Everyone has a personal connection to the past, independent of historical inquiry. So, what is the role of the historian? Exploring the relationship between history and society, Kalela argues for a mo
The crisis that has engulfed Zimbabwe since 2000 is not simply a struggle against dictatorship. It is also a struggle over ideas and deep-seated historical issues, still unresolved from the independen
Making History offers a fresh perspective on the study of the past. It is an exhaustive exploration of the practice of history, historical traditions and the theories that surround them. Discussing th
This volume of photographs and commentary brings together artworks from one of the most outstanding African-owned private collections of African art, the Femi Akinsanya African Art Collection. The co
The British comic actor best known for his role in the TV series Jeeves and Wooster presents his third novel, in which an aging German physicist prevents Hitler's birth, with fortunate and unfortunate
Michael Young is a brilliant young history student whose life is changed when he meets Leo Zuckerman, an ageing physicist with a theory that can change worlds. Together they realise that they have the
The central character of this play is Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, who led an Irish and Spanish alliance against the armies of Elizabeth I in an attempt to drive the English out of Ireland.
Velleius Paterculus' short work occupies a unique position in Roman historiography. It is the earliest surviving attempt on the part of a post-Augustan historian to survey the history of the res publi
Time is the crucial ingredient in history, and yet historians rarely talk about time as such. These essays offer new insight into the development of modern conceptions of time, from the Christian dati
From the dawn of the dinosaurs... to the Battle of Trafalgar... to the end of time itself... the first century-spanning adventure of Ivar, Timewalker starts here! At this very moment in Geneva, Switze
'History makes plain the complexity and contingency of human affairs and the range and variety of human experience; it enjoins suspicion of simplistic analysis, simplistic explanation, and simplistic
For generations, books on North Carolina history have included the names of only a few women. But in addition to such well-known and legendary figures as Queen Elizabeth I and Virginia Dare, a multitu
NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropologi
In a world obsessed with the virtual, tangible things are once again making history.Tangible Things invites readers to look closely at the things around them, ordinary things like the food on their pl
In a world obsessed with the virtual, tangible things are once again making history.Tangible Things invites readers to look closely at the things around them, ordinary things like the food on their pl
Guided by Ezra Pound's dictum --"Make it new"--a generation of writers set out to create fiction and poetry that was unlike anything that came before it. However, as Seamus O'Malley
Nine regional institutions in Germany join forces to exhibit works by outstanding international contemporary photographers and video artists from the Rhine-Main region in "Making History," which exami
Bringing together E. P. Thompson's writings and lectures delivered over a number of years, Making History covers the key debates in history and cultural theory that occupied Thompson throughout his c