Bronislaw Malinowski 
Argonauts of the Western Pacific [PDF ebook] 
An Account of Native Enterprise and Adventure in the Archipelagoes of Melanesian New Guinea

First published in 1987. The key issues, concepts and figures relevant to the study of political science and theory today are covered in this volume, and useful suggestions for further reading are in …

In January 1972 Britain signed the Treaty of Acccession to the European Community. Sir Con O”Neill, a key figure in the negotiations, gives an analysis of negotiations which had an impact on Britain …

Following Louis XIV”s revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, French protestants faced the stark choice of abandoning their religion, or defying the law. Many fled abroad, whilst others continued …

This book uses the work of Bolognese physician and anatomist Gaspare Tagliacozzi to explore the social and cultural history of early modern surgery. It discusses how Italian and European surgeons” a …

This book presents a great deal of new research findings on the history of Borneo, the history of Sulawesi and the interrelationship between the two islands. Some specific chapters focus on empires a …

Originally published in 1904. The following ”Notes” were not penned in the presumptuous hope of adding materially to the existing knowledge of the subjects with which they deal. The first part of t …

This book offers the first detailed, in-depth account of how and why some Arab foreign fighters subsequently became involved in Islamist terrorism. Drawing on a personal dataset of 3, 010 Arab foreig …

Shortlisted for the Conflict Research Society”s 2021 Book of the Year Prize Shortlisted for the British-Kuwait Friendship Society 2021 Book Prize After the overthrow of the Qadhafi regime in 2011, L …

Using interviews as primary sources this book shines a light on the infamous Portuguese massacre of Wiriyamu in colonial Mozambique in 1972. Twenty-four carefully curated testimonies are presented, c …

Jeremiah in History and Tradition examines aspects of the Book of Jeremiah from a variety of perspectives including historical, textual, redaction, and feminist criticism, as well as the history of i …