Books published by Cambridge University Press

The authoritative guide to the singular career and artistic legacy of one of America's most celebrated playwrights, this collection not only chronicles August Wilson's career and artistic legacy, but also makes apparent his continuing relevance to culture and politics today.

This Element provides the first comprehensive study of William Davenant's Shakespeare adaptations within the broader context of the Restoration repertory. It reveals how Davenant adapted the plays in direct response to the institutional and commercial imperatives of the newly established theatre industry of the 1660s.

This book provides an introduction to the theory of phase transitions, bridging the gap between physics and materials science. With exercises included throughout and solutions available online, this text is suitable for graduate courses as well as researchers seeking a primer on popular and emerging research topics.

This foundational introduction to the cutting-edge field of quantum information offers a comprehensive presentation of the topic while remaining accessible to students with any STEM background. Accompanied by numerous exercises and worked examples, it features boxed asides to broaden understanding, and an approachable and engaging writing style.

This book explores how ancient queens were important subjects and patrons of dynastic art. It examines an eclectic array of artworks and artifacts from across the Mediterranean and the Middle East. This study invites readers to consider the roles and responsibilities of women in artistic expressions of political power.

This book dismantles the simplistic equation of wealth, political power and social rank in the Roman Eempire. Historians will appreciate the innovative approach, which combines economic modelling with archaeological and epigraphic evidence, and the fresh perspectives on the complexities of wealth and power in ancient Rome.

Early modern London has long been recognised as a centre of religious diversity but this study is the first to examine domestic religion in the capital during a period of intense religious change. Emily Vine foregrounds the experiences of minority communities, Christian and Jewish, to explore the role of the home as a setting of religious practice.

Court festivities in eighteenth-century Naples included elaborate celebratory balls featuring social dance, hosted by the aristocracy and highlighted by the direct participation of the monarchs. This book offers a fascinating account of these spectacular events, for readers interested in Southern Italian history, culture, music, and dance.

The first history of how economists tackled nineteenth-century deficits in family productivity in Europe, inadequacies in low-income family consumption in interwar USA, underinvestment in human capital by non-white American families, and gendered injustices. For economists, sociologists, historians and philosophers interested in family and poverty.

This Element presents the ?-generalized distribution, a statistical model tailored for the analysis of income distribution. Developed over years of collaborative, multidisciplinary research, it clarifies the statistical properties of the model, assesses its empirical validity and compares its effectiveness with other parametric models.

This book studies the intersection of neoliberalism and right-wing Hindu nationalism through smart city projects which are often advertised as solutions for sustainable development.

The first full-length treatment of the concept of parameter and its development through the various phases of Generative Grammar. Providing step-by-step, detailed explanations, it offers a full account of parametric theory and the development of Chomsky's framework for researchers and advanced students in syntactic theory and language acquisition.

This book introduces stochastic thermodynamics, including fluctuation theorems and the thermodynamic uncertainty relation with representative applications. It is essential reading for graduate students and researchers from physics and physical chemistry with an interest in non-equilibrium phenomena.