Collection: Reference

This book ""takes the reader from the earliest days of human settlement to the civilizations of the New World overthrown by the Spanish Conquistadors.

The Civil War comes alive as never before in this extraordinary collection of colourised photographs from the era. Not only does it feature portraits of famous leaders and ordinary soldiers but also scenes of American life during the conflict

Lists Commonwealth government records on citizenship held in the National Archives. Includes British and Australian nationality and citizenship categories, nationalisation, treatment of aliens, assimilation, racial limitations, status of women and civic rights.

Includes material on Athens, Istanbul, Florence, Prague, Mexico City, London, Sydney, San Francisco, and New York City.

Traces the development of attitudes towards Monet's art, drawing upon contemporary reviews and commentaries of such writers as Proust, Zola, Maupassant and Mallarme and the French statesman Clemenceau.