Chung (mission and world Christianity, Luther Seminary) compares the contemporary age of global capitalism, both highly integrated and yet marked by Samuel Huntington's notion of civilizational clash,
This study concentrates on Philistine decorated pottery, its production centres and trade patterns. These issues are examined by both archaeological and archaeometric approaches. Over recent years, a
Nine studies bring a variety of empirical bases, theoretical perspectives, and concerns to bear on societies in the past that exhibit declining egalitarianism and increasing political centralization.
This is the first dedicated and comprehensive study of glass beads from Early Medieval Ireland, presenting the first national classification, typology, dating, symbology and social performance of glas
This study evaluates the methodologies used to prepare the national Rural Settlement Atlas, published by Roberts and Wrathmell in 2000, and the English Heritage sponsored Historic Landscape Characteri
This catalogue presents the ancient Egyptian footwear in the collection of the Coptic Museum in Cairo. The catalogue contains detailed descriptions and measurements, photographs and drawings. Each des
Matthew Wolfgang Stolper began working for the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary in 1978 and became full professor in the Oriental Institute 1987, focusing on Neo-Babylonian and Middle Elamite.
The world we know has been irrevocably shaped by certain major movements of massive significance: among them, theEnlightenment and Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution, and th
The world we know has been irrevocably shaped by certain major movements of massive significance: among them, theEnlightenment and Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution, and th
The Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project is devoted to digitalizing and cataloging collections of Ethiopic manuscripts in North America and around the world. Cataloguers engaged with the project presen
Investigations have revealed the buried history of the 2012 Olympic Park site. Archaeologists have unearthed prehistoric settlements, a medieval millstream and a Victorian riverboat, and they traced t
U. of Groningen scholars Broomans (Scandinavian linguistics and literature) and Jiresch (humanities) present papers derived from a workshop titled "The Invasion of Books: The Influence of Foreign Lite
In this major study, the combined results of the archaeological excavation and attendant documentary studies concerning the cathedrals and other buildings that preceded Wren's St Paul's are presented
Twenty-six short contributions describe biosphere reserves designated in mountain regions by UNESCO's MAB program as long-term instruments for continuous monitoring and evaluation of natural and anthr
Clapper (religion and philosophy, U. of Indianapolis and United Methodist studies, Christian Theological Seminary) argues that for John Wesley (1703-1791), one of the founders of Methodism, Christiani
Muslim and Christian scholars affiliated with universities in Pakistan, Sweden, Lebanon, and Palestine offer 11 articles discussing the experiences of non-Muslims in countries with a Muslim majority.
Larkin (French, U. of Aberdeen) explores the assimilation of photography into late 19th-century and early 20th-century French literature by systemically analyzing Marcel Proust's formal and stylistic
Archaeologists, librarians, museum professionals, and other contributors describe archaeological projects and findings over the past half century in an area of Britain centered on the chalk uplands of
An Anglican priest, sociologist, and Durkheim scholar, Pickering presents 12 essays, papers, and book chapters by pioneer French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) concerning religion that have no
1000 years before the Incas the Nazca civilization flourished in Peru, characterised by high levels of agricultural specialisation and sophisticated irrigation. This study examines the nature and orig
The tomb was discovered in 2002 by Australian Egypologists excavating the northwestern corner of the cemetery, and conservation efforts began immediately to protect the painted scenes and inscriptions
Kelly (French and comparative literature, University of Limerick, Ireland) divides his exposition of twentieth-century France poetry by location: common place, upper place and no place (Utopia). Kelly
An insightful and enlightening study of Margaret Drabble's work from the early 1960s to the present day, emphasizing her skill in structuring, narrating and mediating her plot material.
An illuminating and lucid study which examines the psychological and stylistic aspects of Djuna Barnes's work, including her modernist classic Nightwood,providing a stimulating introduction to a bold
Medieval archaeologists and historians of medieval English history, religion, and society will welcome this substantial volume, which details results of the excavations of Eynsham Abbey, carried out w
Gurney is the greatest of all those poets who fought in and survived the First World War and his achievement drastically affects our understanding of twentieth century poetry.
A combination of historical research and fieldwork are used in this study of changing patterns of social and economic development in the Jordan Valley from AD1250 to AD1914.
Subtitled, 'decision-making and gender roles in subsistence and settlement strategies', this study questions the central place of big game-hunting in the interpretation of Paleoindian archaeology. It
A thought provoking collection of essays which take a cognitive approach to landscape, examining the phenomonology and symbolism of landscapes and monuments. The contributions are: Establishing a disc
The first of a four-volume Ordinary covering the period before 1530, an invaluable reference for historians, antiquaries, archaeologists, genealogists and those dealing in and collecting medieval obje
A biography of Bryan Faussett, F.S.A., (1720-1776), pioneering Kent genealogist, archaeologist and antiquary who, at his death, had amassed the world's greatest collection of Anglo-Saxon jewellery and
This research investigates the development of early medieval identities in the South West, through continuity and change in the insular material culture, the settlements, and ultimately in social iden
Eternal Blessedness for All?' is work shows how the acclaimed father of modern theology, Friedrich Schleiermacher, brilliantly approached this problem. It took many twists and turns of historical and
Mediterranean and West European pre-modern agriculture (agriculture before 1600) was by necessity ‘organic agriculture’. Crop protection is part and parcel of this agriculture, with weed control in th
Far from being the immutable ‘Rock of Ages’ He is often assumed to be, the God of Christian history and tradition has had many different and often conflicting faces.
This report describes the unusual diversity of archaeological evidence found at the Stumble, views it within its immediate and regional environmental setting and within the context of the archaeologic
Pugin's writings and buildings changed the course of British architecture. The Present State, published in 1843, is significant in marking the transition from Pugin the Gothic propagandist and polemic
This volume offers a study of Good Friday preaching and an edition (with modern translation) of five highly imaginative, rhetorically sophisticated macaronic (mixed Latin and Middle English) Good Frid
A collection of literary evidence from major and minor authorities for the whole period of Roman interest in Britain. Each author is introduced and a full topical guide given.
Originally published in 1924, Gunn's Studies remains an essential resource for ancient Egyptian language and linguistics. Students and scholars will welcome this high-level reprint of the original tex
