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A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword
The sword is an important and multi-faceted symbol of military power, royal and communal authority, religion and mysticism. This study takes the sword beyond its functional role as …
Documenting Warfare
Insights from English and French writers on one of the most significant armed conflicts of the Middle Ages Documentary sources for the Hundred Years War are many and varied, yet …
The Haskins Society Journal 32: 2020. Studies in Medieval History
Essays illuminate a wide range of topics from the Middle Ages, from the seals of an empress to priests' wives and the undead. This volume of the Haskins Society Journal …
Radical Ideas and the Crisis of Christianity in England, 1640-1740
Examines the evolving relationship between Church and State, the character of radical thought in Enlightenment England, and the nature of that Enlightenment itself. A tribute to …
Benjamin Rush, Civic Health, and Human Illness in the Early American Republic
Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) casts a long shadow over American medicine as well as over the social and political history of the American republic. The Philadelphia physician involved …
The National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant, 1660-1696
Examines how the form and function of the Covenants were shorn of religious implications and repurposed, serving a pluralistic vision of the role of religion in politics and public …
Ransoming Prisoners in Precolonial Muslim Western Africa
Examines African debates on captivity, legal and illegal enslavement, and religious and ethnic identity in the era of West African jihads. In this pioneering study—the first to …
Reimagining Psychiatric Epidemiology in a Global Frame
Examines psychiatric epidemiology's unique evolution, conceptually and socially, within and between diverse regions and cultures, underscoring its growing influence on the …
The Advancement of Learning in Stuart Scotland, 1679-89
A study of Scottish thinkers and writers in their political and cultural context. The "advancement of learning" was the term used by late seventeenth-century Scots for …
Decolonizing African Studies
Examines transformational moments and liberation movements in the decolonization of inherited Western academic traditions in Africa. This book explores how decolonization and …
The Restraint of the Press in England, 1660-1715
A discussion of the fascinating interplay between communication, politics and religion in early modern England suggesting a new framework for the politics of print culture. This …
West African Soldiers in Britain’s Colonial Army, 1860-1960
Explores the history of Britain's colonial army in West Africa, especially the experiences of ordinary soldiers recruited in the region. West African Soldiers in Britain's Colonial …