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 David Marshall Miller, "The Cambridge History of Philosophy of the Scientific Revolution" English | ISBN: 1108420303 | 2022 | 560 pages | MOBI | 3 MB The early modern era produced the Scientific Revolution, which originated our present understanding of the natural world. Concurrently, philosophers established the conceptual foundations of modernity. This rich and comprehensive volume surveys and illuminates the numerous and complicated interconnections between philosophical and scientific thought as both were radically transformed from the late sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth century. The chapters explore reciprocal influences between philosophy and physics, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and other disciplines, and show how thinkers responded to an immense range of intellectual, material, and institutional influences. The volume offers a unique perspicuity, viewing the entire landscape of early modern philosophy and science, and also marks an epoch in contemporary scholarship, surveying recent contributions and suggesting future investigations for the next generation of scholars and students.  Debin Ma, "The Cambridge Economic History of China: Volume 1, To 1800" English | ISBN: 1108425577 | | pages | PDF | 13 MB China's rise as the world's second-largest economy surely is the most dramatic development in the global economy since the year 2000. But China's prominence in the global economy is hardly new. Since 500 BCE, a dynamic market economy and the establishment of an enduring imperial state fostered precocious economic growth. Yet Chinese society and government featured distinctive institutions that generated unique patterns of economic development. The six chapters of Part I of this volume trace the forms of livelihood, organization of production and exchange, the role of the state in economic development, the evolution of market institutions, and the emergence of trans-Eurasian trade from antiquity to 1000 CE. Part II, in twelve thematic chapters, spans the late imperial period from 1000 to 1800 and surveys diverse fields of economic history, including environment, demography, rural and urban development, factor markets, law, money, finance, philosophy, political economy, foreign trade, human capital, and living standards.  Emanuele Senici, "The Cambridge Companion to Rossini " English | ISBN: 0521001951 | 2004 | 282 pages | MOBI | 5 MB This collection of specially commissioned essays on one of the most influential opera composers is divided into four parts, each exploring an important element of Rossini's work and his world. Chapters by specialists chart the course of Rossini's life and career through analysis of his reception; operatic texts and non-operatic works; and the individual works: Tancredi, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Semiramide, and Guillaume Tell.  The Cambridge Companion to Henry Fielding (Cambridge Companions to Literature) By Claude Rawson 2007 | 219 Pages | ISBN: 0521670926 | PDF | 2 MB Now best known for three great novels - Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews and Amelia - Henry Fielding (1707-1754) was one of the most controversial figures of his time. Prominent first as a playwright, then as a novelist and political journalist, and finally as a justice of peace, Fielding made a substantial contribution to eighteenth-century culture, and was hugely influential in the development of the novel as a form, both in Britain and more widely in Europe. This collection of specially-commissioned essays by leading scholars describes and analyses the many facets of Fielding's work in theatre, fiction, journalism and politics. In addition it assesses his unique contribution to the rise of the novel as the dominant literary form, the development of the law, and the political and literary culture of eighteenth-century Britain. Including a Chronology and Guide to Further Reading, this volume offers a comprehensive account of Fielding's life and work.  The Cambridge Companion to Dante, 2nd Edition (Cambridge Companions to Literature) By Rachel Jacoff 2007 | 336 Pages | ISBN: 0521605814 | PDF | 2 MB This second edition of The Cambridge Companion to Dante is designed to provide an accessible introduction to Dante for students, teachers and general readers. The volume has been fully updated to take account of the most up-to-date scholarship and includes three new essays on Dante's works. The suggestions for further reading now include the most recent secondary works and translations as well as online resources. The essays cover Dante's early works and their relation to the Commedia, his literary antecedents, both vernacular and classical, biblical and theological influences, the historical and political dimensions of Dante's works, and their reception. In addition there are introductory essays to each of the three canticles of the Commedia that analyse their themes and style. This new edition will ensure that the Companion continues to be the most useful single volume for new generations of students of Dante.  The Cambridge Companion to Daniel Defoe (Cambridge Companions to Literature) By John Richetti 2009 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 0521675057 | PDF | 2 MB Daniel Defoe had an eventful and adventurous life as a merchant, politician, spy and literary hack. He is one of the eighteenth century's most lively, innovative and important authors, famous not only for his novels, including Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and Roxana, but for his extensive work in journalism, political polemic and conduct guides, and for his pioneering 'Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain.' This volume surveys the wide range of Defoe's fiction and non-fiction, and assesses his importance as writer and thinker. Leading scholars discuss key issues in Defoe's novels, and show how the man who was once pilloried for his writings emerges now as a key figure in the literature and culture of the early eighteenth century.  The Cambridge Companion to Byron (Cambridge Companions to Literature) By Drummond Bone 2005 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0521786762 | PDF | 2 MB Specially commissioned essays by leading scholars discuss Byron's work in several fascinating contexts: literary history, Byron's life and travels, publishing, politics, and his reception across Europe. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers alike.  The Cambridge Companion to British Literature and Empire by Auritro Majumder English | 2025 | ISBN: 1009554387 | 366 Pages | PDF | 2.64 MB  Toby Matthiesen, "The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism" English | ISBN: 0190689463 | 2023 | 960 pages | MOBI | 5 MB The authoritative account of Islam's schism that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world.  Toby Matthiesen, "The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism" English | ISBN: 0190689463 | 2023 | 960 pages | AZW3 | 6 MB The authoritative account of Islam's schism that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world. |
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