Daina Ramey Berry 
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In this analysis of the roots and objectives of Chinese economic and industrial policy, Mastel outlines the implications of China“s rise for the world economy. He then proposes strategies to address …

Examining the final years of Delphic consultation, this monograph argues that the sanctuary operated on two connected, yet distinct levels: the oracle, which was in decline, and the remaining religio …

Francis Watkins was an eminent figure in his field of mathematical and optical instrument making in mid-eighteenth century London. Working from original documents, Brian Gee has uncovered the life an …

Sub-Saharan Africa is the poorest region in the world. But its current status has skewed our understanding of the economy before colonization. Rönnbäck reconstructs the living standards of the popula …

The League of Nations occupies a fascinating yet paradoxical place in human history. Over time, it’s come to symbolize both a path to peace and to war, a promising vision of world order and a utopian …

Winner of the prestigious Mac Iver Award when it was first published, this remains a towering work of modern political sociology, especially of macrosociology. Its main objective is comparative analy …

This is arguably the seminal work in historical and philosophical analysis of the twentieth century. Originally delivered for the William James lecture series at Harvard University in 1932-33, it rem …

This dramatic personal narrative is a unique contribution to understanding past and current events in the Near East. These memoirs of an American Protestant clergyman reveal little known aspects of m …

From the French Revolution to Vatican II, the institutional Catholic Church has opposed much that modernity has offered men and women constructing their societies. This book focuses on the experience …

Gender and Memory brings together contributions from around the world and from a range of disciplines–history and sociology, socio-linguistics and family therapy, literature–to create a volume that …