Pliny the Elder’s World [PDF ebook] 
Natural History, Books 2-6

This book studies places and spaces in Western India both as geographical locations and as imagined constructs. It uncovers the rich history of the region from the perspective of places of pilgrimage …

This essay collection presents a transnational history of mid-nineteenth century North America, a time of crisis that forged the continent’s political dynamics. North America took its political shape …

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History aims to introduce readers to important approaches and findings of economic historians who study the modern world. Its short chapters reflect the most …

Gender in Medieval Culture provides a detailed examination of medieval society”s views on both gender and sexuality, and shows how they are inextricably linked. Sex roles were clearly defined in the …

The Poverty of Eros in Plato”s Symposium offers an innovative new approach towards Eros and the concept of Eros in the Symposium. Lorelle D. Lamascus argues that Plato”s depiction of Eros as the ch …

Testing Fresh Expressions investigates whether fresh expressions of church really do what is claimed for them by the fresh expressions movement and, in particular, whether their unique approach helps …

Bonhoeffer”s theology continues to prove richly fruitful in the 21st century. This book gathers together Stephen Plant”s scholarly engagement with Bonhoeffer”s life and theology over two decades. …

Exploring religious and spiritual intentional communities active in the world today, Spiritual and Visionary Communities provides a balanced introduction to a diverse range of communities worldwide. …

Reforming the Church before Modernity considers the question of ecclesial reform from late antiquity to the 17th century, and tackles this complex question from primarily cultural perspectives, rathe …

Martha Malamud provides the only scholarly English translation of De Reditu Suo with significant notes and commentary that explore historical, literary, cultural, and mythical references, as well as …