This volume continues to explore the life and works of Auguste Comte during his so-called second career. It covers the period from the coup d'état of Louis Napoleon in late 1851 to Comte's death in 1857. During these early years of the Second Empire, Comte became increasingly conservative and anxious to control his disciples. This study offers the first study of the tensions within his movement. Focusing on his second masterpiece, the Système de politique positive, and other important book...

Biographies of two 17th-century female criminals, both celebrated in their day. These are the first editions published since the 17th century.

In this highly provocative book, originally published in 1974, Sir George Pickering, former Professor of Medicine in the University of London and Regius Professor in the University of Oxford, examines the role of illness in the minds and lives of Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, Freud, Proust, Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Mary Baker Eddy.At the age of twenty-six Darwin returned from the voyage of the Beagle a vigorous young naturalist. Within two years he became a r...

In "Piano and Song," Friedrich Wieck offers an insightful exploration of the intimate relationship between piano performance and vocal expression, advocating for a harmonious integration of musical elements. This pedagogical text, reflecting the Romantic era's emphasis on emotive expression, serves as both a practical guide for pianists and a philosophical treatise on the nature of music-making. Wieck employs a clear and engaging literary style, combining theoretical exposition with illust...

In "Piano and Song," Friedrich Wieck masterfully intertwines the intricacies of pianistic technique with the emotive power of song composition. This seminal work offers a profound exploration of the relationship between piano performance and vocal melody, emphasizing the importance of a symbiotic interaction in music-making. Wieck's literary style is both didactic and reflective, enriched by his experiences as a celebrated pianist and pedagogue during the Romantic era. The book is structur...

This book explores the experiences of temporary migrants in the Asia-Pacific region. It develops the original concept of 'fluid security' to analyse the way in which persons carry a set of tools, strategies and attitudes across spatial, temporal and imagined borders. This concept applies a mobilities lens to human security in order to take into account the aspirations and needs of mobile populations appropriate for a globalising world. The book brings to light the diverse experiences of mo...

Auguste Comte's doctrine of positivism was both a philosophy of science and a political philosophy designed to organize a new, secular, stable society based on positive or scientific, ideas, rather than the theological dogmas and metaphysical speculations associated with the ancien regime. This volume offers the most comprehensive English-language overview of Auguste Comte's philosophy, the relation of his work to the sciences of his day, and the extensive, continuing impact of his thinkin...

La prise en charge de la douleur fait partie intégrante de la médecine, tant de ville qu'hospitalière : de nombreux acteurs sont engagés sur cet enjeu médical complexe et désormais reconnu, du médecin généraliste au spécialiste, y compris les spécialistes de la douleur. Ce nouvel ouvrage, publication de référence sur le sujet, leur est destiné. Il a pour objectif de permettre la compréhension des mécanismes en jeu, des différents types de douleurs et de donner toutes les clés pour une meil...

This is the second volume of a three volume collection of the correspondence of Caroline Norton, covering the period January 1838-November 1857. The collection also includes an introduction and five commentaries by the editor, contextualising and embedding Caroline’s literary and political achievements within the narrative of her letters.

This is the first volume of a three volume collection of the correspondence of Caroline Norton, covering the period July 1828-Deember 1837. The collection also includes an introduction and five commentaries by the editor, contextualising and embedding Caroline’s literary and political achievements within the narrative of her letters.

The second volume of Sex Trafficking: International context and responseHuman trafficking and modern slavery have captured the imagination and attention of the international community. This book builds on the authors’ first volume, Sex Trafficking: International context and response. Much has changed since the first volume was published, not least the shift away from sex trafficking to modern slavery as the dominant focus in policy and advocacy. Yet, as the author...

This is the third volume of a three volume collection of the correspondence of Caroline Norton, covering the period February 1858-June 1877. The collection also includes an introduction and five commentaries by the editor, contextualising and embedding Caroline’s literary and political achievements within the narrative of her letters.