European history

How were prominent figures in the formative stages of China's imperial government affected by changes in the theory and practice of government and its institutions?

Death was a constant, visible presence in medieval and renaissance Europe.

First published in 1988, this biography of William Turner aims to present a balanced account of his career, writings, and, above all, Turner as a person.

Thirty major scholars in the field wrote this new, authoritative guide to the main features and development of Daoism.

The first part of this study covers the technical, economic and site constraints of the famous ancient Khmer monuments, as well as the architectural concepts and decoration of the structures.

This book is about the development of scholastic argumentation in thirteenth-century Europe.