This Norton Critical Edition includes:

- The 1818 first edition text of the novel, introduced and annotated by J. Paul Hunter.

- Three maps and eight illustrations.

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- Eleven critical essays on Frankenstein's major themes, six of them new to the Third...

Methods of Discovery is organized around strategies for deepening arguments in order to find the best ways to study social phenomena.

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Essentials of Comparative Politics is the best-selling book for the course because it provides clear, concise, and contemporary coverage of core concepts in flexible, affordable formats. The Eighth Edition goes even further to address course needs with new coverage of the methods used by comparativists to answer contemporary questions in the discipline. With new Check Your Understanding questions and Dynamic Data Figures in the Norton Illumine Ebook, in addition to InQuizitive, Norton’s ada...

An accessible, diverse collection designed to captivate students from all backgrounds.

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The definitive survey, combining current scholarship with a vibrant narrative. Carefully informed by feedback from dozens of scholars, it remains the book that students and teachers trust to explain what’s important, where it fits and why it matters. Peter Burkholder weaves a compelling story of people, their choices and the western musical tradition that emerged.

From chant to hip-hop, he connects past to present to create a context for tomorrow’s musicians.

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