This book examines writing as a socially embedded practice in the Iberian Peninsula c. 900-1200, grounded in the charter record of the north-west, Galicia and northern Portugal, where documentary density coexists with highly uneven survival and archival mediation.
Maintaining Neutrality in Modern Europe examines how states and societies have actively navigated the contested space... Læs mere
In this incisive book, Maria Todorova revisits the region she famously theorized, asking not only what has changed in the past thirty years but whether the conceptual tools used to understand the Balkans still make sense.
This volume investigates social, medical, and religious transformations during China’s middle period across the Tang dynasty (618–907), the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907–960), and the succeeding Song dynasty (960–1279).
This volume addresses social, cultural, and artistic change during China’s middle period across the Tang dynasty (618–907), the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907–960), and the succeeding Song dynasty (960–1279).
This book traces the history of feminist health centers in Italy from the 1970s to the 2010s, analyzing the ambivalent legacies of institutionalization for later waves of activism.
Carved cassoni, marriage chests finely adorned with mythological reliefs, stood at the heart of elite domestic life in... Læs mere
This book advances a Religious Failure Index, which highlights the ways in which religious institutions engage with state governance, geopolitics, and international affairs.
It is startling to realize how quickly and thoroughly the value of diversity, until a few decades ago a value largely confined to the aesthetic and organic realms, has acquired deep political and moral significance.