In Roman Londinium the city was dotted with lupanaria (‘wolf dens’ or public pleasure houses), fornices (brothels) and thermiae (hot baths). Then came the Emperor Constantine, with his ...
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Across the whole of Nazi-ruled Europe the experience of occupation was sharply varied. Some countries - such as Denmark - were allowed to run themselves within tight limits. Others - such as France...
Is mathematics a discovery or an invention? Do numbers truly exist? What sort of reality do formulas describe?The complexity of mathematics - its abstract rules and obscure symbols - ca...
Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, the leading Buddhist monk in the UK, shares his collected wisdom on how we can all overcome negative thoughts and calm our minds with simple meditation practices. His tea...
Perform an accurate, efficient, and effective physical examination with confidence.Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking provides authoritative, step-by-step guidance ...
Steam power transformed our world. It revolutionized work and production, but also the ease and cost of movement over land and water. The result was to throw open vast areas of the world to the ram...
Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life in this fascinating new portrait that brings together the everyday and the ext...
Global awareness of climate change is increasing, and the scientific evidence is incontrovertible: an environmental crisis is upon us. Art and Climate Change presents an overview of ecologically co...
The monograph should be seen as an attempt to present changes affecting the category of family farm owners in Poland over the last 70 years, since the end of World War II. These changes brought sig...
‘From the Fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord.’Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade, raid and invade a...
From earliest pre-history, with the dawning understanding of fire and its many uses, up to the astonishing advances of the twenty-first century, Thomas Crump traces the ever more sophisticated mean...
Now in its third edition, Thinking Sociologically continues to offer a stimulating exploration of the underlying assumptions and tacit expectations which structure our view of the world. This best-...
The story begins in an Augustinian abbey in 1856, and takes the reader from Darwin’s groundbreaking theory of evolution, to the horrors of Nazi eugenics, to present day and beyond - as we lea...
Welcome to a revolution in the science of you.Recent and dramatic breakthroughs in our understanding of the body will profoundly change the experience of being human in the coming centu...
Learn the facts, figures, super-powers and origins of your favourite characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). From the Avengers and Ant-Man to Black Panther and Doctor Strange, this boo...
In 1710 an obscure Devon ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invented a machine with a pump driven by coal, used to extract water from mines. Over the next two hundred years the steam engine would be at the...
Have you ever dreamt of having your own private museum tour with one of the world's most-celebrated artists? Take a walk through art history in the company of one of the pre-eminent American painte...
At Nike, the desire to be the best is a journey, not a destination—better is always temporary.Nike: Better is Temporary is a landmark publication that charts Nike's transformation...
W książce przedstawiono jedną ze składowych kultury chińskiej, jaką jest kategoria harmonii z punktu widzenia elementów mających wpływ zarówno na zachowania ekonomiczne – kultur...