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Becoming Organic
Nature and Agriculture in the Indian Himalaya
A rich, original study of the social and bureaucratic life of organic quality that challenges assumptions of what organic means Shaila Seshia Galvin examines certified organic agriculture in India’s central...
Having the Spirit of Christ
Spirit Possession and Exorcism in the Early Christ Groups
A provocative reinterpretation of accounts of spirit possession and exorcism in early Christianity The earliest Christian writings are filled with stories of possession and exorcism, which were crucial for...
Lords of all the World
Ideologies of Empire in Spain, Britain and France c.1500-c.1800
The rise and fall of modern colonial empires have had a lasting impact on the development of European political theory and notions of national identity. This book is the first to compare theories of empire as they emerged in,...
French in Action
A Beginning Course in Language and Culture: Study Guide, Part 2
Second Edition
The study guide, which is in English, integrates the video, audio, and print materials and includes a summary quiz for each lesson. Part 2 of the study guide contains exercises for lessons 27-52. This study guide is to be...
Knowing the Enemy
Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror
An examination of the real reasons for 9/11 that will provoke fundamental rethinking of the War on Terrorism"A level-headed, intelligent, thorough and accessible survey of modern Islamic militant...
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"When You Were Gentiles"
Specters of Ethnicity in Roman Corinth and Paul's Corinthian Correspondence
Cavan W. Concannon makes a significant contribution to Pauline studies by imagining the responses of the Corinthians to Paul’s letters. Based on surviving written materials and archaeological research, this book offers a textured...
The Invention of News
How the World Came to Know About Itself
The extraordinary history of news and its dissemination, from medieval pilgrim tales to the birth of the newspaper Long before the invention of printing, let alone the availability of a daily newspaper,...
Cursed Britain
A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
The definitive history of how witchcraft and black magic have survived, through the modern era and into the present dayCursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic...
What We Did in Bed
A Horizontal History
Pulling back the covers on the fascinating, yet often forgotten, history of the bed "If you thought that your bed was only good for sleeping in, having sex in, or dying in, then this book will disabuse...
Provincializing Global History
Money, Ideas, and Things in the Languedoc, 1680-1830
A microhistory of eighteenth-century systemic change that places ordinary French lives alongside global advances Provincializing Global History explores the subtle transformation of the coastal...