Islam first arrived in China over 1,200 years ago, but for more than a millennium it was perceived as a foreign presence. The restoration of native Chinese rule by the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). after nearly a century of Mongol domination, helped transform Chinese intellectual di…
The financial humbling of a great power in any age demands explanation. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14) Louis XIV's France had to fight way beyond its borders and the costs of war rose to unprecedented heights. With royal income falling as economic activity slowed…
The christianization of alchemy -- John Dee puts alchemy on a new footing -- Dee's angelic mission -- Francis Bacon's mask -- The Rosicrucian furor -- Defeat and revival -- Alchemy divided -- Isaac Newton, alchemist -- The advent of modern science.
This book approaches Caribbean slavery by emphasizing the importance of the hato (herding) economy on Puerto Rico rather than sugar and tobacco production. The author makes use of extensive Catholic parish records.
"The horror story of the Huguenot persecution after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes from the early 1680s to the Edict of Toleration in 1787, needs to be retold by looking at some of the positive benefits the refugees brought to the lands to which they escaped. The brutalit…
