The debate on the decline of Spain

The debate on the decline of SpainLooks at when, why and how Spain declined in status from its pre eminent position as a leading world power in the seventeenth century, examining the methodologies and schools of inquiry that have shaped the discourse and how historians perceptions have been influenced by time and circumstance.

the current state of the art

ranging from the works of Bede to Beowulf

In this lively and stimulating book Derek Birley looks at the part it played in shaping British society

and outlines both a practice and an ethics of reading that advocates for a more compassionate response to addicts than the Western realistic novel traditionally has offered

This study focuses on the significance of the displays of stained glass at several international exhibitions held in Britain

her homeland

The art of record is a fascinating insight into the function of documentary in film and television

In a Small House by Tadeusz Rittner

foreign policy and future prospects

” he calls on the reader to witness the brutality of American racism while exposing the complicity of those who would look without feeling: “[S]oon the mixed crowds came to view / The ghastly body swaying in the sun: / The women thronged to look

sports academies

healing the sick and nursing the infirm