Broadly speaking, The Oxford Handbook of Civil Society views the topic of civil society through three prisms: as a part of society (voluntary associations), as a kind of society (marked out by certain social norms), and as a space for citizen action and engagement (the public square or sphere).[...]

Champagne is synonymous with celebration and success--but have its festive associations detracted from its status as a fine wine in its own right? Drawing on his intimate knowledge of a classic but rapidly changing region, Michael Edwards takes a radically different approach in this unrivaled, "terr[...]

Since its publication in 2004, Civil Society has become a standard work of reference for all those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action in the contemporary world. In this thoroughly-revised edition, Michael Edwards updates the arguments and evidence presented in the original[...]

Winner of the International Wine Book of the Year award at the prestigious Louise Roederer Wine Writers Awards 2010. As arguably the most glamorous wine in the world, Champagne's popularity has soared over the past decade. A mainstay of weddings, victory parties and New Year's Eve festivities, Champ[...]

Features many rare and previously unpublished photographs of the German Invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa began on 22 June 1941. Across the a stretch of land over 1,800 miles long over 4,5 million troops from the Axis powers marched to deliver what they thought would be a resounding[...]

How the exploits of panzer troops were reported on the German home front Covers the 3rd Panzer Division from its breakthrough of the Stalin Line until its halt outside Moscow Contains original articles by war correspondents who witnessed the battles Detailed analyses and context provided by two panz[...]

Operation Barbarossa and the Easternt Front 1941 is a highly illustrated record of the German Invasion of the Soviet Union, which began on 22 June 1941. Across a stretch of land over 1,800 miles long, over 4.5 million troops from the Axis powers marched to deliver what they thought would be a resoun[...]