The Cambridge History of The English Language

From one of our finest historians comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day…

This is a second edition of the successful study of Finland in the English language. A Short History of Finland traces the historical development of the country from its settlement by the Finns in the first millennium AD to the present time, exploring Finland's earlier connection with Sweden, the complex relationship with Russia that has dominated Finnish history in the past two centuries, and the postwar achievements of the second republic. This second edition has been revised and updated by Emeritus Professor A. F. Upton, a leading scholar of Scandinavian history. It covers the impact of the break-up of the Soviet Union and brings events up to Finland's admission to the European Union in 1995.

English has been spoken in Ireland for over 800 years, making Irish English the oldest variety of the language outside Britain.

This concise, accessible introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. It examines the impact of the revolution on society as a whole–on different classes, ethnic groups, the army, men and women, youth. Its central concern is to understand how one structure of domination was replaced by another…