Grand, extravagant, magnificent, scandalous, corrupt, political, personal, fractious; these are... Læs mere
The oldest illustrated manuscript in Dutch contains a 13th-century Rijmbijbel (Rhymed Bible) by Jacob van Maerlant, a biblical paraphrase in... Læs mere
This volume aims to uncover the diverse approach to plants in the Renaissance and seventeenth century that paved the way for a definition of botany as a fully-fledged discipline.
This book offers the first systematic examination of the ways in which the notion of love has been introduced, adapted, and... Læs mere
This collection examines cultural representations of slavery and indenture across the neerlandophone space (former Dutch colonies) from early modern times to today.
This volume presents a comparative analysis of three key cities—Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taipei—during the Cold War.
The Canadian War Cemetery in Groesbeek honors 2,618 soldiers from Canada and the Commonwealth, with 1,011 missing engraved on the Groesbeek Memorial. Faces of Liberation explores... Læs mere
This book addresses issues through an exploration of the historical and theoretical roots of formalist approaches to videogame analysis,... Læs mere
This book seeks to reconstruct the cultural history of the theft of relics in the specific context of Italy, from Late Antiquity to the Central Middle Ages, availing itself of an interdisciplinary perspective.
Independent cinema in China is not only made outside the commercial system but also without being submitted for censorship. We know that... Læs mere
This collection of case studies focuses on a largely unexplored topic that no book has yet investigated... Læs mere