Of Khans and Kremlins is the first scholarly book in English to fully examine the effort made by the leadership of the Russian republic of Tatarstan to build and retain state sovereignty in the post-Soviet period. Katherine E. Graney provides new... Zobraziť viac
An unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and other nations have played in shaping Syria's ongoing civil war Zobraziť viac
Never before available in paperback, J. M. C. Toynbee's study is the most comprehensive book on Roman burial practices. Ranging throughout the Roman world from Rome to Pompeii, Britain to Jerusalem--Toynbee's book examines funeral practices from a wide... Zobraziť viac
This is an epic guide to the most intrepid mountaineers in history. Written in association with the Royal Geographical Society and The Alpine Club, Mountaineers tells the story of the pioneers who first conquered the giddy heights of our planet... Zobraziť viac
In this provocative book, renowned public intellectual Ivan Krastev reflects on the future of the European Union-and its... Zobraziť viac
This broad-ranging examination of Chinese state and court ritual from 1000 BC to AD 1750 represents the first modern account of the subject in any language. The essays, written by some of the most distinguished scholars in the field, demonstrate how... Zobraziť viac
Separated by war and each believing the other dead, a couple meet again decades later... Zobraziť viac
This book explores the legal and social position of women in the west from classical antiquity through the early middle ages. Arjava argues that from the viewpoint of most women, late antiquity was not a period of radical change, and that the influence... Zobraziť viac
This commentary differs from most others in that it does not attempt to repeat all the critical materials which can be found in the larger, major series. Rather it brings to the interpretation of John, materials more literary and rhetorical in nature.... Zobraziť viac
Does the development of new technology cause an increase in the level of surveillance used by central government? Is the growth in surveillance merely a reaction to terrorism, or a solution to crime control? Are there more structural roots for the... Zobraziť viac
The Jews in Australia explores what makes the Australian Jewish community different from other Jewish communities around the world. It traces the communitys history from its convict origins in 1788 through to today's vibrant Jewish culture in Australia... Zobraziť viac
Volume 2 Part 2 of Rashdall's Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages (1895) is a study of England's medieval universities focusing on Oxford and Cambridge. The origins, constitutions, curriculum, institutional development, and college systems of... Zobraziť viac
The Routledge Companion to Historical Studies provides a much-needed critical introduction to the major historians and philosophers together with the central issues, ideas and theories which have prompted the rethinking of history that has gathered... Zobraziť viac
Looking at the historical context as well as the political trajectory of the Grand Ayatollah Montazeri, a key figure in the Iranian revolution of 1978–9, Sussan Siavoshi explains how he went from the nominated successor of Khomeini to an opponent of... Zobraziť viac
In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major developments in Florentine history from 1200 to 1575.Captures Florence's transformation from a medieval commune into an aristocratic republic, territorial state,... Zobraziť viac
This book examines the commercial speech of advertising as a cultural phenomenon whose social significance far exceeds its economic influence. Jhally argues that by selling viewing time to advertisers, television converts audiences into laborers who "... Zobraziť viac
The extraordinary German bestseller on the final days of the Third Reich... Zobraziť viac
Old Norse mythology is elusive: it is the label used to describe the religious stories of the pre-Christian North, featuring... Zobraziť viac
'This is the finest single-volume history of Vietnam in English. It challenges myths, and raises questions about the socialist republic's political future' Guardian 'Powerful and compelling. Vietnam will be of growing importance in the twenty-first-... Zobraziť viac
Blood Meridian is an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West... Zobraziť viac
