Martin Shaw: 15 books
A Branch from the Lightning Tree
Ecstatic Myth and the Grace of Wildness
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Martin Shaw's writing rattles the cages of souls. In A Branch from the Lightning Tree, Shaw creates links between the wildness in landscape and language, with myth being the bridge between the two. Shaw uses four great myths from Welsh, Norwegian, Siberian, and Russian territories that explore the...
Scatterlings
Getting Claimed in the Age of Amnesia
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
In Scatterlings Martin Shaw walks the myth-lines of seven stories based in and around his homeland of Dartmoor, England. Rather than the commentaries on such tales being primarily balanced against other literary sources, Shaw uses what actually occurs on these walks as the main source of information...
Snowy Tower
Parzival and the Wet Black Branch of Language
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
In Snowy Tower, Dr. Martin Shaw continues his trilogy of works on the relationship between myth, wilderness, and a culture of wildness. In this second book, he gives a telling of the Grail epic Parzival. Claiming it as a great trickster story of medieval Europe, he offers a deft and erudite commentary,...
by Martin Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2015
This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw’s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea’s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide....
Genocide and International Relations
Changing Patterns in the Transitions of the Late Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2013
Genocide and International Relations lays the foundations for a new perspective on genocide in the modern world. Genocide studies have been influenced, negatively as well as positively, by the political and cultural context in which the field has developed. In particular, a narrow vision of comparative...
Politics and Globalisation
Knowledge, Ethics and Agency
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Globalisation is widely understood as a set of processes driven by technological, economic and cultural change. Few have successfully defined the changing character and role of politics in global change. Political institutions such as the nation-state have been seen as undermined by globalisation,...
War and Genocide
Organised Killing in Modern Society
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2015
This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world.
Most accounts of war and genocide treat them as separate phenomena....
by Joan Martin, Bruce Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
The life story of Joan Martin is that of a fierce Aboriginal woman who fought for the rights of her community and her autobiography also tells of the Aboriginal experience in general since World War II. Born in the country town of Morawa, Western Australia, in 1941, Martin led an exciting and adventurous...
by Jose Daniel Amado, Jackson Shaw Kern, Martin Doe Rodriguez
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018
Investment arbitration has emerged from modest beginnings and matured into an established presence in international law. However, in recent years it has drifted from the reciprocal vision of its founders. This volume serves as a comprehensive guide for those who wish to reform international investment...
Pieography
Where Pie Meets Biography-42 Fabulous Recipes Inspired by 39 Extraordinary Women
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
What kind of pie conveys the experience of starting a new job, getting married, becoming a mom? Over 30 of the country's top foodies are here to tell you. Each one has devised a pie recipe that captures the essence of her life. Stir in beautiful photography, short essays, and brief bios, and voilá,...
by Graham Shaw, Brian R. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
An essential introduction to particle physics, with coverage ranging from the basics through to the very latest developments, in an accessible and carefully structured text.
Particle Physics: Third Edition is a revision of a highly regarded introduction to particle physics. In its two previous...
by Graham Shaw, Brian R. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2015
Mathematics for Physicists is a relatively short volume covering all the essential mathematics needed for a typical first degree in physics, from a starting point that is compatible with modern school mathematics syllabuses. Early chapters deliberately overlap with senior school mathematics, to a...
by Brian R. Martin, Graham Shaw
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2016
An accessible and carefully structured introduction to Particle Physics, including important coverage of the Higgs Boson and recent progress in neutrino physics.
Fourth edition of this successful title in the Manchester Physics series
Includes information on recent key discoveries including:...
Nuclear and Particle Physics
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2019
Updated and expanded edition of this well-known Physics textbook provides an excellent Undergraduate introduction to the field
This new edition of Nuclear and Particle Physics continues the standards established by its predecessors, offering a comprehensive and highly readable overview of both...
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