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  • The Story of Rats

    Their impact on us, and our impact on them

    'Mr Speaker, I smell a rat; I see him forming in the air and darkening the sky; but I'll nip him in the bud.'An English Member of ParliamentAre rats still a threat to our health and food? Do they think? Is it true that wild rats sometimes die, unwounded, from social stress? Can studies of rat societies tell us anything useful about our own social lives?Love them or loathe them, everyone has a rat ... Read more

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  • The Uncrowned King of Cambodia

    The Life of Lt Col E D (Moke) Murray

    [Lt Col Edward D (Moke) Murray]… an outstanding officer in the Indian Army and became a Gurkha commander in Malaya. In 1939 he fired the crucial shot that dispersed a strike that threatened the Raj. He became an outstanding leader in the fight against the Japanese in Assam and Burma. He suppressed the Viet Minh in Saigon in 1945, in what can be seen as the start of the Vietnam War. He was Allied ... Read more

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  • Science, Myth or Magic?

    A struggle for existence

    'Tony Barnett is a masterly scientist and communicator. (The two don't always go together.) As a writer and broadcaster, he displays an encyclopedic range of knowledge--incisive, profound, often subversive--with astringent wit, common sense and irreverence.' Barry Jones, AO, FAA, FAHA, FTSE'A delightful indulgence from one of our most lucid and readable science popularisers. He deals a death knell ... Read more

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  • The Break-Up of Britain

    by Tom Nairn ...
    The classic text, with a new introduction by Anthony BarnettIn this classic text, first published in 1977, Tom Nairn memorably depicts the “slow foundering” of the United Kingdom on the rocks of constitutional anachronism, its fall from empire and the gathering force of civic nationalism. Rich in comparisons between the nationalisms of the British Isles and those of the wider world, The Break-Up ... Read more

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  • The Athenian Option

    Radical Reform for the House of Lords

    Series Book 5 - Sortition and Public Policy
    Before New Labour came to power and when even the prospect of reform of Britain's House of Lords was regarded with scepticism, Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty developed the idea of selecting part of a new upper house by lot: creating a jury or juries, that are representative of the population as a whole while being selected at random, to assess legislation. This new edition of the original ... Read more

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  • Taking Control!

    Humanity and America after Trump and the Pandemic

    Last call for humanity? Americans can now secure or destroy the world.From Anthony Barnett, the creator and former editor-in-chief of openDemocracy**, comes this blazing response to the confrontation between Trumpism and Biden in America, that sets out how the future of humankind is at stake.**On 6 January 2021, Donald Trump tried to seize the US presidency by force. His aim: to consolidate his ... Read more

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  • Technology-enhanced Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage

    Series series Early Years
    Discussing learning technologies in relation to young children often provokes a wide range of passionate responses, from sceptics to enthusiasts. This text explores the issues in a holistic, pedagogical and research-informed way. It helps professionals unpick the complex issues involved, understand the scope of available technology, examine the interplay between learning and specific technologies, ... Read more

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  • Individualized Diabetes Management

    A Guide for Primary Care

    In the past few decades a revolution in our approach to treating type 2 diabetes has occurred following the recognition that the condition is caused by multiple defects. A range of new treatments are now available, with many more forthcoming, utilising differing mechanisms of action that allow targeted and more effective therapy of this multifactorial disease than ever before.The increasing ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Debating Globalization

    Debating Globalization is a short, accessible introduction to the debate about globalization written by many of the most prominent figures in the field. Published by Polity in association with openDemocracy, the book is notable not just for focusing on the pressing difficulties facing our world, but also on solutions. Rich and positive suggestions are made for reshaping globalization into a force ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

  • Type 2 Diabetes

    Edited by Anthony Barnett ...
    Series series Oxford Diabetes Library
    Around 250 million people currently suffer from diabetes globally and this number is expected to reach 370 million people within the next 20 years. Fortunately in recent years our understanding of the pathogenesis and management of Type 2 diabetes has increased enormously. Innovative new drugs have been developed and the evidence base for treating diabetes and preventing its complications is now ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Iron Britannia

    Time to Take the Great out of Britain

    On April 2 1982 Argentine forces seized the British-dependent Falkland Islands. Within 48 hours a British task force was sailing for the South Atlantic. One in five Britons opposed this war; but Argentina's surrender 74 days later set Margaret Thatcher on course for her second election victory.Anthony Barnett's Iron Britannia, first published in 1982, turned down the din of war and diagnosed ... Read more

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    Celebrating 50 years with a new anniversary edition, this critically acclaimed international bestseller has sold millions of copies and been translated into over 30 languages. Among the most influential and enduring science books of all time, The Selfish Gene is a classic in every sense of the word. Originally published in 1976, the book soon galvanized the biology community and fascinated a broad ... Read more

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