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A Companion to Latin Literature
Wiley 2008; US$ 207.95A Companion to Latin Literature gives an authoritative account of Latin literature from its beginnings in the third century BC through to the end of the second century AD. Provides expert overview of the main periods of Latin literary history, major genres, and key themes Covers all the major Latin works of prose and poetry, from Ennius to... more...
The Cambridge Companion to Horace
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 28.00In this 2007 volume a superb international cast of contributors present an assessment of Horace, his work and its themes. more...
Expurgating the Classics
Bloomsbury Publishing 2012; US$ 280.00In the first collection to be devoted to this subject, a distinguished cast of contributors explores expurgation in both Greek and Latin authors in ancient and modern times. The major focus is on the period from the seventeenth to the twentieth century, with chapters ranging from early Greek lyric and Aristophanes through Lucretius, Horace, Martial... more...
Tourism, Leisure and Land Management and Development
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00In 1988, Robert Runcie, then Archbishop of Canterbury, said in a speech in London: ?In the middle ages people were tourists because of their religion, whereas now they are tourists because tourism is their religion?. Perceptive words indeed, and it does seem as if travel and tourism have become one of the defining activities of our age.Previously published... more...
The Economics of World War I
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 40.00This volume studies the extent to which World War I marked a fundamental shift in the relationship between European governments and economies. It provides the first systematic comparison of economies of war based on the best data for Britain, Germany, France, Russia, the USA, Italy, Turkey, Austria-Hungary and the Netherlands. more...
Governing Medicine
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 193.00Governing Medicine discusses the theory and the practice of clinical governance, and considers the theoretical, social and historical background to explore assumptions behind it. It contains sections on medical autonomy and governance, evidence, science and medicine, and realizing clinical governance. Written by a team of experienced academics, this... more...
The Politics of Healthcare in Britain
SAGE Publications 2007; US$ 44.00Professor Michael Calnan, University of Bristol Written by leading academics in their field this book provides a clear and considered overview of the politics of health care in Britain. Bringing together a wide range of material on both past events and recent developments, the chapters cover issues such as the politics of health professionalism,... more...
The Art of Biography in Antiquity
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 88.00Examines the whole spectrum of Greek and Roman biography, which explores the virtues and vices of philosophers, statesmen and poets. more...
Unequal Partners
The Policy Press 1999; US$ 29.95User groups of social and health care services are playing an increasingly significant part within systems of local governance. This report examines the strategies user groups adopt to seek their objectives, and explores conceptual issues relating to notions of consumerism and citizenship. It should be read by anyone involved in health and social care... more...
Selling to The New Elite
AMACOM 2011; US$ 27.95The New Elite exposed the lives and minds of America?s richest people. Now, the authors reveal what and how these titans of wealth buy?and how to sell to them. more...









