E. A. Wallis Budge 
The Egyptian Sûdân [PDF ebook] 
Its History and Monuments

First published in 1932. This title is a first-person account of growing up in Victorian England. The book examines many aspects of the British Empire, and the family life and education of the poet, …

A reference surveying the major concerns, findings, and terms of social history. The coverage includes major categories within social history (family, demographic transition, multiculturalism, indust …

Politics and culture are organically related in the city of Calcutta. The period (1940s to 1950s), was chaotic and turbulent, yet, this was also a time of significant creativity in literature, art, f …

Treating ”religion” as a fully social, cultural, historical and material field of practice, this book presents a series of debates and positions on the nature and purpose of the ”Study of Religion …

Sketches on the Shores of the Caspian is the product of the author”s journey through the Caspian region as part of an expedition headed by his cousin James Brant, the British Consul at Erzeroum. Hol …

In the first book to chart late Imperial and Soviet health policy and its impact on the health of the collective in Russia’s former capital and second ‘regime’ city, Christopher Williams argues that …

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 …

The Ottoman Empire went through rapid economic and social development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as it approached its end. Profound changes took place in its European terri …

This book examines the role of the international financial system in the development of Pacific Asia and, conversely, the region”s growing influence on North America and the world economy. It looks …

Rebirth: A History of Europe Since World War II examines the transition of Europe from a period of crisis to an era of political confidence and economic strength. As the title suggests, the pervasive …