Christine A. Hastorf 
Social Archaeology of Food [PDF ebook] 
Thinking about Eating from Prehistory to the Present

This book contributes to the re-emerging field of »theology through the arts» by proposing a way of approaching one of the most challenging theological concepts – divine timelessness – through the …

It is no secret that twentieth-century Britain was governed through a culture of secrecy, and secrecy was particularly endemic in military research and defence policy surrounding biological and chemi …

Anglo-American Attitudes is a pioneering study of Anglo-American connections in their widest sense. Previous studies of Anglo-American relations have focused narrowly on official government-to-govern …

Arguably no modern ideology has diffused as fast as Socialism. From the mid-nineteenth century to the last quarter of the twentieth socialist ideals played a crucial part not only in the political sp …

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 …

A harrowing true story of the modern Ku Klux Klan and an act of grace that shook a community in the Deep South. The true events that inspired the film, with a foreword by writer/director Andrew Heckl …

Their persecution was overblown and grand massacres were preferred over imprisonment or banishment. But why? Why were the Huguenots the targets of such brutality? Why were the Huguenot pastors the ob …

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. …

The years 1780 to 1820 have long been seen as the Golden Age of the English satirical print. This period witnessed a number of changes in style which had far-reaching consequences, including an incre …

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 …