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.
Santagostino shows Luigi Einaudi to be the architect of what we call today the European Union, despite the lack of recognition of his fundamental role. The author further highlights that contemporary monetary policy has drawn much from Einaudi’s theory of financial stability.
Katsikides provides articles dealing with technology’s role and its social impact within the new information age. He draws together research devoted to key questions examining the relationship between the various new developments of technological systems and their social impact.
Not White/Straight/Male/Healthy Enough
This anthology discloses the experiences of members of the academic community who know the struggle for acceptance all too well. It serves to caution newcomers to the academy, to equip teachers to identify and discuss inequity in the classroom, and to provoke change.
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.
Towards Efficient Photovoltaic Devices
As solar energy is the only renewable resource capable of adequately meeting today’s total global energy demand, Andrei focuses on the possibilities of optimising dye-sensitised solar cells’ efficiency.
This book introduces Arabic heritage from the post-Abbasid era to the nineteenth century, a period often labelled one of decadence. Exploring topics from Arab history and science to literature and political movements, it is a valuable resource for students and researchers.
Sensual and Sensory Experiences in the Middle Ages
This volume explores the sensory experiences of medieval people, showing how pleasure, pain, desire, and fear appear in conflicting combinations—from the private monastic cell to the bustling market—as conveyed through documents, literary accounts, and religious practices.
This book is a contextual analysis of the Romanian rural architectural landscape in the communist and post-communist eras. It examines the legal framework for constructing private houses under the Ceausescu dictatorship and the social actions that transform a house into a home.
A Literary Journey to Rome
How many people know the hidden Rome: the Vatican’s secret archives, the true fate of Pasolini? Taking the reader on a journey, we meet passionate people in love with the city and learn the special in everyday life, drawing a lively picture of the vibrant Eternal City.
In this monograph, two historians investigate some of the most important events in American history which have shaped the American experience and impacted the drive for democracy and freedom.
Peña-Acuña delves into the work of Steven Spielberg, considering the audiovisual and documentary material in his filmography and the biographical and sociological parameters that influence his cinematographic work and his values.
Modern medicine in England today is chiefly the product of the scientific developments of the nineteenth century. This title focuses on the history of medicine in Lancaster and a community of practice amongst a few medical professionals who shaped its medical landscape.
By exploring the nature of book production and changing images of peasants in Livonia and Courland in the 18th and 19th centuries, Daija investigates the complex historical relationship between Latvians and Baltic Germans and the regional specifics of the Baltic Enlightenment.
Though much has been written on the Grenada Revolution and its untimely demise, the majority of authors have been non-Grenadian. All the contributors here, except one, are Grenadian, giving voice to persons who were active participants, children, teenagers, and young adults.
Zarstvo and Communism
After WWI, Russia’s Bolsheviks and Italy’s Fascists took power. Though ideologically opposed, they resumed severed relations for economic advantages. However, mutual distrust never stopped, rendering their ties tenuous until they were broken in the early years of WWII.
Fascism and History
The term “fascism” (or “fascist”) appears with regularity in accounts of past and contemporary politics. This accessible volume deals with the term as a concept, and traces its evolution over almost a century, as it has been employed virtually every place on the globe.
Between Regulation and Freedom
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.
Parables and Riddles in Ancient and Modern Teaching
This book explores the difference between parables and riddles. Biblical parables transmit useful life-messages, while Greek riddles are largely unintelligible, leaving one helpless. What do these forms reveal about ancient views of wisdom?
Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa traded colonial oppression for corrupt, authoritarian rule. This book contrasts their betrayed revolutions with Tunisia, where a determined civil society forged a path to open democracy against all odds.
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