Folz (1435/40-1513) was the first writer in Germany to print his own work, including his Meisterlieder, a genre that had never been published before, says Huey (German, U. of Louisiana-Lafayette). She
Ten contributions from art historians deal with the interesting subject of how women who were marginalized or made invisible because of the cultural and economic milieu, or who chose to be invisible f
Editors Gardner and Kobtzeff, both affiliated with The American University of Paris, France, were in a good position to assemble articles from both European and North American scholars and experts. Fi
The result of a research project funded the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council, this book represents the efforts of a team of architects and planners affiliated with the U. of Cambridge and the U
Examining the memoirs and autobiographies of British soldiers during the Romantic period, Neil Ramsey explores the effect of these as cultural forms mediating warfare to the reading public during and
The Ethnic Penalty argues that a penalty has impeded the occupational success of ethnic minorities during the job search, hiring and promotion process. In this context, the book examines whether expla
John Owen (1616a€“1683) and Richard Baxter (1615a€“1691) were both pivotal figures in shaping the nonconformist landscape of Restoration England. Yet despite having much in common, they found themselv
Woodworth (war and society, U. of New Brunswick and St. Thomas U., Canada) suggests that there is much to learn about women novelists' ideas concerning their own liberty by looking at how they write m
Clouse (history, Ohio U.) combines her interest in the history of medicine and in early modern Europe by looking at matters of health and medicine in 16th-century Spain. She discusses protecting the p
Nikos Skalkottas is perhaps the last great 'undiscovered' composer of the twentieth century. In the 1920s he was a promising young violinist and composer in Berlin, and a student of Schoenberg, who in
Exploring individual and collective formation of gender identities, this book contributes to current scholarly discourses by examining plays in the genre of 'erudite comedy' (commedia erudita), which
While Irish historical writing has long been in thrall to the perceived sectarian character of the legal system, this collection is the first to concentrate attention on the actual relationship that e
Ansgar and Rimbert, ninth-century bishops and missionaries to Denmark and Sweden, are fixtures of medieval ecclesiastical history. Rare is the survey that does not pause to mention their work among th
A great deal has been written about the acceleration of English agriculture in the early modern period. In the late middle ages it was hard to see that English agriculture was so very different from t
Hutchings (English, U. of Northern British Columbia, Canada) and Wright (English, Dalhousie U., Canada) present nine essays that explore anti-hegemonic discourses of gender, race, and cultural differe
In this book, Bogusia Puchalska develops an original theory of democratic constitutionalism and uses it to support the argument that constitution-making and law-making in constitutional moments should
In this study, Arnold (English, California State U., San Bernardino) traces the presence and meaning of jewelry in Victorian novels, including Little Dorrit, The Moonstone, and Vanity Fair. In close r
Peters (Bath Spa U., Britain) examines the work of American writer Highsmith (1921-95), whose novels and short stories are variously categorized as crime fiction, mystery, or suspense. In a selection
Dalits, formerly called 'untouchables', remain the most oppressed community in India, and indeed in South Asia and have, until recently, been denied human and civic rights. On emigration to the UK and
Hopkins (English, Sheffield Hallam U.) examines how drama dealt with complexities surrounding the question of who would succeed Elizabeth I on the English throne, for example uncertainty about what ex
Humphrey Jennings ranks amongst the greatest film makers of twentieth century Britain. Although a relatively unknown figure to the wider public, his war-time documentaries are regarded by many (includ
This study by Philippides (classics, U. of Massachusetts) and Hanak (emeritus, history, Shepherd U.) provides a critical evaluation of the voluminous sources (including those neglected by modern histo
Really new products and services are scarce, yet the need for them is huge. That's why Innovation is an important managerial instrument a€“ but many of us struggle with how to approach it. Gijs van Wu
Amen (U. of South Florida, US), Toly (Wheaton College, US), McCarney (U. of Toronto, Canada), and Segbers (Free U. of Berlin, Germany) present a volume of ten papers connecting the analysis of cities
Introduces to the English-speaking world the leading modern Islamic thinker Said Nursi (1878-1960) - who has some nine million followers in modern day Turkey and around the world.
Phillips-Court (Italian, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) shows how drama and painting in Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries were mutually supportive arts, the one borrowing from the other, and how both
Warner (history, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada) interweaves the academic disciplines of intellectual history and women's and gender history to explore ideas about men and women in 16th-cent
Craig Richardson here addresses key areas of cultural politics and identity in a way that not only illuminates the development of Scottish art, but teases out another strand of the plurality of develo
Taking up Virginia Woolf's fascination with Greek literature and culture, this book explores her engagement with the nineteenth-century phenomenon of British Hellenism and her transformation of that m
What do we know of medieval childhood? Were boundaries always clear between childhood and young adulthood? Was medieval childhood gendered? Scholars have been debating such questions over half a centu
Tracing the use of legal themes in the gothic novel, Bridget M. Marshall shows these devices reflect an outpouring of anxiety about the nature of justice. On both sides of the Atlantic, novelists like
Experience and Representation: Contemporary Perspectives on Migration in Australia provides a critical overview of influential theoretical perspectives and recent empirical material in the fields of m
Folk dancer, forester, poet and visionary, Rolf Gardiner (1902-71) is both a compelling and troubling figure in the history of twentieth-century Britain. While he is celebrated as a pioneer of organic
Focusing specifically on portraiture as a genre, this volume challenges scholarly assumptions that regard interior spaces as uniquely feminine. Contributors analyze portraits of men in domestic and st
Contrary to early modern patriarchal assumptions, this study argues that rather than trying to impose obedience or enclosure on women of their own rank and status, noblemen in early modern Spain depe
This volume of studies explores a particularly complex period in Byzantine history, the thirteenth century, from the Fourth Crusade to the recapture of Constantinople by exiled leaders from Nicaea. Du
Butler (Emory U.) translates bellum grammatical as "grammar war," but goes on to explain that this translation is imprecise. The term describes a genre that flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries c
Policing reveals much about rural society. It refers to the way that the police, the public and other agencies regulate themselves and each other according to the dominant ideals of society. This can
Elliott (Wilfrid Laurier U., Canada) critically engages with theoretical differences over conceptualizing trans subjectivities within and between established gay/lesbian, queer, and feminist theories
In 1962 Dean Acheson famously described Britain as having lost an Empire but not yet found a role. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in the realms of nuclear weapons. An increasingly marginal
