Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is the second-most assigned American novel since 1945 and is one of the most enduring. It is studied by many thousands of high school and college students every year and has been since the 1950s.  Meer

Paul Adelman seeks to explain the Liberal Party's dramatic transformation in political fortune. This clear, objective up-to-date account of the history of the Liberal Party covers the key period, 1910-1931.  Meer

Paul Adelman seeks to explain the Liberal Party's dramatic transformation in political fortune. This clear, objective up-to-date account of the history of the Liberal Party covers the key period, 1910-1931.  Meer

The recent turbulence in the stock market has brought into question the way, and prices at which, shares are traded, and how the market effectively values companies.  Meer

Many of our oldest traditions are linked with the position of the Sun, so this book is aimed at readers from a pagan background and those interested in the astrological technique of declination.  Meer

DEALING WITH CHINA takes the reader behind closed doors to witness the creation and evolution and future of China's state-controlled capitalism. Hank Paulson has dealt with China unlike any other foreigner.  Meer

This book reassesses Putin's attempt to reverse the decentralization of power that characterised centre-regional relations in the 1990s, focusing on regional responses to Putin's federal reforms.  Meer

This book reassesses Putin's attempt to reverse the decentralization of power that characterised centre-regional relations in the 1990s, focusing on regional responses to Putin's federal reforms.  Meer

While Church attendance in the West is often cited as being in decline, it is argued that this applies primarily to the older established forms of Christianity.  Meer

The Rise and Decline of an Iberian Bourgeoisie is one of the first long-term studies in English of an Iberian town during the late medieval crisis. Focusing on the Catalonian city of Manresa, Jeff Fynn-Paul expertly integrates Iberian historiography with European narratives to place the city's social, political and economic development within the broader context of late medieval urban decline.  Meer

The Rise and Decline of an Iberian Bourgeoisie is one of the first long-term studies in English of an Iberian town during the late medieval crisis. Focusing on the Catalonian city of Manresa, Jeff Fynn-Paul expertly integrates Iberian historiography with European narratives to place the city's social, political and economic development within the broader context of late medieval urban decline.  Meer

While Church attendance in the West is often cited as being in decline, it is argued that this applies primarily to the older established forms of Christianity.  Meer

What is the meaning of marriage when only few marry? This book tells the entwined stories of class formation and marriage decline in Namibia.  Meer