Oxford University Press

In this classic work that continues to inspire its many readers, Jim Lovelock puts        forward his idea that life on earth functions as a single organism. Written for        non-scientists, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with        which to support a new and radically different model of our planet. In contrast...

Hendrik Lorenz presents a comprehensive study of Plato's and Aristotle's conceptions of non-rational desire, which they see as something that humans share with animals. Lorenz sheds fresh light, not only on both philosophers' theories of motivation, but also on how they conceive of the mind, both in itself and in relation to the body...

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A Very Short IntroductionThe Crusades were one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. But were they motivated by spiritual reward or by greed? Were they an early experiment in European colonialism? How were they organized? With customary flair and originality, Christopher Tyerman picks his way through the many debates to...

A Very Short IntroductionFirst published as part of the best-selling  The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's  Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066. This book is a brief introduction to the political, social, religious, and...

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