
British Academy Lectures 2013-14
Oxford University Press
Published on 12. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
250 pages
978-0-19-726586-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume publishes texts from the British Academy's 2013 and 2014 lecture programmes, which were posted to the online Journal of the British Academy in 2014.
The subjects covered include relic veneration in Confucianism, UK education policy, dyslexia, music as performance, Islamic fundamentalism, Charlemagne, economic modelling and 'What are Prime Ministers For?'
The editors are Professors Janet Carsten and Simon Frith, who are both Fellows of the British Academy. The authors are all recognised experts in their fields within the humanities and social sciences and the texts published here have been rigorously peer-reviewed.
The subjects covered include relic veneration in Confucianism, UK education policy, dyslexia, music as performance, Islamic fundamentalism, Charlemagne, economic modelling and 'What are Prime Ministers For?'
The editors are Professors Janet Carsten and Simon Frith, who are both Fellows of the British Academy. The authors are all recognised experts in their fields within the humanities and social sciences and the texts published here have been rigorously peer-reviewed.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
c. 25 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
602 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-726586-4 (9780197265864)
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Persons
Editor
Professor of Social and Cultural AnthropologyProfessor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Edinburgh
Tovey Professor of MusicTovey Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh
Content
The appeal of Islamic fundamentalism
Between art and science: Music as performance
Dyslexia: A language learning impairment
Education and opportunity: Is the UK departing from a common tradition?
A heavenly aura: Confucian modes of relic veneration
Charlemagne and Europe
What if? Models, Fact and Fiction in Economics
'What are Prime Ministers For?'
Getting a word in: Contact, etymology, and English Vocabulary in the twelfth century
Between art and science: Music as performance
Dyslexia: A language learning impairment
Education and opportunity: Is the UK departing from a common tradition?
A heavenly aura: Confucian modes of relic veneration
Charlemagne and Europe
What if? Models, Fact and Fiction in Economics
'What are Prime Ministers For?'
Getting a word in: Contact, etymology, and English Vocabulary in the twelfth century