In 'FEMALE SUFFRAGE (A Historical & Conservative Viewpoint)' by Goldwin Smith, the author delves into the controversial topic of women's right to vote from a historical and conservative perspective.
This book takes an in-depth look at every aspect of American Indian life-food, dress, customs, and more-during the almost 300 years of conflict with Anglo-Americans.
This book is the first to balance an account of the traditional life and history of the Hmong as a global people, with a full account of their modern, urban lives.
This book examines the popular publications of the Victorian period, illuminating the intricacies of courtship and marriage from the differing perspectives of the working, middle, and upper classes.
This book explores disability across time and space-from 'ancient Egypt' as a culture to Egyptology as a contemporary field-to go beyond simply identifying disability, encouraging readers to thoughtfully consider the history of disabled people in ancient Egypt and Egyptology.
This book explores disability across time and space-from 'ancient Egypt' as a culture to Egyptology as a contemporary field-to go beyond simply identifying disability, encouraging readers to thoughtfully consider the history of disabled people in ancient Egypt and Egyptology.
Covering the 17th century to the contemporary era, this chronological overview of the role of the environment provides many insights into one of the most important aspects of American history.
This diagnostic history of Argentina's economic prostration is full of timely lessons for readers in the United States about how an irresponsible capitalist elite and cynical politicians can lead a wealthy nation to throw it all away.
Based on the latest research, this work provides a new look at the lives of African Americans in the Western United States, from the colonial era to the present.
A revealing volume that portrays the lives of African Americans in all its variety across the entire 19th century-combining coverage of the pre- and post-Civil War eras.
This enlightening narrative takes a look at the wedding night-its origins, history, customs, cultural expressions, and fictional representations through the ages.
A publishing first, Nectar and Ambrosia presents an encyclopedic treatment of the magic properties and uses of food by mortals and immortals alike, from the pages of myth and legend.
Longlisted for the 2024PEN Award for Poetry in Translation, this prize-winning historical-lyrical poem of 1985, on the unequal power-relations between Russia and Ukraine, darkly resonates in 2023.
Der kanadisch-amerikanische Ökonom John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) gilt als einer der profiliertesten Kommentatoren von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in der zweiten Hälfte des 20.
This book is the first English-language collection of scholarly essays to investigate the ambiguous and supporting role that colonialism in the Aegean Region played in Mussolini's imperial ambitions, bringing to light a history rarely scrutinized until recently.
The ideological roots of the British Empire have been widely discussed in early modern studies, as have maritime settings in the period's imaginative writing.
The ideological roots of the British Empire have been widely discussed in early modern studies, as have maritime settings in the period's imaginative writing.
Das politische Scheitern im Europa der Vormoderne ist bis heute von der Geschichtswissenschaft mit wenigen Ausnahmen nicht als eigenes Themenfeld beforscht worden.
A fascinating history of the profitable paradox of the American outdoor experience: visiting nature first requires shopping No escape to nature is complete without a trip to an outdoor recreational store or a browse through online offerings.
Kaum ein Architekturphänomen ist dermaßen mit Diskredit behaftet wie der Späthistorismus, dessen künstlerische Gelingensbedingungen durch den Kulturumbruch des Fin de Siècle delegitimiert scheinen.
"e;Incredibly detailed and well-documented"e; (San Francisco Book Review), a revelatory history of the actions of five Indian Nations during the Civil War.
Heinrich Hansjakobs 'Erinnerungen einer alten Schwarzwälderin: Heimatroman' ist ein fesselndes Werk, das den Leser in die malerische Welt des Schwarzwaldes entführt.
One Book South Dakota Common Read, South Dakota Humanities Council, 2022PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award, PEN America, 2020One Book One Tribe Book Award, First Nations Development Institute, 2020Finalist, Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize, 2019Shortlist, Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize, 2019Our History Is the Future is at once a work of history, a personal story, and a manifesto.
Franks and Northmen explores the full spectrum of Franco-Scandinavian interaction, examining not just violence but also less well-known relationships centered on acts of diplomacy, commerce, and mission and demonstrating the transformative nature of cross-cultural encounter during the Viking Age.
Franks and Northmen explores the full spectrum of Franco-Scandinavian interaction, examining not just violence but also less well-known relationships centered on acts of diplomacy, commerce, and mission and demonstrating the transformative nature of cross-cultural encounter during the Viking Age.
This book investigates issues of identity and narrativity in late Byzantine romances in a Mediterranean context, covering the chronological span from the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204 to the 16th century.
This book investigates issues of identity and narrativity in late Byzantine romances in a Mediterranean context, covering the chronological span from the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204 to the 16th century.
First published in 1989, Coming on Strong addresses itself to anyone, whatever their sexuality, who wants to know why gay men have become one of those most controversial minorities in 1980s Britain.
First published in 1989, Coming on Strong addresses itself to anyone, whatever their sexuality, who wants to know why gay men have become one of those most controversial minorities in 1980s Britain.
