Introduces students to the wide range of literature written in England between 1150 and 1400. This title introduces the language of the time, giving guidance on pronunciation, spelling, grammar, metre, vocabulary and regional dialects. It includes extracts from 'Pearl' and Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde .

Presents clinical cardiology in a way that relates disease to underlying pathophysiological mechanisms, and links this directly to the patient, their disease and its management. This work features full-colour illustrations including Doppler images, clinical photographs, ECG traces and flow charts. It offers coverage of congenital heart disease.

Philosophy of education has established itself as a theoretically significant discipline. In this survey of a reinvigorated field, an international group of writers chart the development of the philosophy of education in the 20th century and point to questions for the future.

Creating, adapting to, and exploiting change is inherently entrepreneurial. To survive and prosper under conditions of change, firms must develop the 'dynamic capabilities' to create, extend, and modify the ways in which they operate. The capacity of an organization to create, extend, or modify its resource base is vital.

The recognition of cell death as an active process has changed the way in which biologists view living things. Geneticists re-evaluate long known mutants, research strategies are redesigned, and new model systems are sought. This book reviews our understanding of programmed cell death as it applies to plants.

Includes information on small mammals, birds and fish.

Includes chapters on Nerves and Muscles and the Endocrine System. This book also includes comparative systems physiology and environmental physiology. It analyses and integrates problems and adaptations for each kind of environment: marine, seashore and estuary, freshwater, terrestrial and parasitic.

Presents an overview of the government, religion, and politics of the Mongolian Empire. This book considers the effects of Mongol military campaigns on other countries and peoples in China, Russia, Persia and Europe. It assesses the military career of Chingiz (Genghis) Khan.

Discusses the theory and practice of landscape archaeology and offers an agenda for landscape archaeology that maps closely onto the established empirical strengths of landscape study. This book focuses on the so-called English landscape tradition - the ideological underpinnings of which come from English Romanticism.

Presents the fundamental anatomical information needed for clinical practice in a dip-in format. This title offers a logical approach that emphasizes the anatomical relationships needed for cross sectional scanning and computer generated reconstructional imaging. It is suitable for junior doctors and medical students on clinical attachments.

Takes readers through the myriad of philosophical themes within the Matrix trilogy, helping them to gain understanding of the films and of philosophy itself. This book offers a way into philosophy through the Matrix films. It covers thirteen of the biggest philosophical questions in thirteen self-sufficient chapters suitable for course use.

A collection of writings that span the author's career and trace her intellectual history.

There has been an explosion of active concern in matters of animal welfare. The science behind animal welfare has progressed significantly, various codes of practice and legislation have come into to being, and innovative methods to assess welfare schemes for food production have emerged.

Introduces the reader to Noam Chomsky's theory of language by setting the specifics of syntactic analysis in the framework of his general ideas. This book traces the development of Chomsky's thinking and of the Minimalist Program since 1995, providing a fresh picture of the model of syntactic theory.

A guide to the ideas behind statistical formulae and the benefits that a rigorous statistical approach brings to psychological research. It focuses on the ideas and practicalities of statistics in psychology. It includes a helpful section on the uses and abuses of statistics, outlining when the specific tests can be used and when they should not.

Reports on the lives and works of some of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century. This book covers theologians including: Chenu, the guru of the French worker priest movement; Congar, who was imprisoned in Colditz; and, Kung who was banned from teaching for decades because of his radical views.

Helps professionals working with adults with intellectual disabilities to establish the needs of individuals through an assessment and to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the service they provide. This handbook covers the spectrum of need, including adults with mental health difficulties, behavioural problems, and forensic needs.

Explores one of television's most unrelenting families, the stars of one of the biggest-selling TV series ever on DVD. This book tackles the perennial positions of Family Guy at the same time as contemplating poignant philosophical issues. It also takes an introspective look at what this show can teach us about ethics, ego, religion, and death.

Presents a complete review course of metabolism in health. This title includes chapters that mirror topics taught at undergraduate level: Metabolic Channelling; Glucose homeostasis and Reye's Disease; Pentose phosphate pathway and the prodcution of NADPH; Tryptophan metabolism in health and disease;' and Tyrosine metabolism in health and disease.

Presents a selection of works that illustrates the traffic between British poetry and classical literature. This anthology gives readers the classical background they need in order to really appreciate British poetry.