Animals in the middle ages have often been discussed - but usually only as a source of food, as beasts of burden, or as aids for hunters. This book takes a comp...
Noble widows were powerful figures in the later Middle Ages, running their own estates and exercising considerable influence. Elizabeth de Burgh (1295-1360), da...
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"It is now more than a decade since the violent Islamic group Boko Haram launched its reign of terror across northern Nigeria, claiming more than 27,000 lives a...
This book explores the processes through which land deals are being made; the implications for agrarian structure, rural livelihoods and food security; and the ...
A.E. Housman (1859-1936) was both a celebrated poet and the foremost classicist of his day. His poetry was set to music by numerous composers including Arthur S...
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"This is the first comprehensive study of contemporary German literature's intense engagement with German colonialism and with Germany's wider involvement in Eu...