The first edition of Oxfordshire, published in 1974, is revised and expanded in two volumes. Oxfordshire: North and West will be followed by Oxfordshire: Oxford and the South East.
This work takes readers on a tour of American landscapes past and present, showing how surroundings reflect important changes in culture. The book examines the new vernacular landscape of trailers, parking lots, roads and shopping malls.
The landscapes range from the shores of Morecambe Bay and the wild Forest of Bowland in the north to the coastal flatlands and Pennine mill towns in the south. Lancaster, the historic... Læs mere
The spectacular landscapes of Gwynedd - the historic counties of Anglesey, Caernarfon and Merioneth - are the setting for many of Wales' greatest buildings. Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy and Harlech castles are unsurpassed as works of medieval military architecture.
Galileo (1564-1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of science. Tackling Galileo as astronomer, engineer and author, the author places him at the centre of Renaissance culture. He traces Galileo through his early rebellious years onwards.
The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich’s world history for the curious of all ages
Presents the painful division within Israeli society between Ashkenazi Jews, whose families come from Eastern Europe, and Sephardic or Mizrahi Jews, who come... Læs mere
A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling’s world-famous children’s classic
Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires. This book offers an explanation for the origins of the vampire legends, from the tale of a... Læs mere
A vivid recreation of how the governors and governed of early seventeenth-century Florence confronted, suffered, and survived a major epidemic of plague
The harrowing first-person account of a French foot soldier who survived four years in the trenches of the First World War