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Volume 3: The Cartography of Syntactic StructuresAdriana Belletti here collects work by top scholars presented at the University of Siena in connection with a visit by Noam Chomsky. The eight articles collected here go beyond strictly mapping syntactic properties, touching on broader theoretical questions related to Chomsky's Minimalist Program in...

The Revd Ian Paisley is unique in having founded both a successful church and a successful and hugely influential political party. Steve Bruce traces Paisley's career and his impact on Ulster politics, and in doing so poses vital questions concerning the relationship between politics and society....

Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west (both mainstream and alternative),   Alternative Medicine? maps the transmission of medical expertise from one culture to another and lays bare the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine....

This stimulating Very Short Introduction to music invites us to really think about music and the values and qualities we ascribe to it. The world teems with different kinds of music-traditional, folk, classical, jazz, rock, pop-and each type of music tends to come with its own way of thinking. Drawing on a wealth of accessible examples ranging from...

American History and the Idea of the Cold WarUncertain Empire examines the idea of the Cold War and its application to the        writing of American history....

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