"Tales of deforestation and desertification in North Africa have been told from the Roman period to the present. Such stories of environmental decline in the Maghreb are still recounted by experts and are widely accepted without question today. International organizations such a…
V.G. Kiernan is recognized as one of the most remarkable historians of the twentieth century. Eric Hobsbawm says of Kiernan that his knowledge is "encyclopedic" and Edward Said refers to his writings on imperialism as "milestones." In Imperialism and Its Contradictions, Kiernan …
This book offers a fascinating exploration of the evolution of the Portuguese economy over the course of eight centuries, from the foundation of the kingdom in 1143, when political boundaries began to take shape in the midst of the Christian Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula,…
The masculinity studies reader
by Savran, David, Adams, Rachel
fromKeyworks in cultural studies
Focusing on politics of childhood in India between the 1860s and 1930s, this book deals with some pressing issues, including British and Indian attitudes to children in both countries, and how these are reflected in contemporary literature.
Focusing on politics of childhood in India between the 1860s and 1930s, this book deals with some pressing issues, including British and Indian attitudes to children in both countries, and how these are reflected in contemporary literature.
Focusing on politics of childhood in India between the 1860s and 1930s, this book deals with some pressing issues, including British and Indian attitudes to children in both countries, and how these are reflected in contemporary literature.
How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? David Chidester seeks to answer these questions in Empire of Religion, documenting and analyzing the emergence of a science of comparative religion in Great Britain du…
How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? David Chidester seeks to answer these questions in Empire of Religion, documenting and analyzing the emergence of a science of comparative religion in Great Britain du…
