ISBN: 9780198806554 | Hardcover
The authoritative account of the sectarian division that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world. In 632, soon af... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192801630 | Paperback
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society,... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780197635056 | Hardcover
It is often thought that the story of Tutankhamun ended when the thousands of dazzling items discovered by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were trans... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192801982 | Paperback
One of the most profound thinkers of modern history, Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) was a central figure of the European Enlightenment. He was also i... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199599684 | Paperback
In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant pas... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198797579 | Paperback
This book considers the steady presence of blasphemy in our world today, even as society grows increasingly secular. Discussing some of the most famou... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192853783 | Paperback
Chaos exists in systems all around us. This introduction draws in philosophy, literature, and maths to explain Chaos Theory, showing the variety of it... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198840077 | Paperback
William Doyle chronicles the unfolding events of the French Revolution, from the quarrels of the first revolutionaries with the king, to the Terror, t... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781399724616 | Hardcover
The Secret History meets horror meets Jonathan Safran Foer - with a dash of The Royal Tenenbaums. An exciting debut novel about a close-knit Jewish fa... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192853974 | Paperback
First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Kenneth Morgan's Very Short Introduction to Twentieth-Century B... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780192801616 | Paperback
The Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turning points in English history, ca... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199588671 | Paperback
This Very Short Introduction is a celebration of rivers in all their diversity. Nick Middleton covers a wide and eclectic range of river-based themes,... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198833048 | Hardcover
This collection of twelve essays reviews the history of welfare in Britain over the past 150 years. It focuses on the ideas that have shaped the devel... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198706953 | Paperback
Nazi Germany may have only lasted for 12 years, but it has left a legacy that still echoes with us today. This book discusses the emergence and appeal... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198706151 | Paperback
Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign h... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198820574 | Paperback
This Handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. Volume II engages with philosophy, science, art and ar... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199597260 | Hardcover
This Handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. The term 'early modern' has been familiar, especially ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780198804369 | Paperback
This book is about the central role of evolution in shaping the nature and diversity of the living world. It describes the processes of natural select... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199553648 | Paperback
What is humanism? Can there be morality without God? Without religion, are our lives left without meaning? Stephen Law considers all these questions i... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780199665457 | Paperback
From popular histories through to reworkings of classical subject matter by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists, the classical world and the... Meer informatie
