From Caesar's Gallic Wars and Frankish tribes to revolution, cultural ascendance, and civil unrest, this book is a richly compact, eye-opening history of the world's most visited country.

These proceedings propose an examination of the role of public opinion as a legitimate political force, covering the period from the Old Regime to the First Empire. They allow for…

Level up your skills by taking advantage of Clojure’s powerful macro system. Macros make hard things possible and normal things easy. They can be tricky to use, and this book…

This work describes the whole period from Louis XIV to Napoleon. Jones argues that France was not doomed to Revolution and that the ancien regime did remain dynamic and innovatory…

Have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most…

Though Foucault is now widely taught in universities, his writings are notoriously difficult. This vital guide critically examines the implications of his work for students and researchers across the range…

The student of biological science in his final years as an undergraduate and his first years as a graduate is expected to gain some familiarity with current research at the…

This is the third book in Professor Colin Baker’s biographical studies of the last three Governors of Nyasaland. It deals with the life of Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, 1908-1992.