Christelle Fischer-Bovet & Sitta von Reden 
Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires [PDF ebook] 
Integration, Communication, and Resistance

In the wake of the First World War, in which France suffered severe food shortages, colonial produce became an increasingly important element of the French diet. The colonial lobby seized upon these …

Between 1945 and the new century millions of women, including mothers and migrants, joined the labour force. These changes are brought to life through the stories of migrant women, working in factori …

Jesuit Science and the End of Nature’s Secrets explores how several prominent Jesuit naturalists – including Niccolò Cabeo, Athanasius Kircher, and Gaspar Schott – tackled the problem of occult or i …

In 1944, the British Fourteenth Army and the Japanese Fifteenth Army clashed around the town of Imphal, Manipur, in North East India in what has since been described as one of the greatest battles of …

First published in 1930, this book presents an imagined account of conversation between Plato and ‘A Modern Young Man’. In the first part, political and social institutions are considered and propert …

The Spanish Civil War, fought between 1936 and 1939, was the first battle against fascism in Europe. Five months after the victory of dictator Francisco Franco in Spain the conflict moved to Europe w …

This essential companion provides a comprehensive study of the literature on the causes, course, and consequences of the Korean War, 1950-1953. Aimed primarily at readers with a special interest in m …

Analyses the foundation of the San-kuo Wei Dynasty by Ts“ao P“I in 220 CE, using the main historical accounts, a wide range of religious and philosophical writings, epigraphical records, and above …

The Anthropology of Morality in Melanesia and Beyond examines how Melanesians experience and deal with moral dilemmas and challenges. Taking Kenelm Burridge’s seminal work as their starting point, th …

Testing Fresh Expressions investigates whether fresh expressions of church really do what is claimed for them by the fresh expressions movement and, in particular, whether their unique approach helps …