American History

This book has text and analysis of a key Egyptian ritual which was performed when preparing the corpse of a pharaoh for mummification...

The old mystery of the 'Lyons Mail' is of all crime-problems the most complicated and interesting. It is not even yet forgotten, as those will remember who saw the elder and the younger Irving, play the double part of Lesurques and Dubosq-a sort of misreading of the problem of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyd..

Each chapter begins with a brief introduction and contains excerpts of primary sources from the Revolutionary period, including letters, government documents, and diaries. A companion website holds the full text of the documents and other resources...

Each chapter begins with a brief introduction and contains excerpts of primary sources from the Revolutionary period, including letters, government documents, and diaries. A companion website holds the full text of the documents and other resources...

Each chapter begins with a brief introduction and contains excerpts of primary sources from the Revolutionary period, including letters, government documents, and diaries. A companion website holds the full text of the documents and other resources...

Filling an important gap in our understanding of the growth of early German socialism, this book is the first to combine the two crucial aspects of the study: socialist political theory and social and cultural environments. An essential student read...

This collection presents the major recent writings on the Russian Revolution and its context. It brings together key texts to illustrate new interpretive approaches and covers the central topics and themes...

During the Romantic era, psychology and literature enjoyed a fluid relationship. Faubert focuses on psychologist-poets who grew out of the literary-medical culture of the Scottish Enlightenment. They used poetry as an accessible form to communicate emerging psychological, cultural and moral ideas...

Riches, Class, and Power..

Riches, Class, and Power..

During the second half of the eighteenth century British architecture moved away from the dominant school of classicism in favour of a more creative freedom of expression. At the forefront of this change were architect brothers Robert and James Adam. Kondo’s work places them within the context of ei..

Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History..