Examines the lure of mountains in German literature, philosophy, film, music, and culture from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century.
A fresh examination of the Baptist movement, showing its growth and development to be more complex than hitherto assumed.
Edited volume tracing the development of a new generation of German Jewish writers, offering fresh interpretations of individual works, and probing the very concept of "German Jewish literature."
A truly definitive work shows in exhaustive detail the nature of the disease, its origin, spread, mortality, and its profound impact on history.
A new reading of Fassbinder's most popular film that highlights the roles of race and gender.
Sickness in the Workhouse illuminates the role of workhouse medicine in caring for England's poor, bringing sick paupers from the margins of society and placing them centre stage.
The Brecht Yearbook, published by Camden House on behalf of the International Brecht Society, is the central scholarly forum for the study of Brecht's life and work and of topics relevant to him.
Essays exploring the opportunities for and challenges to the discipline of English language and literature in education.
Numerous aspects of the medieval economy are covered in this new collection of essays, from business fraud and changes in wages to the production of luxury goods.