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Cambridge publishes across a broad range of humanities subjects, from classics and ancient history to twentieth-century literature and music, with strong lists in history, philosophy and religion. We publish books at all levels, from undergraduate textbooks to major reference works. Highlights include our esteemed Cambridge Companions series in literature, culture, philosophy, classics, music and religion; an extensive range of authoritative Cambridge Histories; and our editions of the works of great thinkers and writers from Virgil and Homer to Austen and Woolf.

We also publish reissues of important historical works previously only available in libraries - visit Cambridge Library Collection to find out more.

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    Causality by Judea Pearl

    Cambridge University Press Author Judea Pearl Wins Coveted Award for Transforming Artificial Intelligence

    ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery named Judea Pearl of the University of California, Los Angeles the winner of the 2011 ACM A.M. Turing Award for pioneering developments in probabilistic and causal reasoning and their application to a broad range of problems and challenges.

    Learn more about the book and ACM A.M. Turing Award......

     

    The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide

    The Cambridge Shakespeare Guide

    • Emma Smith

    An indispensable reference tool for Shakespeare students and enthusiasts, this compact guide provides authoritative summaries of each of Shakespeare's works.

    • £10.99

     

    The New Cambridge History of the Bible

    The New Cambridge History of the Bible

    From 600 to 1450
    • Richard Marsden, E. Ann Matter

    Discusses the Bible in medieval society within and beyond monastic and ecclesiastical schools, and also in literature, drama and art.

    • £125.00

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    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    • William Shakespeare, R. A. Foakes
    • £8.99
    The Cambridge History of Musical Performance

    The Cambridge History of Musical Performance

    • Colin Lawson, Robin Stowell
    • £110.00
    A Concise History of Russia

    A Concise History of Russia

    • Paul Bushkovitch
    • £19.99

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