British Academy Lectures 2013-14

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Janet Carsten (Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Edinburgh) Simon Frith (Tovey Professor of Music, Tovey Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh)

British Academy Lectures 2013-14

Janet Carsten (Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Edinburgh), Simon Frith (Tovey Professor of Music, Tovey Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh)

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Oxford University Press
16 April 2015

Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs; Humanities

Series: Journal of the British Academy

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.

Edited by: Janet Carsten (Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology University of Edinburgh), Simon Frith (Tovey Professor of Music, Tovey Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 245mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 602g
ISBN: 9780197265864
ISBN 10: 0197265863
Series: Journal of the British Academy
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 16 April 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

MICHAEL COOK: The appeal of Islamic fundamentalism NICHOLAS COOK: Between art and science: Music as performance MARGARET J. SNOWLING: Dyslexia: A language learning impairment LINDSAY PATERSON: Education and opportunity: Is the UK departing from a common tradition? JULIA K. MURRAY: A heavenly aura: Confucian modes of relic veneration JINTY NELSON: Charlemagne and Europe MARY S. MORGAN: What if? Models, Fact and Fiction in Economics PETER HENNESSY: 'What are Prime Ministers For?' RICHARD DANCE: Getting a word in: Contact, etymology, and English Vocabulary in the twelfth century

Janet Carsten, Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Edinburgh, Simon Frith, Tovey Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh