Book Search

1. Freedom and Democracy in an Imperial Context

   Dialogues with James Tully

   Edited by Robert Nichols, Jakeet Singh

   Freedom and Democracy in an Imperial Context: Dialogues with James Tully gathers leading thinkers from across the humanities and social sciences in a celebration of, and critical engagement with, the recent work of Canadian political philosopher James Tully. Over the past thirty years, James Tully...

   To Be Published October 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. Masterpieces of Chikamatsu

   The Japanese Shakespeare

   By Robert Nichols

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Japan

   This is a selection of the best plays of Chikamatsu, one of the greatest Japanese dramatists. Master of the marionette and popular dramas, he had, until the publication of this book, remained unknown to western readers owing to the difficulty of translating the work into English. The introduction...

   Published April 24th 2013 by Routledge
3. Isaiah Berlin and the Politics of Freedom

   ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’ 50 Years Later

   Edited by Bruce Baum, Robert Nichols

   Series: Routledge Innovations in Political Theory

   Since his death in 1997, Isaiah Berlin’s writings have generated continual interest among scholars and educated readers, especially in regard to his ideas about liberalism, value pluralism, and "positive" and "negative" liberty. Most books on Berlin have examined his general political theory, but...

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
4. Environmental Medicine

   By Jon Ayres, Roy Harrison, Gordon Nichols, Robert Maynard CBE

   Environmental Medicine is an indispensable aid to the investigation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of environmentally-acquired disorders. It brings into sharp focus the increasing importance of the practice of environmental medicine, drawing together the many different strands that make...

   Published July 29th 2010 by CRC Press
5. Cognitively Diagnostic Assessment

   Edited by Paul D. Nichols, Susan F. Chipman, Robert L. Brennan

   During the past two or three decades, research in cognitive science and psychology has yielded an improved understanding of the fundamental psychological nature of knowledge and cognitive skills that psychological testing attempts to measure. These theories have reached sufficient maturity, making...

   Published February 28th 1995 by Routledge
6. Understanding Readers' Understanding

   Theory To Practice

   Edited by Robert J. Tierney, Patricia L. Anders, Judy Nichols Mitchell

   This collection features papers addressing current issues in reading comprehension from cognitive and linguistic perspectives. Organized into three sections, the volume investigates text considerations and reader-text interactions. Each paper presents a substantial and comprehensive review of...

   Published June 30th 1987 by Routledge