Waltraud Ernst 
Plural Medicine, Tradition and Modernity, 1800-2000 [PDF ebook] 

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 …

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 …

Histories of Postmodernism reexamines the history of the constellation of ideas and thinkers associated with postmodernism. The increasingly dominant historical narrative depicts a relatively smooth …

"Memoirs of a Griffin" by way of Francis John Bellew is a charming and enlightening travel narrative that gives readers with a vibrant glimpse into the life of a "griffin" during …

The French withdrawal from Vietnam in 1954 was the product of global pressures and triggered significant global consequences. By treating the war as an international issue, this book places Indochina …

Joseph Moretz»s innovative work focuses on what battleships actually did in the inter-war years and what its designed war role in fact was. In doing so, the book tells us much about British naval po …

Combining discourse and comparative historical methods of analysis, this book explores how colonialists and anti-colonialists renegotiated transnational power relationships within the debates on deco …

Polybius and Roman Imperialism explores in depth the complexity of the Greek historian Polybius» views on the expansion of Roman power. Although he considered imperialism intrinsically noble, and bo …

The resurgence of interest in Cicero»s political philosophy in the last twenty years demands a re-evaluation of Cicero»s ideal statesman and its relationship not only to Cicero»s political theory …