This innovative work takes a narrative technique (known as "storytracking") practised by Australian aboriginal peoples and applies it to the academic study of their culture. Gill's purpose is to get as close as possible to the perceptions and beliefs of these indigenous peoples by stripping away the[...]

The best-selling Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine is an up-to-date, practical and comprehensive guide to the management of the acutely ill patient. This third edition has been revised throughout to include the most up-to-date guidelines and treatment management plans. A new junior author ensures t[...]

This is an authoritative, one-volume, and independent treatment of the UN's sixty-year history written by distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. Citations and suggested readings contain a wealth of primary and secondary references to the history, politics, and law of the world organiza[...]

Modern democracy is organized as a representative democracy in which those representing the people are elected to office. Political parties play a crucial role in this. They select the candidates, form or oppose governments, and organize the work of the representatives in parliament. This model of d[...]

Offers an exploration of India's past and present, from the perspective of a foreigner who has lived in India for many years. This book investigates how the ancient Greeks, the Romans, the Chinese, Arabs, Africans, Europeans and Americans - everyone really, except for Indians themselves - came to im[...]

Aimed at students between bands 4.5 and 7.5, this series has three preparation courses, Academic Reading, Academic Writing, and Listening and Speaking. The courses develop language, skills and test techniques to help students achieve a higher IELTS score.[...]

IELTS Introduction is a brand new course designed specifically for low-level students wishing to take the IELTS exam. The 12 units aim to train students within an IELTS band of 3-4 in the skills required.[...]

A brand new course designed specifically for low-level students wishing to take the IELTS exam. Each of the 12 units contains a wide range of IELTS tasks, with exercises aimed at developing listening, speaking and reading skills as well as providing extensive writing practice.[...]

Direct to IELTS is a concise and practical course combining print and online materials to prepare students efficiently for all formats of the IELTS exam. The accompanying website contains four computer-based practice tests and downloadable workbook-style material, accessed through a unique code foun[...]