Swirling synapses
Michael Siegal marvels at the intricacies and paradoxes of our evolutionary psychology
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Political Hypocrisy: The Mask of Power, from Hobbes to Orwell and Beyond
David Runciman begins Political Hypocrisy with a challenge to writers such as Judith Shklar who believe that hypocrisy is an overrated vice. Certainly there is intuitive evidence that Shklar is right...
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Glamour: A History
This book is a companion piece and very accessible follow-up to the academic scrutiny of The Glamour System, Gundle's 2006 work co-written with Clino Castelli. Here, too, the author examines - in far...
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That other great Churchill
John Childs reacquaints himself with one of our country's most revered military men
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Against Schooling: For an Education that Matters
Stanley Aronowitz is one of the US's foremost sociologists. For more than 30 years his work has comprehended the centrality of education for the American Dream of democracy and meritocracy "almost...
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Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
Barbarians to Angels: The Dark Ages Reconsidered
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ART AND DESIGNThe Politics of the Piazza: The History and Meaning of the Italian SquareBy Eamonn Canniffe, principal lecturer in architecture, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityAshgate, £40.00ISBN...
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First impressions competition: 17 July 2008
This week’s competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a novel with riffs on military culture and free will:"Everyone now knows how to find the meaning of...
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The Robert Gordon University - A close study of criminal features
An MSc in intelligent biometric security systems has been launched by The Robert Gordon University to meet growing need for those skills in industries ranging from law enforcement and financial...
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University of Glamorgan - Starring role for new complex
The national conservatoire of Wales, whose alumni include actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, has announced plans for a £22.5 million building development. The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, which in...
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University of Wolverhampton - Boost for Nepalese and trees
A contract worth £8.5 million for a project to help the poorest communities in Nepal has been won by the University of Wolverhampton. The university's Centre for International Development and...
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Durham University - Love's Labour's found
A rare 17th-century Shakespeare First Folio that was stolen from Durham University a decade ago has been recovered in the US. The priceless first collection of Shakespeare's plays was published in...
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Leeds Metropolitan University - Ladies are game for a change
Leeds United Ladies FC, who last season finished third in the Women's Premier League and were runners-up in the Women's FA Cup final, have strengthened their partnership with Leeds Metropolitan...
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University of Warwick - Rich reward for novel expressions
A £50,000 writing prize has been launched by the University of Warwick. The Warwick Prize for Writing will be awarded biennially for an "excellent and substantial" piece of writing in English, in any...
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University College London - Centre to tackle brain cancer
The study of brain cancer, which struggles to win funding and top researchers, will be the subject of a specialist research centre. The unit, based at University College London's National Hospital...