Doru Costache & Bronwen Neil 
Dreams, Virtue and Divine Knowledge in Early Christian Egypt [PDF 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 …

The reign of Alexander I was a pivotal moment in the construction of Russia”s national mythology. This work examines this crucial period focusing on the place of the Russian nobility in relation to …

This book makes an important contribution to the ongoing debate over the emergence of an early modern ‘public sphere’. Focusing on the petition-like form of the loyal address, it argues that these …

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 …

Whilst Soviet communism and its relationship with modernity has been widely studied to date, the agrarian experiment in Eastern Europe has been relegated to the margins of historical analysis. In …

Violent non-state actors have become almost endemic to political movements in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. This book examines why they play such a key role and the different ways in which …

The Kurds constitute the largest stateless nation in the world. Their position in Turkey attracts attention both within the country and internationally, particularly focusing on the demand for …

Originally published in 1948, The Medieval Foundations of England is a chronological framework of the history of ideas and action during the medieval period. The book discusses the fundamental proble …

Early Modern English Noblewomen and Self-Starvation: The Skull Beneath the Skin is a unique exploration of why early modern noblewomen starved themselves, how they understood their behaviour, and how …

This book is a collage of human experiences made from overlapping pieces and woven together by themes of crises, revolution, and change, aiming to raise issues that people in the twentieth-century …