“a a burnham”

This major new text provides a comprehensive introduction to the main research methods employed in the study of politics, an assessment of their strengths and limitations, and an account of their relationship to the evolution of the discipline of political science. Illustrated throughout with boxed ... More

Kant's philosophy understands judgement in different ways in the cognition of nature, the appreciation of natural beauty, and in the determination of moral action. This book aims to explore these three philosophies of judgement, producing in the process a new and creative reading of Kant's work. The... More

‘This is an excellent book - it offers a comprehensive overview of the working lives of teaching assistants today and gives straightforward, sensible advice on issues that really matter.’ Sarah Humphreys, Headteacher, Kettlefields Primary School, East Cambridgeshire Lists range from the practic... More

A tragic accident sends two men into a cycle of violence and retribution, in this "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year. Now a major motion picture from Random House Films and Focus Features, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo.A cycle of violence and retribution is set in motion as two ha... More

Spectacular and mysterious objects that come and go in the night sky, comets have dwelt in our popular culture for untold ages. As remnants from the formation of the Solar system, they are objects of key scientific research and space missions. As one of nature's most potent and dramatic dangers, the... More

In a radically new interpretation and synthesis of highly popular 18th- and 19th-century genres, Michelle Burnham examines the literature of captivity, and, using Homi Bhabha's concept of interstitiality as a base, provides a valuable redescription of the ambivalent origins of the US national narrat... More