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A Short History of the Victorian Era
It began with the horse-drawn carriage and ended with the aeroplane... An era, beginning in the 1830s and ending with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, that saw the British …
High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences
Immigration policy is one of the most contentious public policy issues in the United States today. High-skilled immigrants represent an increasing share of the U.S. workforce, …
Great British Losers
Everyone knows we're a nation obsessed with runners-up and near-missers, that we find failure heroic and success boring, if not downright rude. In this hilarious, fact-packed and …
Short History of Coffee
Having conquered the world's taste buds and established itself as a staple in our daily lives, coffee has mirrored the moods and movements of society for centuries - yet, how much …
Critical Assembly
This volume is a lucid and accurate history of the technical research that led to the first atomic bombs. The authors explore how the ‘critical assembly’ of scientists, engineers …
Bitter Days Behind
Are You Smarter Than a Baby Boomer?
"Are exams getting easier?" It is a headline that screams from our newspapers every August when the exam results are published. Of course, we all tend to look at the world through …
Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law
Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law is the first 100% open-access collection of peer-reviewed essays devoted entirely to critical appraisals of public law topics in …
Pocket Essential Short History of Europe
What is Europe? Firstly, of course, it is a continent made up of countless disparate peoples, races and nations, and governed by different ideas, philosophies, religions and …
Sir Edmund Head
A century ago, in 1854, Sir Edmund Head became governor general of Canada. His earlier career as Oxford don, chief Poor Law commissioner during the "e;hungry forties,"e; …
A Short History of Europe
From almost the beginning of time, men have harboured aspirations to make this vast territory one. The Romans came close and a few centuries later, the foundations for a great …
Critical Assembly
This volume is a lucid and accurate history of the technical research that led to the first atomic bombs. The authors explore how the ‘critical assembly’ of scientists, engineers …