Miranda the Mermaid is the talk of the town. Her face is on posters, her tail is on t-shirts, and her name is up in lights.…

\nA book of social commentary informed by the history of England. It forms an analysis of the problems of newly…

When they arrive on Seacrow Island the Melkerson family have doubts about their choice of summer vacation, their little…

And they're off! Who will win the Race to the Top of the World? Helga Hammerfest and her polar bears; bounder and cheat Sir…

This lively collection comes from West Africa, a place 'where stories grow on trees'. Here are the famous tricksters: Hare,…

• Rok vydání 2014

The complete short history of Scotland - from the retreat of the ice-caps to the Independence Referendum of 2014…

Andrei Lankov has gone where few outsiders have ever been. A native of the former Soviet Union, he lived as an exchange…

"The American Dream" is one of the most familiar and resonant phrases in our national lexicon, so familiar that we seldom…

\nThe only English translation available of the reflections of the son of Peig Sayers, the last of the Great Blasket poets…

\nThis is the authentic day-to-day record never before translated, of the first eight weeks of freedom as Germany\'s…

\nThis revision guide covers everything your students need to know about the thematic study Migrants in Britain,…

\nThe Fruits and the Vegetables have been fighting FOREVER! But best friends Grape and Mushroom decide it\'s time for things…

\nLearn about 3 amazing artists from Trinidad: Winifred Atwell, Althea McNish and Floella Benjamin. Discover how they each…

British Cinema: A Very Short Introduction explores the history of cinema in Britain, and considers what has made its films…

A comprehensive and well-illustrated guide to the story of life from the origin of the earth to the present day written from…

A look at Lincoln's life and cottage outside Washington, a retirement quarters for Army veterans - a place where he could…

Produkt In My Father's House - Appiah, Kwame Anthony (Professor of Afro-American Studies, Professor of Afro-American…

The gripping story of the 1950s polio scare and of the intense--and intensely bitter--competition to find the first vaccine.…

An original, readable narrative of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe and the role of religion in the history of the American West…

South Pacific: Paradise Rewritten offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how Rodgers and Hammerstein diluted the…

Captures the quintessential romance of the expatriate Americans and Britons in Paris after World War I. As the international…

This is a primary source collection of narratives about travel and discovery in North and South America, Africa, Asia, and…

\nFew Americans and even fewer citizens of other nations understand the electoral process in the United States. The third…

\nThis Very Short Introduction presents an original and engaging overview of the architecture of Britain, from medieval…

\nPippa Virdee considers the history of Pakistan, created as a new nation state in 1947, placing it in the context of the…

\nIn this new edition of the Very Short Introduction, Loughlin includes a disucssion of the impact of developments over the…

\nHave you ever wondered where your ancestors came from? From the Ice Age to the present day, discover how the movement of…

\nWordsworth\'s Guide to the Lakes gives a first-hand account of his feelings about the unique countryside that was the…

The day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French…

A concise, comprehensive guide to reproductive politics in America…

Blood, Sweat, and Toil is the first scholarly history of the British working class in the Second World War. It integrates…

Includes details of courts on both the South Eastern Circuit and Western Circuit. Designed to aid those who use the courts,…

South Africa experienced a momentous change of government from the Apartheid regime to its first democratic government in…

The definitive and complete guide to reptile life in Thailand, containing species accounts for every known species of…

What do China and India have in common and where do they differ in their pathways to economic and social development over…

Produkt Dealing with Differences - Forester, John (Professor of City and Regional Planning, Professor of City and Regional…

• Rok vydání 1916

Discusses the novel's composition and the range of approaches adopted by critics. This collection reproduces excerpts from…

\nThis anthology, Elegies of Chu, will provide readers with an understanding of Chinese literature, examining its evolution…

\nFeaturing 218 poems and songs in Scots, English, and Gaelic, this collection places Robert Burns, Walter Scott, and other…

• Rok vydání 2023

\nThis concise but comprehensive book engagingly summarizes both the broad themes and specific tenets of First Amendment…

\nThe story of Culloden, one of the most important battles in Scottish history - how it was fought, how it has been…

• Rok vydání 2024

\nFrom one of the world\'s most celebrated moral philosophers comes a thorough examination of the current American political…

\nBlackstone\'s Statutes on Public Law and Human Rights is edited and designed to help you succeed in your law studies. With…

• Rok vydání 2021

\nThe extraordinary life of Henrietta Wood-a formerly enslaved woman sold back into slavery, eventually freed again, and who…