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Monthly Archives: February 2013

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  • 12 Feb 2013

    Into the Intro: The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought

    Happy Darwin Day! Today marks the 204th birthday of the legendary evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. So this week at Cambridge University Press, we're paying tribute to one of our most prolific and important authors. To commemorate International Darwin Day and Darwin's innumerable contributions, go Into the Intro of the new volume The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Darwin and Evolutionary Thought.

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  • 7 Feb 2013
    Dr Michael Scott

    Interview with Dr Michael Scott

    Dr Michael Scott visited us recently, and so we took the opportunity to interview him – where else but in a museum! Check out the videos below where he talks about his latest book ‘Space and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds’ (out now) and his plans for future areas of research. Part One: Part […]

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  • 6 Feb 2013
    John Quigley

    What the Western Powers Knew Before the Six-Day War

    John Quigley discusses the Israel-Palestine conflict and the implications of the Six-Day War of 1967.

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  • 5 Feb 2013

    Dr Armand D’Angour talks Classics and Innovation at Festival Of Ideas

    Author Dr Armand D'Angour talks about Classics and Innovation at the 2012 Cambridge Festival Of Ideas.

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  • 4 Feb 2013
    Rosemarie Alley, William M. Alley

    Into the Intro: Too Hot to Touch

    On this edition of Into the Intro, we're featuring Too Hot to Touch: The Problem of High-Level Nuclear Waste. Nuclear waste is making headlines as the government flounders over how to manage some of the most dangerous substances on our planet. Even yesterday's Washington Post sought to bring the problem to the nation's attention. With this new book, William and Rosemarie Alley provide an insightful look into the debate over radioactive waste for anyone interested in or affected by this issue.

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  • 1 Feb 2013

    An Editor’s Perspective on Tested by Zion

    In our Q&A with senior editor Lewis Bateman, he reveals what drew him to Elliott Abrams' Tested by Zion and why the controversial topic makes it an important title.

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