This collection explores Pietism and revivalism as attempts to resist secularizing tendencies in the modern world. Paradoxically, they were themselves modern, building a counteroffensive of rechristianization using all contemporary means of communication.
While most analyses of state formation focus on Europe and North America, this volume pays particular attention to Latin America. It provides the first detailed perspective on the formation of the State’s bureaucracies and offers an innovative analysis.
Burglars and Bobbies
In 19th-century London, rising crime led to the new Metropolitan Police. This book examines the reality behind crime levels, the police’s true impact versus other factors, and the controversial development of a force that faced public resistance.
Explore the incredible and neglected history of Mogadishu, a prosperous medieval trading city and cultural crossroad. Rich and rare photographic evidence reveals its mosques, ruins, and residences—medieval treasures threatened by destruction and decline.
This is the first book to critically examine the relationship between England and Greece, and how England has influenced modern Greece—not always for the better. Written by a former diplomat of dual heritage, it reveals the true story, warts and all, up to the present day.
Islam and Democracy
After the Arab Spring, the success of Islamist parties raised fears for human rights and democracy. This book explores the complex challenges of democratic transition in the Middle East and the roles of Islam and democracy in these ongoing developments.
Choir Stalls and their Workshops
This conference proceedings discusses the workshop context of medieval choir stalls in its broadest sense, given the relative lack of studies on the process and circumstances of the making of these complex objects.
Doubt, Time and Violence in Philosophical and Cultural Thought
These essays confront the traumas of our postmodern world: loss of identity, media uniformity, violence, and climate change. Distinguished scholars explore these and other fascinating topics from Western and Chinese history to address our shared global concerns.
Endurance and the First World War
This collection explores endurance in New Zealand and Australia during the First World War. Researchers examine what it meant for soldiers and civilians to endure hardship on the battlefield and home front, and how the war endured through memory, myth, and memorials.
The First World War
The result of an international conference held in Rome 2014 to mark one hundred years since the beginning of the Great War, this volume uses archival documents from various countries to examine ideological debates and contemporary narratives of the war, and the use of propaganda.
Wicked Ladies
This book shifts the focus from London to explore female crime in 18th-century provincial England. It examines why women offended and their treatment by the justice system, comparing their experiences to those of men and their counterparts in the capital.
Racism in Novels
Novels from early 20th-century Brazil and South Africa reveal a shared history: the use of racial policy to control society. Elaine Rocha examines how literature reflected the stark realities of everyday segregation in both nations.
Religious Reading in the Lutheran North
Religious Reading in the Lutheran North opens up an overlooked part of early modern history. Following the Reformation, high literacy fueled a boom in religious literature across the Nordic countries. This book investigates publication, reading habits, and interpretations.
Mediterráneos
This book analyzes the political, religious, social, and artistic expressions that have flourished and converged in the Mediterranean and Near East, highlighting the scope of this blend of traditions from its earliest stages to the present.
A Southern Nigerian Community
A social and cultural study of a Nigerian city where hustle and insecurity define the everyday. The book explores the struggle for progress, the dynamics of religious faith in a city of a thousand churches, and the nature of time in an undocumented culture.
The Story of Lutheran Sects
Explore the Reformation’s radical sects, born from the dissent of its founders. This history traces their path to Old Livonia, revealing the dramatic story of iconoclasm that swept through Tallinn, Riga, and Tartu.
Managerial Capitalism, Ethics, Secrets and the Business School
Tracing centuries of managerial development, this book is an exposé on management failures and academic greed. With daring insight, it reveals how we reached our current position and, more importantly, how we can progress toward a more ethical, sustainable future.
Trauma and Attachment in the Kindertransport Context
Based on in-depth case studies of five child Holocaust survivors, this study of the Kindertransport rescue operation explores the lifelong influence of trauma, the negotiation of identity, and sheds light on the plight of present-day child refugees.
From a Scientific Point of View
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.
Containing Iran
This book examines the Obama Administration’s policy toward Iran, arguing its “tough diplomacy” was a facade. Designed with Israeli interests, it used sanctions and military threats to create a pretext for aggression—a policy that ultimately failed to contain Iran.
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