Books published by Cambridge University Press

This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry syllabus (0620) is fully updated for the revised syllabus from first examination from 2016.

This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Physics syllabus (0625) is fully updated for the revised syllabus for first examination from 2016.

This volume showcases the impact of the work of Douglass North, winner of the Nobel Prize and father of the field of new institutional economics. It speaks concisely about his legacy across multiple social sciences disciplines, specifically on scholarship pertaining to the understanding of property rights and economic growth.

This richly illustrated, four-colour textbook introduces the art and archaeology of ancient Greece, from the Bronze Age through to the Roman conquest. Emphasizing context and function, Barringer explores the purpose and use of buildings and objects within their particular time and place, leading students to a rich sociohistorical understanding of Greek art.

Machine learning is one of the fastest growing areas of computer science, with far-reaching applications. This book explains the principles behind the automated learning approach and the considerations underlying its usage. The authors explain the 'hows' and 'whys' of machine-learning algorithms, making the field accessible to both students and practitioners.

This volume focuses on the years between the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557 and the lapsing of the Licensing Act in 1695. Comprising thirty-eight chapters, it looks at how printed texts interacted with oral and manuscript cultures in a time of religious divisions and civil war.

The Cambridge County Geographies were designed to provide a series of concise guides to British regions. This guide to Breconshire by Christopher J. Evans was first published in 1912 and contains numerous illustrative figures as well as a list of the chief towns and villages within the county.

Objective Proficiency Second edition provides official preparation for the revised 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency exam, also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE).

A fascinating account of how cotton transformed the world we live in today: it industrialised Europe and became the first item to be traded globally. It ranges from Asian and European technologies and African slavery to cotton plantations in the Americas and consumer desires across the globe.

Originally published in 1936, this book presents the ancient Greek text of the paraphrases and quotations of Zeno's philosophical arguments, together with a facing-page English translation and editorial commentary. Detailed notes are incorporated throughout and a bibliography is also included.

This is the revised edition of the Cambridge translation of Immanuel Kant's Groundwork, one of the most powerful texts in the history of ethical thought. It includes a revised text and updated introductory material. For undergraduate and graduate students of the history of philosophy, ethics and Kant studies.

This two-volume work, published 1880-99, contains documents from the Venetian state archives from the period 1300-1454, illustrating Venice's dealings with her own empire across the eastern Mediterranean and with foreign powers, including Turkish sultans and Byzantine emperors, at a time when Venetian power was at its zenith.

This volume offers readers a unique and comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives on 'the sublime', the singular aesthetic response elicited by objects or phenomena that move viewers by transcending and overwhelming them. The book consists of an editor's introduction and fifteen chapters written from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

This is the first book to provide a general introduction to the Pre-Raphaelite movement that integrates its literary and visual art forms and explains what made the Pre-Raphaelite style unique in painting, poetry, drawing and prose.

An indispensable text in the history of medieval Jewish-Christian relations, this work documents one of the first allegations of Jewish ritual murder. This 1896 edition includes an English translation and extensive introductory material by Augustus Jessop and M. R. James.

Included in Combo A is the first half of the Student's Book and the print Workbook (with key) plus Online Assessment and Personalised Practice.

The most up-to-date business English dictionary created specially for learners of English.

face2face Second edition is the flexible, easy-to-teach, 6-level course (A1 to C1) for busy teachers who want to get their adult and young adult learners to communicate with confidence.

Down syndrome is one of the most commonly occurring developmental disorders and it is now possible to define opportunities for neurocognitive rehabilitation of those with the condition. This book describes how early cognitive intervention in children can be carried out, and can reduce, or compensate for, the major characteristic deficits.

A complete and essential activity-based guide to ELT classroom management.

Issues in the Developmental Approach to Mental Retardation is one of the first books exclusively devoted to applying the theories, findings and approaches used in work with non-retarded children to several types of retarded individuals. The editors and contributors define the developmental approach and explore theoretical issues as they relate to retarded populations.

This book addresses the complex interaction of past and present, bringing together historians and anthropologists in a fascinating study of ritual and symbolism which poses new questions for the understanding of our history.

Connecting micro- and nanoscopic theories and emphasizing topics relevant to solid-state thermo-mechanical behaviour, this book treats subjects directly related to nonlinear materials modeling. Together with Modeling Materials, it presents the fundamentals of multiscale materials modeling for graduate students and researchers in physics, materials science, chemistry and engineering.

For E2L students aged 16-18 who are planning to go on to study at an English-medium university.

This book, originally published in 1969, will hold interest for the urban geographer. It outlines the techniques and methodology which at the time were increasingly being used by geographers working in urban studies. It analyses the human ecology of Sunderland which was used as a basis for a study of working-class attitudes towards education in the town.

This fully updated edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Companion offers clear, accessible coverage of the intricacies of Austen's works in their historical context, with biographical information and suggestions for further reading. With seven new essays, the Companion now covers topics that have become central to recent Austen studies.

In this three-volume set published posthumously in 1877, the influential Cambridge classicist Edward Meredith Cope analyses Aristotle's monumental treatise on the art of persuasion. Volume 3 contains the Greek text of Book 3 and Cope's discussion of Aristotle's understanding of style and arrangement as rhetorical devices.

This informative account of modern British culture embraces controversy and debate, and never loses sight of the fact that Britain and Britishness must always be understood in relation to the increasingly international context of globalisation.

A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the theory and practice of CLIL.

The Malleus Maleficarum is the most famous early modern text on witches and witch hunting. This is the most authoritative translation into English available, and it is presented here with explanatory notes and an informative introduction.