'Ik had aanvankelijk een grote familie, die meer dan tweehonderd leden telde. Maar aan het begin van het Jian-An rijk (omstreeks 200 na Chr.) is in minder dan tien jaar tweederde van hen gestorven. Zeventienden van hen door schade door koude. Treurend over de teloorgang van het roemrijke verleden en het voortijdig verlies van zoveel levens die niet gered konden worden, heb ik ijverig gezocht naar de richtlijnen van oude genezers en wijd en zijd verschillende geneesmiddelen verzameld. Ofschoon...

'you are to understand, Mr. Pip, that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret...' Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefaction takes him from the Kent marshes to London. Pip is haunted by figures from his past - the escaped convict Magwitch, the time-withered Miss Havisham and her proud and beautiful ward, Estella - and in time uncovers not just the origins of his great...

Fundamentals of the Physical Environment has established itself as a well-respected core introductory book for students of physical geography and the environmental sciences. Taking a systems approach, it demonstrates how the various factors operating at Earth’s surface can and do interact, and how landscape can be used to decipher them. The nature of the earth, its atmosphere and its oceans, the main processes of geomorphology and key elements of ecosystems are also all explained.

The final...

Structural proof theory is a branch of logic that studies the general structure and properties of logical and mathematical proofs. This book is both a concise introduction to the central results and methods of structural proof theory, and a work of research that will be of interest to specialists. The book is designed to be used by students of philosophy, mathematics, and computer science. A special feature of the volume is a computerized system for developing proofs interactively, downloa...

The Handbook for Social Research Methods is a must for every social-science researcher. It charts the new and evolving terrain of social research methodology, covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods in one volume.

This book gives social work students a clear understanding of current legislation and a thorough grounding in the key issues in mental health in Scotland.

Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia and been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others. Yet Persian literature has never received the attention it truly deserves."A History of Persian Literature" answers this need and offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject.

This 18-volume, authoritative s...

The objective of this book is to assist readers to improve their communication skills in the Korean language. The format of the textbook and the workbook allows the learner to select and focus on any of the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). These skills are connected by a common learning objective in each lesson, enabling the student to build on each through new situations and repetition.

The students learn specific language functions through meaningful practic...

Die bisher einzige zusammenfassende Darstellung der gesamten Literaturentwicklung in der Deutschschweiz nach dem Tod Gottfried Kellers 1890 verbindet die Beschreibung des literarischen Lebens mit der Vorstellung einzelner Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller wie Robert Walser, Adolf Muschg, Urs Widmer oder Peter Bichsel und der wichtigsten Werke in den verschiedenen literarischen Gattungen.

Namhafte Schweizer Fachleute beantworten spezifische Fragen wie die nach der besonderen Sprachsituati...