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Having won more than one recent poll as Britain’s best-loved building, the appeal of Durham Cathedral appears abiding, which begs the question whether an iconic sacred building can retain meaning and
Tells the compelling parallel history of the Supermarine Spitfire and the Messerschmitt Bf109, charting the full course of their operational careers. Outlines the developmental and combat histories of
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Published in advance of the 2010 Inter-governmental Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Papers makes available for the first time newly declassified go
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The course of modern world history has been critically shaped by the physical and mental illnesses of heads of state, sometimes in the public eye but usually in secrecy. Democratic politicians as div
Offers a look at how forensic science is used to solve crimes through a review of twenty real-life cases, including the O.J. Simpson trial and the World Trade Center car bombing.
Examines the work of Nietzsche, Weber, and Foucault as a distinct trajectory of modern thought, tracing the emergence and development of genealogy as a form of immanent critique. Aims to clarify the r
