Concise History of Sunnis and Shi`is (McHugo John)(Paperback / softback)

Concise History of Sunnis and Shi`is (McHugo John)(Paperback / softback)

An essential guide to understanding the divide that has come to define Islam and the Muslim

Concise History of the Arabs (McHugo John)(Paperback / softback)

New and updated edition covering fourteen centuries of Arab history, from the rise of Islam to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings. Well received this is an accessible introduction to the history of the Arab world for the general reader. Contains nine maps, glossary, notes, bibliography,

Syria - A Recent History (McHugo John)(Paperback / softback)

An enlightening and authoritative history, explaining both the creation and unravelling of the current Syrian regime and the roots of the broader Middle East conflict. A rare and accessible guide to a complex nation. Fully updated edition with 5

A Concise History of Hong Kong (Carroll John M.)(Paperback)

John M. Carroll's engrossing and accessible narrative explores the remarkable history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a

A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000 (Gibney John)(Paperback)

A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first century Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland's modern period and continues

Making Medicines: A Brief History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals (Anderson Stuart Ed)(Paperback)

Making Medicines is a concise, chronological discussion of the history of therapeutics and pharmacy from the Egyptians through to the present day. It focuses on the discovery and uses of medicines to treat illness through the ages, and the evolving role of the

A Concise History of Mexico (Hamnett Brian R.)(Paperback)

This concise history provides a broad thematic history of Mexico from political, economic, and cultural perspectives. In this third edition, Hamnett adds new material on changes in the twenty-first century, including the Mexican drug war between government officials and gangs, and the immigration

Pakistan - A New History (Talbot Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Concise history of Pakistan by noted

Short History of Christianity (Blainey Geoffrey)(Paperback / softback)

A vivid, concise and balanced history of the world's largest religion, written for readers of all religious

Stories of Art (Elkins James)(Paperback)

Stories of Art is James Elkins's intimate history of art. Concise and original, this engaging book is an antidote to the behemoth art history textbooks from which we were all taught. As he demonstrates so persuasively, there can never be one story of art. Cultures have their own stories - about

Philosophical Logic (Burgess John P.)(Paperback)

Philosophical Logic is a clear and concise critical survey of nonclassical logics of philosophical interest written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. After giving an overview of classical logic, John Burgess introduces five central branches of nonclassical logic (temporal,

Stonehenge (Pryor Francis)(Paperback / softback)

A concise, illustrated account of the history and archaeology of an iconic feature of the English

A Concise History of History (Woolf Daniel)(Paperback)

This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It spans the earliest known forms of historical writing in the ancient near East right through to the present and covers developments in Europe, Asia,

France: A Short History - Jeremy Black

A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today. Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France’s sense of national identity is inextricably linked to its dramatic history,

How to Write History That People Want to Read (Curthoys A.)(Paperback)

Drawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history academic historians, public historians, professional historians, family historians and students of all levels the book includes a wide range of examples

A Concise History of Western Music (Griffiths Paul)(Paperback)

Engaging, clear and informative, this is the story of western music - of its great composers and also of its performers and listeners, of changing ideas of what music is and what it is for. Paul Griffiths shows how music has evolved through the centuries, and suggests how its evolution has mirrored

Experience and Education (Dewey John)(Paperback)

Experience and Education is the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written more than two decades after Democracy and Education (Dewey's most comprehensive statement of his

China - A History (Keay John)(Paperback / softback)

Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single

Bromley - A History And Celebration (Ruler John)(Paperback / softback)

Buddhism: A Concise Introduction (Smith Huston)(Paperback)

A concise and up-to-date guide to the history, teachings, and practice of Buddhism by two luminaries in the field of world

Calcio - A History of Italian Football (Foot John)(Paperback / softback)

The first history of Italian football to be written in English, 'Calcio' is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the

Shortest History of Europe (Hirst John)(Paperback / softback)

A Concise History of the Baltic States (Plakans Andrejs)(Paperback)

The Baltic region is frequently neglected in broader histories of Europe and its international significance can be obscured by separate treatments of the various Baltic states. With this wide-ranging survey, Andrejs Plakans presents the first integrated history of three Baltic peoples - Estonians,

History of Finland (Meinander Henrik)(Paperback / softback)

A Concise history of Finland, from its part in the Swedish kingdom to autonomous nation