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Eight Ghosts
Eight authors were given after hours freedom at their chosen English heritage site. Immersed in the history, atmosphere and rumours of hauntings, they channelled their darker …
Nietzsche and Antiquity
Wide-ranging essays making up the first major study of Nietzsche and the classical tradition in a quarter of a century. This volume collects a wide-ranging set of essays examining …
Greek Thought
Ancient Greek thought is the essential wellspring from which the intellectual, ethical, and political civilization of the West draws and to which, even today, we repeatedly return. …
Jews and the Ends of Theory
Theory, as it’s happened across the humanities, has often been coded as “Jewish.” This collection of essays seeks to move past explanations for this understanding that rely on the …
Evolution, Games, and God
According to the reigning competition-driven model of evolution, selfish behaviors that maximize an organism’s reproductive potential offer a fitness advantage over …
Streetscapes
Cul-de-sacs. Parks. Footpaths. Busy roads. Creeks. Car parks. Streetscapes...Where No Home Like a Raft explored wanderlust and faraway places, Streetscapes examines Martin Jon …
Modelling Climate Change Impacts on Agricultural Systems
Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate …
No Home Like a Raft
Comparative History of Slavic Literature
Luther: Selected Political Writings
Martin Luther, pivotal figure of the sixteenth-century Reformation, continues to exercise a powerful influence in the affairs of the twentieth century, not just in the area of …
Windows of the Soul
In late fifteenth century Florence, Renaissance humanists rediscovered a secret, natural language hidden in the visual wisdom of the proverb 'the eyes are the windows of the soul'. …
Community Health and Wellbeing
Improving health in populations in which health is poor is a complex process. This book argues that the traditional government approach of exhorting individuals to live healthier …