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The Oxford Handbook of Decadence
The meaning of decadence varies with context, depending on what (or who) is understood to have declined, decayed, or degenerated. These negative meanings are familiar from history …
North American Amphibians
Some 300 species of amphibians inhabit North America. The past two decades have seen an enormous growth in interest about amphibians and an increased intensity of scientific …
Decadence: A Very Short Introduction
The historical trajectory of decadent culture runs from ancient Rome, to nineteenth-century Paris, Victorian London, fin de siècle Vienna, Weimar Berlin, and beyond. The first of …
Bohemians: A Very Short Introduction
The Romantic myth of Bohemia originated in the early nineteenth century as a way of describing the new conditions faced by artists and writers when the previous system of …
Revolution From Above
Controversially this book argues that the ruling party-state elite in the USSR itself moved to dismantle the old system. Topics discussed include: * the beginnings of economic …
Political Power and Democratic Control in Britain
Democratic Institutions and Practices is the second study carried out under the Democratic Audit of the UK. This volume explores the formal institutions and processes of the …
Risk Management, 2 Volume Set
First published in 2000, Risk Management is a two volume set, comprised of the most significant and influential articles by the leading authorities in the studies of risk …
Leopard (Il Gattopardo)
Luchino Visconti's The Leopard (Il Gattopardo, 1963) tells the story of an aristocratic Sicilian family adjusting to the realities of political and commercial modernity after the …
Researching Craft Beer
Decades of stagnating demand for beer and the emergence of global brewing conglomerates had seen many of Britain's longstanding breweries disappear and a decline in the diversity …
The Origins of the Federal Theology in Sixteenth-Century Reformation Thought
The development of the Federal theology of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was a significant transformation in Reformed theological thinking. According to the …
From Critique to Action
This book illustrates the application of ethical thinking to business, management and computing. The authors are not professional philosophers but lecturers, researchers and …
Ulysses Explained
When it comes to James Joyce's landmark work, Ulysses , the influence of three literary giants, Homer, Shakespeare, and Dante, cannot be overlooked. Examining Joyce in terms of …