Contemporary Linguistics can be used from first year through to final year as a main text for students taking degree courses in linguistics, English language and cognitive science and by MA students on TEFL courses. It is also highly suitable for students taking language options in media and cultural studies, modern language, psychology and ...
This text offers a comprehensive presentation of the mathematics required to tackle problems in economic analysis. To give a better understanding of the mathematical concepts, the text follows the logic of the development of mathematics rather than that of an economics course. After a review of the fundamentals of sets, numbers, and functions, the ...
John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough, was one of the two greatest military commanders in British history and the first subject to achieve and exercise a dominating influence in European affairs. With Wellington and Nelson he is the nearest that Britain has had to a national hero, yet today his reputation has faded. Few, apart from specialists ...
This is an examination of the debates surrounding the expansion of the five main European institutions since the end of the Cold War. These institutions - the European Union, NATO, the Western European Union, the Council of Europe, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - have all had to adjust to the changes that have ...
This textbook has been written primarily for undergraduate medical and dental students but will also be useful for those training in nursing and other health care specialties. The book covers all aspects of general medicine with introductory chapters on basic sciences and the skills needed by modern practitioners. Throughout, care has been taken ...
This work offers a unique critique of the new economic and military imperialism of the United States and its allies in the 21st century. Inspired by the anti-globalization and anti-war movements, in which the author himself has played a crucial role, this is also an accessible introduction to the huge changes in global politics since the dominance ...
A 24-year-old woman is referred from the emergency department with sudden onset of left iliac fossa pain and you are the medic on duty...100 Cases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology presents 100 commonly seen obstetric and gynaecological scenarios. The patient's history, examination and initial investigations are presented along with questions on the ...
This study examines whether peacekeeping fundamentally changed between the Cold War and Post-Cold War periods focusing on contrasting case studies of the Congo, Cyprus, Somalia and Angola, as well as more recent operations in Sierra Leone and East Timor. The authors conclude that most peacekeeping operations - whether in the Cold War or Post-Cold ...
100 Cases in Clinical Medicine is an indispensable revision tool for medical students preparing for clinical examinations or OSCEs. Using scenarios which mimic daily life, the cases will interest students in clinical problems and help them develop their clinical reasoning skills, with each case presenting details of a patient's medical history and ...
Goronwy Rees A Bundle of Sensations (1960) was described as 'an attempt to recover from the past some of the most vivid chapters in the author's life' and in this distinctive autobiography Rees found his true literary voice. By choosing episodes from his life which held wider public significance, he attempted to capture the spirit of the times in ...
This is text studies Marxist method as it has been developed by the main representitives of the classical Marxist tradition, namely Marx and Engels, Luxembourg, Lenin, Lukacs, Gramsci and Trotsky. It provides a single volume study of major Marxist thinkers' views on the crucial question of the dialectic, connecting them with late-1990s political ...
This timely, multi-faceted book by a collection of leading thinkers and practitioners provides church leaders with the resources to re-imagine church and ministry in the twenty-first century. Looking at both traditional forms of church and fresh expressions, this wide-ranging book offers invaluable historical, psychological, sociological and ...
A key property of neural processing in higher mammals is the ability to focus resources by selectively directing attention to relevant perceptions, thoughts or actions. Research into attention has grown rapidly over the past two decades, as new techniques have become available to study higher brain function in humans, non-human primates, and other ...
The medical literature addresses chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but this text focuses on the most salient aspects of the disease and brings those into a single reference source. Handbook of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease begins with clear classifications of COPD symptoms and defines the full pathology. The editors then ...
In introducing J. M. Murry to present-day readers, Sir Richard Rees, who was coeditor of the "Adelphi "from 1930 to 1936, draws heavily from Murry's unsigned and uncollected articles. His selections clearly show Murry's involvement in the moral issues of the day, his surprising interests, and his broad scholarship
This hilarious collection features maddening tongue-twister rhymes, many of which have been adapted from prose originals that date back centuries. Full color.
Contains three separate short stories: "The Four Candles", "The Cloak", and "The Guest". Set in North Africa, they feature children like Aisha, a little girl from a poor family who experiences the sadness of being shut out of the world of the rich but later learns about Jesus and his love for her.
A defender of western Marxism, Lukacs prepared this text in the 1920s in the face of staunch criticisms against Stalinism. It was thought to be lost until its retrieval from a Moscow archive late in the 20th century.
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