Ling Zhang 
River, the Plain, and the State [PDF ebook] 
An Environmental Drama in Northern Song China, 1048-1128

This book studies the political integration of Indian diaspora communities into their host societies. It argues that insertion occurs on an ethnic basis which enables these groups to utilise their cl …

Parricide and Violence Against Parents takes a historical and criminological approach to the research on parricide and violence against parents, placing the research in the context of social developm …

This fully illustrated study examines and compares the roles of the US Navy submarines and the Imperial Japanese Navy”s anti-submarine warfare capabilities during World War II. In 1941 and 1942, US …

Originally published in 1980, this book gives a concrete description of the development of Scottish companies and Scottish capital through the 20th Century, based on empirical study. The study begins …

Originally published in 1985, this book examines the extent of Scottish migration and Scottish involvement in the process of development. Although there are many books written on the Scots abroad, th …

This is the first book to treat bombing during WWII as a European phenomenon and not just the ”Blitz” on Britain and Germany. With Western Europe now at the heart of a united continent, it is even …

A dramatic history of a group of families in post-gold rush California who turned to agriculture when mining failed. “It is a glorious country, ” exclaimed Stephen J. Field, the future U.S. Supreme C …

This book highlights the life and writings of an itinerant preacher in John Wesley’s Methodist Connexion, Thomas Wride (1733-1807). Detailed studies of such rank and file preachers are rare, as Metho …

Though officially neutral until March 1945, Buenos Aires played a key role during World War II as a base for the South American intelligence operations of the major powers. The Hidden War in Argentin …

Covering the period from 1558–1603, The Reign of Elizabeth I looks at all the important aspects of the reign of the last of the Tudor monarchs. The volume gives students the critical tools to enable …