This obscure and ancient religion is receiving more and more attention in modern times due to its claimed influence upon Christianity. This author, however, focuses upon the ...

This volume examines when, why, and how Britain became the first modern urban nation.

The first major work in English to give a pan-European perspective on the changing role of small towns from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.

A state-of-the-art guide to the fast-developing area of the philosophy of science.

Recent advances in molecular and biophysical techniques, particularly fluorescence and live cell imaging, are revolutionizing the study of cell motility. New bioprobes not only ...