Biography: sport

This book explores the roots of reverence and admiration expressed by many distinguished Western intellectuals for ruthless dictators.

Offering a re-reading of Erasmus's works, this book shows that emotion and affectivity were central to his writings.

This book revisits the moral and political philosophy of Adam Smith to recover his understanding of morality in a market age.

James Klugmann appears as a shadowy figure in the legendary history of the Cambridge spies.

'Comprehensive and thorough, Utopias in Nonfiction Film takes a new direction in its surprise application to documentary that has the potential to shake up the field.

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A translation of Spinoza''s Theological-Political Treatise (1670), with a substantial historical and philosophical introduction of this important philosophical work.

This wide-ranging study offers a new interpretation of nationalism and the formation of European nations.

This study shows that modernity has its origins in the advancement of knowledge, and not in the Scientific Revolution.

An authoritative and comprehensive survey of the major themes, thinkers, and movements in modern European intellectual history.

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year 2023Fully updated paperback edition, with two new chaptersBeth Mead is one of the world's most talented footballers - Golden Boot winner and Player of the Tournament at the UEFA Euro 2022, England Player of the Year 2021-22, Arsenal Player of the Season 2021-22, and nominee for the 2022 Ballon d'Or.

John Rawls is the most influential philosopher and moral philosopher of the twentieth century.

The first biography of Vin Scully is long overdue.

Kozo Uno influenced a whole generation of marxian political economists in post World War II Japan.

Champion motorcyclist and truck racer, television presenter, practical joker or just plain survivor - Steve Parrish has been called them all.

African American historian Gerald Early refers to Jack Johnson (1878-1946), the first African American heavyweight champion of the world, as the first African American pop culture icon.

This volume explores the development of post-Kantian practical philosophy through the themes of freedom, right, and revolution.

In this book, Kevin M.

Attempting to realize Plato's vision of a republic governed by "e;reason,"e; American constitutionalists, according to Steven D.

Not every lie sounds untrue.

An inside look at the faith that guides the all-stars.

Maps dominate the modern sense of place and geography.

A unique collection of materials, including works of literature as well as historical documents, Witchcraft and Society in England and America, 1550-1750 provides a broad view of how witches and magicians were represented in print and manuscript over three centuries.

David Hume's theory of action is well known for several provocative theses, including that passion and reason cannot be opposed over the direction of action.

Western Europe is in a strangely neurotic condition of being smug and terrified at the same time.

In Wittgenstein and the Study of Politics, Michael Temelini outlines an innovative new approach to understanding the political implications of Wittgenstein’s philosophy.

The 50 Greatest Players in Denver Broncos History examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the National Football League's most successful franchises.

This 2005 book traces the history of economic thought from its prehistory to the present day.

For the edition of A Second Collection prepared for the Collected Works of Bernard Lonergan, editors Robert M.

An elegant and forceful argument that represents the claim to equality as central to the meaning of being human.

This book explores the intellectual contexts for Mr Casaubon, a central character in George Eliot''s classic and much-loved novel Middlemarch.

A translation of Hegel''s ''Greater Logic'' which includes the revised Book I (1832), Book II (1813) and Book III (1816).

From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have.

Across more than a thousand games in the National Hockey League, Bernie Nicholls made his mark with flamboyant style and dynamic scoring prowess.

What can economics, the natural and the social sciences learn from each other in better understanding complex forms of change?

Dignified Retreat is a panoramic study of the vibrant literary and intellectual culture that emerged in early seventeenth-century France following the devastating Wars of Religion.

A study of six canonical early modern lyric poets and the impact of the Eucharist on their work.

Even as a young girl, Jane Goodall was fascinated with animals.

By the late 1960s, in a Europe divided by the Cold War and challenged by global revolution in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, thousands of young people threw themselves into activism to change both the world and themselves.

A guide to research on wild primates, providing advice on technical and practical aspects of both field and laboratory methods.

Comparative study has emerged as the new frontier of constitutional law scholarship as well as an important aspect of constitutional adjudication.

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