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In the Studio
Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists
Nine critically acclaimed cartoonists and graphic novelists invite us into their studios to discuss their art and inspirations These studio visits with some of today’s most popular and innovative comic...
The Murder of King James I
A year after the death of James I in 1625, a sensational pamphlet accused the Duke of Buckingham of murdering the king. It was an allegation that would haunt English politics for nearly forty years. In this exhaustively...
Lord Acton
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”—Lord Acton, 1887Lord Acton (1834–1902), numbered among the most esteemed Victorian historical thinkers, was much respected for his vast...
Great Stone Circles
Fables, Fictions, Facts
Thousands of years ago, people in Britain painstakingly arranged huge blocks of stone into careful circles. The most famous of these rings is Stonehenge, but elsewhere in England there are remains of other awe-inspiring...
The British Seaborne Empire
Sea-power made the British Empire what it was: without sea-power there would have been no empire, or at least no empire in the form it actually took. In this masterful analysis of the role of the sea in the history of the...
Theology in the Context of Science
A renowned physicist-theologian provides a new framework for dialogue between science and religion Just as gendered, cultural, and geographical perspectives have illuminated and advanced theological...
Rush to Gold
The French and the California Gold Rush, 1848–1854
The California Gold Rush began in 1848 and incited many “wagons west.” However, only half of the 300,000 gold seekers traveled by land. The other half traveled by sea. And it’s the story of this second group that interests...
An Argument for Mind
In this elegantly written book, Jerome Kagan melds the history of the field of psychology during the past 50 years with the story of his own research efforts of the same period and an analysis of what he terms “the currently...
The African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective
In this comprehensive and original study, a distinguished specialist and scholar of African affairs argues that the current crisis in African development can be traced directly to European colonial rule, which left the...
The Collaborative Enterprise
Managing Speed and Complexity in Knowledge-Based Businesses
Organizing for competitive advantage and profit How can businesses best tap diverse capabilities to generate new ideas, manufacture products, and properly execute strategy? In this groundbreaking,...