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Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, this book provides a survey of modern philosophy. The author takes us on a tour of the subject, from founding fat...

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An examination of the housing and labour markets in Britain. The topics covered range from the employment and housing policies of the London Docklands Development Corporation, to house price inflation and local labour market influences in Britain.

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Explains the boundary element technique with diagrams and with listings of computer programmes for three methods. The authors use a system of highlighting key words and the book is designed for anyone in rock mechanics and mining sciences who has ...

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This study argues that many of our attitudes towards health, sickness and the medical profession had their origins in the age of the Enlightenment. To probe these origins, it examines the life and writings of Thomas Beddoes, a prominent doctor of ...

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C.S. Peirce is one of the most important philosophers to have emerged from the United States. The first of the American pragmatists and creator of semiotics, his work has been a major influence on 20th-century thought.

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A reference book which examines those individuals who have shaped the political world since 1860. Coverage is truly global, including the most important figures in Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, Africa and Australasia.

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A collaboration between the BBC and the Women's Playhouse Trust, this is the first stage production of Aphra Behn's restoration comedy on video. It includes an interview with Jules Wright, the Woman's Playhouse Trust director.

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Presented by Fiona Shaw, this video shows how various interpretations of Shakespeare can be explored through performance. Includes exercises in interpretation and production of the play by Cheek by Jowl. AVAILABLE ONLY IN NORHT AMERICA.

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A unique combination of performance and commentary. Topics include body language and camera angles; rehearsal vs. performance; set design, costume and make-up; and historical context. AVAILABLE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA.

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This is a unique video record of the similarities and differences which exist within the vital artform of Community Theatre throughout the world.

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This is a study of community theatre, an important device for communities to collectively share stories, to participate in political dialogue, and to break down the increasing exclusion of marginalized groups of citizens.

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Here, for the first time, all the information vital to understanding Roman pottery evidence has been brought together in a thorough and accessible review.

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The Social Psychology of Behaviour in Small Groups covers theories of group behaviour and their application in organizational psychology. Topics include the structure and formation of groups and the roles that individuals play within groups, as we...

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Drawing on the work of James Joyce, the story of Sigmund Freud's Dora and the case of Oscar Schindler, this text illuminates how stories are deep at work in fictional writing, autobiography, psychoanalysis and above all, in attempts to talk of the...

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Hailed by Andre Gide as the patron saint of all outsiders, Simone Weil's short life was ample testimony to her beliefs. In this, her most famous book, Weil reflects on the importance of religious and political social structures in the life of the ...

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From the day that Paul Ehrlich hailed his newly discovered treatment for syphilis as the magic bullet, antibiotics have transformed medical practice. They are considered one of the miracle drugs of the 20th century. However, the massive and increa...

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For 5000 years shipping has served the world economy and today it provides a sophisticated transport service to every part of the globe. Yet despite its economic complexity, shipping retains much of the competitive cut and thrust of the perfect ma...

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The local media - local newspapers and radio, regional television, cable television and local news on the internet - represents a diverse and rapidly-changing sector of the British media landscape. Bringing together media academics, local journali...

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This text examines topics such as: crisis tendencies in urban education; teachers' work culture in sociohistorical perspective; teachers and basic skills restructuring in midstate; teachers and basic skills restructuring in urbanville; and "C...

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Anthony Storr investigates the major principles of analytical psychology, presenting such central concepts as the collective unconscious, the archetypes, the shadow, and the persona.

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Examines the social and spatial dynamics that contributed to the construction of a new "social imaginary" - "homeless youth" - in the United States from the mid-1970s to the 1990s.

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This is the first book to consider seriously the historical meanings and functions of the Western film genre, with its 'Cowboys and Indians', sheriffs, outlaws and schoolmarms.

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This study presents the first broad analysis of Maghrebian women's dramatic literature undertaken in English. The book considers sixty-five plays and works of performance art by they twenty-eight women dramatists from the Maghreb.

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Why has the integration of women into Congress been so slow? Why are there so many more Democratic women in Congress than Republican? This is a book on women in US politics, with key data from primary and general election for House and Senate sinc...

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In this book, top scholars of international relations assess the consequences of globalization for national security, identifying three distinct processes of globalization - the intensification of economic exchange, the flow of information, and ma...

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It has been argued that the history of landscape and of gardens has been marginalized from the mainstream of art history and visual studies because of a lack of engagement with the theories, methods and concepts of these disciplines. This book exp...

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