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This is the story of a young Irishman who joined the British Army at the outset of the First World War. Over a hundred years later, his son uncovered the records relating to Vincent's service and wrote the fascinating account of his trials and adventures during this conflict.

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This collection examines crime and punishment in medieval and early modern Bologna. Drawing from the citys singularly rich archival resources and employing a variety of perspectives, the contributors analyze various types of violence and place the citys institutions of criminal justice within their social, political, and cultural contexts.

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"First published in German by Klartext, 2013"--Title page verso.

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First book to bring together the wide range of violent entertainments that characterised popular culture in nineteenth-century London and seriously assesses their origins, functions and impact. Draws upon the methodologies of social and cultural history to better understand the texture of Victorian society, and the mental world of the lower orders.

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First book to bring together the wide range of violent entertainments that characterised popular culture in nineteenth-century London and seriously assesses their origins, functions and impact. Draws upon the methodologies of social and cultural history to better understand the texture of Victorian society, and the mental world of the lower orders.

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One of America's foremost experts on Saudi Arabia explains why the country has been stable for so long and what its future might be

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This book analyzes the anthropological concept of culture in the development sector of the Kyrgyz Republic. The author calls for a revitalization of the culture concept regarding diversity and social change in order to better inform broader debates about development and well-being.

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This book analyzes the anthropological concept of culture in the development sector of the Kyrgyz Republic. The author calls for a revitalization of the culture concept regarding diversity and social change in order to better inform broader debates about development and well-being.

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This book offers a ground-breaking perspective on how imperial culture was disseminated from the 1890s onward. It identifies the important synergies that grew between a new civic culture and the wider imperial project. Three case studies are considered against an extensive analysis of seminal and current historiography. -- .

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This book offers a ground-breaking perspective on how imperial culture was disseminated from the 1890s onward. It identifies the important synergies that grew between a new civic culture and the wider imperial project. Three case studies are considered against an extensive analysis of seminal and current historiography. -- .

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This book explores the historical context surrounding various debates, decisions and beliefs about the future in recent centuries. Religious, political, literary and ecological visions of the future in America and Germany are addressed comparatively.

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The first book to look at the representation of ancient harbours with a view to understanding the relationship between what they really looked like and how their iconography was constructed to convey symbolic meanings.

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In the book at hand, Victoria Fontan - a professor of peace and conflict studies who lived, worked and researched in Iraq - shares pointed insights into the emotions of Iraq's people, and specifically how democratization has in that country come to be associated with humiliation.

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"A major historical document, this book contains interviews with more than 150 Germans who witnessed, participated in, or resisted the rise of Adolph Hitler. The testimony comes from well-known figures"

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Essays by such authors as Maya Angelou, Richard Wright, David Halberstam, and Eurdora Welty trace the history of America's civil rights movement, its leaders, and its implications for affirmative action and racial relations.