Books in the OPUS series in order

There is no doubt that Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao is one of the most spectacular buildings of recent years. It is both the heart of the city and a tested for the arts, representing both public presence and artistic change.

From the end of the eighteenth century, throughout western Europe, the official clergy, champions of privilege and tradition, were challenged by religious dissenters and minorities. This book maps out these polarizations and analyses the impact on religion of socialism, capitalism and the growth of cities.

Provides a history of children's literature, and relates it to everything from censorship and criticism to education and realism. Children's literature is one of the roots of Western culture, enjoyed by children and adults alike. Hunt is the author of "Approaching Arthur Ransome".

A survey of the medieval tradition of exploration, its roots in the classical ideas of the world and its role in fostering the voyages of the Renaissance.

Some of the greatest philosophers, notably Kant and Hegel, have turned their minds to philosophical history. However, it has received little attention in the analytical tradition. This work aims to bring the methods of analytical philosophy to the critical examination of some of these questions.

First published as European Community: The Building of a Union, this third edition provides a detailed and coherent view of the evolution of the European Union.

An historical survey of Greek literature from 700 BC to 550 AD which concentrates on the principal authors and quotes many passages from their work in translation. Poetry, tragedy, comedy, history and science are covered. This is the revised edition of the title published in 1980 and is a title in the OPUS series.

The aim of the Opus scheme is to develop pupils confidence and enrich their learning with opportunities to explore rhythm, pitch, structure and texture of music through a variety of musical genres.

The partition of Ireland created two states embodying rival ideologies and representing two hostile peoples. This text concerns the revolution which prompted partition, and the legacies of that revolution for the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland.

Discusses Aristotle's views on change, natural science, the mind, logic, philosophical method, metaphysics, and ethics, and suggests why the Greek philosopher still provokes controversy.

This enlarged edition of a standard introduction to moral philosophy shows in simple language the connections between abstract ethics and practical problems in law, government, medicine and the social sciences in general. Two new chapters bring it up to date, and deals with medical ethics.

In this book John Roberts studies the puzzling nature of what came to be called the French Revolution, with its Janus-like aspect, looking to past and future at the same time. This new edition takes into account the recent discoveries in regional and local revolutionary history, and includes a thoroughly updated bibliography.

Thinking About Logic explains to a non-specialist audience what the aim of logic is. It examines its central concepts and techniques and asks whether logic is successful in achieving its aims.

Aims to provide an introduction to anthropology, showing it as an activity which helps us to understand human social and cultural diversity. This book is also an invitation to anthropologists, which began with the question: "Why do humans have such diverse cultures and ways of life?".

This text examines the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped 20th-century South Africa. The book draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on the country and weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative.

Preesnts an account of English law, explaining the body of the modern law as set in its historical context. This edition takes into account the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice, alterations to the law of manslaughter, and legislation concerning children, intellectual property, and contract and leasehold reforms, amongst others.

Philosophy plays an integral role in French society, affecting its art, drama, politics, and culture. In this chronological survey, Eric Matthews traces the development French philosophy has taken in the twentieth century, from it roots in the thoughts of Descartes to key figures such as Bergson, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Foucault, Derrida, and the recent French Feminists.

The Industrial Revolution is sometimes regarded as a catastrophe, but this text presents it as an important mark of progress. Ashton argues that the material standards of British people improved, technical innovation brought economic reward, and greater intellectual ingenuity was provoked.

This text is an introduction to the use of logic in everyday thought and argument. It emphasizes the use of logic in helping to settle and clarify disputes, seeking to help the reader avoid bad arguments, to detect them in others, and so to think and argue more effectively.

An introduction to Irish literature from the 1920s onwards. The title suggests the immense influence Yeats and Joyce have had on the styles, stances, and preoccupations of 20th-century Irish literature. Authors from Kinsella and Beckett to William Trevor, Seamus Heaney and Mary Lavin are included.