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Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) was one of the most significant political figures in nineteenth-century Britain. He was also one of the most controversial. In this new, three-volume edition, Dr Richard G …

Designed to help both prospective and current psychology students know what to expect from the undergraduate degree, the larger discipline, and the career opportunities beyond university. The ne …

This rigorously compiled A-Z volume offers rich, readable coverage of the diverse forms of post-1945 Italian culture. With over 900 entries by international contributors, this volume is genuinely int …

This book breaks fresh ground in the most challenging aspect of economics and economic history – the nature of economic growth. Professor Gould considers a wide range of theories about growth and its …

First published in 2005. Some of the most important of the world”s problems today concern affairs in Asia, and the relations between Asia and the West. To deal adequately with these problems it is n …

Taken in conjunction the author’s earlier Industrial and Commercial Revolutions in Great Britain during the Nineteenth Century, this classic volume provides a thoroughly workmanlike study of the rise …

First Published in 1999. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history of the entire course of philosophical thought. Each book constitutes a detailed, critical intro …

This book is available either individually, or as part of the specially-priced Arguments of the Philosphers Collection. The purpose of this series is to provide a contemporary assessment and history …

First published in 1990, The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality brings together a collection of outstanding articles that were, at the time of this book’s original publication, classic, pioneering, and re …