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Which dessert is named after the heroic third-century Queen Zenobia of Palmyra? How does one make the perfect Baqlawah?... Læs mere
The reign of the founder of Cairo, the Fatimid imam-caliph al-Mu?izz li-din allah, marks a watershed in the transformation of the Fatimid state from a regional north african dynasty to an expansive Mediterranean empire and the dissemination of the Fatimid's authority.
Arguing that the desperate struggle (led by Alfred the Great) against the Vikings helped define a distinctively English sensibility, the author explores relations... Læs mere
George Lane argues that the Mongols were not only subjugators who swept all before them but one of the great organising forces of world history. His book traces the rise of the Great Khan in 1206 to the dissolution of the empire in 1368 by the Ming Dynasty.
The Renaissance created a new vision of womanhood and indeed a "New Woman", proposes Gaia Servadio. She follows four key women - Vittoria Colonna, Tullia d'Aragona, Louise Labe, and Elizabeth I - through the rise and fall of the Renaissance.
Joy in literature and culture remains a little-studied subject, one sometimes even viewed with suspicion. Here, Lucie Kaempfer reveals its... Læs mere
The Empress and the Dragon Throne by Ellen Soulliere examines women's roles in the Ming dynasty, highlighting their contributions to family and state from 1368 to 1465. Using texts and material culture, Soulliere challenges stereotypes and reveals women's significant influence.
This richly illustrated book presents the art, architecture, and material culture of a little-known... Læs mere
This collective volume takes up the subject of ethnicity in Prussia between the 13th and 16th centuries and shows several other aspects of this phenomenon in a region on the outskirts of late medieval Europe.