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A critical analysis of marriage law in India from the late nineteenth to early twentieth century

The first collection of essays in the English language dedicated to the cultural achievements and politics of one of the most important ruling houses of late medieval Europe.

Essays considering how information could be used and abused in the service of heresy and inquisition.

SHORTLISTED for the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain's Hitchcock Medallion. A ground-breaking interdisciplinary approach to the medieval manor pre- and post-Conquest.

Traversing London's musical culture, this book boldly illuminates the emergence of Edwardian London as a beacon of musical innovation.

Traversing London's musical culture, this book boldly illuminates the emergence of Edwardian London as a beacon of musical innovation.

Traces the impact of world events on St Helena's topography, ecology and human population, from the early 1500s to the present day.

The first of its kind, this collection brings together writers from diverse academic and nonacademic worlds to explore how Austen's readers experience and process her novels' erotic power.

Documents a long-running dispute between the archbishops and monks of Canterbury throughout the 1180s and 1190s.

Clément Janequin's spectacular entertainment chansons jump-started French music printing, spread his fame across sixteenth-century Europe, and earned him lasting success with vocal ensembles and audiences around the world.

Stravinsky's influence on Debussy in 1910-13, rarely discussed, is demonstrated here in the many modernistic features of such works as the Preludes Book II, Khamma, and Jeux.

A consideration of the allegory of Christ the Divine Physician in medical and religious writings.

The best research on medieval clothing and textiles, drawing from a range of disciplines.

Contains detailed, eyewitness accounts of the most memorable exploits of of a man fit to be memorialised as a model of ideal knighthood.

An interdisciplinary study of the uses, meanings, and social impact of Viking Age textiles.

Featuring 102 music examples, this edited collection features contributions by leading scholars from the UK, United States, Australasia and Europe on what characterized the period.

Examines how current novels dealing with African migration address social issues, immigrant subjectivity, and the politics of migration.

Critical insights into the period of baronial reform and rebellion in England (1258-67) and the evolution of parliament.

By showing how music intersected with wider cultural affairs, such as philosophy and criticism, this book connects music and the modern in eighteenth-century Spain within the context of Enlightenment thought.

Offers a unique investigation of the composition of the entire corpus of Beethoven's symphonies, reconstructing their creation through the most extensive study of Beethoven's sketches yet.