Books in the Clarendon Paperbacks series

A study tracing the emergence of the Zionist movement through which the Jews were reformed as a political people. It concentrates on 1897, when Herzl launched the Zionist movement, and the following decade, which saw the establishment of the movement's main ideas and central institutions.

This book provides a clear and much-needed guide to the mass of literature on Northern Ireland since the current troubles started in 1968,

Provides a comprehensive picture of the life and thought of George Berkeley, integrating his philosophy with his religion. The book reveals Berkeley to be a deep and human thinker, rather than a virtuous idealist.

This text tackles a central problem of Jewish and comparative religious history: proselytization and the origins of mission in the Early Church. The author offers a controversial theory that mission is not an inherent religious instinct, and that its importance was rarely stressed in antiquity.

This work covers the themes and personalities of the Catholic revival in Anglicanism.

How far have women progressed in the "unfeminine" career of policing? How far do they want to go and how far will their male colleagues and the public let them? This is a comparative work on women and law enforcement in Britain and the United States.

Based on the testimony of over 200 children who have been victims of a wide range of crimes this book gives voice for the first time to their experiences, their views, and their needs. The authors contrast the treatment of children who are victims of sexual abuse with those who are victims of other crimes.

Winner of the 1988 Paul Reuter Prize awarded by the International Committee of the Red Cross, this book examines the rights of national liberation movements to resort to force to secure self-determination, and the application of laws of armed conflict to national liberation wars.

Argues that no metaphysical account of laws can succeed. This is a book in the philosophy of science, which examines the concept of laws of nature. The author analyses and rejects arguments for the existence of such laws, and argues that there is no point in us believing that they exist.

`...an interesting and original contribution to the realist argument' The Times Higher Education Supplement.

This study sets out to test the traditional view that English landed society has accommodated new families made rich by business or public office. From an examination of the landed elites of three counties between 1540 and 1880, the authors come to radical conclusions about the landed class.

The text here with an introduction by Mozart scholar Cliff Eisen, draws the reader's attention to the virtues of the volume, it also examines the developments in Mozart scholarship.

This is a study of William Walton's life and works. In this biography Walton's personality emerges as a creative artist committed to his art yet plagued by misgiving and doubts and prey to insecurity and frustration. Kennedy was appointed biographer by the composer himself.

Schroeder here sets out to challenge the widely held view of Haydn as an inspired instrumental musician who composed in isolation from 18th-century enlightened thinking. By means of both documentary and musical investigation the author seeks instead to present him as a culturally and politically sensitive representative of the Age of Enlightenment.

Performing Music unravels some of the mysteries of musical performance. It discusses in a non-technical language the knowledge and attitudes that performers need. The lay reader gains a unique insight into how performers think, and what they think about. The book offers a sustained but compact argument in a rich and entertaining narrative.

Bel canto singing was a historical phenomenon which embraced the Italian opera of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This is a translation of Rudolfo Celletti's `Storia del Belcanto', which offers a fascinating history of bel canto singing and the voice in operatic literature.

A critical study of Chopin's music which provides a detailed analysis of its style and structure, in the light of Chopin scholarship and recent analytical methods. It also explores the creative process itself, which is central to the lives of all composers.

This ground-breaking study provides a readable introduction to the varied and complex treatments of sexuality since Freud, and reads, in this context, a representative selection of major texts from different areas of Hispanic studies - Renaissance, modern peninsular, and Spanish American.

A sophisticated blend of "Arcadian" idyll and contemporary Roman history, Virgil's ten short pastoral poems have intrigued scholars and poets alike. This is a full-scale commentary on the "Eclogues", edited by a world expert on Latin literature.

This systematic survey of the law of ancient Athens is based on discussion of how the subject might be studied. It incorporates such topics as the democratic political system and social structure, and attempts to reshape our understanding of how the Athenian legal system operated.

To a reader, the Iliad may seem long and shapeless - but a close study reveals a wealth of powerful networks and intricate poetic motifs. Dr Taplin's new book argues that Homer created the Iliad to be heard, and that its sophisticated techniques would have been more, not less, accessible, to an aural audience.

Do people know about God just by being human beings, or do they need special divine assistance, through the Bible and the church, before they can know anything about God? This book examines what the Bible itself says on the question, and considers its impact on our religious ideas.

This is a revised and updated edition of Julian Budden's monumental survey of the operas of Giuseppe Verdi. Hailed on publication for its extraordinary comprehensibility, it examines each of the operas in detail, giving a full account of its dramatic and historical origins and a critical evaluation. The text is supported by a wealth of musical illustrations.

The Latin Love Poets from Catullus to Horace

H.C.G. Matthew's writings on the life and career of Gladstone are widely acknowledged as having greatly added to our understanding of the politician and his times.

Pythagorean theory inspired philosophers in the 4th and 5th centuries AD to develop theories in physics and metaphysics based on mathematical models. This book uses newly discovered evidence to examine these theories.

Quantum field theory is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary physics, posing problems of great theoretical and philosophical interest. This study is a systematic attempt to explore the nature and implications of the theory.

Examining the problematic relation between Seneca's prose works and his career as a first-century Roman statesman, this work first reconstructs his career by using outside sources and his political works. It then studies Seneca's treatment of subjects of political significance.

Beethoven's habit of composing by making large numbers of preliminary drafts and sketches was unusual enough to attract attention even during his lifetime. This book incorporates the findings of recent studies on his creative process.

"Choephori" is the second play in the Oresteian trilogy. This edition takes into account recent research on the play and tackles problems presented by an unusually corrupt text. It looks at the questions of style, dramatic technique and interpretation.