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This book investigates historical examples in Ancient Roman culture, presenting a coherent model for understanding their rhetorical, moral, and... Læs mere
Chase Robinson's book offers a well-composed and timely introduction to Islamic historiography from its origins in the seventh century to the fifteenth. The book covers the rise of... Læs mere
The first comprehensive study of the Excerpta, a sort of 'Byzantine Google' which repackaged many key works of Greek historiography... Læs mere
Brings together a wide range of papers written with a single vision. Greek tragedy, the New Testament, representations of the inner self, Greek... Læs mere
This book explores the success of historical literature from the perspective of the reading audience in the period c.1750–c.1840. Drawing on a variety... Læs mere
In this fascinating book, Skiena and Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations, aggregating the traces of... Læs mere
Richard J. Evans traces the evolution of British interest in the history of Continental Europe from the Enlightenment to the twentieth... Læs mere
Joseph Mali reveals how four major modern thinkers – the French historian Jules Michelet, the Irish writer James Joyce, the German literary scholar Erich... Læs mere
Space is as much a geographical reality as a representation of the world. For centuries the Roman Empire, depicting itself as the centre of world, had shaped... Læs mere
This book studies the rise and nature of historicist approaches to life, race, character, language, political economy, and empire. Arguing that... Læs mere
Why did men and women in one of the best educated countries in the Western world set out to get rid of Jews? In this book, Judith M. Hughes focuses... Læs mere
Supported by a wide-ranging selection of documents online, this fourth edition provides an updated overview of the main themes of the Enlightenment and an analysis of the movement as a... Læs mere