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This is a record of two seasons' geological and archaeological fieldwork... Læs mere
Hunters in Transition analyses one of the crucial events in human cultural evolution: the emergence of... Læs mere
This 1998 study explains the rise of the early great Christian churches, which from the fourth century were paid for and often decorated in gold in apparent contradiction... Læs mere
Dr Fowler demonstrates how the application of archaeological approaches to agrarian history has made the subject central to our understanding of the prehistoric period.
First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Primarily a study of the main... Læs mere
Based on original sources and challenging many received opinions, this book presents for the first time a clear narrative analysis of the central events of the Islamic domains between the rise of the Abbasids and the Salijuq invasion.
'To qualify as human, a hominid has, so to say, to justify himself by works: the criteria are no longer biological so much as cultural'. In this 1977 book, Professor... Læs mere
This volume is a sequel to the author's "Islamic History AD 600-750 (AH 132): A New Interpretation". It presents a clear narrative analysis of the central events in the Islamic domains between the rise of the Abbasids and the Saljuq invasion (AD 750-1055/ AH 132-448).
A classic study of Saladin, the scourge of the crusaders, who during the 12th century imposed unity on his dominions, retook Jerusalem, and for a time resisted the... Læs mere
This book attempts to identify elements of mannerism and classicism in medieval Arabic poetry. Instead of focusing on rhetorical devices, as is conventional in such studies, the author carries out a structuralist analysis of complete poems.
This work is the first comprehensive study of law enforcement in traditional China. The depth and rigour to which the subject is treated makes it invaluable in the study of Chinese society or law and order.
The remains of Tai Fu's lost collection Kuang-i chi ('The Great Book of Marvels') preserve three hundred short tales... Læs mere