What’s New in Early Modern Europe Third Edition
Writing a new edition is always challenging, as there is always exciting new scholarship to incorporate and completely new directions and sub-fields to include. And then deciding what to cut, so the...
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Representation in the United States has always been a risky proposition. In principle, congressional lawmakers have strong incentives to collaborate on the creation of policies that constituents...
View ArticlePolitical Peasants? Local authority in late medieval and early modern England
In the classic 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, one scene sees King Arthur debate with two self-proclaimed anarcho-syndicalist peasants, who outline a complex democratic system of decision...
View ArticleLife and Language beyond Earth
This book addresses the question ‘Do beings exist on planets beyond our Solar System with whom we could engage in meaningful exchange?’ To approach this issue we can break it down as follows: Four...
View ArticleEssential Electromyography
This book, based on the author’s 25 years of practising and teaching the specialty of clinical neurophysiology, is aimed at two groups of clinicians. First and foremost, at new trainees in clinical...
View ArticlePlunging Crime Fiction into the Mediterranean Sea
My passion for crime fiction started very early, thanks to my aunt Andreina who was an avid reader of the genre. She had an extensive collection of “Gialli Mondadori”, a crime series published by the...
View ArticleOpera in the Viennese Home from Mozart to Rossini
It’s always difficult to step outside one’s comfort zone. In the case of this book, the process of getting ready to step outside took a decade. This may seem unreasonably long, since the step did not...
View Article2023 Retrospect: Emotions and Politics
Blog #5 of the Psychology and its Antecedents series As we look to the launch of a new year – a clean slate to create happiness – a review of the year just finishing seems to have exacted a toll...
View ArticleNo one hates like a Greek neighbour? Athens and Boiotia in a different...
Anyone who has ever watched the Six Nations in Rugby or the World Cup in Football probably is familiar with the sentiment of beating a neighbouring country or rival brings among the faithful. What...
View ArticleFinding Hope for the Future in Queer History
LGBTQ+ rights are under attack around the country. In just the first six months of 2024, state legislators introduced 527 bills targeting the LGBTQ+ community. The situation is so dire that the Human...
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