Collection: Reference

Holds a mirror to some of the world's greatest cities. It traces their historic structure and unique character through maps and panoramic views produced over the centuries. Show how the architectural form and social life of our cities have been shaped.

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

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.

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

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

This title looks at the pioneers of the comic book and the comic's founding links with pulp magazines, the campaign for censorship, the fraught relationship between the comic book artists and their publishers, and the comics themselves.