A striking portrait of one of the most fascinating women in Roman history
Featuring more than 150 colour images, this volume highlights the Autry Museum of the American West's Art of the West exhibit. Alongside celebrated... Læs mere
Dong Xi's Record of Regret, here in its first English translation, introduces readers to a masterpiece of contemporary Chinese literature, and to the unparalleled tragicomic style of one of China's most celebrated writers.
Many Native American cultures have long treated women and men as equals. In A Necessary Balance, Lillian Ackerman examines the... Læs mere
Focuses exclusively on American energy policy in the 1970s. Revisiting the last time energy issues came to the forefront of American political discourse, the essays... Læs mere
The first full account of the forgotten soldiers in America's military history, The First Code Talkers covers all known Native... Læs mere
According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. The authors of this volume contend that... Læs mere
Offers a rare glimpse into the intellectual and emotional life of an educated European woman at a particularly dangerous time in Spanish colonial history.
A powerful novel by Mo Yan - one of contemporary China's most famous and prolific writers – that is both a stirring love story and an unsparing critique of political corruption during the final years of the Qing Dynasty, China's last imperial epoch.
Offers a full account of the Quichés, the most powerful Maya group in the Guatemala highlands at the time of the Spanish... Læs mere
Battlefield archaeologist Daniel Sivilich provides readers with the tools and techniques to unlock the stories of small shot in this book, the first definitive guide to identifying musket balls, from the oldest formed to those fired in the early nineteenth century.