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Cambridge University Press publishes the finest academic and educational writing from around the world and is dedicated to advancing knowledge, education, learning and research. Since publishing its first work in 1584, Cambridge now publishes over 2500 titles and 200 journals every year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Featured Titles

The Cambridge Companion to Science and Religion

Edited by Peter Harrison

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the relations between science and religion, with contributions from historians, philosophers, scientists and theologians.

Contemporary Chinese Politics

Edited by Allen Carlson

Contemporary Chinese Politics: Sources, Methods, and Field Strategies considers how new and diverse sources and methods are changing the study of Chinese politics.

 

The Dark Side of Creativity

Edited by David H. Cropley

This book brings together essays written by experts from various fields to illustrate the nature of negative creativity, examine its variants, call attention to its dangers, and draw conclusions about how to prevent it or protect society from its effects.

German Orientalism in the Age of Empire

Suzanne L. Marchand

German Orientalism in the Age of Empire introduces readers to a host of iconoclastic characters and forgotten debates, seeking to demonstrate both the richness of this intriguing field and its indebtedness to the cultural world in which it evolved.

 

Sneak Peek

Pluto

Barrie W. Jones

Barrie W. Jones uses Pluto as a case study to discuss discovery in astronomy, how remote astronomical bodies are investigated, and the role of classification in science by discussing Pluto's recent classification as a dwarf planet.

The Myth of the Ethical Consumer

Timothy M. Devinney, Pat Auger, Giana M. Eckhardt

The Myth of the Ethical Consumer provides academics, students and leaders in corporations and NGOs with an enlightening picture of the interface between social causes and consumption.

 

Featured Textbooks

Cognitive Science

Jose Luis Bermudez

This exciting textbook introduces students to the dynamic vibrant area of Cognitive Science – the scientific study of the mind and cognition.

Structural Geology

Haakon Fossen

Lavishly illustrated in color, this textbook takes an applied approach to introduce undergraduate students to the basic principles of structural geology.

 

Featured Journals

Theatre Survey

Theatre Survey is chartered by the American Society for Theatre Research as a theatre history journal. Its theatrical and historical orientations are broadly conceived.

Political Science and Politics

Provides critical analyses of contemporary political phenomena and is the journal of record for the discipline of political science reporting on research, teaching, and professional development.

 

Library Picks

Iraq, 1990–2006 Set

Edited by Philip E. Auerswald

The revelatory volumes of Iraq, 1990–2006: A Diplomatic History through Documents detail the diplomatic saga involving Iraq and the international community from 1990 to 2006.

Dictionary of Irish Biography 9 Volume Set

Edited by James McGuire

Published in collaboration with the Royal Irish Academy, the Dictionary of Irish Biography is the most comprehensive and authoritative biographical reference work available both in print and online for Ireland.