Paul Christesen 
Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds [EPUB ebook] 

"Ancient Civilizations: A Journey Through Time" offers an in-depth exploration of the most influential ancient civilizations that shaped the course of human history. Beginning with the …

With the thoroughness that this recently spotlighted nation requires, this volume examines Kuwaits internal and external security situation after the turbulent days of the Gulf War and investigates …

After isolated terrorist incidents in 2015, the Chinese leadership has cracked down hard on Xinjiang and its Uyghurs. Today, there are thought to be up to a million Muslims held in ”re-education …

The essays brought together in this volume examine the conduct of war by the Angevin kings of England during the long thirteenth century (1189-1307). Drawing upon a wide range of unpublished administ …

This volume creates awareness among spectators about the differences between the past and the present, the importance of understanding the past-present relationship, and the reasons behind reconstruc …

*FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH* ”I really can”t recommend this enough – especially if you are going on holiday” Tom Holland ” Delightful … Lucy Lethbridge has written a glorious …

Beginning in China in the search for the secret of immortality, and appearing independently in Egypt as an attempt to produce gold through the arts of smelting and alloying metals, alchemy received a …

The conflict in Northern Ireland since 1969 has cost over 3, 600 lives and about 100, 000 people in Northern Ireland live in a household where someone has been injured in a troubles-related incident. …

John of Gaunt (1340 -99), Duke of Lancaster and pretender to the throne of Castile, was son to Edward III, uncle to the ill-starred Richard III and father to Henry IV and the Lancastrian line. The …

Philosophy, Science, and History: A Guide and Reader is a compact overview of the history and philosophy of science that aims to introduce students to the groundwork of the field, and to stimulate in …