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Earth 2020: An Insider’s Guide to a Rapidly Changing Planet
Open Book PublishersFifty years have passed since the first Earth Day, on 22 April 1970. This accessible, incisive and timely collection of essays brings together a diverse set of expert voices to exa...
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The Life and Letters of William Sharp and "Fiona Macleod". Volume 2: 1895-1899
Halloran, William F.Open Book PublishersWilliam Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, biographer and editor who in 1893 began t...
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Agency: Moral Identity and Free Will
Weissman, DavidOpen Book PublishersThere is agency in all we do: thinking, doing, or making. We invent a tune, play, or use it to celebrate an occasion. Or we make a conceptual leap and ask more abstract questions...
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Models in Microeconomic Theory ('He' Edition)
Rubinstein, Ariel; Osborne, Martin J.Open Book PublishersModels in Microeconomic Theory covers basic models in current microeconomic theory. Part I (Chapters 1-7) presents models of an economic agent, discussing abstract models of prefer...
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Models in Microeconomic Theory ('She' Edition)
Rubinstein, Ariel; Osborne, Martin J.Open Book PublishersModels in Microeconomic Theory covers basic models in current microeconomic theory. Part I (Chapters 1-7) presents models of an economic agent, discussing abstract models of prefe...
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Gallucci's Commentary on Dürer’s 'Four Books on Human Proportion': Renaissance Proportion Theory
Hutson, JamesOpen Book PublishersIn 1591, Giovanni Paolo Gallucci published his Della simmetria dei corpi humani, an Italian translation of Albrecht Dürer’s Four Books on Human Proportion. While Dürer’s treatise h...
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The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1
Khan, GeoffreyOpen Book PublishersThese volumes represent the highest level of scholarship on what is arguably the most important tradition of Biblical Hebrew. Written by the leading scholar of the Tiberian Masore...
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The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 2
Khan, GeoffreyOpen Book PublishersThese volumes represent the highest level of scholarship on what is arguably the most important tradition of Biblical Hebrew. Written by the leading scholar of the Tiberian Masoret...
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Digital Technology and the Practices of Humanities Research
Open Book PublishersHow does technology impact research practices in the humanities? How does digitisation shape scholarly identity? How do we negotiate trust in the digital realm? What is scholarship...
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The Waning Sword: Conversion Imagery and Celestial Myth in 'Beowulf'
Pettit, EdwardOpen Book PublishersThe image of a giant sword melting stands at the structural and thematic heart of the Old English heroic poem Beowulf. This meticulously researched book investigates the nature and...
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The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies: Perspectives on the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Van Atta, RichardOpen Book PublishersThe U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has played a remarkable role in the creation new transformative technologies, revolutionizing defense with drones and pre...
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Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative
Ribó, IgnasiOpen Book PublishersThis concise and highly accessible textbook outlines the principles and techniques of storytelling. It is intended as a high-school and college-level introduction to the central co...
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Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North
Open Book PublishersLifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North breaks new ground by exploring the concept of lifestyle from a distinctly anthropological perspective. Showcasing the collective work of...
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Infrastructure Investment in Indonesia: A Focus on Ports
Kin Peng Hui, FelixOpen Book PublishersInfrastructure Investment in Indonesia: A Focus on Ports presents an important and original collation of current material investigating the efficient facilitation of major infrastr...
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Advanced Problems in Mathematics: Preparing for University
Siklos, StephenOpen Book PublishersThis book is intended to help students prepare for entrance examinations in mathematics and scientific subjects, including STEP (Sixth Term Examination Papers). STEP examinations a...
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Labour and Value: Rethinking Marx’s Theory of Exploitation
Screpanti, ErnestoOpen Book PublishersIn this book Ernesto Screpanti provides a rigorous examination of Marx’s theory of exploitation, one of the cornerstones of Marxist thought. With precision and clarity, he identifi...
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Engaging Researchers with Data Management: The Cookbook
Clare, Connie; Cruz, Maria; Papadopoulou, Elli; Savage, James; Teperek, Marta; Wang, Yan; Witkowska, Iza; Yeomans, JoanneOpen Book PublishersEffective Research Data Management (RDM) is a key component of research integrity and reproducible research, and its importance is increasingly emphasised by funding bodies, govern...
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The Politics of Language Contact in the Himalaya
Open Book PublishersThis highly original and timely collection brings together case studies from salient areas of the Himalayan region to explore the politics of language contact. Promoting a linguis...
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History of International Relations: A Non-European Perspective
Ringmar, ErikOpen Book PublishersExisting textbooks on international relations treat history in a cursory fashion and perpetuate a Euro-centric perspective. This textbook pioneers a new approach by historicizing t...
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Make We Merry More and Less: An Anthology of Medieval English Popular Literature
Open Book PublishersConceived as a companion volume to the well-received Simple Forms: Essays on Medieval English Popular Literature (2015), Make We Merry More and Less is a comprehensive anthology o...