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A History of the Moral Imagination from Spenser to RochesterChristopher Tilmouth's study of Early Modern ideas of emotion, self-indulgence,        and self-control explores a series of philosophical authors in relation to poets and        dramatists of the period 1580 to 1680. Aristotle, Aquinas, Augustine, and Hobbes        receive detailed...

In this classic work Bernard Lewis examines the key issues of Arab development - their identity, the national revival which cemented the creation of the Islamic state, and the social and economic pressures that destroyed the Arab kingdom and created the Islamic empire. He analyses the forces which contributed to that empire's eventual decline and...

No literary figure of the past century is comparable to Ezra Pound in the scope and depth of his exchange with China. In this book 162 previously unpublished letters between Pound and nine Chinese intellectuals, accompanied by introductions and notes, make available for the first time the forgotten stories of Pound and his Chinese friends....

A Very Short IntroductionIn this Very Short Introduction Nick Middleton tells the story of the desert, demonstrating its beautiful landscapes and remarkable climates. He challenges the common notion that they are dry and barren and uncovers fascinating life-forms, a rich biodiversity, and a long history of human habitation....

Theory, Research, and PracticeThe Oxford Handbook of Hypnosis is the successor to Fromm and Nash's Contemporary        Hypnosis Research (Guilford Press), which has been regarded as the field's        authoritative scholarly reference for over 35 years. For postgraduates, researchers,        and clinicians, this book is the definitive reference...

Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly FalseThe modern materialist approach to life has conspicuously failed to explain such        central mind-related features of our world as consciousness, intentionality,        meaning, and value. This failure to account for something so integral to nature as        mind,...