A team of experts view the relationship between rulers and their leading subjects across Europe and beyond. If both parties benefited, rival political theories of the divine right of monarchs…

This book presents Edward W. Said's insightful and elegant analyses of four major operas-originally delivered as the Empson Lectures at Cambridge University in 1997-showcasing the power of his critical acumen…

This book examines the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015 in key social policy areas including education, health, housing, employment, children and young people and more.

This guidebook covers 21 routes across the North Downs, an area boasting some of south east England’s finest trails. Included is a 59km MTB route on the Downs Link which…

Sir Arthur Tange was one of Australia’s most influential public servants during the latter half of the 20th century. This award-winning biography examines the career of a man who served…

This guidebook describes 21 mountain biking routes in central and southern Scotland, including the 7stanes in Dumfries and Galloway, and cross-country routes in the Campsie Fells, Pentland Hills and Lammermuirs…

This collection offers a holistic understanding of the impact of both crusading and settlement on the literary cultures of Latin Christendom.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…