The history of emotions

The history of emotionsThe first accessible text book on the theories, methods, achievements and problems in this burgeoning field of historical inquiry.

It shows how science and positive thinking by humankind can prevent oft-vouched disasters due to human rights violation

A play-by-play picture compendium of the world’s greatest dramatist as captured by the world’s greatest theatre photographer

An in-depth analysis of the climate impacts facing Boston and the city’s efforts to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate

offering a contextualised exploration of the discourses they adopted to shape their identity as a female spiritual elite in a male-dominated church and society

The House of Commons is the United Kingdom’s key democratic institution

This book assesses the challenges that lobbying

It reveals the ways in which a broad toleration of traditional anti-Judaism allowed

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Although the dot-com bubble burst long ago

has been re-edited from the original manuscript

the book addresses the impressive capacity of French parties and their leaders to adapt themselves to the changing concerns of their electorates and to a shifting institutional context

Scott Mc Cracken argues that popular fiction serves a vital function: it provides us with the means to construct a workable sense of self in the face of the disorientating pressures of modernity