This book traces the country's expansion southward during medieval times, its resistance to Muslim invasion, and, under energetic leaders, its defense of its independence during the European scramble for Africa.
Coups from Below represents the first major effort at studying coups carried out by the lumpen section or the subalterns of the armed... Læs mere
This volume fills an important gap in the analysis of early modern history and culture by reintroducing scholars to the... Læs mere
Monhollon uncovers the voices of ordinary people on all sides of the political spectrum in the university town of Lawrence, Kansas, and reveals how... Læs mere
Prose Fiction and Early Modern Sexuality, 1570-1640 brings together twelve new essays which situate the arguments about the multiple constructions of... Læs mere
A "New Woman" was announced in Egypt at the turn of the nineteenth century. With a new genre of prescriptive literature, new products, a new education, and a physically changed home, she increasingly emerged in public life.
In 1812, Sir John Malcolm, a Lieutenant General in the British Army wrote A Sketch of the Sikhs , commonly believed to be the first account of the Sikhs written by a non-Sikh.
In England's Internal Colonies , Netzloff examines how the literature and discursive practices of English colonialism emerged as an extension of internal colonialist ventures in regions of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Most of the fairy tales that we grew up with we know thanks to the Brothers Grimm. No longer figures in fairy tale, the Brothers Grimm emerge as powerful creators, real men who established the fairy tale as one of our great literary institutions.
Based on extensive research in Europe, and work by practitioners, academics and policy-makers, this book provides an innovative multidisciplinary approach to the debate on... Læs mere
This unique collection is a permanent record in English of an experiment in cultural communication - a trilingual virtual symposium lasting five months in which... Læs mere