“tracy christopher”

Hidden beneath the monolithic New York Public Library is a repository for mankind's greatest secrets. From the Golden Fleece to the Ark of the Covenant, every enigma and artifact from every known and unknown civilization is protected from the forces of evil who, if given the chance, would use the pr... More

It is essential that all those involved in the care of people with diabetes, including the diabetes specialist team and nephrologists, are aware of the best clinical management practices in preventing and treating renal complications. This book summarises these; the important practical aspects in d... More

"Early Modern Italy: A Social History" is a fascinating examination of society in Italy from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries - from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. During this period Italy was not a coherent political unit, being divided into many different kinds of states. Particula... More

This book explores the ethical implications of war in the contemporary world. The author, a leading theorist of warfare, explains why it is of crucial importance that Western countries should continue to apply traditional ethical rules and practices in war, even when engaging with international terr... More

The psychological writing of Jung and the post-Jungians is all too often ignored as anachronistic, archaic and mystic. In Jung and the Postmodern, Christopher Hauke challenges this, arguing that Jungian psychology is more relevant now than ever before - not only can it be a response to modernity, bu... More

What appeals, ideals, values and prejudices could be expected to influence an Athenian jury? "Trials from Classical Athens" presents a selection of key oratorical speeches with new translations and lucid explanatory notes, detailing the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments and a discussion of t... More

What appeals, ideals, values and prejudices could be expected to influence an Athenian jury? "Trials from Classical Athens" presents a selection of key oratorical speeches with new translations and lucid explanatory notes, detailing the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments and a discussion of t... More

Christopher Winch launches a vigorous Wittgensteinian attack on both the "romantic" Rousseauian and the "scientific" cognitivist traditions in learning theory. These two schools, he argues, are more closely related than is commonly realized.Christopher Winch launches a vigorous Wittgensteinian attac... More

The decision to fight 'humanitarian wars' and the development of technologies to make war more humane, illustrates the trend in the West to try to humanize war and thereby humanize modernity. This highly controversial and cutting-edge book questions whether the attempt to make war 'virtual' or 'virt... More