A Brief History of Cleopatra draws on recent archaeological finds and fresh interpretations of ancient texts to separate truth from myth to set this incomparably beautiful queen in context.
The story of Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table has been handed on by medieval poets and mythical stories---but what if he did indeed reign as a great king in the early years of Brit
A close look at the people who changed history and the events that led to democracy in Mexico.Praise for the previous hardcover editions:"...well researched...concise...interesting..."—American
The major events, people, and traditions that have shaped Pakistan.In the course of a few years, Pakistan has assumed strategic importance on the world stage, acting as both a linchpin in the global
The story of Ireland has been wrapped in mythology and legend; it is the history of courage, betrayal, and struggle. Since its very origins, the island has become the home for a successive series of
With the phenomenal success of the Twilight series and the popularity of shows like True Blood on HBO, vampires continue to be embedded in popular culture. Vampires have haunted readers and movie lov
Freda Hodge retrieves early voices of Holocaust survivors with men, women and children relating experiences of deportation and ghettoisation, forced labor camps and death camps, death marches and libe
"When scholars of such rigorous and refined erudition engage with a topic of such critical importance it is a cause for celebration, as are the lives themselves, painstakingly recorded so movingly her
An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the First World War and the Second World War, stunningly illustrated with dramatic contemporary photographs, paintings, posters and maps. This beaut
For much of the twentieth century, the National Council of Women of Australia was the peak body representing women to government in Australia, and through the International Council of Women, to the wo
1860. An Aboriginal labourer named Jim Crow is led to the scaffold of the Maitland Gaol in colonial New South Wales. Among the onlookers is the Scotsman AS Hamilton, who will take bizarre steps in the
An overview of contemporary environmental affairs, from 1940s to the present—with an emphasis on nature in an urbanized society, land developments, environmental technology, the structure of environme
The period between the two World Wars saw the emergence of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes in most European countries, and the development of powerful communist and fascist movements in most ot
