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  • Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics

    by Matthew Wright ...
    How key concepts in modern physics came from the work of a New Zealander whom Einstein labelled ‘a second Newton’.By the mid-nineteenth century, physicists believed they had discovered the last secrets of the universe. Then a new world opened up: one of waves, particles, and new, fundamental forces. This mysterious world swiftly captured the public imagination, not least because of the technical ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Those Who Have the Courage

    The History of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps

    by Matthew Wright ...
    ‘Those Who Have the Courage will be a valuable resource for anyone who is interested in the military and social history of New Zealand. It is a comprehensive history of the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps, the Mounted Rifles and predecessor units …’ — Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, from the Foreword The product of painstaking, multi-year research by esteemed historian and author Matthew Wright ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy (Volume 1)

    Neglected Authors

    by Dr Matthew Wright ...
    Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive. This book, by contrast, concentrates on the plays that no longer exist. Hundreds of tragedies were performed in Athens and further afield during the classical period, and even though nearly all are lost, a certain amount is known about them through fragments and other ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy (Volume 2)

    Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides

    by Dr Matthew Wright ...
    The surviving works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides have been familiar to readers and theatregoers for centuries; but these works are far outnumbered by their lost plays. Between them these authors wrote around two hundred tragedies, the fragmentary remains of which are utterly fascinating.In this, the second volume of a major new survey of the tragic genre, Matthew Wright offers an ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The Road Out of Nowhere

    by Matthew Wright ...
    On her search for answers, Jill's adventure is crashed by Rocket, a crazy old scientist. Along with troubled Kyle, they find themselves on a marvellous journey of wonders and dangers along The Road. Curiosity and desperate circumstances lead them to leave their homeland of Nowhere and set out to meet the Lord of the Way in a far country. On their travels they encounter extraordinary people and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Islam in the Age of Globalization

    Perspectives and Responses

    by Asif Mohiuddin ...
    Series series Religion in the Modern World
    Globalization has been a central theme in political, economic, cultural, and religious debates since the turn of the century. While some see it as a solution, others consider it the root of our problems. The intensification of cultural and military warfare, and the “West v. the Rest” mentality, fuels a deep-seated ethnocentrism. Religion, meanwhile, faces scrutiny from various fundamentalisms and ... Read more

    $35.69 USD

  • Coal

    The Rise and Fall of King Coal in New Zealand

    by Matthew Wright ...
    From hero to zero, coal has taken New Zealand on a rollercoaster ride since its glory days as the hero fuel of colonial-age New Zealand.Coal was the fuel on which the colony grew the stuff that made possible the heating, cooking and lighting essential to family life, a lifestyle exalted during two World Wars and a depression. Coal was pivotal to the country’s growth, even as everybody grumbled ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Fake-Checking

    A Journalist’s Guide to Deepfakes

    by Andrea Hickerson, Christopher Schwartz, Matthew Wright ...
    Designed to help journalists keep pace with the rapid evolution of deepfakes as well as integrate ‘fake-checking’ methods into their routine reporting practices, this book offers a concise and accessible guide for reporters navigating this evolving challenge.This guide aims to assist journalists in understanding the complexities of deepfakes from a number of angles including philosophical, ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Euripides and Quotation Culture

    by Dr Matthew Wright ...
    Series series Classical Literature and Society
    **Presenting a new approach to Euripides' plays, this book explores the playwright's ancient tragedies in relation to quotation culture.**Treating extant works and lost works side-by-side, Matthew Wright presents a selective survey of ways in which Euripidean tragedy was quoted within antiquity, both in social contexts (on the comic stage, at symposia, in law courts, in education) and in different ... Read more

    Was $93.99 USD Now $32.99 USD

  • Immigration in the Court of Public Opinion

    by Jack Citrin, Morris S. Levy, Matthew Wright ...
    Series series Immigration and Society
    What does a nation of immigrants think and feel about immigration? Recent accounts of immigration policy routinely cast Americans as divided into two warring camps – one fueled by threat to livelihoods and way of life, the other by a fervent cosmopolitanism that sees the nation-state as passé.This counter-intuitive book shows that these accounts miss the mark. First, almost all Americans hold a ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

  • Selfhood and the Soul

    Essays on Ancient Thought and Literature in Honour of Christopher Gill

    Edited by Richard Seaford, John Wilkins, Matthew Wright ...
    Selfhood and the Soul is a collection of new and original essays in honour of Christopher Gill, Emeritus Professor of Ancient Thought at the University of Exeter. All of the essays in the volume contribute to a shared project - the exploration of ancient concepts of self and soul, understood in a broad sense - and, as in the work of the honorand himself, they are distinguished by a diversity of ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • Menander: Samia

    by Dr Matthew Wright ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Ancient Comedy Companions
    Matthew Wright brings Menander's Samia to life by explaining how it achieves its comic effects and how it fits within the broader context of fourth-century Greek drama and society. He offers a scene-by-scene reading of the play, combining close attention to detail with broader consideration of major themes, in an approach designed to bring out the humour and nuance of each individual moment on ... Read more

    $26.49 USD