The Eusebians

the polemic of Athanasius of Alexandria and the construction of the "Arian controversy"

This book offers a historical and theological re-evaluation of the polemical writings of Athanasius of Alexandria (bishop 328-73), who would become known to later Christian generations as a saint and a champion of orthodoxy, and as the defender of the original Nicene Creed of 325 ...

Contemporary art

a very short introduction

Contemporary art has never been so popular - but what is 'contemporary' about contemporary art? What is its role today, and who is controlling its future? Bloody toy soldiers, gilded shopping carts, and embroidered tents. Contemporary art is supposed to be a realm of freedom where ...

From World War to Cold War

Churchill, Roosevelt, and international history of the 1940s

The 1940s was probably the most dramatic and decisive decade of the 20th century. This volume explores the Second World War and the origins of the Cold War from the vantage point of two of the great powers of that era, Britain and the USA ...

Modernizing nature

forestry and imperial eco-development 1800-1950

"Modernizing Nature" contributes to the debate regarding the origins, institutionalization, and politics of the sciences and systems of knowledge underlying colonial frameworks of environmental management. It departs from the widely prevalent scholarly perspective that colonial science can be understood predominantly as a handmaiden of imperialism ...

EC public procurement

case Law and regulation

Public procurement represents a specialist yet important area of practice in the European and international business and commercial legal environment. This book offers an inclusive, coherent and practical analysis of the relevant law and jurisprudence, with the principal focus on the case law of the ...

The creation of States in international Law

As much as was ever the case in 1979 when the first edition of "The Creation of States in International Law" published, in the 21st century problems of territorial status and statehood are likely to continue to be a focal point of international disputes. As ...

Legal risk in the financial markets

This timely new book explains what legal risk means in the context of the financial markets and why concerns about legal risk have grown in recent years. It also considers how legal risk is intended to be addressed as part of operational risk under the ...

A practical approach to commercial conveyancing and property

The "A Practical Approach" series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books ...

Agency and autonomy in Kant's moral theory

Andrews Reath presents a selection of his best essays on various features of Kant's moral psychology and moral theory, with particular emphasis on his conception of rational agency and his conception of autonomy. The opening essays explore different elements of Kant's views about ...

The economic future in historical perspective

In this volume, leading modern economic historians show how analysis of past experiences contributes to a better understanding of present-day economic conditions; they offer important insights into major challenges that will occupy the attention of policy makers in the coming decades. The seventeen essays are ...

Concise historical atlas of World War Two

the geography of conflict

World War II classes have been, and continue to be among the most highly enrolled classes in History Departments, yet there is a serious lack of good supplementary materials to match with main survey texts. This is particularly true for World War II atlases and ...

The origin of goods

rules of origin in regional trade agreements

The dark side of preferential trade agreements, Rules of Origin (RoO) are used to determine the eligibility of goods to preferential treatment. Ostensibly meant to prevent the trans-shipment of imported products across Free Trade Agreement borders after superficial screwdriver assembly, they act in reality as ...

The Art of Love

bimillennial essays on Ovid's ars amatoria and Remedia Amoris

"The Art of Love" celebrates the bi-millennium of Ovid's cycle of sophisticated and subversive didactic poems on love, traditionally assumed to have been brought to completion around AD 2. "Ars Amatoria" (The Art of Love) and "Remedia Amoris" (Cures for Love), which purport to ...

Islam in transition

muslim perspectives

9/11 and continued acts of global terrorism from Madrid to Bali have challenged the understanding of academic experts, students, and policymakers, Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Critical questions have been raised about Islam and Muslim politics in the modern world: Are Islam and modernity compatible ...

The central Middle Ages

Europe 950-1320

The period from the late tenth to the early fourteenth centuries was one of the most dynamic in European history. Latin Christendom found a new confidence which has left its mark upon the landscape in the form of the great cathedrals and castles, while thousands ...

Leonardo da Vinci

the marvellous works of nature and man

This masterly account of Leonardo da Vinci and his vision of the world is now widely recognized as the classic treatment of Leonardo's art, science, and thought, giving an unparalleled insight into the broadening and deepening of Leonardo's intellect and vision throughout his ...

Minds and gods

the cognitive foundations of religion

This provocative book explains the origins and persistence of religious ideas on the basis of common structures and functions of human thought. The first general introduction to the new "cognitive science of religion," "Minds and Gods" presents the major themes, theories, and thinkers involved in ...

Monks, rulers and literati

the political ascendancy of Chan Buddhism

The Chan (Zen in Japanese) school of Chinese Buddhism began when, in the seventh century, a small religious community gathered around a Buddhist monk named Hongren. Over the centuries, Chan Buddhism grew from an obscure movement to an officially recognized and eventually dominant form of ...

The Oxford companion to the garden

This sumptuous new "Oxford Companion" is devoted to gardens of every kind and the people and ideas involved in their making, in every part of the world where the designed landscape has played an important part. Its broad sweep makes this the perfect reference for ...

The Oxford handbook of public management

The public sector continues to play a strategic role across the world. The last thirty years have seen major shifts in approaches to public sector management in many different countries. There is also a fierce debate across academic disciplines about contemporary public administration/management: some ...

The undercover economist

exposing why the rich are rich, the poor are poor and why you can never buy a decent used car!

This volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations ...

Trusts and equity

This medium-length textbook has been designed to provide students with a clear step-by-step guide to the typical subject matter of an undergraduate course on trusts and equity. A number of critical perspectives, such as the tension between property and obligations approaches to the trust, are ...