The Dutch Golden Age was one of the most spectacularly creative episodes in world history. The age of Grotius Spinoza Rembrandt and Vermeer it was also remarkable for its immense impact in the spheres of commerce finance shipping and technology. This book provide... Lees meer.

This illustrated account of all aspects of the music of ancient Greece includes actual transcriptions of the surviving examples of ancient music complete with musical analysis and covers a whole range of topics - from the place of music in Greek life to instruments s... Lees meer.

This is the second of two volumes of the only English edition of Hegel s Aesthetics the work in which he gives full expression to his seminal theory of art. The substantial Introduction is his best exposition of his general philosophy of art. In Part I he considers the... Lees meer.

War and Economy in the Third Reich examines the nature of the German economy in the 1930s and the Second World War. Richard Overy s essays collected here for the first time with a substantial new introduction explore the tension between Hitler s vision of an armed eco... Lees meer.

Tells the story of the birth of philosophy and its remarkable flourishing in the ancient Mediterranean world. This is the first of four volumes which unfolds the history of Western philosophy. It is suitable for those interested in the people and ideas that shaped the... Lees meer.

Offers an examination of the role played by the body in perception and in the development and practice of thinking. This book uses the concepts of body image and body schema to address a range of philosophical questions about cognition drawing on work in developmental... Lees meer.

Fifty years on from its original publication HLA Hart s The Concept of Law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first time.... Lees meer.

Did the Soviet Union want world revolution. Why did the USSR send missiles to Cuba. What made the Cold War last as long as it did. This text presents a comprehensive comparative history of the conflict from its origins to it most dangerous moment - the Cuban Missile... Lees meer.

A scholarly edition The Life and Death of Mr. Badman. Presented to the World in a Familiar Dialogue Between Mr Wiseman and Mr Attentive by James F. Forrest and Roger Sharrock. The edition presents an authoritative text together with an introduction commentary notes... Lees meer.

Fiefs and Vassals has revolutionized the way we think of the Middle Ages. It offers a fundamental challenge to orthodox conceptions of feudalism and overturns centuries of misconceptions about the nature of medieval social relations. Fiefs and Vassals sets out to cha... Lees meer.

Voula Tsouna presents a comprehensive study of the ethics of the Epicurean philosopher Philodemus who taught Virgil influenced Horace and was praised by Cicero. His works have only recently become available to modern readers through the decipherment of a papyrus car... Lees meer.

The author s thesis is that the main characteristic of music is to express and evoke emotion and that all composers whose music has a tonal basis have used the same or closely similar melodic phrases harmonies and rhythms to express and evoke the same emotions. T... Lees meer.

Surveys the history of a great Mediterranean federation whose homelands were Catalonia and Aragon. It incorporates the results of recent research into the archives of Catalonia Aragon Valencia Majorca and other Mediterranean lands. This book is the first in Engli... Lees meer.

World-famous Estonian-born composer Arvo P rt is a unique voice in today s music. From his own extensive experience of working with P rt Paul Hiller here provides the first full-length study of the composer s music. The music of the Estonian-born composer Arvo P rt... Lees meer.

This leading Arabic dictionary lists English words and phrases with their Arabic equivalents. Clearly distinguishes between different shades of meaning in English expressions. Includes coverage of regional variations of the Arabic Comprehensive coverage This lea... Lees meer.