In Belfast, a city of contrasts and resilience, tales of real experience and imagination are woven together. Stories of love, conflict, prejudice, and hope paint a vivid, honest portrait of the diverse people who call this ever-evolving city home.
Simón Bolívar. Fidel Castro. Hugo Chávez. Dictators or liberators? This book challenges the loaded term “dictatorship,” re-examining Latin American independence movements and exposing the politics behind a word often used as a weapon.
A prominent businessman and Cabinet minister, Robert Henry Winters moved between the highest echelons of Canadian politics and commerce. He famously placed second to Pierre Trudeau for the Liberal Party leadership in 1968 before becoming president of corporate giant Brascan.
This is the first book on the amateur British collectors of Indian insects between 1750 and 1947. It documents how early personal collections founded museums, and how interest shifted to the economic impact of insect pests on forestry and horticulture.
A Chronicle of Mathematical Milestones
From ancient civilizations to modern breakthroughs, this book presents significant dates that shaped mathematics. It offers a glimpse into the remarkable journeys of those who dared to push the boundaries of knowledge, serving as a gateway to the wonders of mathematical thought.
Untold Histories of Nigerian Women
This book frees women from the margins of Nigeria’s history, chronicling their resistance movements. From protests against colonial taxation to contemporary struggles against oil exploitation and mass abductions, it highlights the voice and agency of Nigerian women.
This book explores the roles Nigerian women have played since pre-colonial times in shaping their culture and society. It highlights the effects of patriarchy, colonialism, and industry on women in Africa’s most populous country, making a major contribution to women’s history.
The Scientific Revolution decentered humanity, but modern physics reveals the observer’s central role in actualizing reality. This book explores a return of science to natural philosophy, offering a new pathway to understanding our place in the Universe.
Explore the surprising links between Ireland and Latin America. This collection examines the political and cultural influence of the Irish diaspora through literature, film, and history, revealing two cultures linked by shared destinies and a forgotten aspect of Irish heritage.
This book illuminates the Islamic World journal’s propaganda from 1893 to 1907. It highlights the journal’s utility in defending Sultan Abdul Hamid II’s policies and sheds light on the political views of the first Grand Sheikh of the British Isles, Sheikh Abdullah Quilliam.
A Commentary on Apollodorus’ Against Evergus and Mnesibulus
This first modern commentary examines a speech from 4th-century Athens, when a wartime funding crisis and an opponent’s illegal behaviour threatened the city’s security. The book explains the intricate legal issues and rhetorical strategies, and offers a new English translation.
This book highlights the research of pioneer Rabbi Richard A. Freund. Using non-invasive archaeology, geophysical techniques are applied at Holocaust sites, melding science with testimony and archival research to uncover the hidden aspects of the Holocaust.
This book shows ball lightning is not electricity, but a bubble of light—a new object whose anomalous behaviour matches the mystery of natural ball lightning. The physical laws ensuring its stability are detailed, based on over 30 published scientific articles.
A History of Public Administration in the United States
This book examines the emergence of American public administration. As a history of American bureaucracy, it focuses on pivotal events, highlighting major controversies including the field’s anti-democratic origins, Congressional hostility, and early limits on the role of women.
Nils Astrup’s 1889 Trek Translated
In 1889, at a critical historical juncture, Nils Astrup journeyed through Zululand and Swaziland as empires vied for control. His diary, now in its first English translation, offers a unique eyewitness account of colonialism’s impact on a region in dramatic flux.
This collection synthesizes recent scholarship on medieval lordship. Exploring seigneurial systems from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, it emphasizes both institutional and informal forms of power. It offers a framework for newcomers and an in-depth tool for long-term scholars.
Kyrgyzstan and the Legacies of Collectivisation
Soviet rule in Kyrgyzstan was enabled by collectivisation and forcible population displacement. These strategies of colonisation reconfigured the population but were met with resistance. The book explores these changes and how independent Kyrgyzstan struggles with their legacy.
Phillis Wheatley and Thomas Jefferson, Then and Now
This study offers a vital new perspective on African American poet Phillis Wheatley, reassessing her work and historical significance. It investigates the relationship between Wheatley and her greatest adversary: Thomas Jefferson, analyzing his infamous critique of her poetry.
Fleeing American prejudice, Black actor Ira Aldridge became Europe’s leading Shakespearean tragedian. A celebrated star and fierce abolitionist, he used his stage to fight for equality. This book reveals Aldridge’s profound and overlooked connection to Ireland.
Literature and Image in the Long Nineteenth Century
This book explores how word and image worked together, negotiated, and competed in nineteenth-century pictures, poetry, and fiction. It covers the Pre-Raphaelites’ fusion of text and image and the tensions between writer and artist in book illustration.
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