Here, Lesley Adkins relates the story of Rawlinson's life and how he triumphed in deciphering the lost languages of Persia and Babylonia, overcoming his brilliant but bitter rival, Edward Hincks.

Reconstructs the origins of the idea that social conflict, and not concord, makes political communities powerful.

A lively, up-to-date and compact introduction to semantics, accessible to those with no prior knowledge of linguistics.

Ben Franklin and Noah Webster did! Debut author Beth Anderson and the New York Times bestselling illustrator of I Dissent, Elizabeth Baddeley, tell the story of two patriots and their attempt to revolutionize the English alphabet.

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In On the Inconvenience of Other People Lauren Berlant continues to explore our affective engagement with the world.

... INCONVENIENCE , TO . The sale of the bank shares inconveniences us very much . 2 We shall not inconvenience you any further . Should it not inconvenience you . 1 This affair 1 Diese Angelenheit macht mir viele Un- causes me a great deal ...