The Oxford Companion to Scottish History interprets history broadly, including archaeology, architecture, climate, culture, folk belief, geology, and the langauages of Scotland. It covers more than 20 centuries of history, including immigrants, migrants, and emigrants. It extends from Orkney and She[...]

Provides both a narrative and analysis of the background, course and effects of the 1917 revolution. Beginning with an overview of Imperial Russia and the problems and challenges it faced, this book goes on to look at the growth of revolutionary movements which would eventually lead to the October R[...]

Revised and updated for the 2008 AQA and Edexcel AS specifications.

A new title in the Access to History series, written specifically to cover the key content of the OCR and AQA 2008 specifications.[...]

Was Mao Zedong the first red emperor or the last great Marxist leader? Held in awe by his people, he was seen by many as a supreme hero who had freed their country. Lynch presents an account of Mao's life and politics, making use of a wealth of primary and secondary sources, locating Maoism in the b[...]

Philosophers, historians, and sociologists of science have grown interested in the daily practices of scientists. Recent studies have drawn linkages between scientific innovations and more ordinary procedures, craft skills, and sources of sponsorship. These studies dispute the idea that science is t[...]

The authors bring together a diverse array of theoretical and empirical applications of quantitative genetics in this comprehensive work designed to be accessible to anyone with a rudimentary understanding of statistics and genetics. Central concepts are developed from first principles and are illus[...]

This book combines a factual narrative with up-to-date analysis of the extraordinary events in China from 1900-29 and has been revised to ensure tailored coverage of the current AS and A2 units on this topic.[...]

The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor. A new edition for World History Topic 10: Authoritarian states (20th Century) An authoritative and engaging narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping students to develop their know[...]

Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comes down to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradicts the evidence? Why bother with rational explanation when name-calling, manipulation, and force are so much more effec[...]

Why does truth matter, when politicians so easily sidestep it and intellectuals scorn it as irrelevant? Why be concerned over an abstract idea like truth when something that isn't true - for example, a report of Iraq's attempting to buy materials for nuclear weapons - gets the desired result, the in[...]