This acclaimed and comprehensive work analyses the legal issues involved in international finance transactions operating under English law. The second edition thoroughly updates the book to take account of major developments in regulation, practice, and case law since the first edition published in [...]

This text delves into the many facets of the colonial uprising and its aftermath, concluding with the ratification of the Bill of Rights. The volume combines primary sources, analytical essays, chapter introductions, and headnotes to encourage students to think critically about the revolutionary era[...]

Matched to specification with specific exam support, this title features planning support with inspirational lesson ideas. It includes accessible, engaging resources to help students achieve their potential. An 'Exam Cafe' provides students with a motivating way to prepare for their exams.[...]

This much-enhanced new edition of the highly accessible guide to practical archaeology is a vital resource for students. It features the latest methodologies, a wealth of case studies from around the world, and contributions from leading specialists in archaeological materials analysis. New edition [...]

A collection of primary source documents and essays that provides coverage of the cultural, social, political, economic, and intellectual events of the 1920-1945 era.[...]

A book from Cengage Learning on "Major Problems in American Foreign Relations, Volume II: Since 1914, International Edition".[...]

The car, and the range of social and political institutions which sustain its dominance, play an important role in many of the environmental problems faced by contemporary society. But in order to understand the possibilities for moving towards sustainability and 'greening cars', it is first necess[...]

In the tradition of SHABANU, DAUGHTER OF THE WIND and THE BREADWINNER, a beautiful debut about a daughter of Afghanistan discovering new friends and opportunities after the defeat of the Taliban.
Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan; a good [...]

2013 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
Meli Lleshi is positive that her drawing of her teacher with his pelican nose started it all. The Lleshis are Albanians living in Kosovo, a country trying to fight off Serbian oppressors, and suddenly they are homeless refugees. Old and young alike, they find thei[...]

A wonderfully funny satire on 'A Year in Provence', 'The Olive Season' and 'Driving Over Lemons' etc. A gleefully tasteless bad dream of modern Italy told through the eyes of Gerald Samper - effete Englishman, culinary adventurer, and ghostwriter to the stars. Fabulous new packaging for the paperbac[...]

Shakespeare's sonnets of 1609 are as thrilling and persuasive today as they were when they were first published. In a series of short commentaries, placed alongside the sonnets themselves, this work explains the inner workings of these poems: their hidden structures and techniques, their narratives [...]