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In The Value of the Humanities prize-winning critic Helen Small assesses the value of the Humanities, eloquently examining five historical arguments in defence of the Humanities....

Renewing a Forgotten VirtueReverence is an ancient virtue that survives among us in half-forgotten patterns of civility and moments of inarticulate awe. Reverence gives meaning to much that we do, yet the word has almost passed out of our vocabulary.   Reverence, says philosopher and classicist Paul Woodruff, begins in an understanding of human...

One deep problem facing the Catholic church is the question of how its teaching authority is understood today. It is fairly clear that, while Rome continues to teach as if its authority were unchanged from the days before Vatican II (1962-65), the majority of Catholics - within the first-world church, at least - take a far more independent line,...

A New Paradigm in Condensed Matter and Device PhysicsA complete description of the science and applications of graphene, a revolutionary two-dimensional one-atom-thick material of exceedingly high electrical conductivity and tensile strength....

The Soviet Failure in Asia at the End of the Cold WarMikhail Gorbachev&'s relations with the West have captured the imagination of contemporaries and historians alike, but his vision of Soviet leadership in Asia has received far less attention. The failure of Gorbachev&'s Asian initiatives has had dramatic consequences, by the late 1980s, the...

This book provides students of all levels with essential and easy-to-follow guidance on how to plan, research, and write essays, dissertations, and exams. Taking you step by step through the process, from understanding a title or choosing your own, planning what to say and how to say it, right through to writing a strong conclusion, this book...