Part of "The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain", this book covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages, through to England's failure to dominate the British Isles and France in the later Middle Ages.[...]

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man: A Casebook offers students and scholars a rich variety of interpretations from which to fashion their own views of the novel and the man who created it. Both Ellison's comments, a number of which appear in print here for the first time, and those of ten distinguished s[...]

This new combination volume of three-books-in-one, dealing with the topic of artifacts in behavioral research, was designed as both introduction and reminder. It was designed as an introduction to the topic for graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and younger researchers. It was designed as a[...]

Provides a detailed overview of the laws surrounding mental health and the socio-legal, historical, sociological, and cultural issues related to them. This work explores the role of the law and medical treatments in regulating and controlling deviance, alongside the fundamental rights and liberties [...]

The Nature of Normativity presents a complete theory about the nature of normative thought - that is, the sort of thought that is concerned with what ought to be the case, or what we ought to do or think. Ralph Wedgwood defends a kind of realism about the normative, according to which normative trut[...]

For hundreds of years, models of magnetism have been pivotal in the understanding and advancement of science and technology, from the Earth's interpretation as a magnetic dipole to quantum mechanics, statistical physics, and modern nanotechnology. This book is the first to envision the field of magn[...]

Irish saga literature represents the largest collection of vernacular narrative in existence from the early Middle Ages, using the tools of Christian literacy to retell myths and legends about the pagan past. This unique corpus remains marginal to standard histories of Western literature: its tales [...]

Published in 1995, Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software has elicited a great deal of praise from the press and readers. The 23 patterns contained in the book have become an essential resource for anyone developing reusable software designs. In response to a great number of [...]

This fifth edition continues to improve on the features that have made it the market leader. The text offers a flexible organization, enabling instructors to adapt the book to their particular courses. The book is both complete and careful, and it continues to maintain its emphasis on algorithms and[...]

This text, written by two social psychologists, tells the story of scientific research on intimate relationships in a comprehensive yet concise manner. Presented at a level equally suited for beginning and advanced students of the field, Intimate Relationships covers both classic and current materia[...]

At the turn of the nineteenth century, geology - and its claims that the earth had a long and colorful prehuman history - was widely dismissed as dangerous nonsense. But just fifty years later, it was the most celebrated of Victorian sciences. Ralph O'Connor tracks the astonishing growth of geology'[...]

Making complex issues clear and stimulating, this book explores the ways in which political communication is continually evolving to keep up with technology and contemporary society.Written by a leading international academic in the field, this book draws on examples throughout the UK, Europe, and t[...]

Offers enduring advice, insight, and procedures that will help you communicate, legally and ethically, your commitment to enhancing shareholder value. Divided into three parts - The Investor Universe, Compliance and Disclosure and Corporate Practices - this book guides you through the process of bus[...]