The Blue Ball is an imaginative investigation of the experience of Space, researched by the playwright among the astronauts themselves. This ambitious play questions the politics of a culture in which
Virgil lived through the fall of the Roman Republic and the establishment of the Empire. His Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid represent a series of attempts, increasingly ambitious in scale and conceptio
Throughout the twentieth century, Spanish people have deployed conflicting sexual moralities in their struggle for political supremacy within the state. The Spanish Gypsies or Gitanos, who live at the
This volume examines the varied ways in which the senses were perceived afresh during the Enlightenment. In addition to introducing new philosophical and scientific models which sometimes upended the
Marian is in her mid-thirties, and trying to get over the shock of her eighteen-year-old twins leaving her to live with their father in the USA. As a distraction she takes a job looking after a younge
Andrew Kilmartin was a quietly respectable lawyer working in the City of London. Until the day a wanted killer forced a way into his office.Against all the odds, Kilmartin believed that Franz Schmidt
Contains entries removed from Who's Who on account of death between 1941 and 1950, including entries for Adolf Hitler, Mohandas Gandhi and H. G. Wells. Each entry is finally revised and the date of de
--Where and what is Ireland?--What are the identities of the people of Ireland?--How has European Union policy shaped Irish people's lives and interests?This book argues that such questions can be ans
A companion to Bloomsbury's popular two-volume Greek to GCSE, this is the first course for Latin students that directly reflects the curriculum in a clear, concise and accessible way. Enhanced by colo
A companion to Bloomsbury's popular two-volume Greek to GCSE, this is the first course for Latin students that directly reflects the curriculum in a clear, concise and accessible way. Enhanced by colo
Art is a major political weapon of our times. Today, peoples around the world use art to boost their own identity and to attack the ways others represent them. At a time of increasing intercultural ex
From the palaces of Homeric epic to the ancestral seat of Roman emperors, Troy in antiquity was a place couched in myth. But for nearly four millennia, Troy was also a living city, inhabited by real p
Material culture, the "stuff" of everyday life is deeply entwined with cultural values and the politics of identity. Material culture is widely studied across different disciplines and represents some
Since the earliest days of our species, technology and language have evolved in parallel. This book examines the processes and products of this age-old relationship: a phenomenon we're calling technol
Contemplation is the single strand that binds together the life and work of Thomas Merton. Thomas Merton's Paradise Journey: Writings on Contemplation traces the development of Merton's thought on the
In a further development of the nature-nurture debate, this collection of articles questions how the human mind influences the content and organization of culture. In the study of mental activity, can
Four old friends sit down for a quiet evening together. But they are harassed by various bells, sirens, buzzers, warblers, beepers and cheepers, all trying to warn them of something. What are these el
Assuming no prior knowledge, this book introduces the reader to a selection of sites and temples, exploring them in detail and explaining all technical terms along the way. Intended for college-level
On his many reconnaissance missions in Europe and the Far East, the young Bogarde experienced the terror of enemy attack and the horror of its aftermath, together with the intense camaraderie and bitt
