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Communities on a Frontier in Conflict

The Jesuit Guaraní Mission Los Santos Mártires del Japón

By: Robert H. Jackson

£61.99

Were the Jesuit missions in South America a socialist utopia or an independent republic? This study reveals the historical reality, analyzing the creation of mission communities on a frontier contested by Spain and Portugal and the demographic consequences of military conflict.

Populism

A Historiographic Category?

Edited By: Chiara Chini, Sheyla Moroni

£58.99

This monograph opens up a channel of dialogue among political scientists, sociologists, philosophers and historians in order to launch a debate on the declination of the phenomenon of populism.

African Intellectuals and the State of the Continent

Essays in Honor of Professor Sulayman S. Nyang

Edited By: Olayiwola Abegunrin, Sabella Abidde

£64.99

This festschrift honors distinguished scholar and Pan-Africanist Sulayman S. Nyang. His contributions to African affairs transcend academia, with a career as a diplomat and consultant to the UN, while publishing copiously on issues affecting Africans and the Diaspora.

John Greaves, Pyramidographia and Other Writings, with Birch’s Life of John Greaves

Edited By: John Anthony Butler

£64.99

This edition of John Greaves’s Pyramidographia (1646) is the first scientific treatise on the pyramids in English. Greaves, the earliest English “Egyptologist,” used metrics, not mysticism, to pioneer modern scientific inquiry. Includes his letters and a biography.

Disobedient Histories in Ancient and Modern Times

Regionalism, Governance, War and Peace

By: Marsha R. Robinson

£61.99

Tired of Cold War analysis and history as only war? Disobedient Histories breaks tradition by considering alternative international relations theories from societies in Europe, Africa, and Asia, suggesting the UN's goals for global peace, prosperity, and dignity are viable.

Tired of Cold War analysis and history as only war? Disobedient Histories breaks tradition by considering alternative international relations theories from societies in Europe, Africa, and Asia, suggesting the UN’s goals for global peace, prosperity, and dignity are viable.

Dialogues on the Delta

Approaches to the City of Stockton

Edited By: Martín Camps

£61.99

This interdisciplinary collection examines Stockton, California. Once ground zero for the housing crisis and the first major American city to declare bankruptcy, it cannot be framed by misfortune alone. Discover a vibrant community with a rich, diverse, and vital history.

Saving Sinners, even Moslems

The Arabian Mission (1889-1973) and its Intellectual Roots

By: Jerzy Zdanowski

£61.99

This book investigates the Reformed Church's Mission to Arabia (1889-1973). It explores cultural encounters between missionaries and Muslims, and a unique theology that presented the evangelization of Muslims as critical for Christ’s Second Coming.

This book investigates the Reformed Church’s Mission to Arabia (1889-1973). It explores cultural encounters between missionaries and Muslims, and a unique theology that presented the evangelization of Muslims as critical for Christ’s Second Coming.

New Journeys in Iberian Studies

A (Trans-)National and (Trans-)Regional Exploration

Edited By: Mark Gant, Anneliese Hatton, Paco Ruzzante

£61.99

The research collected here consists of 18 chapters which explore a number of key areas of investigation in contemporary Iberian studies. There is a strong emphasis on trans-national and trans-regional approaches to the subject area, reflecting current discourse and scholarship.

Science and Daily Life in the Study of the Northern Lights, 1898–1928

By: Toril Synnøve Jenssen

From £49.99

The world’s first Northern Lights observatory is the focus of this account about everyday life and the epoch-making pioneering of geophysical research on Haldde Mountain in Finnmark, Norway. The book builds on private letters and memoirs about daily life and research.

Yea, Alabama! A Rare Glimpse into the Personal Diary of the University of Alabama (Volume 2 – 1871 through 1901 Second Edition)

By: David M. Battles

£44.99

This second volume introduces several elements into the University of Alabama’s narrative, like its hassle with the state government through 1877 and its strict admission of women students. Other topics explored include the history of unofficial student sports from the 1870s.

The Harnessing of Power

How 19th Century Transport Innovators Transformed the Way the World Operates

By: Maxwell Gordon Lay

£64.99

This book examines the 19th century's unprecedented transport revolution. It explores how the Industrial Revolution initiated the changes in Britain before leadership shifted to France, Germany, and the USA, and highlights the inventors who drove change for personal goals.

This book examines the 19th century’s unprecedented transport revolution. It explores how the Industrial Revolution initiated the changes in Britain before leadership shifted to France, Germany, and the USA, and highlights the inventors who drove change for personal goals.

Angels, a Messenger by Any Other Name in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic Traditions

Edited By: John Tracy Greene

£58.99

What are angels and what is their purpose? Humans have identified many types, from warriors and healers to guardians and teachers, who influence our lives and destinies. The essays in this volume reflect thoughtful responses to this abiding concern.

Cultural Constructions of the Uterus in Pre-modern Societies, Past and Present

Edited By: M. Erica Couto-Ferreira, Lorenzo Verderame

£58.99

Transcending Eurocentric models of understanding the female body, this volume addresses historical questions that explore the multiple aspects associated with the uterus through both learned and popular sources, material evidence, daily practices, iconography and representation.

Symbolic Identity and the Cultural Memory of Saints

Edited By: Anu Mänd, Nils Holger Petersen, Sebastián Salvadó

£64.99

This volume examines the relationship between medieval cults of saints and regional and national identity formation in Europe. It studies how saints were used for religious and political agendas, revealing changing cultural and social values over time.

Border Folk Balladeers

Critical Studies on Américo Paredes

Edited By: Roberto Cantú

£61.99

This book contains critical studies on Américo Paredes, a founder of Mexican American Studies. Renowned scholars analyze his pioneering work on border culture, from the traditional Texas-Mexican corrido to its contemporary offshoots like narcoballads and narconovels.

Medicine and Colonial Engagements in India and Sub-Saharan Africa

Edited By: Poonam Bala

£61.99

Delving into the dynamics of colonial engagements and their implications in understanding the dominant discourses of the empire, the book investigates the various imperial interactions with colonized peoples in the former British colonies of India and in sub-Saharan Africa.

Between Regulation and Freedom

Work and Manufactures in European Cities, 14th-18th Centuries

Edited By: Andrea Caracausi, Matthew Davies, Luca Mocarelli

£58.99

These studies re-frame the roles of guilds in medieval and early modern European cities. They focus on the ways in which we can understand the interfaces between regulatory frameworks, represented by guild and civic regulations, and the wider world of labour and production.

The English Reformation Revisited

The Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion

By: David Salvato

£64.99

Salvato puts forward a comparative study of two Church Communities, specifically the Anglican Communion and the Universal Catholic Church. He investigates what caused the Church in England to break away from the Catholic Church, and focuses on the influence of English law.

Dying to Eat

Health, Heresy and Hysteria

By: Michael David Trevan

£80.99

Trevan examines our oft emotional relationship with food, and challenges how the science and knowledge of food, health and nutrition are derived. He also investigates those foods that come ready loaded with poisonous compounds and carcinogens.

From a Scientific Point of View

Reasoning and Evidence Beat Improvisation across Fields

By: Mario Bunge

£58.99

This monograph deals with the scientific viewpoint, illustrated here through a number of topical cases in modern science, from gravitational waves to mental disorders. It shows that this worldview underlies all current scientific and technological research projects.