Oxford University Press

Desmond Bernal - or 'Sage', as he was known, was an extraordinary man by any account - a brilliant scientist, a fervent Marxist, and a colourful, bohemian figure. This biography includes previously unpublished material from his diaries, and sheds new light on his international influence during both WWII and the ensuing peace movement....

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In this classic study C.Wright Mills offers and astute and insightful look at the power base in American and how it came to be. Mills despicts the style of life of the mend and women at the upper echelons and the military/corporate/governmental trinity of pwer. Mills examines the nature of the mass society of which these higher circles, from...

This new edition of   The Life of Adam Smith remains the only book to give a full account of Smith's life whilst also placing his work into the context of his life and times....

Newton's contributions to our understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered by many to be unparalleled. This   Very Short Introduction explains his remarkable scientific theories, and also uses Newton's own unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political,...

From the Renaissance and the Reformation to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution, early modern Europe was a period of political and intellectual upheaval. This extensively illustrated book offers a new kind of introduction to Europe between 1500 and 1800. Eleven leading historians examine different aspects of politics, religion, culture, and...