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Florence Nightingale is one of the most famous figures in modern history. Based on her writing, this book reports what she said and did. Published to commemorate the centenary of Nightingale's death, it offers a scholarly view of Florence Nightingale's extraordinary life and career that gets to the heart of her range of interests and achievements.

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A study that examines longitudinal case studies of interaction between language learners and speakers of a target language within their informal social networks.

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A new study that examines longitudinal case studies of interaction between language learners and speakers of a target language within their informal social networks.

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Provides an analysis of the use of digital technology within the field of foreign language learning, drawing on empircal evidence. This book situates insights into the value of digital technology for foreign language learning within the context of evidence from prior research and of educational policy-making.

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Analyses how states and civil society in Vichy France and Fascist Italy reacted to the experience of Allied bombing between 1940 and 1945. This work uses political, social and cultural approaches to highlight both the similarities between the challenges faced by states and peoples in each country, and the differences in the ways they reacted.

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The only comprehensive survey of research on formulaic language and L2 speech and the teaching implications of the link between them

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The only comprehensive survey of research on formulaic language and L2 speech and the teaching implications of the link between them

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A monograph that develops a fresh approach to thinking about the transformative power of literature by drawing upon the concept of experience in Foucault's work. Starting from the premise that works of literature are capable of having a profound effect on their audiences, it suggests a way of understanding how these effects are produced.

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An important collection of essays examining and promoting Foucault's influence on present-day philosophy, in both the analytic and Continental philosophical traditions.

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Introduces students to the key issues in American education. This book focuses on the major problems facing American education. It offers a scholarly treatment of these problems from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives, bringing together relevant findings from those disciplines to analyze and illuminate a wide range of issues.

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Argues that interwar documentary film made a substantial contribution to the rewriting of the French national narrative

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In the Legion of Mary, one of the Catholic Church's most effective charitable agencies in the world, Duff built an organisation that depended on each member playing his or her part, rather than on any individual leader. Duff's vision of a lay movement was revolutionary in its time. This book tells the story of Duff.

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'Blue on Blue', 'Fratricide', 'Friendly Fire' is a persistent and unwelcome feature in war, and has been throughout the history of warfare. This book explores the nature and common origins of fratricide, the part played by humans in fratricide incidents and looks ahead in addressing ways of tackling the problem.

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Political, social and racial discrimination in inter-war England explored through one case study of the corrupt antiques market. In 1922, Adolphe Shrager having made his fortune during the First World War, approached the London dealer Basil Dighton for advice on purchasing antique furniture. This title provides details on the Shrager Dighton case.

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An historical account of the Non-Conformist contribution to social welfare in Britain, from 1800 to the present day.

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Explores the concepts of free-will and self-determination in the Continental philosophical tradition. This book examines the ways in which Continental philosophy offers a viable alternative to the hegemonic scientistic approach taken by analytic philosophy. It offers an investigation into the concepts and categories of human freedom and action.

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An up-to-date and approachable exploration of the age-old question, "What is free will and do we have it"

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How can we be free if everything is determined by factors beyond our control, stretching back in time to the Big Bang and the laws of nature operating then Does not randomness hinder you from being the author of your actions This book looks at how much of the structure of our everyday judgments can survive the arguments behind such questions.

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Covers an argument in contemporary debates about free will and moral responsibility.

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Schelling is often thought to be a protean thinker whose work is difficult to approach or interpret. This title shows that the philosophy of art is the guiding thread to understanding Schelling's philosophical development from his early works in 1795-1796 through his theological turn in 1809-1810.

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Schelling is often thought to be a protean thinker whose work is difficult to approach or interpret. This title shows that the philosophy of art is a guiding thread to understanding Schelling's philosophical development from his early works in 1795-1796 through his theological turn in 1809-1810.

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Presents a defence of the existence of libertarian freedom of will, arguing that choices are essentially uncaused events with teleological explanations. This title advocates and defends the principle of alternative possibilities which states that agents are morally responsible for a choice only if they are free to choose otherwise.

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Gottlob Frege is regarded as one of the founders of modern logic and analytic philosophy, indeed as the greatest innovator in logic since Aristotle. This book offers an introduction to Frege's logic, taking the reader directly to the core of his philosophy.