The Ismailis represent an important Shi i Muslim community with rich intellectual and literary traditions. complex history of the dates back to second eighth century when they separated from other i groups under leadership
This innovative book draws together literature, law and economic social history to investigate meanings uses of legitimacy in nineteenth century Britain. broad range of essays highlights ways in which contested narratives
Why did men and women in one of the best educated countries in Western world set out to get rid of Jews? In this book, Judith M. Hughes focuses on how historians' efforts to grapple anew with matters of actors' meanings, intentions, purpos
Law and law like institutions are visible in human societies very distant from each other in time space. When it comes to observing analysing such social constructs historians, anthropologists, lawyers run into notorious difficulties in h
This book explores the increasing interest in Ottoman past in contemporary Greek society and its cultural sphere. It considers how changing geo political balances in South East Europe since 1989 have offered an occasion to re
The study of Arab historiography and of the emergence of nation state as an object of historical treatment is a matter of considerable current interest. Despite its importance, no academic work has dealt with this subject as a major preoc
How did Jews perceive the first Christians? By what means they come to appreciate Christianity as a religion distinct from their own? In The Schism in Jewish History and Memory, Professor Joshua Ezra Burns addresses those ques
The Routledge Companion to Popular Music History and Heritage examines the social, cultural, political economic value of popular music as history heritage. Taking a cross disciplinary approach, volume explores relationship
A.W.F. Edwards is one of the most influential mathematical geneticists in history of discipline. One of last students of R.A. Fisher, pioneered statistical analysis of phylogeny in collaboration with L.L. Cavalli Sforza
The conventional history of sport, as conveyed by television and the sports press, has thrown up a great many apparent turning points, but knowledge of these apparently defining moments is often slight. This book offers readable, in depth studies