Mikael Rask Madsen & Chris Thornhill 
Law and the Formation of Modern Europe [EPUB ebook] 
Perspectives from the Historical Sociology of Law

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, such songs as ‘We Shall Overcome, ‘ ‘Keep Your Eyes on the Prize, ‘ and ‘Do What the Spirit Says Do’ were sung at virtually every mass meeting, demonstration, and p …

Both clothing and gifts in the ancient world have separately been the subject of much scholarly discussion because they were an integral part of Greek and Roman society and identity, creating and rei …

This book consists of incisive and imaginative readings of culture, politics, and history – and their intersections – in eastern India from the 16th to the 20th century. Focusing especially on Assam, …

H. Richard Niebuhr”s powerful interpretation of Ernst Troeltsch has shaped our view of the man for over seventy years. Troeltsch is one of the most respected and renowned figures in liberal Protesta …

A detailed account of the rich history and resilience of the Bakwena ba Mogopa, one of the most important traditional communities in South Africa. This seminal and lucid work depicts the scope of soc …

Traditional accounts of the scientific revolution focus on such thinkers as Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton, and usually portray it as a process of steady, rational progress. There is another side to …

This volume offers new perspectives on the appeal and profound cultural meaning of socialism over the past two centuries. It brings together scholarship from various disciplines addressing diverse na …

This book provides an account of actual African experience and African criticisms. It is designed to examine the actual viability of the World Bank”s structural adjustment strategies for Africa, all …

From the ”show” trials of the 1920s and 1930s to the London Conference, this book examines the Soviet role in the Nuremberg IMT trial through the prism of the ideas and practices of earlier Soviet …

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 …