This is an introduction to the ancient genre of epigram, short poems literally written or inscribed 'on' an object or figuratively 'on' a topic. The authors set out what epigram means and why it matters, exploring its roots in inscriptions on stone and its literary flourishing in the Hellenistic wor[...]

In the frenzied final years of the Weimar Republic, amid economic collapse and mounting political catastrophe, Walter Benjamin emerged as the most original practicing literary critic and public intellectual in the German-speaking world. Volume 2 of the Selected Writings is now available in paperback[...]

Revised and expanded final edition of the authoritative monograph on this modern master.

Interprets children's practices of internet use in relation to the complex historical and cultural conditions of childhood in late modernity. Drawing on the theories of identity, development, education and participation, this book includes an account of the challenging realities undermining the grea[...]

Traces the mid-1860s expedition and disappearance of legendary explorer Dr. David Livingstone to discover the source of the Nile River and the subsequent rescue of Livingstone by upstart journalist Henry Morton Stanley, a dual quest involving extraordinary physical challenges, political intrigue, an[...]

We recognize the artistry of Mona Lisa's elusive smile, but is there an underlying science? In this groundbreaking study, Harvard neurobiologist Margaret Livingstone explains how vision works. She tells us how great painters fool the brain: why Mona Lisa's smile seems so mysterious, Monet's "Poppy F[...]

During his travels as a missionary, David Livingstone beheld many previously unknown wonders of the African interior. He put Victoria Falls and Lake Ngami on the map, and was the first white man to cross the African continent. Diaries, reports and letters are combined to create a wonderful narration[...]

Value priced "The Tyndale Handbook of Bible Charts & Maps" features over 400 charts and 200 maps useful to any Bible student or teacher. The pages are perforated for easy removal and fully reproducible for classroom use. This is the only handbook of charts and maps on the market that includes a CD [...]

In Media Regulation, two leading scholars of the media examine the challenges of regulation in the global mediated sphere. This book explores the way that regulation affects the relations between government, the media and communications market, civil society, citizens and consumers. Drawing on theor[...]