In A History of Modern Criminal Justice, authors Joseph Spillane and David Wolcott focus on the modern aspects of the subject, from 1900 to the present. A unique thematic rather than a chronological a
Recovering the Margins of American Religious History, a celebration of the life and work of David Edwin Harrell Jr., brings together essays from Harrell’s colleagues, peers, and students that explore
A definitive account of one of the most dominant trends in recent historical writing, The Cultural Turn in U.S. History takes stock of the field at the same time as it showcases exemplars of its pract
Shakespeare is a towering presence in English and indeed global culture. Most readers in the English-speaking world, and many beyond, know his name and have at least a passing familiarity with his wor
Crack open the first complete history of Brew City booze. Discover how Milwaukee's rum holes" weathered Prohibition and which Jones Island barkeep owned the longest mustaches. Copy down the b
This volume is an encyclopedia of writing that touches on the relationships between Christians and Muslims, published from 1200-1350. Everything from theology to literature is included. It is edited b
The last ten years have seen interest in Jainism increasing, with this previously little-known Indian religion assuming a significant place in religious studies. Studies in Jaina History and Culture b
This year's volume includes an obituary for and a symposium on Warren J. Samuels, reviews of M. Rutherford's 2011 The Institutionalist Movement in American Economics, 1918-1947, six other review artic
Numan (d. 363-974) composed legal, historical, and other literary works not long after the foundation of the Fatimid caliphate in North Africa in 296/909. He held the highest judicial position of the
This translation of A Brief History of Radio Astronomy in the USSR makes descriptions of the antennas and instrumentation used in the USSR, the astronomical discoveries, as well as interesting persona
What poltergeist accounts through the ages reveal about our own worldviews • Provides a wide array of case studies from ancient Greece and Rome to medieval Europe to the modern world &b
In a book that discusses the final months of World War II's Pacific Theater, the author discusses the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, Japanese kamikaze attacks
