In the area of Boysun, present-day Uzbekistan, there is a living and vivid oral tradition based on stories from the epic Shah-nama. Barzu, son of Suhrab, is tragically killed at the hands of his famous father, the legendary hero Rustam.
Tourism helps us to understand the transformations of Arab societies in their global context, and its history is a colourful story of the emergence of the modern Middle East.
Navigating Pluralities marks a break in understanding the history of Roman-Dutch law in Sri Lanka.
This book evokes the forgotten colonial tragedy of the Chinese massacre at Batavia in 1740.
Irrigating the Desert explores how local communities adapted to environmental and hydrological changes in the Murghab alluvial fan.
This volume is the first of its kind in offering a history of hundred years of Republican history through expert introductions to 100 sources on various themes of politics, economy, society, culture, gender, and arts.
Slavery and the Dutch State' shows how the modern Dutch state and its predecessors were complicit in colonial slavery.