Kurt Gödel (1906 - 1978) was the most outstanding logician of the twentieth century. These collected works form the only…

Nineteen obituaries of recently deceased Fellows of the British Academy: W S Allen; George Anderson; A C de la Mare; John…

This strikingly innovative account of Propertius' relationship with Virgil paints a remarkable picture of poetic rivals.…

This catalogue contains 2021 pre-imperial ancient Greek coins in the Ashmolean Museum, from Asia Minor, Caria to Commagene,…

This volume presents the biography of the archaeologist Tessa Verney Wheeler through an examination of her written work,…

A close study of the narrative account of Dinah's rape in Genesis 34, analysing the influence of myths and misperceptions…

The book presents the life and personality, the scientific and philosophical work of Ludwig Boltzmann. His tragic life…

Norman England c1066-c1100 Student Book guides students through the major aspects of Norman rule at the required depth and…

\nElizabethan England c1568-1603 Student Book guides students through the last 35 years of Elizabeth I\'s reign at the…

A trenchant and haunting account of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and its aftermath.…

\nHow the International Committee of the Red Cross emerged triumphant from the dark days of World War II, escaping its…

Over time, shops have occupied radically different places in cultural arguments and everyday lives. Back to the Shops offers…

The history of six centuries of weeping Britons. A comprehensive debunking of the myth of the British 'stiff upper lip',…

Intended for scholars and students of Irish and British history, this book focuses on the career and writings to June 1795…

'The Royal Historical Society's Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History' provides a comprehensive survey of books…

This volume aims to illuminate the history of modern European philosophy in terms of Kant's revolutionary insight about the…

Carden-Coyne investigates the cultural response to the horrors of the First World War in America, Britain, and Australia.…

The emperor Constantine changed the world by making the Roman Empire Christian. Eusebius wrote his life and preserved his…

Volume 125 of the Proceedings of the British Academy contains 15 lectures delivered at the British Academy in 2003.…

Martin Delrio, author of Disquisitiones magicae (Investigations into Magic, 1599-1600) probably never persecuted or met a…

This book contains a comprehensive selection of historical documents for courses in Greek History and Civilization, and…

\nThis is a major new history of the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire, set in a larger global context than previous…

This richly illustrated book tells the story of Europe and the Mediterranean over the thousand years which saw the creation…

Ray Bolger: More Than a Scarecrow is the first biography of the dancer best known for the 1939 MGM musical The Wizard of Oz.…

\nNorthern Africa is dominated now by the Sahara Desert, stretching across the continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red…

Familiar Strangers examines how the Soviet empire was built, and ultimately dismantled, by ethnic outsiders. Scott retells…

Investigates and re-evaluates Franco-German relations during the inter-war Great Depression, providing a fresh understanding…

Tells the story of how nationalism spread among industrial workers in central Europe in the twentieth century, addressing…

The History of Radiology is an authoritative and engaging history of medical developments within radiology which will appeal…

The first systematic study of the phenomenon of frontline surrender to the Germans in the Soviet Union's 'Great Patriotic…

Based on the study of men who were wounded in the head during World War I, this study, written shortly after the War by a…

A fully illustrated study of the Neolithic monuments of Brittany which investigates how and by whom they were built, using…

Britain's leading railway historian provides a critical examination of the Blair government's involvement in the rail…

Craig L. Symonds' World War II at Sea offers a definitive naval history of the Second World War presenting the chronology of…

Beatrice's Last Smile is a sweeping narrative history of the medieval west from the beginning of the third century to the…

Izolacjonizm historia wysiłków Ameryki w polityce zagranicznej Początki izolacjonizmu w Ameryce Izolacjonizm w Stanach…

\nPresenting a revealing historical perspective on today\'s charged schooling choices, An African American Dilemma…

\nXuedou\'s 100 Odes to Old Cases is recognized as the seminal discourse in Chan Buddhism. In this volume, Steven Heine…

A wide introduction to Cicero\'s political and cultural world, illustrating, by its analysis of his imaginary dialogue…

Bernard Bergonzi has written about the life of Thomas Arnold the Younger (1824-1900), son of the celebrated headmaster of…