Mining finance houses were substantial public corporations with access to money markets in the City of London, the world’s leading capital market for mining. These institutions became dominant at the inception of colonial rule and, in varying forms, remained so throughout the twentieth century. Drawing on a rich cor...

This book records the years of Morley Nkosi’s exile from Apartheid South Africa, most of which he spent as an academic in the United States. It is also the story of his life until that forced departure, chronicling the trials, joys, and hopes of a young man born and raised in colonial and Apartheid South Africa. In ...

〓 Step into the world of wonder and adventure! Join Dorothy Gale, a brave young girl from Kansas, and her loyal dog Toto as they are swept away by a cyclone to the enchanting Land of Oz. Along the Yellow Brick Road, Dorothy befriends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, all seeking the great Wizard in...

This open access book addresses a question fundamental to the histories of empire and Africa: at the point of the colonial encounter, how was knowledge made? How did different communities, with little or no prior contact, construct meaning about one another? Amidst huge changes in the politics and economics of a con...

"Historian Charney tracks the eventful life of the Mona Lisa in this rollicking account.... The result is both a thrilling tale of true crime and a rigorous work of art history." ー Publishers Weekly**, Starred Review** From the artwork to its theft and role in popular culture, the critically-acclaimed book The Thef...

「會說故事的圖畫」特展以「故事畫」或「敘事畫」為主要展件，希望呈現「圖像」能夠超越文字描述，提供觀眾更豐富訊息的潛力與特性。 如何讓圖畫說故事？畫家以圖像重現或詮釋故事時，首要目標通常是讓觀眾能夠辨認出所描繪內容。基於作品尺寸、形式（卷、軸、冊）等種種限制，畫家需要挑選出代表情節、安排合適場景、設計登場人物及其造型與...

“This makes entertaining reading. Many accounts of the birth of personal computing have been written, but this is the first close look at the drug habits of the earliest pioneers.” ーNew York Times Most histories of the personal computer industry focus on technology or business. John Markoff’s landmark book is about...

Das Handbuch bietet eine anhand von 6 Paradigmen entfaltete Darstellung deutschsprachig-jüdischer Literatur seit der Aufklärung. Ausgangspunkt ist die These, dass jüdisches Denken und deutschsprachig-jüdische Literatur nicht primär assimilatorisch an literarischen und wissenschaftlichen Entwicklungen im deutschsprac...

This short book follows the history of city design and development from the late Neolithic through to the early Iron Age. It is the first book in a series that charts the history of how our ancestors built their urban environments.

A modern classic: Don Watson’s history of Australia for children of the twenty-first century History told so well it gives us a better idea of who we are – and what we might become. The Story of Australia weaves together the many strands of our nation’s past – ancient and indigenous, colonial and contemporary – to c...

This book introduces the concept of functional coexistence as a context for building practical strategies for long-term conflict intervention and social change. Functional coexistence is a pragmatic relationship of mutual non-recognition sustained in the absence of physical violence. In this volume, a team of intern...

Source de multiples passions, de conflits géopolitiques et d'enjeux économiques... Voici l'histoire méconnue de la route la plus importante du monde. Aujourd'hui, le canal de Suez est indispensable. Il suffit de s'intéresser aux conséquences de l'échouage du porte-conteneurs qui en a bloqué la navigation en mars 202...

This groundbreaking treatment of post-communist developments in East Central Europe examines politics, economics, media, religious institutions, transitional justice, gender inequality, and literature, highlighting the overt functions, latent functions, and side effects associated with each sphere. Communism in East...

This book examines Nordic civil societies from 1800 until today, by studying the roles of voluntary action and associations in the Nordic region and beyond. Through its diverse and historically informed analyses of civil society, traditionally held to be a vital and integrated part of the democratic development of t...

Ancient Rome and Modern America: A Comparative Study of Morals and Manners by Guglielmo Ferrero offers a thought-provoking examination of the social and moral parallels between ancient Roman society and contemporary American culture. Ferrero, an Italian historian and sociologist, draws upon his extensive knowledge o...

This book examines the creation of extreme poverty in Eastern Europe, focusing on Romanian Roma, through a comparative historical perspective on its roots and the socio-economic and political mechanisms that have shaped it in labor, housing, and migration. This interdisciplinary book explores the (re)production of e...