This book traces, in outline, the development of the principal features of English legal institutions and doctrines from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. The Introduction has become a standard work on the subject. It has now been updated and improved in consequence of the rapid pace of research in legal history over recent years, which has made this new edition a necessity.

This book traces, in outline, the development of the principal features of English legal institutions and doctrines from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. The Introduction has become a standard work on the subject. It has now been updated and improved in consequence of the rapid pace of research in legal history over recent years, which has made this new edition a necessity.

The fourth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. It gets to the heart of the politics of this part of the world. How is modern Africa still influenced by its colonial past? How do strong ethnic and religious identities on the continent affect government? Why has the military been so influent...(展开全部)

伊恩•沃德（Ian Ward）：英国纽卡斯尔大学法学院教授，剑桥大学博士，主治法律、文学和历史的交叉学科研究，笔耕颇勤，除本书外，著有《康德主义、后现代主义和法律批判思想》（Kantianism, Postmodernism and Critical Legal Thought，Springer，2010年），《法律•文本•恐怖》（Law, Text, Terror，剑桥大学出版社，2009年），《欧洲法批判指南》（A Critical Introduction to European Law，剑桥大学出版社，2009年），《法律与文学》（Law and Literature，2008年），《英国宪制：神话与现实》（The English Constitution : Myths and Realities，牛津大学出版社，2004年），《正义、人道...(展开全部)

An Introduction to Book History provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the development of the book and print culture. David Finkelstein and Alistair McCleery chart the move from spoken word to written texts, the coming of print, the book as commodity, the power and profile of readers, and the future of the book in the electronic age. Each section begins with a...(展开全部)

The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology remains the standard introduction in its field, reinforcing basic concepts with everyday, easy-to-grasp examples. This revision retains the hallmarks professors have come to expect from Tarbuck and Lutgens: a friendly, largely non-technical narrative, timely coverage of recent atmospheric events, and carefully crafted artwork by ...(展开全部)