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Rheta Childe Dorr's "Inside the Russian Revolution" provides a riveting and intimate portrayal of a transformative period in Russian history, capturing the tumult and fervor surrounding the 1917 rev……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 open access book uncovers one important, yet forgotten, form of itinerant livelihoods, namely petty trade, more specifically how it was practiced in Northern Europe during the period 1820–1960.……続きを見る

Images of Change focuses on the visual propaganda employed by Catholic popes in Rome during the time of Tridentine Reform. In 1563, at the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church decided to reform its……続きを見る

This volume presents the first extensive census of the surviving copies of the treatise Historia Naturalis Brasiliae in libraries worldwide and examines the book from a variety of interdisciplinary ……続きを見る

In "Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World made in H.M. bark 'Endeavour'," James Cook presents a meticulously detailed account of his groundbreaking expedition from 1768 to 1……続きを見る

This book explores the life and work of Mary Elizabeth Barber, a British-born settler scientist who lived in the Cape during the nineteenth century. It provides a lens into a range of subjects withi……続きを見る

This open access book maps a crucial but neglected chapter in the history of psychiatry: how was melancholia transformed in the nineteenth century from traditional melancholy madness into a modern b……続きを見る

This open access book is the biography of one of Britain’s foremost animal welfare campaigners and of the world of activism, science, and politics she inhabited. In 1964, Ruth Harrison’s bestseller ……続きを見る

This Handbook is the first systematic effort to map the fast-growing phenomenon of memory activism and to delineate a new field of research that lies at the intersection of memory and social movemen……続きを見る

This open access book explores creative and collaborative forms of research praxis within the social sustainability sciences. The term co-creativity is used in reference to both individual methods a……続きを見る

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 open access book is unique in presenting the first oral history of individuals with an intellectual disability and their families in China. In this summary volume and the two accompanying volum……続きを見る

This open access book contains the oral histories that were inspired by the work of the Special Olympics in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of its founding. The foreword and prefatory material……続きを見る

This book is Open Access under a CC BY license. It is the first monograph-length study of the force-feeding of hunger strikers in English, Irish and Northern Irish prisons. It examines ethical debat……続きを見る

This open access book analyses Iberian expansion by using knowledge accumulated in recent years to test some of the most important theories regarding Europe’s economic development. Adopting a compar……続きを見る

This open access book is the first comparative study of public, voluntary and private asylums in nineteenth-century Ireland. Examining nine institutions, it explores whether concepts of social class……続きを見る

Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where cult……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

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 book reviews the development and performance of the global film industry during the COVID-19 pandemic and examines new trends in film production, distribution and consumption through a global l……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

This open access book is a systematic update of the philosophical and scientific foundations of the biopsychosocial model of health, disease and healthcare. First proposed by George Engel 40 years a……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 book takes a multidisciplinary approach to the question of esports and their role in society. A diverse group of authors tackle the impact of esports and the ways in which it has grown within t……続きを見る

10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - NOW WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION BY THE AUTHOR The No. 1 Sunday Times and international bestseller | A Sunday Times Book of the Decade **'**Many books have been ……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

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

At the crossroads of culture and commerce, the advertising industry is a regime of paradoxes. This book examines the place of advertising in today’s creative industries, exploring the major challeng……続きを見る