A powerful reassessment of a seminal moment in the history of India and the British Empire--the Amritsar Massacre--to mark its 100th anniversary
Learning in and through the arts can develop complex and subtle aspects of the mind, argues Elliot Eisner in this book. Offering an array of examples, he describes... Læs mere
A biography that offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the doom-laden Romantic, forced by depression... Læs mere
A riveting English translation the Irish classic tale of heartache, death, and loneliness by the beloved author of The Dirty Dust
In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, at the high tide of imperial struggles in North America, an indigenous empire built by Comanche Indians rose to dominate the... Læs mere
Why has Christianity, a religion premised upon neighbourly love, failed in its attempts to heal social divisions? This title delves into the... Læs mere
An account of Richard the Lionheart's reign. John Gillingham scrutinizes the king's fluctuating reputation over the centuries and portrays him as neither a feckless knight-errant nor a... Læs mere
Covers the Kosovo War, and the overthrow of Milosevic, with close-up accounts of his trial at the Hague, and subsequent death. This book looks at the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindic in 2003, and its consequences.
One World Now seamlessly integrates major developments of the past decade into Peter Singer's classic text on the ethics of globalization