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The Age of Reform, 1815-1870by E.L. Woodward, Llewllyn WoodwardISBN 0192852620 (0-19-285262-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Ancient Philosophy: A Very Short Introductionby Julia AnnasISBN 0192853570 (0-19-285357-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Arabic Thought in the Liberal Age, 1798-1939by Albert Habib HouraniISBN 0192850393 (0-19-285039-3)
Hardcover, Issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs [by] Oxford U.P.
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Archaic and Classical Greek Artby Robin OsborneISBN 0192842021 (0-19-284202-1)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Architecture in the United Statesby Dell UptonISBN 019284217X (0-19-284217-X)
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Aristotleby Jonathan BarnesISBN 0192875817 (0-19-287581-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Art in Chinaby Craig ClunasISBN 0192842072 (0-19-284207-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthologyby Donald PreziosiISBN 0192842420 (0-19-284242-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology'Book summary:The history of art has been written and rewritten since classical antiquity. Since the foundation of the modern discipline of art history in Germany in the late eighteenth century, debates about art and its histories have intensified. Historians, philosophers, psychologists, and anthropologists among others have changed our notions of what art history has been, is, and might be.
The Art of Art History is a unique guide to understanding art history through a critical reading of the field's most innovative and influential texts over the past two centuries. Each section focuses on a key issue: aesthetics, style, history as an art, iconography and semiology, gender, modernity and postmodernity, deconstruction and museology. More than thirty readings from writers as diverse as Winckelmann, Kant, Gombrich, Warburg, Panofsky, Heidegger, Lisa Tickner, Meyer Schapiro, Jacques Derrida, Mary Kelly, Michel Foucault, Rosalind Krauss, Louis Marin, Margaret Iversen, and Nestor Canclini are brought together, and Donald Preziosi's introductions to each topic provide background information, bibliographies, and critical elucidations of the issues at stake. His own concluding essay is an important and original contribution to scholarship in the field. [via]More editions of The Art of Art History: A Critical Anthology:
British Politics: A Very Short Introductionby Anthony WrightISBN 0192854593 (0-19-285459-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Buddhaby Michael CarrithersISBN 0192875892 (0-19-287589-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Buddha: A Very Short Introductionby Michael CarrithersISBN 0192854534 (0-19-285453-4)
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Byzantine Artby Robin CormackISBN 0192842110 (0-19-284211-0)
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Classical Art: From Greece to Romeby John Henderson, Mary BeardISBN 0192842374 (0-19-284237-4)
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Complementary Medicine: New Approaches to Good Practiceby British Medical AssociationISBN 0192861662 (0-19-286166-2)
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Concise Medical Dictionary.ISBN 0192860879 (0-19-286087-9)
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Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introductionby Simon CritchleyISBN 0192853597 (0-19-285359-7)
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The perfect guide for anyone interested in the great philosophers, this volume explains in lucid, straightforward language the split between Continental and Anglo-American philosophy and the importance of acknowledging Continental philosophy.
About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam. [via]More editions of Continental Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction:
Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century Englandby Frank McLynnISBN 0192852337 (0-19-285233-7)
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Culture and Anarchy in Ireland, 1890-1939by F. S. L. LyonsISBN 0192851217 (0-19-285121-7)
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Darwin: A Very Short Introductionby Jonathan HowardISBN 0192854542 (0-19-285454-2)
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Defenders of the Truth: The Sociobiology Debateby Ullica SegerstraleISBN 0192862154 (0-19-286215-4)
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Descartes: A Very Short Introductionby Tom SorellISBN 0192854097 (0-19-285409-7)
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Design: A Very Short Introductionby John HeskettISBN 0192854461 (0-19-285446-1)
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The Diary of a Teenage Health Freakby Aidan MacFarlaneISBN 0192860836 (0-19-286083-6)
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A Dictionary of Datesby Cyril Leslie BeechingISBN 0192852744 (0-19-285274-4)
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The Duel in European History: Honour and the Reign of Aristocracyby V.G. KeirnanISBN 0192851284 (0-19-285128-4)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Earlier Tudors, 1485-1558by J.D. MacKieISBN 0192852922 (0-19-285292-2)
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Early Medieval Artby Lawrence NeesISBN 0192842439 (0-19-284243-9)
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East European Art 1650-1950by Jeremy HowardISBN 0192842242 (0-19-284224-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'East European Art 1650-1950'Book summary:Written by leading scholars at the forefront of new thinking, many of whom are rising stars in their fields, the Oxford History of Art series offers substantial and innovative texts that clarify, illuminate, and debate the critical issues at the heart of art history today. This groundbreaking series makes use of new research and methodologies, as well as newly accessible and non-canonical works, to offer comprehensive coverage of the art world. Lavishly illustrated and superbly designed, the Oxford History of Art brings new substance and verve to the exciting and ubiquitous world of art.
The latest addition to the series is a pioneering overview of the visual cultures of Eastern Europe in the modern age. Here, art historian Jeremy Howard challenges traditional definitions of what constitutes "European" art and embraces the whole spectrum of art creation, including painting, sculpture, architecture, the applied arts, photography, and performance. Avoiding conventional art historical divisions, Howard focuses on the many hidden relationships between the different art forms and artistic cultures that flourished in the vast region known as Eastern Europe, and how these cultures inter-related with the wider world. In addition to the rise and fall of the two great art academies in Vienna and St. Petersburg, Howard examines the blending of migratory and sedentary cultures in the region, the role of women, and the political manipulation of the image. He brings to the fore many overlooked artists and concentrates on neglected elements of work by better-known figures. Throughout, he reveals how the Habsburg, Romanov, and Ottoman empires vied with one another through art and how individuals and nations strove to maintain and realize their voice through visual language.
Bringing light to a woefully neglected subject, Howard has produced a work that will prove essential reading for lovers of art history and Eastern European culture. [via]More editions of East European Art 1650-1950:
Emotion: The Science of Sentimentby Dylan EvansISBN 0192853767 (0-19-285376-7)
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The Enforcement of Moralsby Patrick DevlinISBN 0192850180 (0-19-285018-0)
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England: An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to Ad 1600by Timothy Darvill, Paul Stamper, Jane TimbyISBN 0192841017 (0-19-284101-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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England, 1870-1914by R. C. K. EnsorISBN 0192852612 (0-19-285261-2)
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The European Union: A Very Short Introductionby John PinderISBN 0192853759 (0-19-285375-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Geneby Richard DawkinsISBN 0192860887 (0-19-286088-7)
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Dawkins makes a convincing case that considering one's body, personality, and environment as a field of combat in a kind of "arms race" between genes fighting to express themselves on a strand of DNA can clarify and extend the idea of survival of the fittest. This influential and controversial book illuminates the complex world of genetics in an engaging, lively manner. [via]More editions of The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene:
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Facing the Ocean: The Atlantic and Its Peoples 8000 Bc-Ad 1500by Barry CunliffeISBN 0192853554 (0-19-285355-4)
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The Fifteenth Century 1399-1485by E. F. JacobISBN 0192852868 (0-19-285286-8)
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The Fourteenth Century, 1307-1399by May McKisackISBN 0192852507 (0-19-285250-7)
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France, 1848-1945by Theodore ZeldinISBN 0192850903 (0-19-285090-3)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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France, 1848-1945: Taste and Corruptionby Theodore ZeldinISBN 0192851004 (0-19-285100-4)
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Francis Bacon: The Major Worksby Francis Bacon, Brian VickersISBN 0192840819 (0-19-284081-9)
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Francis Bacon held some of the highest public offices in the land and in his spare time studied natural philosophy and a wide variety of other subjects. His systematic classification of all branches of knowledge became the basis for all later constructions, and his Essays are unsurpassed in their observations on society and human behavior. This extensive anthology includes the major English literary works on which his reputation rests: the Advancement of Learning, the Essays (1625, as well as the earliest version of 1597), and the posthumously published Utopian fable the New Atlantis (1626). In addition it reprints other works which illustrate Bacon's abilities in politics, law, theology, and poetry.
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earthby J.E. LovelockISBN 0192862189 (0-19-286218-9)
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Galileo: A Very Short Introductionby Stillman DrakeISBN 0192854569 (0-19-285456-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Galileo: A Very Short Introduction'Book summary:In a startling reinterpretation of Galileo's trial, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's prosecution and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church but by the hostility of contemporary philosophers. Galileo's own beautifully lucid arguments are used in this volume to show how his scientific method was utterly divorced from the Aristotelian approach to physics; it was based on a search not for causes but for laws. Galileo's methods had an overwhelming significance for the development of modern physics, and they led to a final parting of the ways between science and philosophy. Now, in this extraordinary and concise introduction, Drake provides a stimulating view of Galileo's life and works, providing a fresh perspective on Galileo's methodology and his final incrimination.
About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam. [via]More editions of Galileo: A Very Short Introduction:
Gandhi: A Very Short Introductionby Bhikhu C. ParekhISBN 0192854577 (0-19-285457-7)
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German Philosophers: Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzscheby Roger Scruton, Peter Singer, Michael Tanner, Christopher JanawayISBN 0192854240 (0-19-285424-0)
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Global Warming: A Very Short Introductionby Mark MaslinISBN 0192840975 (0-19-284097-5)
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The Great War at Sea, 1914 1918by Richard HoughISBN 0192851810 (0-19-285181-0)
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Greek Philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotleby C. C. W. Taylor, R. M. Hare, Jonathan BarnesISBN 0192854224 (0-19-285422-4)
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Habermas: A Very Short Introductionby Gordon FinlaysonISBN 0192840959 (0-19-284095-9)
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The Hanging Tree: Execution and the English People 1770-1868by V. A. C. GatrellISBN 0192853325 (0-19-285332-5)
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Heart of Europe: A Short History of Polandby Norman DaviesISBN 0192851527 (0-19-285152-7)
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Heidegger a Very Short Introduction: A Very Short Introductionby Michael InwoodISBN 0192854100 (0-19-285410-0)
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History of Modern Europeby T. C. W. BlanningISBN 0192853716 (0-19-285371-6)
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The History of the English People, 1000-1154: Henry of Huntingdonby Diana Greenway, Henry of HuntingdonISBN 0192840754 (0-19-284075-4)
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Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph: The Art of the Roman Empire Ad 100-450by Jas ElsnerISBN 0192842013 (0-19-284201-3)
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Invisible Children: Who Are the Real Losers at School?by James PyeISBN 0192860860 (0-19-286086-0)
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Kolyma: The Arctic Death Campsby Oxford UnivISBN 0192850911 (0-19-285091-1)
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Late Night Thoughtsby Lewis ThomasISBN 0192860690 (0-19-286069-0)
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London: A Historyby Francis SheppardISBN 0192853694 (0-19-285369-4)
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Mafia Business: The Mafia Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalismby Pino ArlacchiISBN 0192851977 (0-19-285197-7)
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Mapping Time: The Calendar and Its Historyby E. G. RichardsISBN 0192862057 (0-19-286205-7)
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Mathematics: A Very Short Introductionby Timothy GowersISBN 0192853619 (0-19-285361-9)
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The Medieval Idea of Marriageby Christopher N.L. BrookeISBN 0192852396 (0-19-285239-6)
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The Meme Machineby Susan Blackmore, Richard DawkinsISBN 019286212X (0-19-286212-X)
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A Memoir of Jane Austen: And Other Family Recollectionsby Kathryn Sutherland, James Edward Austen-LeighISBN 0192840746 (0-19-284074-6)
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Modern Architectureby Alan ColquhounISBN 0192842269 (0-19-284226-9)
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Native North American Artby Ruth B. Phillips, Janet Catherine BerloISBN 0192842188 (0-19-284218-8)
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The Nine Numbers of the Cosmosby Michael Rowan-RobinsonISBN 0192862162 (0-19-286216-2)
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On Being the Right Size and Other Essaysby J.B.S. Haldane, John Maynard SmithISBN 0192860453 (0-19-286045-3)
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Oxfordby Jan MorrisISBN 0192850741 (0-19-285074-1)
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The Oxford History of Britainby Kenneth O. MorganISBN 0192852027 (0-19-285202-7)
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The Oxford History of Britain: Roman and Anglo-Saxon Britainby Kenneth O. MorganISBN 0192852639 (0-19-285263-9)
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The Oxford History of Britain: The Modern Ageby Kenneth O. MorganISBN 0192852671 (0-19-285267-1)
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The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic Worldby Jasper Griffin, John Boardman, Oswyn MurrayISBN 0192852477 (0-19-285247-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World'Book summary:From the epic poems of Homer through the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership, the classical world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring achievements. Now available in a smaller, more convenient format, the astonishingly in-depth and widely praised Oxford History of the Classical World offers the general reader the definitive companion to the Graeco-Roman world.
The first volume, Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World, covers the period from the eighth to the first centuries B.C., a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy, and the visual arts. It also treats the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquested by Alexander the Great.
The second volume, Classical Rome, covers early Rome and Italy, the expansion of the Roman republic, the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus, its consolidation in the first two centuries A.D., and the later Empire and its influence on Western civilization.
The editors, John Boardman, Jasper Griffen, and Oswyn Murray--all eminent classicists--intersperse chapters on political and social history with sections on literature, philosophy, and the arts, and reinforce the historical framework with maps and historical charts. The two volumes also offer bibliographies and a full index, as well as black and white photographs integrated into the text.
The contributors--thirty of the world's leading scholars--present the latest in modern scholarship through masterpieces of wit, brevity, and style. While concentrating on the aspects essential to the understanding of each period, they also focus on those elements of the classical world that remain of lasting importance and interest to readers today. Together, these volumes provide both a provocative and entertaining window into our classical heritage. [via]More editions of The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World:
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The Oxford History of the Crusadesby Jonathan Riley-SmithISBN 0192853643 (0-19-285364-3)
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The book's coverage ranges from the elaborate social and civic systems that arose to support the Crusades to in-depth and vivid descriptions of the battles themselves. The contributors provide keen and insightful commentary on the reactions of the Muslims to a Christian holy war. Also included are studies of crusades outside the eastern Mediterranean region as well as post-medieval crusades.
By describing the combat and homefront conditions, by evaluating the clash (and coalescence) of many cultures, by tracing a legacy that continues in our conflict-ridden present, and by documenting the enduring artistic and social changes that the Crusades wrought, A History of the Crusades offers an unsurpassed panorama of one of the great movements in western history. All students of medieval culture, religion, politics, and/or history will find in these pages a highly useful, thorough, and contemporary account of that movement. [via]More editions of The Oxford History of the Crusades:
The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europeby Barry CunliffeISBN 0192854410 (0-19-285441-0)
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The Oxford Illustrated History of Theatreby John Russell BrownISBN 0192854429 (0-19-285442-9)
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The Philosophers: Introducing Great Western Thinkersby Ted HonderichISBN 0192854186 (0-19-285418-6)
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A Polite and Commercial People: England, 1727-1783by Paul LangfordISBN 0192852531 (0-19-285253-1)
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Predictions: Thirty Great Minds on the Futureby Sian GriffithsISBN 0192862103 (0-19-286210-3)
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The Reluctant Revolutionaries: Englishmen and the Revolution of 1688by W. A. SpeckISBN 0192851209 (0-19-285120-9)
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The Revolt of Owain Glyn Dwrby R. R. DaviesISBN 0192853368 (0-19-285336-8)
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Science, Good, Bad, and Bogusby Martin GardnerISBN 0192860372 (0-19-286037-2)
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Sculpture Since 1945by Andrew CauseyISBN 0192842056 (0-19-284205-6)
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Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introductionby J. S. MorrillISBN 0192854003 (0-19-285400-3)
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Theology: A Very Short Introductionby David FordISBN 0192853848 (0-19-285384-8)
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The Tudors: A Very Short Introductionby J.A. GuyISBN 0192854011 (0-19-285401-1)
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Twentieth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introductionby Kenneth O. MorganISBN 019285397X (0-19-285397-X)
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The World Within the Worldby John D. BarrowISBN 0192861085 (0-19-286108-5)
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