The Handbook of Private International Law is a valuable tool for anyone interested in this dynamically evolving field of law. It is designed to be...
Seven minutes past midnight on 9 March 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a more...
The definitive story of cannabis, from its evolution and biological quirks to its role in human history &,nbsp, In this entertaining natural history,...
In dramatic stories and sweeping panoramas, distinguished historian John T. McGreevy tells the mesmerising story of a Church torn between the forces of reform and...
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The extraordinary women featured in this book defied early twentieth-century conventions to carry out ground breaking field research in distant parts of the world where...
A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present &,nbsp, Iran's revolution in 1979 shook the world. The Pahlavi dynasty came...
A penetrating look into the extreme plutocracy Vladimir Putin has created and its implications for Russia's future This insightful study explores how the economic system...
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Take a step – if you dare – into the shadows, and discover the blood-curdling history of horror across the world in this gruesomely illustrated...
A clear, concise and detailed analysis of the eclectic and beautiful visual and material culture of Catholicism. Focusing on a carefully curated selection of Catholic...
'A daring and mesmerizing twist on the art of biography' - Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin: The Biography'Anyone who loves [Dostoevsky's] novels will be fascinated...
We live in a world where many aspects of late twentieth century science fiction have become technological reality. As gadgets and technology in general have...
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'A work of remarkable archival scholarship... extraordinary' Harriet Baker'Illuminating and brave' Alison Light'A wonderful history... intimate, fascinating and touching' Ian MortimerAn immersive hidden history of...
The first book on aviation history of its kind, covering everything that flies in one spectacular comic album about our conquest of the skies. Sky...
Historian Sarah E. Bond retells the traditional story of Ancient Rome, revealing how groups of ancient workers unified, connected, and protested as they helped build...
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