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Ranging across both standard philosophical territory and the landscape of cutting-edge cognitive science, Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy

Iedereen vraagt zich wel eens af: waarom ben ik hier? Waar doe ik het voor? Wat is de betekenis van dit alles? Veel mensen weten echter niet waar ze h

This is the first textbook on Functional Discourse Grammar, a recently developed theory of language structure which analyses utterances at four indepe

Byzantium linked the ancient and modern worlds, shaping traditions and handing down to both Eastern and Western civilization a vibrant legacy. 'The Ox

Interdisciplinary perspectives on the capacity to perceive, appreciate, and make music.

Narrative is an important element in our daily life and the novel is arguably the most popular genre of our times. The theory of narrative or narratol

Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for undergraduate and graduate level students witho

In his Bellum Catilinae, C. Sallustius Crispus or Sallust (86-35/34 B.C.E.) recounts the dramatic events of the year 63 B.C.E. when a disgruntled and

Een nieuwe editie van een populaire inleiding in de taalwetenschap De derde herziene editie van Taal en Taalwetenschap geeft een brede inleiding in de

This book demonstrates that women have been and key to understanding processes of development and explores the importance of greater gender equality f

M. Lindsay Kaplan expands the study of the history of racism through an analysis of the medieval Christian concept of Jewish servitude. Developed thro

Thousands of texts, written over a period of three thousand years on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Persian, and ot

Many histories of science have been written, but A New History of the Humanities offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity

In this Very Short Introduction to the gene Jonathan Slack explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development. Looking at

This unique publication outlines the development of legal theory from pre-Roman times to the twentieth century. It aims to relate the evolution of leg

Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present.

The Enlightenment shaped modernity. Western values of representative democracy and basic human rights, gender and racial equality, individual liberty,

In Demons, Virginia Berridge explores the factors that have affected social attitudes to tobacco, alcohol, and a variety of drugs, through history. Ge

International Law presents a student-focused approach to the subject; clearly written with non-native English-speaking students in mind, a range of le

Human language allows us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite