The Passionate Empiricist

The Passionate EmpiricistExplores John Quincy Adams's oratorical work in support of government funded science. This book introduces readers to the role that classical oratory played in changing early American attitudes about pure scientific research. Marlana Portolano investigates the impact of John Quincy Adams's oratorical campaigns on the origins of government funded science in America, with a special focus on his classical theory of rhetorical engagement and civic duty.

core texts

Freaks and Foreigners is a collection of three thematically linked plays set against the backdrop of a fractured

This collection reviews current research on optimising substrates for soilless cultivation and assesses recent advances in technologies

Christine Boyer

Ana Cabrera Lafuente Instituto de Turismo de España (Turespaña/Tourspain)

with introduction and annotations

It provides fresh perspectives on academic and activist debates about ecology

six are concerned with pottery

The Spanish novella La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes y de sus fortunas y adversidades was published anonymously in Alcalá de Henares

Sarah Searight

Freedom of the press and an independent media system are often taken for granted and all of the EU-member states today have implemented guarantees of press freedom in their constitutions and judicial systems

When Hassanein is arrested