Contrary to the stereotypical images of torture, narcotics and brutal sexual behaviour traditionally associated with Ottoman (or 'Turkish') prisons, Kent F. Schull argues that these places were sites of immense reform and contestation during the 19th century. He shows that they …
Contrary to the stereotypical images of torture, narcotics and brutal sexual behaviour traditionally associated with Ottoman (or?Turkish?) prisons, Kent F. Schull argues that these places were sites of immense reform and contestation during the 19th century. He shows that they w…
La vie économique, sociale, politique, culturelle et religieuse en Grèce du VIIIe au IVe siècle avant Jésus-Christ.
Organized thematically, this anthology provides a collective self-portrait of the New England mind. With an introductory essay on the origins of New England, a detailed chronology, and explanatory headnotes for each selection, the book is a welcoming introduction to a great Amer…
Scope and content: "The five authoritative papers presented here are the product of long careers of research into Anglo-Saxon culture. In detail the subject areas and approaches are very different, yet all are cross-disciplinary and the same texts and artefacts weave through sev…
Man Makes Himself is the classic introduction to the history of early man. Starting over 340,000 years ago, it traces man's development as a food producer, the emergence of cities and states, the rise of foreign trade and the urban revolution
Man Makes Himself is the classic introduction to the history of early man. Starting over 340,000 years ago, it traces man's development as a food producer, the emergence of cities and states, the rise of foreign trade and the urban revolution
