During his travels in Japan with Henry Adams in the latter part of the nineteenth century, the doyen of American impressionist painters, La Farge, wrote with amazing sensitivity his observations about the whole of Japanese society at the time.
"The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Desire", for over a century, has been known in English through Sir Richard Burton's bizarre translation (from the French) which consistently... Læs mere
Power uses the history of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to explore the development of tropical medicine in Britain in the twentieth century.
Politakis critically explores international laws governing naval operations. He considers the influence of the UN Charter on... Læs mere
This novel relates the experiences of four young men arriving in Cairo as students in the late 1950s. Freed from the restraints of strict religious conservatism, they plunge... Læs mere
From the co-editor of "Bahrain Through the Ages: The Archaeology" and "Bahrain Through the Ages: The History", this book offers a review of the Arab-Israeli conflict over Palestine.
International organizations, like states, are subject to historical circumstances. The author applies the notion of succession found in municipal law and in the law of... Læs mere
This study aims to shed new light on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It presents an in-depth historical account of negotiations conducted in the 1970s in four areas: export credits, agricultural trade, steel trade, and trade in ships.