George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. David Lowenthal here offers fresh insights, from new sources, into Marsh's career and shows his relevance today, in a book which has its roots in but wholly s[...]
The systematically revised third edition of the leading text on approaches and methods in political science features a considerable internatizationization in both the team of contributors and the range of coverage and examples. About half the chapters are entirely new and the rest are substantially [...]
This book takes a look at the tumultuous history of the Euro, its status in global economics and politics, and the pressures that present enormous challenges for the Euro's future. This new edition has been fully updated to cover the dramatic events of 2010-2011, including Ireland and Greece's debt [...]
In this short yet devastating analysis, David Marsh asks why five years of continuous crisis management have not only failed to resolve the Eurozone's problems but actually made things worse. Marsh argues that constructive dialogue has collapsed as EU decision-making descends into a state of terrifi[...]
"CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) has emerged since the millennium as a major trend in education. Written by Do Coyle, Philip Hood and David Marsh and drawing on their experience of CLIL in secondary schools, primary schools and English language schools across Europe, this book gives [...]
Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) was the most versatile humanist of the fifteenth century: author of numerous compositions in both Latin and Italian, and a groundbreaking theorist of painting, sculpture, and architecture. His Latin writings owe much to the model of Petrarch (1304-1374), the famed p[...]
David Bowie is a pioneering artist and performer whose career has spanned nearly 50 years and brought him international acclaim. He has sold over 140 million albums, and been cited as a major influence on contemporary artists and designers working across the creative arts. This is the first book pr[...]
Uncovering CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) beschreibt und umfasst eine Reihe von methodologischen Entwicklungen, die sich mit dem Einsatz einer oder mehrerer Fremdsprachen bei der Vermittlung von nichtsprachlichen Inhalten beschäftigt. Diese Entwicklung findet auch an deutschen Sc[...]
A guide to the European Union's role and development in European security since the end of the Cold War. It explores the interface between the EU and other organizations and states, specifically NATO, the US and Russia. It contains key debates in international security, and traces the history of the[...]
Francesco Petrarca, one of the greatest of Italian poets, was also the leading spirit in the Renaissance movement to revive ancient Roman language and literature. Petrarch's four "Invectives", written in Latin, were inspired by the eloquence of the great Roman orator Cicero. "The Invectives" are dir[...]
Looks at the Scottish elections of 2007 and asks: was the outcome of the 2007 Scottish election revolutionary or a natural progression in Scottish Politics?[...]