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Syria-Palestine in the Late Bronze Age presents an explicitly anthropological perspective on politics and social relationships. An anthropological reading of the textual and epigraphic remains of the …

America and World War I, the first volume in the new Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies series, provides a concise, annotated guide to the vast amount of resources available on th …

In recent decades historians have studied several new aspects of early modern naval history and placed it in a wider context than traditional studies of naval warfare. This volume brings together 23 …

Barrels—we rarely acknowledge their importance, but without them we would be missing out on some of the world’s finest beverages—most notably whiskies and wines—and of course for over two thousand ye …

Reveals attempts by American Jews to influence US policy toward Germany after the war and traces the efforts through to President Reagan»s visit to Bitburg. The reemergence of a united Germany as a …

First published in 1998, Revolutionary Iran investigates two major political transformations in the modern history of Iran: the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-09 and the Islamic Revolution 1976-79 …

Transoxania, Khurasan, and ?ukharistan – which comprise large parts of today»s Central Asia – have long been an important frontier zone. In the late antique and early medieval periods, the region wa …

There is an immense range of books about the English Civil War, but one historian stands head and shoulders above all others for the quality of his work on the subject. In 1961 Christopher Hill first …

This book presents a full description and interpretation of the changes that have occurred in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. It offers an understanding of the social, economic, political, and p …

Originally published in 1935 and authored by a supporter of Scottish Nationalism, this book ascribes many of Scotland’s misfortunes in history to the sectarian wars and those of Edward I, as well as …