Humanities books

This Element seeks to characterize key aspects of the cult and culture of the Judean populace at large, in Judea...  Read More >>

The first English translation of Li Bozhong's pioneering study An Early Modern Economy in China, which uses sophisticated...  Read More >>

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This Element examines the historical context and intellectual implications of the Thomistic revival inaugurated...  Read More >>

Between 1961-1973 Turkish migrants were recruited as guest-workers in Germany, becoming West Germany's largest ethnic...  Read More >>

This groundbreaking book rethinks biodata as being entangled with lives, infrastructures and global justice. Bridging...  Read More >>

In the 1800s the newspaper is king and female journalists are few and far between. Intrepid reporters Nellie Bly...  Read More >>

Hesiod's Theogony is one of the great founding works of Greek literature and strongly influenced subsequent Greek...  Read More >>

Sixteenth-century Italian composer Maddalena Casulana was the first woman to publish music under her own name, but...  Read More >>

In this study, Steven Kepnes constructs a 'positive' Jewish theology, one that gives expression to God's nature...  Read More >>

A comprehensive exploration of Ottoman-era magic and occult sciences that employs a unique methodology involving...  Read More >>

Roman Priests from Republic to Empire provides a reconceptualisation of the worth of priests and priesthoods in...  Read More >>

From British country homes to Republican Spain and civil rights America, the inspiring, wildly entertaining story...  Read More >>

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A photographic tribute that highlights the stories behind remnants of Jewish communal life in post-war Poland, western...  Read More >>

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A revelatory history traversing the ancient roots of Islam in Europe This revelatory history explores the ancient...  Read More >>

A meditative reconsideration of what it means to love as ever-changing beings in an ever-changing world. We live...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive history of the Ryukyu Islands region in English. The Ryukyu islands between Japan and...  Read More >>

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Shirley Martin weaves accounts of shipwrecks and sea serpents, settlement and dispossession, tragedy and resilience,...  Read More >>

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