A fascinating account of the phenomenon known as the Black Death, this volume offers a wealth of documentary material focused on the initial outbreak of the plague that ravaged the world in the 14th century.
The chapters in this volume analyse issues relating to political governance, national identity, economic development and regional security that have preoccupied the states of South Asia in the fifty years following independence.
In 72 B.C., in the heart of Rome's Mediterranean empire, a slave named Spartacus ignited one of the most violent episodes of slave resistance in the history of the Roman Empire - indeed in the world annals of slavery.
At the approach of the twenty-first century, the United Nations remains the main hope for world peace. This straightforward analysis by longtime observers and... Læs mere
A great deal of economics is about law - the functioning of markets, property rights and their enforcement, financial obligations, and so forth - yet these legal aspects are almost never addressed in the academic study of economics.
A comprehensive source of official statistics at a regional level for all the countries of the United Kingdom, Regional Trends is the ideal tool for researching on and... Læs mere
Regional Trends features articles highlighting the wealth of regional information available in the UK. It includes research into data sources and statistical tools to aid understanding... Læs mere
Escape into the mysterious, whimsical world of mushrooms with this beautifully designed colouring book.
"First published 2006 by Edinburgh University Press"--T.p. verso.
Volume6 looks at the ways historians have written the history of the region depending upon their methods... Læs mere