American History

The nineteenth century brought an increased awareness of mental disorder, epitomized in the Asylum Acts of 1808 and 1845. Shepherd looks at two very different institutions to provide a nuanced account of the nineteenth-century mental health system...

We are now accustomed to conceive of science as an instrumental activity, producing numbers, measurements and graphs by means of sophisticated devices. This book looks at the historical process that gave rise to this instrumental culture...

This volume deals with the interaction between public intellectuals of the late Hellenistic and Roman era, and the powerful individuals with whom they came into contact...

This volume of 23 essays by leading medievalists, in honour of Professor David Jacoby on his retirement from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, touches upon many aspects of intercultural links in the medieval Mediterranean...

Internal Colonialism..

First Published in 1971. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Shennan examines the changing criteria upon which European relations were based between 1688 and 1763. Through concise analysis of a complex set of issues he discusses concepts that are still relevant in the modern world...

This book addresses the function of international science through a detailed study of international congresses in genetics held from 1899-1939...

The essays in this collection explore representations of and responses to sexual violence over the course of the long eighteenth century. Contributors examine the underlying ideologies that spawned these representations, confronting the social, political, legal and aesthetic conditions of the day...

Intimacy and Exclusion..

Ideal for undergraduates, this excellent user-friendly textbook presents twenty-five years of research and expertly combines the study of the period's historical background with the social, cultural and political structures within it. _x000D_ With its synthesis and interpretations of otherwise unava..

Analyzes the provision of aid to countries that have undergone negotiated settlements to civil wars. Focussing on the potential for peace conditionality, linking aid to steps to implement accords and consolidate the peace, this book explores how aid can encourage domestic investment in peace-related..