Oxford University Press

This introduction to Shakespeare's work offers clear but ambitious readings of the late plays. It incorporates collaborative works, revised works, and textual analyses in its discussion of the characteristics of this phase in Shakespeare's career. It also considers its relationships with the work of Fletcher, Middleton, and with Shakespeare's...

Although major New Testament figures--Jesus and Paul, Peter and James, Jesus'        mother Mary and Mary Magdalene--were Jews, living in a culture steeped in Jewish        history, beliefs, and practices, there has never been an edition of the New        Testament that addresses its Jewish background and the culture from which...

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A fresh approach to the English civil war,   War in England 1642-1649 focuses on answering a misleadingly simple question: what kind of war was it to live through? Drawing extensively on primary sources, Barbara Donagan's study illuminates the human cost of war and its effect on society, both in our own day as well as in the seventeenth century....

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A Very Short IntroductionGeopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity. Using examples ranging from historical maps and 007 films to the rhetoric of political leaders, Klaus Dodds shows why, for a full understanding of contemporary global politics, it is...