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A Historiographical StudyNiketas Choniates&' History is the single most important source for a crucial period in Byzantine history, which began with the death of Alexios I Komnenos in 1118 and culminated with the capture of Constantinople by the armies of the Fourth Crusade in 1204. In this first book-length study of the History in English, Simpson...

The Artistry of Exile is a new study of one of the most important myths of nineteenth-century literature. Romantic poetry abounds with allusions to the loss of Eden and the isolation of figures who are 'sick for home'. This book explores the way such thematic preoccupations are modified by the material reality of enforced travel away from...

Alliance and Exchange in Victorian CultureAltruism and self-assertiveness went hand in hand for Victorian women. During a period when most lacked property rights and professional opportunities, gift transactions allowed them to enter into economic negotiations of power as volatile and potentially profitable as those within the market systems that...

Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not ReligiousThe last twenty years have seen a dramatic increase in "e;nones"e;: people who do not claim any religious affiliation. These "e;nones"e; now outnumber even the largest Protestant denominations in America. They are not to be confused with secularists, however, for many of them...

The Intimate Story of an Emotional RevolutionThe intimate history of love, marriage, and emotional revolution in twentieth century Britain...

The Pakistan Army&'s Way of WarSince Pakistan was founded in 1947, its army has dominated the state. The military establishment has locked the country in an enduring rivalry with India, with the primary aim of wresting Kashmir from it. To that end, Pakistan initiated three wars over Kashmir-in 1947, 1965, and 1999-and failed to win any of them....