Product Description: A kaleidoscopic picture of British society in the year of the battle of Waterloo, evoking the sights, sounds, and smells of a defining moment in modern British history1815 was the year of Waterloo, the British victory that ended Napoleon's European ambitions and ushered in a century largely of peace for Britain...read more

Product Description: A kaleidoscopic picture of Britain in 1846, a nation on the brink of economic and social change as the Industrial Revolution deepened its impact 1846 was a pivotal moment in British history. This was the year in which Parliament repealed the Corn Laws, chipping away at the power of landowners and ushering in an age of free trade...read more

Right-wing evangelical Christianity has come to dominate American political and social life, dividing the country and sparking cultural and moral battles whose outcome can determine how the world's only superpower is shaped in the 21st Century. This book explains why what happens in the 'Bible' Belt matters to us in Britain.

Explains why is the issue of homosexuality is threatening to divide the Anglican Church, examining the issues behind the debate, the current status and historical context of the controversy, and the power battles playing out in the name of the modern Church. Reprint.

Delineates the legal, historical, and ethical issues raised when fundamentalists attempted to ban 'satanic' textbooks in rural Tennessee

An account of the 'Scopes II' trial delineates the legal, historical, and ethical issues raised when fundamentalists attempted to ban 'satanic' textbooks in rural Tennessee. By the author of If No News, Send Rumors. 35,000 first printing. Tour.

Gathers brief stories about reporters, newspapers, television news, political cartoonists, reviewers, and presidential press relations

In this third edition of their study of the political commerical, or "polispot", veteran media analysts Edwin Diamond and Stephen Bates reveal the backstage stories of the 1988 presidential campaign - the Ailes-Atwater media mastery, the Dukakis team's babel of TV voices, Willie Horton's transformation from convict to celebrity. The authors take a close critical look at the key political ads of 1988 and 1990, with particular attention to the subtexts directed at voters' racial attitudes and fears. They also preview the 30-second arguments and attacks of the 1992 media campaign. In a new chapter, Diamond and Bates examine the case against spots. They take a look at the societal ills that critics have blamed on TV campaigns, including mudslinging, misrepresentation, and malaise. They evaluate the proposals to ban or severely restrict the spot. They also assess the growing press scrutiny of TV campaigns, such as the use of "truth boxes" in newspapers.