..or so Prometheus claims in the ancient Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound. As the first of two features marking Cambridge University Press’ sponsorship of the Cambridge Greek Play 2013, Dr Oliver Thomas explores the enduring fascination of the figure of Prometheus.
Read MoreWilliam Milberg and Deborah Winkler, the authors of Outsourcing Economics: Global Value Chains in Capitalist Developments stopped by Cambridge's Manhattan office and answered our questions about their latest book.
Read MoreArthur Schopenhauer often gets overlooked when today's philosophers study philosophers of the past, and it has a lot to do with his pessimistic message. Sophia Vasalou, the author of Schopenhauer and the Aesthetic Standpoint makes the case that his pessimistic philosophy is still critical.
Read MoreRonald Reagan saw in former presidential candidate Barry Goldwater a friend and a mentor. They corresponded frequently. But Reagan’s 1976 challenge for the Republican presidential nomination caused a deep rift.
Read MoreVolume 2 may span only two years (1923-1923), but it spans a tumultuous period in Hemingway's life: he travels to Spain and discovers bullfighting; he moves his family to Toronto; he resents it so much he moves back to Paris; he publishes his first book of short stories, and begins work on what would become The Sun Also Rises. This timeline presents key events that take place in this installment.
Read MoreGráinne Kirwan and Andrew Power, authors of Cybercrime: The Psychology of Online Offenders, explain the use of forensic psychology in cybercrime.
Read MoreThe surviving letters that English nun Margaret Vernon sent to Thomas Cromwell in the 16th century reveal a nuanced portrait of the mysterious royal adviser.
Read MoreWith today being the 18th annual International Talk Like A Pirate Day, we've opened our special treasure chest of books and picked out five that every pirate should read before setting sail.
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