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Conscience and Conversion
Religious Liberty in Post-Revolutionary France
Religious liberty is usually examined within a larger discussion of church-state relations, but Thomas Kselman looks at several individuals in Restoration France whose high-profile conversions fascinated their contemporaries....
Whistler's Mother
Portrait of an Extraordinary Life
Discover the extraordinary woman behind one of the most famous images of motherhood in Western art Judged by the portrait Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1 (1871), painted by her son James McNeill...
The Temple in Early Christianity
Experiencing the Sacred
A comprehensive treatment of the early Christian approaches to the Temple and its role in shaping Jewish and Christian identity The first scholarly work to trace the Temple throughout the entire New...
Christ’s Associations
Connecting and Belonging in the Ancient City
A groundbreaking investigation of early Christ groups in the ancient Mediterranean As an urban movement, the early groups of Christ followers came into contact with the many small groups in Greek and Roman...
Identité, Modernité, Texte
This up-to-date and richly varied French language textbook is designed for intermediate-level students. Its aim is to promote ease and comprehension in reading while introducing students to twentieth-century Francophone...
Empress
Queen Victoria and India
An entirely original account of Victoria’s relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837"A widely and deeply researched, elegantly written,...
When Crime Pays
Money and Muscle in Indian Politics
The first thorough study of the co-existence of crime and democratic processes in Indian politics In India, the world’s largest democracy, the symbiotic relationship between crime and politics raises...
The Battle of Marathon
A gripping account of the pivotal battle that changed Greek military history 2,500 years ago How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of...
The Warm South
How the Mediterranean Shaped the British Imagination
An evocative exploration of the impact of the Mediterranean on British culture, ranging from the mid-eighteenth century to today Ever since the age of the Grand Tour in the eighteenth century, the...
Bath
Pevsner City Guide
This delightful book is the first comprehensive architectural guide to Bath, England’s finest Georgian city. Full of new discoveries and lively descriptions of the city’s notable buildings, the book follows in the great...