Unlocking contract Law

Contract law is a core element of all law degrees in England and Wales. Unlocking Contract Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for: * The rules regarding formation of contracts * The contents of ...

Suicide bombings

In an age when the Western world is preoccupied with worries about weapons of mass destruction in terrorist hands, terrorists across many parts of the globe are using a more basic device as a weapon - life itself. Suicide bombing has become a weapon of choice ...

The rise and fall of Arab Jerusalem

palestinian politics and the city since 1967

This book examines the politics of Jerusalem since 1967 and in particular the city's decline as an Arab city. It covers issues such as the Old City, the barrier, planning regulations and efforts to remove Palestinians from it. However, it is principally concerned with ...

The United States and Cuba

intimate enemies

This book systematically covers the background of U.S.-Cuban relations after the Cold War and tensions into the twenty-first century. The authors explore the future of this strained relationship under Obama's presidency and in a post-Castro Cuba.

The Greek World 479-323 BC

The Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication nearly thirty years ago. Now Simon Hornblower has comprehensively revised and partly rewritten his original text, bringing it up-to-date for yet another generation of readers. In particular ...

Field archaeology

an introduction

Since its first publication, Field Archaeology: An Introduction has proved to be a key handbook for all those undertaking introductory courses in archaeology or volunteering on their first excavation. In this revised second edition, key developments in technology, theory and changes in the law are ...

Ending wars, consolidating peace

economic perspectives

Eds. Mats Berdal, Achim Wennmann. The transition from war to peace is fraught with tension and the risk of a return to bloodshed. With so much at stake, it is crucial that the international community and local stakeholders make sense of the complex mosaic of ...

What is this thing called metaphysics?

Why is there something rather than nothing? Does God exist? Does time flow? What are we? Do we have free will? What is truth? Metaphysics is concerned with ourselves and reality, and the most fundamental questions regarding existence. This clear and accessible introduction covers the ...

Why nations go to war

a sociology of military conflict

The United States has been involved in many wars, sometimes for noble causes like defeating Nazism, and, at other times, it has compromised its own ideals, leading to a lot of soul searching and regrets. Some wars are celebrated as glorious achievements (World War II ...

Greek tragedy

a literary study

With a new foreword by Edith Hall 'Two things give Kitto's classic book its enduring freshness: he pioneered the approach to Greek drama through internal artistry and thematic form, and he always wrote in lively and readable English.' - Oliver Taplin, University of Oxford, UK ...

Media and Democracy

Media and Democracy addresses key topics and themes in relation to democratic theory, media and technology, comparative media studies, media and history, and the evolution of media research. For example: How does TV entertainment contribute to the democratic life of society? Why are Americans less ...

Religion, politics and international relations

selected essays

A leading authority in the discipline, Jeffrey Haynes has contributed to many of the most significant debates in the fields of religion & politics and religion & international relations in the last twenty years. This book brings together many of his most influential essays, offering a comprehensive ...

Comparative politics of Latin America

democracy at last?

This text offers a unique balance of comparative politics theory and interdisciplinary country-specific context, of a thematic organization and in-depth country case studies, of culture and economics, of scholarship and pedagogy. No other textbook draws on such a diverse range of scholarly literature to help ...

The myths we live by

With a new Introduction by the author 'An elegant and sane little book. -- The New Statesman Myths, as Mary Midgley argues in this powerful book, are everywhere. In political thought they sit at the heart of theories of human nature and the social contract; in ...

GeoHumanities

art, history, text at the edge of place

Eds. Michael Dear...[et al]. In the past decade, there has been a convergence of transdisciplinary thought characterized by geography's engagement with the humanities, and the humanities' integration of place and the tools of geography into its studies. GeoHumanities maps this emerging intellectual terrain ...

Improving what is learned at university

an exploration of the social and organisational diversity of university education

Auts., John Brennan...[et al.] What is learned in universities today? Is it what students expect to learn? Is it what universities say they learn? How far do the answers to questions such as these differ according to what, where and how one studies? As ...

The big three

the emerging relationship between the United States, India and China in the changing world order

The evolving relationship between India, the US and China is generally regarded by scholars of international relations as among the key features, perhaps even the most crucial one, that will shape the geopolitical contours of the emerging international political landscape in the twenty-first century. Written ...

British civilization

an introduction

Reviews of the previous editions: 'John Oakland is the doyen of civilization studies' - "British Studies Now". 'This is a first rate, lucidly written text' - G.E.C. Paton, Aston University. 'Suitable above all because it covers so many areas of contemporary institutions ...a useful reference ...

Childhood in World History

Praise for the first edition: 'Those seeking a primer on the field...might well begin here' - "H-Childhood, H-Net Reviews". 'a succinct and deft survey...Undoubtedly this book will be a godsend to teachers...In the assured hands of Stearns, with his readily accessible style, readers ...

Research methods

the basics

Research Methods: The Basics is an accessible, user-friendly introduction to the different aspects of research theory, methods and practice.