Oxford University Press

An exploration of Augustine's treatment of language in his Confessions - a major work of Western philosophy and literature, with continuing intellectual importance. Philip Burton traces the role of language in Augustine's career, up to his reinvention of himself as a Christian intellectual, commentating on Scripture and preaching to his flock....

This book is a critical introduction to Finnegans Wake and its genesis. Finn        Fordham provides a survey of critical, scholarly, and theoretical approaches to        Joyce's iconic masterpiece. He also analyses in detail the compositional development        of certain key passages which describe the artist (Shem) and his project;...

Bundles, Connections, Metrics and CurvatureBundles, connections, metrics & curvature are the lingua franca of        modern differential geometry & theoretical physics. Supplying graduate        students in mathematics or theoretical physics with the fundamentals of these        objects, & providing numerous examples, the book would suit...

Environmental economics can be controversial, but it is also central to some key        policy issues facing governments and society today, including industrial pollution,        global warming, and waste/recycling. Stephen Smith looks at how economic activity        affects the environment in which we live, and how environmental policies can...

This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques        of DNA analysis and show the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical        research. The book will be welcomed by all those engaged in genealogical research,        including everyone seeking to discover the histories of their names...

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