The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (731 AD) is Bede's most famous work As well as providing the authoritative Colgrave translation of the Ecclesiastical History this edition

Includes:: a new translation of the Greater Chronicle in which Bede examines the Roman Empire & contemporary Europe His Letter to Egbert gives his final reflections on the English Church just before his death & all three texts here are further illuminated by a detailed introduction & explanatory notes ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Yam Laranas directs this horror following an ex-con as he attempts to readjust to life on the outside Bobby (Jesse Bradford) has just been released from prison having served the sentence he was given for murdering a man who tried to rape his girlfriend Alyssa (Amelia Warner) He returns to his mother&s apartment in New York City which has been vacant since her death Bobby finds the apartment strange He discovers drops of blood that appear to be fresh & hears continual arguments from the apartment next door which suggest to him that a man is abusing his wife & daughter When he finally snaps & calls the police things become even stranger the apartment next door is vacant the police tell him Where then are the noises coming from? ...

In this passionate lucid & surprising book Timothy Morton argues that all forms of life are connected in a vast entangling mesh This interconnectedness penetrates all

Dimensions of life No being construct or object can exist independently from the ecological entanglement Morton contends nor does " Nature" exist as an entity separate from the uglier or more synthetic elements of life Realizing this interconnectedness is what Morton calls the ecological thought In three concise chapters Morton investigates the profound philosophical political & aesthetic implications of the fact that all life forms are interconnected As a work of environmental philosophy & theory " The Ecological Thought" explores an emerging awareness of ecological reality in an age of global warming Using Darwin & contemporary discoveries in life sciences as root texts Morton describes a mesh of deeply interconnected life forms
- intimate strange & lacking fixed identity A "prequel" to his " Ecology without Nature Rethinking Environmental Aesthetics" (Harvard 2007) " The Ecological Thought" is an engaged & accessible work that will challenge the thinking of readers in disciplines ranging from critical theory to Romanticism to cultural geography


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To understand the way children develop Bronfenbrenner believes that it is necessary to observe their behavior in natural settings while they are interacting with familiar adults over prolonged periods of time His book offers an important blueprint for constructing a new & ecologically valid psychology of development ...

' Our democracy has gone profoundly wrong Economists have failed us Politicians have lied to us Things must change This fearless new book will help make it happen' Owen Jones' An explosive call for change packed with original research a case study for the question we should all be asking since the crash how have the elites
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- stayed in charge?' Aditya Chakrabortty Guardian' Utterly compelling & sobering' Ha-Joon Chang A century ago the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time with its own rules & language The trouble is most of us can't speak it This is damaging democracy Dangerous agendas are hidden inside mathematical wrappers; controversial policies are presented as 'proven' by the models of economic 'science' Government is being turned over to a publicly unaccountable technocratic elite The Econocracy reveals that economics is too important to be left to the economists
- & shows us what we can do about it'A rousing wake-up call from a collective of dissident graduate students technically assured well-argued & informative' Robert Skidelsky' If war is too important to be left to the generals so is the economy too important to be left to narrowly trained economists thought-provoking' Martin Wolf' An interesting & highly pertinent book' Noam Chomsky


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The current economic & financial crisis erupted several years ago Its effects impacted deeply upon society in which legal rules & social patterns have developed to enable the establishment of civilisation justice & peace Over time it has become more & more obvious that policy financial & economic actors have adopted austerity measures as a main tool to solve the ensuing problems & that these measures have hit social policy standards sometimes dramatically Recent analyses have dealt with several aspects of this issue This book focuses on one important element the impact on collective labour law It seeks to add to the debate by presenting mainly legal arguments derived from different sources & backgrounds examining the EU & Troika' measures the economic & political background & the sometimes dramatic consequences of austerity measures on democracy collective bargaining & the right to strike Against the framework of EU law the relevant ILO Conventions (Revised) European Social Charter & European Convention on Human Rights provisions the non-compliance of these measures is analysed & demonstrated The book is also dedicated to procedural questions & in particular how legal approaches may be used to challenge austerity measures ...

Have you ever wondered why there is a light in your fridge but not in your freezer? Or why 24-hour shops bother having locks on their doors? Or why soft drink cans are cylindrical but milk cartons are square? The answer is simple economics For years economist Robert Frank has been encouraging his students to ask questions about the conundrums & strange occurrences they encounter in everyday life & to try to explain them using economics Now in this bestselling book he shares the most intriguing
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Currently there is no comprehensive account accessible to undergraduate students graduate students economic researchers who are not specialists in the area of agricultural policy of the economic welfare effects of the 2014 Farm Bill passed by the US Congress & signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 7 2014 This edited collection consists of ten essays each on the major areas of US farm programs that describes & assesses the economic welfare impacts of the programs in those areas The chapters involve new research but also heavily focus on providing assessments based on the current state of the art research Each chapter is by distinguished scholars who are internationally recognized experts in the field ...

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Revenues of the global airline industry have doubled over the past ten years & it is forecast that by 2026 the aviation industry will contribute 1 trillion to world GDP Yet ironically for an industry of such sheer scale & economic muscle profit margins are razor thin & most airlines struggle to break even This book explores the economic realities of the airline industry how airlines compete how they develop their business & how demand & cost structure coupled with the complex regulatory regime produces the airline industry we see today Part 1 of the book introduces the reader to the aviation sector of the economy in general & the airline industry in particular showing how the theory of consumer choice & the theory of the firm apply to airline markets The discussion ranges over the determinants elasticity & uncertainty of demand the airline cost structure (a third of an airline's operating costs is spent on fuel) & how the industry's yield management system determines pricing Part 2 examines market concentration the intensity of competition between airlines & their competitive strategies in the world's two largest deregulated markets the US & the EU The emergence of low-cost carriers the future of the three global alliances & the consolidation of network carriers through merger & acquisition all come under examination Part 3 evaluates the external effects of aviation both negative (air & noise pollution congestion & delays) & positive (economies of agglomeration & productivity improvement in various sectors of the economy) The final part of the book explores the economics of markets most directly related to the commercial passenger airline industry including airports air traffic control & aircraft manufacturing & jet engines The book provides an unrivaled analysis of how the airline industry makes & loses money & reveals the economic strategies behind those often baffling pricing decisions we encounter each time we book a flight The book draws on the latest academic research & uses airline-specific case-studies as well as aggregated data sets to give an up-to-date economic analysis of one of the world's most important business sectors ...