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Joseph Conrad, a Chronicle
"Joseph Conrad is not only recognized as one of the world's great writers of English - and world - literature, but as a writer who lived a fascinating, unusually full and adventurous life. But Conrad's life presents the biographer with uncommon difficulty because, whether due to his itinerancy as a young man, the destruction of documentary evidence in the turmoil of the twentieth century, or the discreetness and relative isolation Conrad cultivated in his years as a writer, there are many periods for which documentation is difficult." "Zdzislaw Najder's meticulously documented biography first appeared in English in 1983, a product of twenty five years of painstaking study, and received great...
Frontiers in Geographical Teaching
Originally published in 1965; second edition1970. Originally receiving a hostile reaction from British journals, the book's diagnosis and prognosis were a forerunner of developments in methodological changes of the discipline. It collects a series of essays looking at geographic concepts, techniques, and teaching methods and courses.
Conrad in the Nineteenth Century
"Nothing short of a masterpiece. . . . One of the great critical works produced since the 1950s."—New York Times This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980. "Nothing short of a masterpiece. . . . One of the great critical works produced since the 1950s."—New York Times This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek
The Jews in Polish Culture
"A richly perceptive sociological consideration of the Jewish community as a caste in 19th- and early-20th-century Poland... A book that should be part of any study of modern Polish culture or Diaspora Jewry." --Kirkus Reviews
Depression
What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and how are they treated? This volume gives a history of these two disorders and considers how they are experienced and understood today. Scott and Tacchi also discuss how mood disorders can influence creativity.
Conrad Under Familial Eyes
Edited by an eminent Conrad scholar, this volume contains many texts never before available in Enlish, including letters to Conrad from his parents and uncle-guardian, accounts of his early life, and his relations with Poland.
Enlargement of the European Union
The development of EU enlargement has raised many thorny issues unanticipated by the framers of the EC Treaty. A significant upshot of these issues is that the concept of European identity - defined in terms of such factors as culture, history and economics - has supplanted the long-dominant theme of 'widening and deepening, ' particularly since the Union's expansion has become primarily eastward. The major contribution of this important book lies in its analysis of the conceptualization and perception of enlargement from various points of view, focusing on the concerns of stakeholders and the 'identity' conflicts and uncertainties incurred by enlargement initiatives. In the course of its pr...
Ab Ovo Ad - Eggs, Milk, and Dairy Products in Medicine and Culinary Art (1st-7th C. AD)
This book examines how people in late antiquity and early Byzantium used and saw eggs and dairy products. In particular, the authors examine ways of utilizing the aforementioned alimentary products as food and medicine.
Plato - Euthyphro
Euthyphro is one of Plato's early dialogues, dated to after 399 BC. Taking place during the weeks leading up to Socrates's trial, the dialogue features Socrates and Euthyphro, a religious expert also mentioned at Cratylus 396a and 396d, attempting to define piety or holiness.
