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Presents a cutting-edge interdisciplinary perspective on the expression of the self~Combines traditional methods in philosophy of language with empirical linguistic studies~Challenges current theories of self-reference~Draws on data from a wide range of languages from different language families

The story of the reign of Charles I -- through the lives of his ordinary subjects~Shows how Charles's royal authority was constituted, in both peace and war -- and how it came to fall apart~Re-creates the broadest possible panorama of early Stuart England, as it slipped from complacency to revolution~The first major attempt to connect the political, constitutional, and religious history of the period history with the experience and aspirations...

Offers a new interpretation of some of the major issues within Machiavellian political thought~Provides a clear guide into the historical and conceptual sequence of Machiavelli's writings~Helps readers to understand the differences between Machiavellian and contemporary political lexicon~Provides clear historical contextualization~Highlights the main interpretive differences between major studies on Machiavelli

Focuses on the concept of prayer in Augustine and the subsequent legacy of the themes Augustine draws together~Offers new perspectives on Augustine arguing that the notion of the 'Augustinian tradition' needs to be re-thought; and that already in the generation after Augustine in the West such a re-thinking is already and richly manifest in more than one influential form~Encourages philosophical, moral, and historical theologians to think abou...

Features numerous case studies to aid understanding

Tutorial book offering a quick introduction to the subject~First textbook available on Shape Dynamics~Detailed walk-through of the historical and conceptual motivations of the theory, its logical development from first principles, and a description of its present status~Accessible to those with a basic understanding of Lagrangian/Hamiltonian mechanics

Tutorial book offering a quick introduction to the subject~First textbook available on Shape Dynamics~Detailed walk-through of the historical and conceptual motivations of the theory, its logical development from first principles, and a description of its present status~Accessible to those with a basic understanding of Lagrangian/Hamiltonian mechanics

The first book-length reading of Paradise Lost by a philosopher~Within the philosophy of literature, not only Milton's poem but the entire corpus of religious poetry/literature is almost never discussed. Ascent explains the reasons for this, offering a way by which the philosophy of literature can address this important body of work~Unique in charting ways by which Milton can meaningfully engage with contemporary philosophy~Argues that Milton'...

Drawing from an impressive range of scholarship, it provides a novel account of pragmatist egalitarianism and current egalitarian theory~Offers original readings of major pragmatist thinkers, including John Dewey, William James and Richard Rorty~Recasts egalitarian thought for contemporary audiences

Discusses the Learning Mechanisms, which are the specific practices needed to build a learning culture~Showcases the principles of a healthy learning culture and environment~Guides readers on how to translate lofty aspirations into tangible actions in the workforce

Shows how ordinary African Americans were able to negotiate and make gains in the US court system even before Civil Rights~Complicates white supremacy by examining why white southerners sometimes supported black litigants in court~Draws on new archival sources and databases to give a wide-angle view of the legal activity of African Americans in the South

Introduces students to the life and work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, one of the most important women poets of the nineteenth century~Includes the full text of Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh~An Introduction by the editors explores the life of Barrett-Browning as the context to her writing~Poetry is interspersed with extracts from Barrett Browning's famous courtship correspondence, family correspondence, and her diaries~Barrett ...

Introduces students and readers to the life and work of Robert Browning, one of the most important poets and playwrights of the nineteenth century~Includes a wider selection of Browning's poems than is available in other single-volume annotated editions~Browning's work is presented in chronological order, allowing students to study his development and growth as a writer ~Includes a separate Chronology at the opening of the volume, which pr...

Makes a controversial argument challenging the rise and fall narrative of British history~De-centers large and well-known events like the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and moves smaller-scale insurrections to the foreground~Offers the first thoroughgoing account of what British imperialism looked like from below and of how tenuous its hold on alien populations was

Covers the full spectrum of paediatric rheumatology presentations~Provides the relevant clinical guidelines and information needed to successfully manage a young patient~Includes a colour plate section for guidance on rashes in rheumatological conditions

Provides a holistic approach to international energy arbitration, covering international commercial arbitration, investor-state arbitration and inter-state arbitration, as well as other mechanisms for resolution of energy disputes and enforcement thereof ~A 'one-stop' volume including traditional and upcoming energy sectors including oil, gas, mining and renewables, and issues relating to climate and sustainable development ~Encompasses...

Clarity of explanation of many difficult concepts~All mathematics fully and accessibly presented~Vivid, easy-to-read writing style~Many fresh examples~Covers latest applications of thermodynamics for biochemists, biochemical engineers and pharmacists~Includes comprehensive glossary

Clarity of explanation of many difficult concepts~All mathematics fully and accessibly presented~Vivid, easy-to-read writing style~Many fresh examples~Covers latest applications of thermodynamics for biochemists, biochemical engineers and pharmacists~Includes comprehensive glossary

The companion volume to The Case for Contextualism: Knowledge, Skepticism, and Context, Vol. 1~Presents the most extensive application of contextualism to epistemological problems

The first book to focus on tracing for decades providing an updated account of the law in a new principled framework~Clarifies the content of the rules of tracing, and the circumstances in which claims that would otherwise be available fail because tracing is impossible~Clarifies which claims and remedies are available to a claimant, and the circumstances which might generate a potential claim to traceable proceeds~Re-evaluates the traditional...