What happened when Jane Austen’s heroines and heroes were finally wed?
A fascinating journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s fraught history
For all curious readers, a lively introduction to radical ideas and discoveries that are transforming our knowledge of the universe. --
A trenchant look at how the coronavirus reveals the dangerous fault lines of contemporary society
This book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day.
Advanced Russian Through History is a Russian reader for intermediate and advanced students of Russian and heritage learners of Russian. The book consists of 36 chapters focusing on the history of Russia, from Kievan Rus' to the post-Soviet era.
In contrast to content-, theme-, or issue-based approaches to French film, this title stresses 'the cinema-tic-ally specific, the warp and fabric of the film itself, the stuff of which it is made'.