The year 2024 marks the opening of the new Middle Eastern Library of Leiden University, a purpose-built facility to serve the needs of all those who engage in the study of the Middle East and North Africa from the dawn of history to the present day. To celebrate the occasion, more than 40 authors from Leiden and beyond have contributed to this special volume on the library’s rich and multifaceted Oriental holdings.

Topics range from the Ancient Near East to the material and conservational ...

The contributions to this edited volume explore, from various perspectives, the relationship between law and morality. The authors analyze specific issues in the domains of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, constitutionalism, the universality of human rights, animal rights, democracy and terrorism. What unites them is their search for an answer to the question of what values such as justice, fairness, and respect for human rights might mean. The focus on said domains ensures the societa...

Health economics is about making wise investments in health and health care. The purpose of this book is to make readers familiar with the principles, methods and pitfalls of health economic evaluations. These evaluations help to make choices and set priorities in favour of those investments (for prevention, diagnosis, cure or care) that give the greatest return on health for money spent.

The results of these evaluations are increasingly a subject of focus and discussion in scientific journal...

All trainee teacher's need to know about the theory and practice of teaching primary science.

This is the essential teaching theory and practice text for primary Mathematics that takes a focused look at the practical aspects of teaching.

The car industry and the way in which cars are created have changed beyond all recognition over the last half-century. Automotive styling was once the grudging afterthought when the engineers had finished their work. Now, following a short flirtation with exotic Italian design houses, it has evolved into sophisticated design carried out by multitalented in-house teams honing carefully crafted brand identities.

One of the visionary designers at the forefront of that revolution has been Patrick...

-Inspiring introduction to organisational psychology;

-covers all new developments in digitization;

-contains a lot of instructional exercises.

Organisational behaviour is an inspiring introduction to organisational psychology. Renowned authors Gert Alblas and Ella Wijsman describe the behaviour of people in organisations and provide possible explanations. Students learn how to skilfully apply this knowledge in many different situations. Organisational behaviour is the English edition of Ged...

This leading monograph on European Environmental Law is now completely updated and revised. Taking into account new case law of the European Courts, recent environmental directives and regulations and the new provisions of the Lisbon Treaty. This book provides an in-depth analysis of important legal issues of European environmental law. What are the legal grounds for EU environmental policy and on what principles are directives and regulations based upon? To what extent precludes EU environme...

Dit overzicht van stedenbouw in Nederland, bij verschijnen al een klassieker, is nu weer beschikbaar. Het laat zien hoe de Nederlanders vanaf het einde van de achttiende eeuw de steden. De op water gebaseerde infrastructuur werd vervangen door een uitgebreid spoorwegennetwerk en later door snelwegen. Het platteland werd geherstructureerd om zo de landbouwproductie op te voeren en vervolgens herontwikkeld tot ruimte voor suburbane agglomeratie.Deze publicatie is een bloemlezing van plannen, en...

Epicurean philosophy is a philosophy of knowledge, nature and pleasure. The second part of a two-volume set, this edited collection examines the core areas of Epicureanism : physiology, epistemology and ethics. The study is carried out from multiple perspectives: the reconstruction and analysis of primary sources, an examination of the debates and controversies surrounding the school of Epicurus, and a review of the reception of Epicurean philosophy. By challenging the widespread stereotype o...