Books by Robert Cook

Text with facing translation of the Scandinavian versions of the Tristan legend.

For a one/two-semester upper-level undergraduate/graduate-level second course in Mechanics of Materials. This text covers all topics usually treated in an advanced mechanics of materials course. Throughout, topics are treated by extending concepts and procedures of elementary mechanics of materials, assisted when necessary by advanced methods such as theory of elasticity.

This book charts the rise of Southampton from a medieval borough to the emergence of the modern city

Luton Past & Present gives a fascinating insight into the dramatic changes that have taken place in the city during the 20th century.

More of Milton Keynes

A century of Northampton

Focusing on the period 1848 to 1877, this social history describes the experiences of ordinary people on the battlefield and beyond, and reveals how the American Civil War paved the way for US power status and why the USA continues to rule the world.

A powerful and moving account of the campaign for civil rights in modern America. Robert Cook is concerned less with charismatic leaders like Martin Luther King, and more with the ordinary men and women who were mobilised by the grass-roots activities of civil-rights workers and community leaders.