Books published by Cambridge University Press

"This collaborative history testifies to the central part theatre has played in French culture for over a thousand years. Through a range of diverse contributions, it places centre-stage the genders, ethnicities and classes that have had to wait in the wings both of theatres and of theatre history"--

This coursebook supports students as they develop advanced IT skills and look towards present and future issues in technology. A variety of activities, including practical activities, help students build an understanding of key concepts and practise skills. Questions throughout each chapter encourage independent learning, while opportunities for reflection support metacognitive thinking. This third edition brings important IT topics to life, with engaging features to spark discussions about technology and society. Suitable for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology syllabus (9626) for examination from 2025. Answers are available to teachers and learners via Cambridge GO.

A pre-primary course featuring best friends Sofia and Daniel, Hug the sloth, and Hummy the hummingbird. The Ready, Set, Grow! Workbook provides further practice and consolidation of the Student's Book vocabulary, language, and skills. It includes more personalisation activities and a range of activities to develop fine motor-skills, as well as a fun craft activity in every unit. For each lesson of the Student's Book, the Workbook features a corresponding page of activities, so teachers always know which Workbook page to use. The Workbook is full-color and has a spiral binding to make it easy for children to use.

A pre-primary course featuring best friends Sofia and Daniel, Hug the sloth, and Hummy the hummingbird. The Ready, Set, Grow! Workbook provides further practice and consolidation of the Student's Book vocabulary, language, and skills. It includes more personalisation activities and a range of activities to develop fine motor-skills, as well as a fun craft activity in every unit. For each lesson of the Student's Book, the Workbook features a corresponding page of activities, so teachers always know which Workbook page to use. The Workbook is full-color and has a spiral binding to make it easy for children to use.

A pre-primary course featuring best friends Sofia and Daniel, Hug the sloth, and Hummy the hummingbird. The Ready, Set, Grow! Workbook provides further practice and consolidation of the Student's Book vocabulary, language, and skills. It includes more personalisation activities and a range of activities to develop fine motor-skills, as well as a fun craft activity in every unit. For each lesson of the Student's Book, the Workbook features a corresponding page of activities, so teachers always know which Workbook page to use. The Workbook is full-color and has a spiral binding to make it easy for children to use.

THiNK Second edition is the English course that develops your students as learners and encourages them to think big - in English.

"Packed with examples and illustrations to describe complex concepts and mathematical derivations, and including end-of-chapter problems with helpful hints, this thorough and accessible textbook is the ideal introduction to continuum thermodynamics for senior undergraduate and graduate students of mechanical, aeronautical and civil engineering"--

This book explores the lived experiences of South Asian psychiatrists in the UK through reflective accounts. Discussion covers the negotiation of distinctive cultural identities in their bearing on belonging, identity and marginalisation. It will appeal to readers interested in the unique insights into mental health that these psychiatrists bring.

"Illustrates how law shapes the lives of sex workers, street-level police officers and frontline health officials in China. Using ethnography, interviews and surveys to explore how prostitution is regulated, this accessible book is perfect for readers interested in law, the state, society, China, and sex work"--

"Family Matters uncovers the decades of advocacy which reshaped same-sex sexuality in American law and society. It will speak to readers interested in queer rights, social movement advocacy, and legal studies, while further contributing to current discourse and ongoing battles over LGBTQ+ rights today"--

"Master undergraduate electromagnetics with this concise and accessible textbook, linking theory to realworld engineering applications, with gentle mathematical support. A versatile full-color textbook for a one-or two-semester course, supported by lecture slides, instructor solutions, Matlab animations, and PowerPoint and jpeg digital figures"--

Through a carefully-chosen selection of medieval love letters, Myra Stokes and Ad Putter explore the blurred boundary between literary art and actual missives. This anthology brings together epistolary poems, model letters and real letters and includes critical editions of seven remarkable and substantial texts not easily available elsewhere.

"Get up-to-speed with the fundamentals of how electricity markets are structured and operated with this comprehensive textbook, requiring no prior experience in power systems or energy economics. An ideal introduction for senior undergraduate and graduate students in electrical engineering, economics, and operations research"--

This Element argues for the importance of extended reality as an innovative force that changes our understanding of theatre and Shakespeare. It shows how the inclusion of augmented and virtual realities in performance can reconfigure the senses of the experiencers, enabling them to engage with technology actively.

"How has Europe shaped British literature and culture - and vice versa - since the Middle Ages? This volume discusses the long history of British-European cultural and literary interactions since the early modern period. It offers four different approaches to the complexity of 'Europe.'"--

"The concept of participation in a transcendent domain of existence is central to the Platonic and the Judaeo- Christian traditions. The essays in this volume analyse and explore this key concept in the history of Western thought, providing a rigorous and accessible account of participation from antiquity to the modern era"--

Take a journey into the fascinating world of microRNA, the genome's master controllers. Discovered in 1993, our genome's master controllers are critical to the evolution of complex life, including humans. This captivating book tells their story, from their discovery and unique role in regulating protein levels to their practical applications in brain health and other branches of medicine. Written by a neuroscientist, it provides an in-depth look at what we know about microRNAs and how we came to know it. Explore the impact of these molecular conductors on your life and gain a new appreciation for the precision they bring to the molecular noise in our cells. Perfect for students of neuroscience, life sciences such as biochemistry and genetics and the curious public alike, this is the captivating tale of the conductors of life's molecular orchestra.

Research in the field of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease has had a fundamental impact on our understanding of how environmental experiences and contexts influence the development of health and disease over the entire lifecourse. Covering a wide range of geographic regions, this volume includes an overview of the field, key concepts, and cutting-edge examples of interdisciplinary collaboration. The first reference text covering the interdisciplinary work of DOHaD, a broad list of contents maps the history of DOHaD, showcases examples of biosocial collaboration in action, offers a conceptual toolkit for interdisciplinary research, and maps future directions for the field. The definitive volume on biosocial collaborations in DOHaD, this will be indispensable for scholars working at the intersections of public health, lifecourse epidemiology and the social science of DOHaD. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

The first book to cover local convergence, this text discusses the local and global structure of random graph models for complex networks. Featuring examples of real-world networks for motivation and numerous exercises to build experience, it will be the definitive resource on the subject for researchers and graduate students.

"This book offers practical advice for legal professionals to optimize cognitive fitness and protect their brain from the damaging effects of chronic stress. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, it provides actionable information to help readers thrive amidst the demands and stressors of the legal profession"--

"For forty years we've repeatedly reformed the way we run corporations. Yet research suggests these reforms have not only failed but have made many things worse. This book examines how and why modern governance practices fail, especially when advanced as solutions to serious political and social problems"--