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Drawing on nearly 30 years of engagement with rural Pemban communities, this uniquely detailed ethnography traces changing visions of mystical power and authority on the island, whose people's reputed resistance to outside rule has shaped the national narratives of both Zanzibar and Tanzania.

An exploration of the diverse lived experiences of marginality in Scottish society from the sixteen to the eighteenth century.

The leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare.

Introducing the concept of "textual fluidity", this book explores Liszt's compositional processes and methods of revision, interpreting the work as being the product of the composer's interactions with a large variety of social, cultural, personal and political forces.

Analyses data from the Bristol Port Books to rewrite the history of trade in Bristol, including the city's early involvement with the slave trade.

First full survey of how transhumance operated in Ireland from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth.

La correspondencia de César Vallejo es la mejor puerta de entrada documental a su biografía. Esta edición recoge todas las cartas que se conocen escritas por Vallejo y dirigidas a él, además, esta se enriquece con notas aclaratorias que permiten adentrarse en el universo de César Vallejo. Este segundo volumen recoge las cartas escritas entre 1929 y la muerte del poeta. El volumen incluye, entre otras, misivas hasta ahora inéditas dirigidas a ...

The complete correspondence of César Vallejo (1892-1938), including all known letters written and received by the poet

Offers a rare view inside the university boardroom, uncovering the vital role Black women educational leaders have played in ensuring access and equity for all.

Monumental biography of one of the major musicians of the twentieth century.

Delivers fascinating material across genres, periods, and theoretical issues." TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

The correspondence of Joanna and George Boyce, and Joanna's husband Henry Wells gives us a rare insight into the milieu of the artists of the mid-Victorian period

A comprehensive historical, geographic, and thematic analysis of the multidimensional and dynamic migration experience of Ethiopians within and beyond Africa.

A reassessment of the controversial, yet still influential nineteenth-century German philosopher that explores the contentious issue of whether he was, as his critics frequently claim, a nihilist.

Pioneering study of the role of the Christian churches in the Rwandan genocide of the Tutsi, a key work for historians, memory studies scholars, religion scholars and Africanists.

Explores the impact of Jesuit missions on the development of Christianity in postcolonial French Africa, which found itself at the centre of major shifts and struggles within global Christianity and world politics.

Examines how pastoral peoples imagine, or even design, their futures under the pressure of changing environments and large-scale government projects.

Innovative study of the role of sports in modernity in Africa.

Explores the varied relationship between political leaders and naval experts, from the 16th to 21st centuries

Explores the maritime history of Bristol, a leading slave port in the eighteenth century