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This is a down-to-earth, 'how to do it' textbook on the making of dictionaries. Written by professional lexicographers with over seventy years' experience between them, the book presents a step-by-step course for the training of lexicographers in all settings, including...
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OUP Oxford
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2008-06-19
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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, published in 1755, marked a milestone in a language in desperate need of standards. No English dictionary before it had devoted so much space to everyday words, been so thorough in its definitions, or illustrated usage by quoting from...
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Penguin
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2006-11-30
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Here is a wonderful Baedeker to down-and-dirty politics--more than six hundred slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech.
Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful...
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Oxford University Press
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2006-04-21
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This book introduces the Marquis de Sade as writer and philosopher to new readers, offering concise but comprehensive surveys of his most controversial works, based on contemporary theoretical approaches. The style is lively and accessible without sacrificing detail or...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2005
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A Very Short Introduction
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Here is a wonderful Baedeker to down-and-dirty politics--more than six hundred slang terms straight from the smoke-filled rooms of American political speech.
Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang illuminates a rich and colorful...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-09-10
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A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words...
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Penguin
Parution :
2004-04-01
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Egyptian myths articulated the core values of one of the longest lasting civilizations in history, and myths of deities such as Isis and Osiris influenced contemporary cultures and became part of the Western cultural heritage.Egyptian Mythology: A Very Short...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004
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A Very Short Introduction
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Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage?
From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2003-05-08
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This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth century.
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2003
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A Very Short Introduction
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This Introduction introduces readers to the concepts of political philosophy: authority, democracy, freedom and its limits, justice, feminism, multiculturalism, and nationality. Accessibly written and assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, it encourages the...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2003
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A Very Short Introduction
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This highly readable exploration of the central issues and debates about Northern Ireland sets these in the historical context of hundreds of years of conflict.
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2003
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A Very Short Introduction
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Tony Wright's Very Short Introduction to British Politics is an interpretative essay on the British political system, rather than merely an abbreviated textbook on how it currently works.
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2003
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John Locke (1632-1704) one of the greatest English philosophers of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, argued in his masterpiece, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding , that our knowledge is founded in experience and reaches us principally through our...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2003
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A Very Short Introduction
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What is science? Is there a real difference between science and myth? Is science objective? Can science explain everything? This Very Short Introduction provides a concise overview of the main themes of contemporary philosophy of science.
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2002
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A Very Short Introduction
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This book is a clear and informative introduction to cryptography and data protection--subjects of considerable social and political importance. It explains what algorithms do, how they are used, the risks associated with using them, and why governments should be...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2002
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A Very Short Introduction
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Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world.
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2002
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Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was the first great English political philosopher, and his book Leviathan was one of the first truly modern works of philosophy.
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2002
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A Very Short Introduction
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This book explores what it means to be rational in all these contexts. It introduces ideas from economics, philosophy, and other areas, showing how the theory applies to decisions in everyday life, and to particular situations such as gambling and the allocation of...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2002
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A Very Short Introduction
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