Sabine R. Hubner & David M. Ratzan 
Growing Up Fatherless in Antiquity [PDF ebook] 

In the closing years of the second century B.C., the ancient world watched as the Roman armies maintained clear superiority over all they surveyed. But, social turmoil prevailed at the heart of her t …

Angeliki Laiou (1941-2008), one of the leading Byzantinists of her generation, broke new ground in the study of the social and economic history of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantium and the Other: Relat …

Analyses the development of Jewish women »s writing in relation to Victorian literary history, women »s cultural history, and Jewish cultural history. Between 1830 and 1880, the Jewish community flou …

This collection brings together a group of international legal historians to further scholarship in different areas of comparative and regional legal history. Authors are drawn from Europe, Asia, and …

This volume of thirteen original essays provides a timely analysis of African foreign policies in a post–Cold War environment where African marginalization from the global economy appears to be incre …

Originally published in 1964, this volume focuses on the history of England »s relations with the Near East from the death of Canning until the day when Disraeli brought back  »peace with honour » fr …

This book comprises a history of the anti-abortion campaign in England, focusing on the period 1966-1989, which saw the highest concentration of anti-abortion activity during the twentieth century. I …

In its broadest sense, this book is concerned with the attempt by workers in Britain during the period 1760–1871 to engage in collective action in circumstances of conflict with their employers durin …

The highly practical guide introduces the reader to the main areas of British women »s history: education, work, family life, sexuality and politics. After an introduction to each topic detailed comm …

This book presents a comprehensive history of the Royal Indian Navy (RIN). It traces the origins of the RIN to the East India Company, as early as 1612, and untangles the institution’s complex histor …