Ernst Horneffer 
Die Tragödie des deutschen Volkes [PDF ebook] 

Scholarly interest in the history of crime has grown dramatically in recent years and, because scholars associated with this work have relied on a broad social definition of crime which includes acts …

Female philanthropy was at the heart of transformative thinking about society and the role of individuals in the interwar period. In Britain, in the aftermath of the First World War, professionalizat …

Combining history and ethnography, Prell uses current theories about ritual and prayer to understand men”s and women”s struggles with their religious tradition and their desire to create community. …

Myths and misconceptions about Brazil, the world”s fifth largest and most populous country, are long-standing. Far from a sleeping giant, Brazil is the southern hemisphere”s most important country. …

In the early 20th century Cairo was a vibrant and booming global metropolis. The integration of Egypt into the global market had led to rapid urban growth and increased migration. As occupational pro …

Since the age of the Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD), Iran and the West have time and again appeared to be at odds. Iran and the West charts this contentious and complex relationship by examining the my …

In the wake of September 11th instant theories have emerged that try to root Osama Bin Laden”s attacks on Wahhabism. Muslim critics have dismissed this conservative interpretation of Islam that is t …

First published in 1994, Kidnappers in Philadelphia: Isaac Hopper”s Tales of Oppression 1780-1843 collates Isaac Hoppers original tales. Complementing the original seventy-nine compiled narratives, …

Originally published in 1918. Whatever one”s views no one can deny the endurance or influence of a society in which the Webbs, Shaw, Annie Besant, Wallas, Wells, etc., almost all the ”personalities …

Originally published in 1948, The Medieval Foundations of England is a chronological framework of the history of ideas and action during the medieval period. The book discusses the fundamental proble …