Brian Davies

Trois conducteurs de poids lourds sont arrêtés pour excès de vitesse par le shérif Wallace qui les relâche aussitôt après avoir accepté un pot de vin. Surprenant sur son émetteur-récepteur radio une discussion insultante tenue par le trio, Wallace... Lire la suite

Trois conducteurs de poids lourds sont arrêtés pour excès de vitesse par le shérif Wallace qui les relâche aussitôt après avoir accepté un pot de vin. Surprenant sur son émetteur-récepteur radio une discussion insultante tenue par le trio, Wallace... Lire la suite

Julian loue ses charmes à des femmes dans le besoin. L'une d'entre-elles, est retrouvée morte et la police le soupçonne. Lire la suite

Thomas Aquinas was one of the most significant Christian thinkers of the middle ages and ranks among the greatest philosophers and theologians of all time. In the mid-thirteenth century, as a teacher at the University of Paris, Aquinas presided over... Lire la suite

This crucial period in Russia's history has, up until now, been neglected by historians, but here Brian L. Davies' study provides an essential insight into the emergence of Russia as a great power. For nearly three centuries, Russia vied with the... Lire la suite

This book presents elements of the theory of chaos in dynamical systems in a framework of theoretical understanding coupled with numerical and graphical experimentation. It describes the theory of fractals, focusing on the importance of scaling and... Lire la suite

Social control is a central sociological concept which has generated many influential ‘models’ of man in society. This book examines these major models, and examines the rise of compulsory schooling in Britain and the USA and shows us which aspects... Lire la suite

This book takes a theoretically informed look at British education policy over the last sixty years when secondary schooling for all children became an established fact for the first time. Comprehensive schools largely replaced a system based on... Lire la suite

Eating less, exercising more and losing weight seem the obvious solution for the oncoming 'obesity epidemic'. Rarely, however, is thought given to how these messages are interpreted and whether they are in fact inherently healthy. Education,... Lire la suite

This book exemplifies the nurturing spirit of inter-discursive debate with a view to opening up new theoretical and empirical insights, understanding, and engagement, with debates on issues relating to pedagogy, policy, equity and embodiment. From a... Lire la suite

Il est beau, séduisant… c’est l’amant le mieux payé et le plus sensuel d’Hollywood : Julien Kay, rôde à la recherche de compagnons, de gens à qui plaire, de ruses à mettre en oeuvre… Il est le «?gigolo américain?». Et comme nul n’est parfait, il... Lire la suite

Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109), Benedictine monk and the second Norman archbishop of Canterbury, is regarded as one of the most important philosophers and theologians of the Middle Ages. The essays in this volume explore all of his major ideas... Lire la suite

Fascinating volume of history, shedding light on the lead mining industry in Ceredigion and shipping from Aberystwyth, through the story of four generations of interlinked families in north Ceredigion in the 19th and 20th centuries. Comprises copies... Lire la suite

Thomas von Aquin (ca. 1225-1274) war einer der einflussreichsten Philosophen des Mittelalters und seine Werke werden bis heute studiert. Der führende klassische Vertreter der natürlichen Theologie und Begründer des Thomismus gehört zu den größten... Lire la suite

The Summa Contra Gentiles, one of Aquinas's best known works after the Summa Theologiae, is a philosophical and theological synthesis that examines what can be known of God both by reason and by divine revelation. A detailed expository account of... Lire la suite