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30 Paperbacks The Woman Reader Belinda Jack This engaging book is the first to address the controversies associated with women’s reading throughout history, and to show how vastly different women’s reading experiences have often been compared to those of men. ‘A lively and erudite history of the many and ingenious covers thrown over women’s minds to keep us in the dark, Jack’s absorbing story describes and deconstructs the endlessly remade cover versions that men (mostly) have told to women, and to themselves, about the reasons why books and women should be kept apart.’ – Jeanette Winterson, The Times ‘Jack has done an impressive job of synthesising the scholarly work on book-history that has radically changed what we know about women’s reading habits through the ages … thorough and informative.’ – Hermione Lee, Guardian Belinda Jack is tutorial Fellow in French, Christ Church, University of Oxford. She is the author of George Sand: A Woman’s Life Writ Large and Beatrice’s Spell. August 344 pp. 198x129mm. 60 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19720-4 £9.99* Translation rights: Felicity Bryan, Oxford The Late Medieval English Church Vitality and Vulnerability Before the Break with Rome G. W. Bernard The later medieval English church is invariably viewed through the lens of the Reformation that transformed it. But in this bold and provocative book, historian George Bernard examines it on its own terms, revealing a church with vibrant faith and great energy, but also with weaknesses that reforming bishops worked to overcome. ‘A sumptuous account of religious life inside the heads of late medieval men and women … It is very much a ‘yes, but’ complement … to the work of Eamon Duffy, but it has all of the latter’s vitality and vividness to boot. It is massively researched and packed with startling detail.’ – John Morrill, BBC History Magazine ‘Bernard has again achieved what he does best: making us go back to an old problem and start thinking afresh.’ – Lucy Wooding, Times Higher Education G. W. Bernard is professor of early modern history at the University of Southampton. July 320 pp. 234x156mm. 12 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19712-9 £14.99* The Making of the English Gardener Plants, Books and Inspiration, 1560–1660 Margaret Willes A fascinating account of the people, ideas and publications that revolutionised the nation’s gardens in the 16th and 17th centuries, from courtiers’ grand estates to the humble kitchen plots of housewives. ‘The most successful of the year’s garden history books is Margaret Willes’s The Making of the English Gardener … She deserves a good readership both in and outside England.’ – Robin Lane Fox, Financial Times ‘A heady, brilliant period, well documented by Margaret Willes’s The Making of the English Gardener ... [An] excellent study.’ – Anna Pavord, Independent Magazine ‘Winter evenings were made for books like this.’ – Rachel De Thame, The Sunday Times Margaret Willes spent her career in book publishing, before becoming the publisher at the National Trust until 2005. Her books include Reading Matters: Five Centuries of Discovering Books also published by Yale. July 312 pp. 198x129mm. 80 b/w +24 pp. colour illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19726-6 £14.99* Galileo Watcher of the Skies David Wootton A provocative and penetrating biography of Galileo as author, inventor and astronomer, revealing both his centrality to the scientific revolution and the Renaissance, and his godlessness, failures and obstinacy. ‘Vivid and compelling … [An] engaging subtle and arresting story.’ – Eileen Reeves, Times Higher Education ‘Wittily challenging ... Wootton boldly presents his book as an intellectual biography which cannot be isolated from contemporary attitudes to tradition and innovation, and which cannot focus on Galileo’s ideas without considering his personality and personal relations.’ – Claudio Vita-Finzi, Times Literary Supplement David Wootton is Anniversary Professor of History, University of York. He delivered the Raleigh Lecture in History at the British Academy in 2008 and will give the Carlyle Lectures in Oxford in 2013. A regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement, his previous books include Paolo Sarpi: Between Renaissance and Enlightenment and Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates. October 344 pp. 198x129mm. 24 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19729-7 £14.99*
A Little History of Science William Bynum Filled with stories of men and women who asked endless questions about the world and found answers through scientific discovery, this engaging book takes us on a journey through the amazing history of science. ‘A Little History of Science delivers a far heavier punch than its modest title would suggest. Ranging from Babylon to bosons, from astrology to astrophysics, this chatty account for teenagers covers not only the world of science but also the scientific history of the world. To enjoy this book you need know nothing about history and little about science.’ – Patricia Fara, History Today ‘A thoughtful, elegantly presented volume with the younger reader in mind, although it’s an inspiring reminder to anyone of our extraordinary journey from ignorance to knowledge.’ – Dallas Campbell, BBC Focus William Bynum is Emeritus Professor of the History of Medicine, UCL, London. August 272 pp. 216x138mm. 40 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19713-6 £9.99* Rights sold: Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish and Turkish Paperbacks 31 A Little History of the World Illustrated Edition E. H. Gombrich Blending high-grade design and fine paper, this is both a lovely gift book and an enhanced edition of a timeless account of human history. ‘It certainly couldn’t be done more agreeably … a perfect birthday present for a child with an enquiring mind. I wish it had been available when I was young.’ – Allan Massie, Literary Review ‘A perennial favourite, this is the illustrated edition of Gombrich’s brilliant history and contains 200 pictures, nearly all of them full colour.’ – Sonali Chapman, Oldie E. H. Gombrich, author of the classic The Story of Art, was born in Vienna in 1909. He moved to London in 1936, where he later became Director of the Warburg Institute and Professor of the History of the Classical Tradition at London University. Winner of the Erasmus Prize, the Hegel Prize, the Wittgenstein Prize and the Goethe Prize, he was admitted to Britain’s highest honour, the Order of Merit, in 1988. October 304 pp. 234x189mm. 200 colour illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19718-1 £14.99* Translation rights: Dumont Verlag, Cologne The New Industrial Revolution Consumers, Globalization and the End of Mass Production Peter Marsh The world is on the cusp of a manufacturing revolution, and opportunities abound for countries and companies who understand the changes, says the author of this upbeat analysis. ‘A fizzing analysis of the history and geography of manufacturing and where it is heading.’ – The Economist ‘What is so useful about Marsh’s contribution in The New Industrial Revolution is that he has made an objective assessment of the evidence. And there are few people in Britain who are better equipped to do so.’ – Evan Davis, Financial Times ‘An easy-to-read history of industrialisation since Adam Smith’s time … A light and useful trawl through the five industrial revolutions.’ – Guy Arnold, North South Peter Marsh is a journalist who reports on developments in manufacturing-related industries. He received the UK Business Journalist of the Year Award in the manufacturing category in 2002. September 320 pp. 198x129mm. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19723-5 £10.99* Translation rights: AWG Literary Agency, London Perilous Glory The Rise of Western Military Power John France This major history encompasses warfare around the world from 3100 B.C. to the Gulf War and challenges accepted ideas about the development of military strength, the impact of culture on war, the future of Western dominance and much more. ‘This is a powerful book, opinionated but crisply argued, and packed with information … It’s hard to think of a more impressive single-volume history of the not-only Western way of war.’ – Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph ‘An absorbing account of the history of warfare that does not shy away from challenging the reader’s preconceptions … A worthy addition to any military history collection.’ – Jonathan Eaton, Military Times ‘This book deserves attention.’ – Jeremy Black, BBC History Magazine John France is professor emeritus, Department of History and Classics, Swansea University. His books include The Crusades and the Expansion of Catholic Christendom. September 456 pp. 234x156mm. 32 b/w illus. PB ISBN 978-0-300-19717-4 £14.99*
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