various international contexts in a fast-developing field. A theoretical model based on constructivism and sociocultural theory (the Dialogue, Tools and Context Model) is proposed and supported thoughout the book, as each of the contributions focuses on one or more areas of the model. In this volume the editors set out the general aims and under...

This text examines sociological theories and arguments, providing extracts of primary source material, from both classical and contemporary theorists. Theorists are analysed within their historical and sociological framework and the text provides an analysis of developments within sociological thought and research

This splendid portrait of medieval and early modern Scotland through to the Union and its aftermath has no current rival in chronological range, thematic scope and richness of detail. Ian Whyte pays due attention to the wide regional variations within Scotland itself and to the distinctive elements of her economy and society, but he also highlights the many parallels between the Scottish experience and that of her neighbours, especially Englan...

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A reissue of this seminal study which was revolutionary in drawing out the significance of stage action in Greek tragedy at a time when plays were often read purely as texts, rather than understood as performances.

Challenging assumptions about historical periodicity, modernity and the uses of Shakespeare in present day contexts, this study of his legacy in current American and British politics includes a discussion of Bush, Blair, 9-11 and the London bombings.

Based on Bernard Comrie's much praised The World's Major Languages, this is a key guide to an important language family. The areas covered include Chinese, Japanese and Sino-Tibetan languages.

A classic in its field for almost forty years, The Articulate Mammal is a brilliant introduction to psycholinguistics. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by the author.

The underlying theme of this new study is the communists' attempt to mould the region's varied economic, social, intellectual and cultural characteristics according to the model of the Soviet Union.

First Published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.