These ten essays constitute a distinctive contribution to the enticing but treacherous domain of a comparative history. (The book) succeeds because it is written by qualified scholars who address a delimited, manageable subject (American Historical Review).
These ten essays constitute a distinctive contribution to the enticing but treacherous domain of a comparative history. (The book) succeeds because it...
This history deals with the twenty-year period between 1880 and 1900, when virtually all of Africa was seized and occupied by the Imperial Powers of Europe. Eurocentric points of view have dominated the study of this era, but in this book, one of Africa's leading historians reinterprets the colonial experiences from the perspective of the colonized.
This history deals with the twenty-year period between 1880 and 1900, when virtually all of Africa was seized and occupied by the Imperial Powers o...
Duby presents a fascinating account of medieval marriage among the aristocracy of northern France, emphasizing the main features of their marriage strategies, the maintenance of the 'lineage, ' and the making of good marriages. -- Journal of Ecclesiastical History. The Johns Hopkins Symposia in Comparative History.
Duby presents a fascinating account of medieval marriage among the aristocracy of northern France, emphasizing the main features of their marriage str...
