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Paradoxes of Media and Information Literacy contributes to ongoing conversations about control of knowledge and different ways of knowing. It does so by analysing why media and information literacy ……続きを見る

This book fills the long-standing void in the existing scholarship by constructing an empirical study of colonial governance and political culture in Hong Kong from 1966 to 1997.Using under-exploite……続きを見る

Raghu Karnad’s “Everybody’s Friend” is a poignant pilgrimage to the military grave of a great-uncle, fallen defending the obsolescent Raj against the oncoming army of imperial Japan. The most brutal……続きを見る

Today all politics are reproductive politics, argues esteemed feminist critic Laura Briggs. From longer work hours to the election of Donald Trump, our current political crisis is above all about re……続きを見る

Since the 1980s, neoliberals have openly contested the idea that the state should protect the socio-economic well-being of its citizens, making ‘privatization’ their mantra. Yet, as historians and s……続きを見る

Beginning in the Middle Ages, the 'Lance of Longinus' -- along with other artifacts of the Crucifixion of Christ -- became the subject of legend, usually noted as a receptacle of mystical power. Thi……続きを見る

Din perioada interbelică până la sfârșitul celui de al Doilea Război Mondial, România s-a aflat într-un fel de labirint geopolitic, în care părea că are multiple posibilități, dar toate duceau în ac……続きを見る

This collaborative volume offers the first historical reconstruction of the concept of popular sovereignty from antiquity to the twentieth century. First formulated between the late sixteenth and mi……続きを見る

George Meredith's work 'The Ordeal of Richard Feverel - Complete' is a seminal novel in the Victorian literary canon, characterized by its intricate prose and deep psychological insights. The novel ……続きを見る

Why did Britain's position dramatically improve between 1739 and 1763? In this study, the author examines a pivotal period in Britain's rise to power status that culminated in the defeat of France i……続きを見る

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license This book explores the magical and medical history of executions from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century by looking at the afterlife pot……続きを見る

The Chechen War was supposed to be over in 1996 after the first Yeltsin campaign, but in the summer of 1999, the new Putin government decided, in their own words, to 'do the job properly'. Before al……続きを見る

If you think the Celtic world is only twenty-five centuries old, this free eBook will disappoint you, as it adds another seven centuries. 続きを見る

This book explores the linkages between Southern Europe and South America in the post-World War II period, through organized migration and development policies. In the post-war period, regulated mig……続きを見る

This groundbreaking collection explores the convergence of the spatial and digital turns through a suite of smartphone apps (Hidden Cities) that present research-led itineraries in early modern citi……続きを見る

This open access book provides a concise introduction to a critical development in memory studies. A global memory formation has emerged since the 1990s, in which memories of traumatic histories in ……続きを見る

This work presents a concise history of the eastern regions by German orientalist Theodor Nöldeke. He begins by providing a general background of the Abbasids, an Arab clan that became the ruling fa……続きを見る

The Summary of Roman History was one of the most essential books on this topic. It covered the period from the foundations of Rome to the reign of Jovian. The book is written simply and understandab……続きを見る

Reginald R. Sharpe's 'The History of London' offers a comprehensive and detailed account of the historical development of the city of London. Sharpe's meticulous research and engaging narrative styl……続きを見る

This open access edited volume offers an analysis of the entangled histories of education and development in twentieth-century Africa. It deals with the plurality of actors that competed and collabo……続きを見る

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This open access book is a result of the first ever study of the transformations of the higher education institutional landscape in fifteen former……続きを見る

Professor Raymond Wacks is a leading international expert on privacy. For more than three decades he has published numerous books and articles on this controversial subject. Privacy is a fundamental……続きを見る

This book is open access under a CC BY license and charts the rise and fall of various self-harming behaviours in twentieth-century Britain. It puts self-cutting and overdosing into historical persp……続きを見る

-Reviews Appreciated- Are we on the cusp of another dark age, in comparison to where we currently stand? The following does not even include the current strains and situations placed upon the world ……続きを見る

This book is a beautiful amalgamation of historical and geographical information about Venice, written by a person deeply in love with the city. It will be attractive to anyone interested in Venice ……続きを見る

"Studies in Folk-Song and Popular Poetry" by Alfred M. Williams. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literar……続きを見る

The Holy Roman Empire is a book by James Bryce. It provides a detailed description of the Holy Empire as a colossal institution and system with its own typical and well-studied body of beliefs and t……続きを見る

In this valuable work, George Santayana developed the view that poetry is called religion when it intervenes in life, and religion is seen to be nothing but poetry when it merely supervenes upon lif……続きを見る

Phisiophilosophy is a system of natural philosophy expounded by Lorenz Oken and designed to set forth a natural system of universal relations. German naturalist, botanist, biologist, and ornithologi……続きを見る

Poetaster is a celebrated satirical comedy written by Ben Jonson that formed an important element in the infamous War of the Theatres of 1599–1601. Set in the court of Emperor Augustus, the central ……続きを見る