Sabapathy, John (lecturer in Medieval History, Lecturer in Medieval History, University College, London)

The later twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a pivotal period for the development of European government and governance. A mentality emerged that t

There were tens of thousands of different local law-courts in late-medieval England, providing the most common forums for the working out of disputes

The first two centuries AD are conventionally thought of as the 'golden age' of the Roman Empire, yet Italy in this period has often been seen as bein

An innovative, extensively illustrated study examining how classical antiquities and archaeology contributed to the production of the modern Greek nat

The later twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a pivotal period for the development of European government and governance. During this period a menta

In Demons, Virginia Berridge explores the factors that have affected social attitudes to tobacco, alcohol, and a variety of drugs, through history. Ge

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age cov

Documenting the Past in Medieval Puglia, 1130-1266 explores the production of historical memory in the region of Puglia after it was subsumed within t

Fascism is notoriously hard to define. In the new edition of this Very Short Introduction, Kevin Passmore unravels the paradoxes of one of the most im

The three centuries which followed the conquests of Alexander are perhaps the most thrilling of all periods of ancient history. This was an age of cu

The authoritative account of the sectarian division that for centuries has shaped events in the Middle East and the Islamic world. In 632, soon af

Clear, comprehensive, and trusted, Bryman's Social Research Methods has supported over a quarter of a million students through their research methods

Explores the range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism, whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic differences between the movements

'A nation without a national government is an awful spectacle.' In the winter of 1787-8 a series of eighty-five essays appeared in the New York pre

Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its ut

This book explains the value of the study of pottery for the archaeologist. It shows how evidence about the production, trade and use of pottery can b

This historical investigation reveals the range and scale of the struggle to preserve Christian control of the Holy Land in the decades between the ma

The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its

Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, hoping to spend her summer working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she is assigned to The Cloisters

The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient times to the twenty-first century. It begins with