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The Competition for RepresentationElizabeth I is perhaps the most visible woman in early modern Europe, yet little attention has been paid to what she said about the difficulties of constructing her power in a patriarchal society. This revisionist study examines her struggle for authority through the representation of her female body. Based on a...

How American Schools Taught Race, 1900-1954Between the turn of the twentieth century and the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the way that American schools taught about "e;race"e; changed dramatically. This transformation was engineered by the nation&'s most prominent anthropologists, including Franz Boas, Ruth Benedict, and...

Second EditionSince the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there has been an overwhelming demand for information about Islam, and recent events - the war in Iraq, terrorist attacks both failed and successful, debates throughout Europe over Islamic dress, and many others - have raised new questions in the minds of policymakers and the general...

A bumper bind-up of two fantastic stories about the friends from the After School Club. In 'Sammie's Back', all Sammie wants is for her mum and dad to get back together - so she makes a wish and tries to make it come true. But the reality is not nearly as good as the dream, and when things go horribly wrong Sammie feels like a...

Polybius' account of Rome's rise to world power and her method of rule is a major source for the history of the years 220-146 BC. This new translation includes Books 1-5 in their entirety and all of the fragmentary Books 6 and 12 on the Roman constitution and historiography. It is accompanied by an illuminating introduction and notes....

Decisive Conflicts in HistoryBattlefield tells the stories of the most dramatic, memorable, and important clashes in world history. It covers battles from ancient Egypt to the Second Gulf war, placing them chronologically within their tactical, technological, and historical context. It is both accessible to the general reader and invaluable for the...