This complete, up-to-date introduction to immunology takes students from basic vocabulary through common immunoassays to closer consideration of the specific diseases that require immunologic methods
The fourth edition of General Linguistics provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to linguistics.The book considers:- semantics and pragmatics- dialect and style- phonetics and phonology-
Jonathan Swift's moral and political satires astonished his contemporaries and still have the power to disturb, with their compelling images and unsettling turns of argument, and to delight, with thei
Internationally, there is increasing research and interest in the processes of the production and reception of texts for specific purposes and in the historical development of genres and registers wit
Though international relations and the rise and fall of European states are widely studied, little is available to students and non-specialists on the origins, development and operation of the diploma
Widely recommended, this guide to Conrad offers a vivid and incisive account of his life and literary career, and gives detailed attention to the contexts, themes, problems and paradoxes of his works.
This book analyses the nature of the relationships between crops, livestock and the bio-physical environment, and the extent to which man has managed and modified the products and environment to suit
Lively, informed and thorough, this survey of the life and works of Graham Greene opens with a biographical account setting the writer in context of his times and describing and exploring the influenc
Here is a wealth of factual and interpretative information about Germany, and German society, economy and culture, between 1918 and 1945. Tim Kirk's primary concern is with the Hitler years, but he se
The period 1890-1940 was a particularly rich and influential phase in the development of modern English theatre: the age of Wilde and Shaw and a generation of influential actors and managers from Irvi
A volume dealing with the regional and local history of South East England, this covers the landcape and society of the modern counties of Surrey, Kent, East and West Sussex and Greater London, south
O'Dowd (Queen's U., Belfast) draws on the meager sources available to look at the role women played in politics, the economy, and religion and education; and at ideas and laws about women in early mod
Misunderstanding in Social Life examines problematic talk in ordinary conversation and different institutional settings, including social events and story-tellings, education and assessment activities
Addresses the fundamental principles of visual perception and map symbolism and critically examines the assumptions behind the theories of psychophysical testing and cartographic communication. This r
Your Teacher Training Handbook will become your trusted companion, supporting you throughout your teacher training course and teaching placement and ensuring you develop both the academic and practica
This text examines foreign policy in relation to "change and transformation". It discusses traditional assumptions about foreign policy and foreign policy-making, and develops a framework to facilitat
"This is the major text on the integration of field palaeontology and sedimentology, particularly valuable for both practical lab exercises and students working independently and unsupervised on field
Materials Technology clearly identifies materials and technology as the fundamental generators of buildings and examines how they determine the structure, overall form and quality. It examines the iss
This book presents a comprehensive overview of global environmental problems - past, present and future - examining their roots and implications and suggesting, where possible, ways in which they migh
For all nursing courses covering diagnostic techniques and the development of patient care plans in all nursing settings and specialties. Intuitive organization and a convenient pocket-sized for
Hunt (History and Women's and Gender Studies, Amherst College) presents a comprehensive picture of women's lives during a century of major social, cultural, and political change. Radically altering th
Leech (emeritus linguistics and English language) and Short (English language and literature, both Lancaster U.) finally agreed to update their 1981 text for stylistic courses in English literature, w
In this update of the 1996 edition, Cook (British Library of Political and Economic Science) and Stevenson (Worcester College, Oxford) extend the chronologies on political and social developments; add
The Philosophy of Social Science: New Perspectives provides a comprehensive history, explanation and critique of empiricism and positivism within the natural and social sciences, as well as an overvie
