Most comprehensive and authoritative short guide to nineteenth-century Britain
Highly acclaimed text, first published in the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
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Most comprehensive and authoritative short guide to twentieth-century Britain
Highly acclaimed text, first published in the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, which Kenneth M ... Read more
William Doyle is the expert in the field, and the author of th classic text on the French Revolution
Best introduction to readers of all levels seeking a basic knowledge and understanding
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Only introduction to the Russian Revolution to be written after the fall of Communism
New sources and archives made available since the fall of Communism are used as sources in Smith's introducti ... Read more
Short, clear discussion on the mechanical workings of the brain
Covers the details of brain science in an accessible way
Up to date coverage of developments of brain research
Suggests directi ... Read more
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Ideal for anyone interested in politics who wants an introduction to the theoretical background of politics
Minogue has a lively, clear style of writing
In this provocative but balan ... Read more
'The authors show us that Classics is a 'modern' and sexy subject. They succeed brilliantly in this regard ... nobody could fail to be informed and entertained - and the accent of the book is provo ... Read more
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Nicholas Cook is an excellent expositor who writes with humour and flair. Anthony Storr described Cook's book, A Guide to Musical Analysis, as 'fascinating' and 'provocative'.
Referring throughout ... Read more
Drawing on studies of social class, crime and deviance, work in bureaucracies, and changes in religious and political organizations, this Very Short Introduction explores the tension between the indiv ... Read more
Chaos theory is one of the most exciting and fast-growing areas of mathematics and physical science today.
It unifies simplicity and complexity, and order and randomness, to give us a new underst ... Read more
