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Described by Melvin Lasky as ‚one of the great journalists of our time, ‚ Luigi Barzini was also one of the great cultural historians of modern Italy. From Caesar to the Mafia brings together his fin …

Politics and culture are organically related in the city of Calcutta. The period (1940s to 1950s), was chaotic and turbulent, yet, this was also a time of significant creativity in literature, art, f …

In this book, first published in 1980, the author draws a vivid picture of what country life was like for the vast majority of English villagers – agricultural labourers, craftsmen and small farmers …

Situated between the Greek, Indian and Persian scientific traditions and modern science, the Islamic scientific tradition received, enriched, transformed and then bequeathed scientific knowledge to E …

Treating “religion“ as a fully social, cultural, historical and material field of practice, this book presents a series of debates and positions on the nature and purpose of the “Study of Religion …

This volume brings together a group of international scholars, who explore many unusual aspects of the world of Byzantine women in the period 800-1200. The specific aim of this collection is to inves …

This title was first published in 2003. When did churches start to appear more empty than full – and why? The very physicality of largely empty churches and chapels in Britain plays a powerful role i …

Over the last century, the social and economic roles played by African women have evolved dramatically. Long confined to home and field, overlooked by their menfolk and missionaries alike, African wo …

What is a face and how does it relate to personhood? Approaching Facial Difference: Past and Present offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the many ways in which faces have been represented in t …

The book presents the first English edition of Hubertine Auclert“s Arab Women in Algeria which offers a unique picture of Algerian society in late 19th century. Hubertine Auclert (1848-1914) was one …