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An essential introduction to fifteen classic texts of 19th and 20th century Protestant theology, featuring biographies of the influential authors and reflections of the impact of their works.
Whether it was 'the batille', 'the spike', 'the work'us' or simply 'the house', the Victorian workhouse was the cause of dread and shame for thousands of men, women and children.... Læs mere
Monitoring American Federalism examines the use of interposition as a constitutional tool to monitor the federal government and... Læs mere
This Element examines how sexuality was constructed and experienced in ancient Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and the Levant. Using primary sources, it surveys women's and men's sexual lives, fertility, orientation, and sex-related crimes, showing how scholars interpret this evidence.
Reevaluates the so-called first wave of democratization in Western Europe, arguing that Pre WWI Europe was not dominated by... Læs mere
Reveals how fiction was taught and reimagined in the Roman world. Bridging elite education and popular storytelling, it shows how... Læs mere
This is the first book to explore the history of ancient Greek and Roman influences and reception in England’s North East, topics which have often transcended social boundaries dictated by working identity, class, religion, gender, and ethnicity.
A collection of romantic, witty and devastating European historical short stories by the inimitable Eva Ibbotson - be transported from nineteenth-century Vienna, over the wild moors of Northumberland, to the snowy streets of pre-revolutionary St Petersburg.
Set against a social and political urban landscape of segregation and forced removals, this book unpacks postmodernism in the 1970s and 80s as it unfolds in South Africa during the final brutal decade of apartheid.
Offers the first focused investigation of why Christians invoke the language of blood to cooperate, sacrifice, grow and disagree, and of how this... Læs mere
Studies rebellion as historical phenomenon and literary construct in early Islamicate contexts.
Uncovers the nonhuman turn’s unexpected roots in the avant-gardes and mysticisms of nineteenth-century France.