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A Very Short IntroductionThe Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turning points in English history. This fascinating   Very Short Introduction focuses on the differing ways the invasion was viewed by those who witnessed it, and how its legacy has been interpreted by...

Local, National, and Transnational PerspectivesThe inaugural volume in the OUP/National History center series, Making Sense of        the Vietnam Wars promises to be the most up-to-date book on the changing        interpretations of the wars in Vietnam. Marilyn Young and Mark Bradley have        assembled a superb cast of eleven scholars and...

"e;A palm tree, seeing me troubled and divining the cause, murmured in its branches that there was nothing wrong with fifteen-year old boys getting into corners with girls of fourteen; quite the contrary, youths of that age have no other function, and corners were made for that very purpose. It was an old palm-tree, and I believed in old...

This book explores how domestic institutions shape the ways governments redistribute the risks and benefits of economic globalization. The author identifies the Anglo-American democracies, because of their majoritarian polities combined with decentralized, competitive economies, as uniquely vulnerable to the contemporary challenges of globalization...

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