Owen Chadwick's acclaimed lectures on the secularisation of the European mind trace the declining hold of the Church and its doctrines on European society in the nineteenth century. Zobraziť viac
An authoritative and compelling account of the evolution of Nazi Jewish policy between 1939 and 1942. Zobraziť viac
Uniquely authoritative account of Japan's economic resconstruction after World War II. Zobraziť viac
This is a lively collection of 10 short, annotated and illustrated biographies of aristocratic ladies of the final years of the Byzantine Empire. Some were ambitious mothers, others, unhappy wives, some were nuns or scholars, one became the wife of a... Zobraziť viac
This book demonstrates that the major traditions of thought from which the political values of the modern West have emerged are all, in the light of recent world history, in crucial respects incoherent or flawed. Zobraziť viac
John Bowker offers a major contribution to debates about the value of death and its place in both Western and Eastern religions. By indicating how value can be maintained at the limit of life, without a search for illusory compensation in an afterlife... Zobraziť viac
By comparing the four major mythic figures of the modern worldFaust, Don Juan, Don Quixote, and Robinson CrusoeIan Watt traces the origins of their legends and stories along with their resonance and influence on modern literature and society. Zobraziť viac
K. K. Ruthven looks at the impact of Marxism, structuralism, and post-structuralism on feminist critical practice. Zobraziť viac
Science has been very successful at discovering the structure and history of the physical world. However, there is more to be told of scientific fact that can be gained from impersonal experimental tests. This balanced account, written from the... Zobraziť viac
Owen Chadwick paints a detailed cameo of nineteenth-century English rural life, in the extraordinary battle of wills between squire and parson in a Norfolk village. Zobraziť viac
Reliable Knowledge offers a valuably clear account and a radically challenging investigation of the credibility of scientific knowledge. Zobraziť viac
Children's responses to literature are equally fascinating from the psychological and the literary point of view. Nicholas Tucker's exploratory study traces the relationship between the child and the book using both these perspectives, from the baby's... Zobraziť viac
The relationships between humans, animals and the natural world across history and between cultures. Zobraziť viac
Jew and Anglican, outsider and insider, nationalist and European, Romantic and Tory; Paul Smith shows how this unique fuse formed Disraeli's success. Zobraziť viac
