In this biography, musicologist and historian Frits Zwart carefully examines in great detail a musical life lived by Willem Mengelberg, undeniably the greatest conductor in Dutch music history.
This book introduces new methods of research for studying the Alexiad, aiming primarily at analysing Anna Komnene's literary expression.
This book analyses many versions of the romance from Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, and England and tells a new story of the life, death, and influences of Amadís.
Tamura Yoshikazu is destined to die on the alien shores of the New Guinea warzone. Profoundly unsettled by all that appears to be at odds... Læs mere
This work explores the ways in which a range of women, as consorts, regents, mistresses, factional power players, attendants at court, or as objects of... Læs mere
Realistic Hope is written by an international and influential collection of future shapers. It is aimed at anyone who is interested in learning to use open futures thinking to refresh the present, forge new, common ground, and redesign destiny.
Visualizing the Street investigates the social and cultural significance of new developments at the intersection of visual culture and urban space.
If language matters, then the interesting question naturally arises how politicians use language to their advantage? How do... Læs mere
Cohabiting peers learned from one another in medieval religious communities (11th-12th century), not top-down but peer-to-peer. This volume focuses on the way in which day-to-day interpersonal exchanges of knowledge functioned in practice.
The first ever ethnography of the newest commodity boom in China and the way it changed the economic fate of pastoralists on the Tibetan plateau.
This book explores one of the untold stories of the American military occupation of Japan, from 1945 to 1952, that of efforts by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Power's (SCAP) Arts and Monuments Division for the preservation of Japan's cultural heritage.
The study adds a new focus on female letter writing, the formation of social networks, and the gender dynamics at play in the households and communities of early modern Florence and Tuscany.