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A Very Short Introduction 2/eThis  Very Short Introduction explains the EU in plain English. Fully updated for 2008 to include controversial and current topics such as the EU's enlargement and its role in ongoing world affairs, this accessible guide shows how and why the Union developed, how it works, and what it does - from the single market to...

The 1960s were a time of explosive change and innovation in the Christian churches, as well as of charismatic leaders like Pope John XXIII and Martin Luther King. Using oral history, Hugh McLeod explains what happened to religion in the 1960s, why it happened, and how the events of that decade shaped the rest of the 20th century....

Reflections on the Gulf WarIn Into the Desert, Jeffrey Engel has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to write about and reflect on the first Gulf War: Michael Gordon of the New York Times; Sir Lawrence Freedman, former foreign policy advisor to Tony Blair; Ambassador Ryan Crocker; Middle East specialist Shibley Telhami; and Richard Haass,...

This selection brings together thirty of Woolf's best essays across a wide range        of subjects including writing and reading, the role and reputation of women writers,        the art of biography, and the London scene. They are enchanting in their own right,        and indispensable to an understanding of this great writer....

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This Very Short Introduction introduces the ways in which Spanish literature has been read, in and outside Spain, explaining misconceptions, outlining the insights of recent scholarship, and suggesting new readings. It explores the relationship between Spanish literature and modernity and issues of gender and sexuality....