John Lydon was at the forefront of the nascent punk scene and went on to lead the world's most notorious punk band. The recent punk revival in music and fashion has created a renewed interest in the founders and leading lights of the movement.[...]

This volume is the first major account for nearly fifty years to critically re-assess Labour's first period in office in terms of domestic, foreign and imperial policy. It draws on a wide range of private papers and official sources and reconstructs the history of this forgotten government in the br[...]

This book has so closely matched the requirements of its readership over the years that it has become the first choice for chemists worldwide. Heterocyclic chemistry comprises at least half of all organic chemistry research worldwide. In particular, the vast majority of organic work done in the pha[...]

This best-selling brief text shows students how to analyze all kinds of argument -- not just essays and editorials, but clothes, cars, ads, and even website designs -- and then how to use what they learn to write effective arguments.[...]

This work shows that the entry into the English Civil War of the Scots on the side of Parliament radically changed the balance of power in the North of England. The Royalists were forced onto the defensive and the Marquis of Newcastle found his army besieged in York. Prince Rupert proposed a bold pl[...]

The battle of Edgehill was the first major clash of the English Civil Wars, and the general belief in 1642 was that the developing tension between King and Parliament would be resolved in a single battle. On 23 October 1642 the Royalist and Parliamentary Armies met at Edgehill. Much of the Parliamen[...]