Historiography

Published in 1934, this monograph was one of the first introductory accounts of the principles which form the physical basis of the Quantum Theory, considered as a branch of mathematics.

First published in1966, here is presented a comprehensive overview of one of the most elusive scientific speculations by the pre-eminent genius of the 20th century.

First published in1966, here is presented a comprehensive overview of one of the most elusive scientific speculations by the pre-eminent genius of the 20th century.

This book pursues a strand in the history of thought - ranging from codified statutes to looser social expectations - that uses particulars, more specifically examples, to produce norms.

This book pursues a strand in the history of thought - ranging from codified statutes to looser social expectations - that uses particulars, more specifically examples, to produce norms.

The years in-between the two World Wars were a crucial period for the building of economic dynamics as an autonomous field.

The years in-between the two World Wars were a crucial period for the building of economic dynamics as an autonomous field.

The Fiction of History sets out a number of themes in the relationship between history and fiction, emphasising the tensions and dilemmas created in this relationship and examining how various writers have dealt with these.

The Fiction of History sets out a number of themes in the relationship between history and fiction, emphasising the tensions and dilemmas created in this relationship and examining how various writers have dealt with these.

How and why did Europe rise to world pre-eminence?

How and why did Europe rise to world pre-eminence?

In the early nineteenth century, the publishing house of Taylor & Hessey brought out the work of Keats, Clare, Hazlitt, De Quincey, Carlyle, Lamb, Coleridge and many more of the most important literary figures of the time, as well as the great literary journal of the period, the London Magazine.

In the early nineteenth century, the publishing house of Taylor & Hessey brought out the work of Keats, Clare, Hazlitt, De Quincey, Carlyle, Lamb, Coleridge and many more of the most important literary figures of the time, as well as the great literary journal of the period, the London Magazine.

This book participates in the modern recovery of the memory of the long-forgotten relationship between Scotland and the Caribbean.

This book participates in the modern recovery of the memory of the long-forgotten relationship between Scotland and the Caribbean.

First published in 1957, this essential classic work bridged the gap between analytical and theoretical biology, thus setting the insights of the former in a context which more sensitively reflects the ambiguities surrounding many of its core concepts and objectives.

First published in 1957, this essential classic work bridged the gap between analytical and theoretical biology, thus setting the insights of the former in a context which more sensitively reflects the ambiguities surrounding many of its core concepts and objectives.

Psychoanalysis in the Age of Totalitarianism provides rich new insights into the history of political thought and clinical knowledge.

Psychoanalysis in the Age of Totalitarianism provides rich new insights into the history of political thought and clinical knowledge.

This volume explores literary and material representations of Jews, Jewishness and Judaism from antiquity to the twenty-first century.

This volume explores literary and material representations of Jews, Jewishness and Judaism from antiquity to the twenty-first century.

This book examines the evolution of historical professionalism, with the development of an international community that shares a set of values regarding both methodological minimum demands and what constitutes new results.

This book examines the evolution of historical professionalism, with the development of an international community that shares a set of values regarding both methodological minimum demands and what constitutes new results.

What is the reason for the American university's global preeminence?

What is the reason for the American university's global preeminence?

This book follows the development of classical mathematics and the relation between work done in the Arab and Islamic worlds and that undertaken by the likes of Descartes and Fermat.

This book follows the development of classical mathematics and the relation between work done in the Arab and Islamic worlds and that undertaken by the likes of Descartes and Fermat.

Schools and circles have been a major force in twentieth-century intellectual movements.

Schools and circles have been a major force in twentieth-century intellectual movements.

Was Assyria merely a more brutal, more uncivilized and less interesting offshoot of the culture created by Sumerians and Babylonians in Southern Mesopotamia at the dawn of history?

Was Assyria merely a more brutal, more uncivilized and less interesting offshoot of the culture created by Sumerians and Babylonians in Southern Mesopotamia at the dawn of history?

The case study has proved of enduring interest to all Western societies, particularly in relation to questions of subjectivity and the sexed self.

The case study has proved of enduring interest to all Western societies, particularly in relation to questions of subjectivity and the sexed self.

Under Stalin's totalitarian leadership of the USSR, Soviet national identities with historical narratives were constructed.

Under Stalin's totalitarian leadership of the USSR, Soviet national identities with historical narratives were constructed.

This Handbook, the first of its kind, provides an in- depth examination of the evolution, ideology, history and culture of Zionism and its various movements.

Since its publication in 1849, Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience has influenced protestors, activists and political thinkers all over the world.

Since its publication in 1849, Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience has influenced protestors, activists and political thinkers all over the world.

This collection of essays investigates histories in the ancient world and the extent to which the producers and consumers of those histories believed them to be true.

The history of David's Jerusalem remains one of the most contentious topics of the ancient world.

The history of David's Jerusalem remains one of the most contentious topics of the ancient world.

Every year since 1933 many of the world's leading intellectuals have met on Lake Maggiore to discuss the latest developments in philosophy, history, art and science and, in particular, to explore the mystical and symbolic in religion.

Every year since 1933 many of the world's leading intellectuals have met on Lake Maggiore to discuss the latest developments in philosophy, history, art and science and, in particular, to explore the mystical and symbolic in religion.

Driven by the increasing importance of discussions around 'impact' and its meaning and implications for history, The Impact of History?

Driven by the increasing importance of discussions around 'impact' and its meaning and implications for history, The Impact of History?

Michael Oakshott described conservatism as a non-ideological preference for the familiar, tried, actual, limited, near, sufficient, convenient and present.

Michael Oakshott described conservatism as a non-ideological preference for the familiar, tried, actual, limited, near, sufficient, convenient and present.

Spectacle is not often considered to be a significant part of the style of 'classical' cinema.

Spectacle is not often considered to be a significant part of the style of 'classical' cinema.

Emerging from the 'history from below' movement, sport history was marginalised for decades by those working within more traditional historical fields (and institutions).