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This volume revives the tradition of debating why and how to study ideas. Showcasing the diversity and differentiation of modern European intellectual history, it documents how much has changed in recent decades, charting how old and new trends have affected scholarship, including the history of science, the history of academic disciplines, the...

Step by StepLinear algebra is a fundamental area of mathematics, and arguably the most powerful mathematical tool ever developed. This dynamic and engaging book uses numerous examples, question and answer sections, and historical biographies to provide an introduction to linear algebra for undergraduates in mathematics, the physical sciences and...

This volume reconstructs the history of documentary practice in pharaonic Egypt from the early Old Kingdom to the administrative changes imposed by the Graeco-Roman period. It explores how the writing of documents was embedded in the interactions between customary social practices and the penetration of outside hierarchies into local government....

Written by two leading practitioners, this comprehesive and practical guide to the law of higher education in the UK provides extensive analysis of the complex legal framework in which universities work and the remedies which may be sought in the event of disputes. The Law of Higher Education has been fully updated to take account of the many...

Catholic Doctrines on Jews and MuslimsGavin D&'Costa breaks new ground in this authoritative study of the Second Vatican Council&'s doctrines on other religions, with particular attention to Judaism and Islam. The focus is exclusively on the doctrinal foundations found in Lumen Gentium 16 that will serve Catholicism in the twenty first...

The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois, Volume 9W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. Du Bois&'s sociological and...