Essential Titles in History, Religion & Philosophy

RECOMMENDS issue 8, 2010/2011

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What Disease was Plague?

On the Controversy over the Microbiological Identity of Plague Epidemics of the Past Ole J. Benedictow

Push Me, Pull You Imaginative, Emotional, Physical, and Spatial Interaction in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art Edited by Sarah Blick & Laura D. Gelfand

A Companion to Marie de France Edited by Logan E. Whalen

Spinoza’s Ethics A Collective Commentary Edited by Michael Hampe, Ursula Renz and Robert Schnepf

The alternative theories to the bubonicplague theory as to the microbiological identity of historical plague epidemics are discussed in the light of historical sources, medical primary research and standard works.

Brill Academic Publishers, January 2011

Medieval and Renaissance viewers demanded art and architecture that provoked emotional and/or performative interactivity. The essays explore the history of this call and response from the view of both artists and devotees.

Brill Academic Publishers, May 2011

Presenting traditional views alongside new critical approaches, the chapters present fresh perspectives on the poetics of the 12th-century author, Marie de France, the first woman of letters to write in French.

Till today ‘Spinoza’s Ethics’ is a standard for enlightened theoretical and practical reasoning. His five parts are elucidated by this collective commentary.

HB 9789004180024

€ 206.00 Brill’s Series in the History of the Environment

HB 9789004205734

€ 249.00 Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions

Brill Academic Publishers, May 2011 HB 9789004202177

€ 132.00 Brill’s Companions to the Christian Tradition

Brill Academic Publishers, April 2011 HB 9789004194250

€ 129.00 ebook options available - view on Blackwell’s Collection Manager Brill’s Studies in Intellectual History

Shipping and Economic Growth 1350-1850 Edited by Richard W. Unger

Shipping was the most dynamic sector of the economy of Europe. Europeans who moved goods by sea improved their efficiency, laying the foundations for economic growth and for domination of the world’s oceans.

Brill Academic Publishers, March 2011 HB 9789004194397

€ 129.00 ebook options available - view on Blackwell’s Collection Manager Global Economic History Series

cambridge university press

The Cambridge World History of Slavery Volume 3, AD 1420 - AD 1804 Edited by David Eltis and Stanley L. Engerman

A collection of essays exploring the various manifestations of coerced labour in Africa, Asia and the Americas between the opening up of the Atlantic world and the formal creation of the new nation of Haiti.

Cambridge University Press, August 2011 HB 9780521840682

£110.00

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A People and a Nation A History of the United States.

International Edition.

Brief Edition of the 9th ed.

Edited by David W. Blight et al.

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Written in the style of a spirited narrative, ‘A People and A Nation’ Brief 9th edition, retells the stories of people in the United States, paying particular attention to detail on key factors such as race and racial identity whilst encouraging the reader to fully imagine what life was really like in the past.

Wadsworth Publishing Company / Cengage Learning, January 2011 PB 9781111342999

£41.99

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Western Civilization, Complete International Edition 8th ed.

Jackson J. Spielvogel

Major Problems in American Popular Culture International Edition Edited by Kathleen Franz and Susan Smulyan

DE GRUYTER

Nietzsche Online This unique and regularly updated online database provides complete online access to all De Gruyter editions, interpretations and reference works (including “online first”) on one of the most important philosophers.

This innovative new text helps bring history to life and enliven the past in a manner never before seen.

Encompassing a chronological narrative which weaves through economic, social, and political history, it features brand new maps, primary sources and finely executed illustrations.

Wadsworth Publishing Company / Cengage Learning, January 2011 PB 9780495909224

£46.99

Provides a wealth of essays and associated documents which each focus on individual aspects of American popular culture. Focusing strongly on race and class, the text provides definitive arguments for seeing popular audiences as active creators of today’s popular culture.

Wadsworth Publishing Company / Cengage Learning, April 2011

£21.99

Online/Purchase Option ISBN 9783110219555

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Perpetual access to the purchased data after 6 full years (for institutions).

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Annual subscription price € 7,420.00

With over 350 international scholars and 1,450 entries, this is the definitive reference work on the history and impact of Christianity from theology and politics, through to literature and art.

Wiley-Blackwell / John Wiley & Sons, October 2011

PB 9780495911722

De Gruyter

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The Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization 4 Vol. Set Edited by George Thomas Kurian

HB 9781405157629

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Price £450 thereafter. coming soon

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Personifications and Symbols An Index to H.F. Gravelot and C.N. Cochin’s Iconologie par Figures Ester Lels

A must-have reference work for all art professionals and a great book for anyone curious about the personifications and symbols depicted on their painting, print, sculpture, clock, silver or furniture.

MarePress, April 2011 HB 9789490944018

£84.00

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

The Correspondence of Henry Edward Manning and William Ewart Gladstone The Complete Correspondence 1833-1891 coming soon

This book provides significant insights into debates on Church-State realignments, and the relationships between the Roman Catholics and the British Government between 1833 and 1891.

Oxford University Press, October 2011 HB 9780199577316

£320.00

4 Vol. Set Peter C. Erb

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Thomas Hobbes Leviathan 3 Vol. Set Noel Malcolm

Noel Malcolm presents his longawaited critical edition of Hobbes’s highly significant philosophical work Leviathan (1651); a classic of political theory and of English prose, studied worldwide.

Oxford University Press, January 2012 HB 9780199602629

£195.00

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The Oxford History of Historical Writing Volume 1: Beginnings to AD 600

Leading scholars document the history of the major traditions of historical writing, from Classical Greece and Rome, to Ancient East and South Asia.

Oxford University Press, February 2011 HB 9780199218158

£95.00

Edited by Andrew Feldherr and Grant Hardy

peter lang

Enlightened Rule Portraits of Six Exceptional Twentieth Century Premiers Paul Maylam

Eco-Republic Ancient Thinking for a Green Age Melissa Lane

This book offers biographical essays on six exceptional twentieth century heads of government - three from Latin America, and one each from Africa, Asia and Europe.

What can we learn from ancient wisdom and philosophy to manage climate change and sustainability to humankind’s benefit?

Peter Lang AG, 2011 PB 9783034302715

£41.00

Peter Lang Oxford, September 2011 HB 9781906165161

£25.00

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saqi books

The Arab Rediscovery of Europe A Study in Cultural Encounters Ibrahim Abu Lughod

The Meaning of Mecca The Politics of Pilgrimage in Early Islam M.E. McMillan

Self-Criticism after the Defeat Sadik al-Azm

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Ibrahim Abu-Lughod’s pioneering work traces the role of the Arab intelligentsia in increasing Arab awareness of Europe and in shaping an Arab image of the west.

The first study to analyse the leadership of the hajj in the formative period between the 7th and 10th centuries, assessing the pilgrimage from a political perspective. Includes an extensive bibliography.

Criticising a culture of concealment, denial and evasion, Al-Azm’s seminal text retains its intellectual currency and relevance for the Middle East today. A milestone in modern Arab intellectual thought, translated for the first time into English.

Saqi Books, February 2011 PB 9780863564031

£14.99 Saqi Essentials Series

Saqi Books, August 2011 HB 9780863564376

£25.00

Saqi Books, September 2011 PB 9780863564888

£14.99

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John Calvin Michael Mullett

A key introduction to the life, works and enduring influence of John Calvin, one of the most important figures in religious history.

Routledge / Taylor & Francis, May 2011 HB 9780415476980

£60.00 PB 9780415476997

£15.99 Routledge Historical Biographies

The Routledge Atlas of British History 5th ed.

This new and compelling fifth edition charts the changing story of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and covers political, social and economic history.

Martin Gilbert

Routledge / Taylor & Francis, April 2011 HB 9780415608756

£65.00 PB 9780415608763

£16.99 Routledge Historical Atlases

International Economic Relations Since 1945 Catherine R. Schenk

The perfect guide for all those seeking to understand recent economic trends in a longer term perspective.

Routledge / Taylor & Francis, February 2011 HB 9780415570763

£65.00 PB 9780415570787

£16.99 ebook options available - view on Blackwell’s Collection Manager The Making of the Contemporary World

Ethics and Public Policy A Philosophical Inquiry Jonathan Wolff

The first book to subject important and controversial areas of public policy, such as drugs, health and gambling to philosophical scrutiny.

Routledge / Taylor & Francis, May 2011 HB 9780415668521

£60.00 PB 9780415668538

£17.99

The Existence of God A Philosphical Introduction Yujin Nagasawa

Does God exist? This book assesses classical and contemporary arguments and is an ideal introduction to the philosophy of religion.

Routledge / Taylor & Francis, April 2011 HB 9780415465885

£65.00 PB 9780415465892

£18.99 ebook options available - view on Blackwell’s Collection Manager

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music Edited by Theodore Gracyk and Andrew Kania

An outstanding guide and reference source by fifty international contributors to the key topics, subjects, thinkers and debates in philosophy and music.

Routledge / Taylor & Francis, February 2011 HB 9780415486033

£130.00 ebook options available - view on Blackwell’s Collection Manager Routledge Philosophy Companions

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