From overcrowded lifeboats to the censor's pen, Martin Cohen's stimulating and amusing dilemmas will have you scratching your head and laughing out loud in equal measure.
The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artifacts constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll here presents an introductory st ...more on ebook "Archaeology, Ritual, Religion..."
Some classicists still deal with the ancient world as if archaeological evidence is of little relevance to their work. This can mean that territories or subjects for which there is little ...more on ebook "Archaeology and Ancient History..."
The book will give tips on revising efficiently, writing essays under exam conditions and reading/reacting to texts under pressure, as well as gives students an idea of how exams are mark ...more on ebook "A2 Media Studies..."
For centuries the relationship between Ireland and england has been difficult. This work explores the tempestuous events from the Act of Union in 1800 to the Anglo-Irish settlement in 192 ...more on ebook "Anglo-Irish Relations..."
The works of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari have had an impact far beyond philosophy. A Shock to Thought brings together a collection of excellent essays that explore the implic ...more on ebook "A Shock to Thought..."
This book covers four important areas within Buddhist Studies, namely Vinaya Studies and ethics, the history of Buddhist schools, Western Buddhism, and Inter-religious dialogue. These are ...more on ebook "Buddhist Studies from India to Amer..."
The vast majority of books on Buddhism describe the Buddha using the word enlightened, rather than awakened. This bias prevails in extraordinary manner, and Buddhism has become generally ...more on ebook "Beyond Enlightenment..."
In the early days of the Roman empire, Augustus was keen to present himself as the head of the family, even receiving the title Pater Patriae in 2 BCe, whilst imperial power came to be in ...more on ebook "Augustus and the Family at the Birt..."
Has devolution fostered secessionism in Catalonia? Are Catalans content with the outcome of the Spanish transition to democracy? Is there a future for Catalan nationalism within the eU? W ...more on ebook "Catalan Nationalism..."
This accessible new study provides a much-needed guide to the pivotal period of British history between 1910 and 1935, against the background of upheavals such as the First World War and ...more on ebook "British Politics, 1910-1935..."
Some 60 years after the Far eastern War ended, this innovative collection brings together five distinguished UK-based scholars and five from Japan to reappraise their respective countries ...more on ebook "British and Japanese Military Leade..."
Millions of men volunteered to leave home, hearth and family to go to a foreign land to fight in 1914, the start of the biggest war in British history. It was a war fought by soldier-citi ...more on ebook "British Working Class and Enthusias..."
Being Reconciled is a radical and entirely fresh theological treatment of the classic theory of the Gift in the context of divine reconciliation. It reconsiders notions of freedom ...more on ebook "Being Reconciled..."
This book is a new study of the British Battalion of the 15th International Brigade in the Spanish civil war of 1936-1939. In contrast to recent revisionist interpretations, this work str ...more on ebook "British Volunteers in the Spanish C..."
Most people accept that our world is regulated by the laws of natural science, but how should Christian believers reconcile this with faith, incarnation and a loving and intelligent Creat ...more on ebook "Christian Faith for Today..."
Our global ecological crisis demands that we question the rationality of the culture that has caused it: Western modernity's global free market capitalism. Goodchild develops arguments fr ...more on ebook "Capitalism and Religion..."
The early years of democracy in France were marked by a society divided by civil war, class war and violent conflict.Citizenship and Wars explores the concept of citizenship in a t ...more on ebook "Citizenship and Wars..."
In the late 1800s, Britain began to put immense pressure on the Shah's government to open up the Karun trade route, which linked the Persian Gulf to the rich provinces in southwest Iran, ...more on ebook "Britain and South-West Persia 1880-..."
examining the influential career of Winston Churchill, this new book discusses his career from Secretary of State for War and Air, to British Prime Minster during the Second World War and ...more on ebook "Churchill..."
