Evolutionary Analogies
This book presents a serious challenge to the analogy between biological and scientific change. It argues that such theories are sketchy or unpersuasive, shedding new light on one of the dominant theories of scientific progress.
From Queens to Slaves
This book is a study of the women involved with Pope Gregory the Great. It covers everyone from royal and aristocratic women to abbesses, nuns, widows, and even women escaping slavery, exploring their legal cases and relationships with the pope.
Receptions and Re-visitings
This collection of essays addresses politics, gender, the English Revolution, and more. With a strong historiographical dimension that extends to modern times, this is an accessible guide for general readers and specialists alike.
These essays reveal the 1950s not as transitional years, but as an astonishingly fecund period of experimentation. This volume explores the decade’s profound impact on post-war European identities, society, politics, and culture.
This volume gathers scholarly articles with kaleidoscopic perspectives on India and its global connections. Themes span from postcolonial literature and diaspora to cross-cultural influences and ancient history, making it ideal for any person interested in India.
Diefenbaker and Latin America
John Diefenbaker’s Latin American policy was driven by Canada’s national interest. He sought greater foreign policy autonomy from the US and expanded exports to lessen Canada’s dependency, pursuing a policy aligned with, but not subservient to, the US.
This book invites you on a fascinating journey across three centuries of Europe, with death as your guide. Experts from varying backgrounds—historians, sociologists, doctors, and more—explore the complex phenomena of death and dying across the continent.
Let’s Talk About Sex
Uncovering the hidden desires and public fears of Australia from 1901 to 1961, this history reveals how sex became a battleground of crucial social, cultural, and political importance.
Merseyside
This interdisciplinary volume explores Liverpool and Merseyside’s rich and controversial cultural history. From J. M. W. Turner’s sketches of the Mersey to the fan culture on Liverpool FC’s Kop, this book reveals the area’s distinctive character.
The Boycott at Fethard-on-Sea, 1957
When a Protestant woman in Fethard-on-Sea refused to educate her children as Catholics, local Catholics boycotted Protestant businesses. This dramatic, human tale highlights how a personal dispute became a national crisis that tested the Irish state.
Byron’s Romantic Politics
Byron exists as romantic myth: a passionate lover, staunch friend, and fighter for democracy. This book proves the truth is the opposite. Using letters never before transcribed, it argues Byron was an unscrupulous sponger who despised democracy and the Greeks.
This interdisciplinary study explores the 800-year-old sonnet and its relationship to the self. It asks why the form persists across diverse cultures by looking at the self from the limit points of the body, mind, world and language.
This collection of accessible articles explores spirituality and faith in the works of masters of world cinema. It examines canonical directors like Godard and Kurosawa alongside contemporary auteurs, broadening the understanding of faith on film.
Though the Indian Constitution provides for local self-government, state politics often undermine it. This book, a study of Karnataka, examines the gap between policy and practice in decentralised planning, with lessons for other states and developing countries.
Brazil is more than samba and football. This book journeys through novels, poetry, music, art, and film from 1865 to the present day to uncover the surprising and vital cultural relationship the nation has had with its railways.
This interdisciplinary collection examines the fight to abolish the British slave trade. It explores the struggles of enslaved peoples and activists, the contested line between slavery and freedom, and abolition’s enduring legacy of inequality.
The Case against Christ
Are the Gospels good history or bad propaganda? Who should shoulder the blame for the crucifixion of Jesus? This book seeks answers by treating the matter as a forensic death investigation to determine who should be held criminally responsible.
Other Combatants, Other Fronts
Much discussion of the First World War remains confined to the Western Front. This volume pushes the focus away to examine forgotten theatres and neglected experiences, exploring what ‘total war’ meant for people around the world implicated in this event.
Women and Science, 17th Century to Present
This volume takes a new approach to women in science, moving beyond the obstacles they have faced. It analyzes the link between women and science through various media—including fiction, poetry, and sci-fi—to explore the portrayal and self-portrayal of women.
Trade and Security
The US achieved its true goal in Vietnam: not saving a nation, but buying time for a region. This book reveals how America sacrificed its economy to build prosperous Asian allies as a firewall against Communism.
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