Matthew P. Loar & Carolyn MacDonald 
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The Dynamics of Cultural Appropriation

At a time when issues of gender and sexuality are as prominent as they have ever been, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides an authoritative exploration of the history of these deepl …

Originally written in 1905, this volume examines the coins of Japan, especially appealing because of a subtle and impersonal charm which pervades their inscriptions and the sentiments which they set …

In 1882 the »Rowland Evans», owned by Captain John Evans of Borth, was abandoned in mysterious circumstances off Bardsey Island. The book describes what led the captain to leave the ship and lose h …

Hanes cymuned Gymraeg benodol yn ystod Rhyfel Cartref America. Canolbwyntia mewn dull storiol ar y dynion yn y fyddin, ond mae’n darlunio’r berthynas rhwng y milwyr Cymraeg hynny a’r gymuned gartref …

Taking the contentious debates surrounding historical evidence and history writing between secularists and Hindu nationalists as a starting point, this book seeks to understand the origins of a growi …

First published in 2007. This classic work explores the seminal early periods of Jewish history. The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. by the army of Nebuchadnezzar marks a radical turning point i …

Fascinating reading on the plight of gay men and women through the ages. The contributors to this compassionate book document how society has made life difficult and even dangerous for homosexual peo …

First published in 2000. This is Volume IV of six of the Oriental series looking at Arabic History and Culture. It was written in 1923, and includes a brief outline of the history of the Fatinlid Kha …

Russia»s emergence as a Great Power in the eighteenth century is usually attributed to Peter I»s radical programme of »Westernising» reforms. But the Russian military did not simply copy European …

Reading Blue Coat School was opened in 1660 to teach twenty »children of honest poore men», according to the bequest of merchant Richard Aldworth. Despite his and subsequent bequests, the school wa …