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The Fate of Britain&'s Convicts after the American RevolutionSince Robert Hughes&' The Fatal Shore, the fate of British convicts has burned brightly in the popular imagination. Incredibly, their larger story is even more dramatic--the saga of forgotten men and women scattered to the farthest corners of the British empire, driven by the winds of the...

Is one person's terrorist another's freedom fighter? Is terrorism crime or war?        Can there be a 'War on Terror'?For many, the terrorist attacks of September 2001        changed the face of the world, pushing terrorism to the top of many political        agendas, and leading to a series of world events including the war in Iraq and...

In this third edition of the classic Verdi, renowned authority Julian Budden        offers a comprehensive overview of Verdi the man and the artist, tracing his ascent        from humble beginnings to the status of a cultural patriarch of the new Italy, whose        cause he had done much to promote, and demonstrating the gradual enlargement...

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In Science for All Americans, F. James Rutherford and Andrew Ahlgren brilliantly        tackle the devastating problem scientific illiteracy in America. Based on Project        2061, a scientific literacy initiative sponsored by the American Association for the        Advancement of Science, this wide-ranging, important volume explores...

A Very Short IntroductionEssential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this   Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating...