A genuinely international history of the Cold War
Devotes much attention to the Cold War's domestic as well as international dimensions
Covers the entirety of the Cold War era, highlighting key pl ... Read more
A brief overview of the central themes in Irish history, politics, and culture over the last 200 years
Challenging new angles and under-researched areas are broached, such as women's history and ... Read more
A clear, lively, and imaginative approach to the definition, importance, and meaning of photography
Challenges readers' notions about the definition of photography, and why it is such an importan ... Read more
First clear and concise account of the Renaissance as a global phenomenon as opposed to a purely European event. An important new vision of the Renaissance for the 21st century by a young Renaissan ... Read more
Reveals how dramatically the Norman Conquest changed English life, from its society to its language and law
Explains how historians have pieced together the events of 1066, and the motives of the ... Read more
Widely recognized as the best short book on Barthes' work and influence
Barthes is the most 'reader-friendly' of the great French theorists of the twentieth century, and thus among the most popul ... Read more
'incisive, even-handed and informed' (James Loughlin, University of Ulster)
'a masterly feat of compression' (Financial Times)
Topical and thorough treatment of the political climate of Northern I ... Read more
You will be made an outlaw, forced always to live in the wilds and to live alone.'
A sweeping epic of the Viking Age, Grettir's Saga follows the life of the outlaw Grettir the Strong as he battles a ... Read more
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Provides a broad overview of the field, and guides the reader through specific examples
Conveys complex linguistic topics in a clear, unbiased, down-to-earth way
Takes an original approach to t ... Read more
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Russian literature perceived as 'difficult', so short introduction useful
Presumes no knowledge of the Russian language
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