Persianate Selves: Memories of Place and Origin Before Nationalism (Kia Mana)(Paperback)

Persianate Selves: Memories of Place and Origin Before Nationalism (Kia Mana)(Paperback)

For centuries, Persian was the language of power and learning across Central, South, and West Asia, and Persians received a particular basic education through which they understood and engaged with the world. Not everyone who lived in the land of Iran was Persian, and Persians lived in many other

Nations and Nationalism (Gellner Ernest)(Paperback / softback)

This updated edition of Ernest Gellner's classic exploration of the roots of nationalism includes an extended introduction from John Breuilly, tracing the way the field has changed over the past two decades. * As pertinent today as it was when it was first published in

Arab Nationalism: A Critical Enquiry (Tibi B.)(Paperback)

In this new edition Professor Tibi analyses the impact and function of nationalism and its contribution to social and political change in the Third World, taking the rise of nationalism in the Middle East as a historical example. He concentrates on the period after the First World War, when many

Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Anderson Benedict)(Paperback)

This 'sparkling' and world-famous work examines what drives people to live, die, and kill in the name of nations--revealing the surprising origins and development of nationalism (The Guardian). The full magnitude of Benedict Anderson's intellectual achievement is still being appreciated and

Debating Nationalism: The Global Spread of Nations (Bieber Florian)(Paperback)

This concise introduction offers an overview of the global rise and spread of nationalism since the late 18th century. Reflecting on key themes and existing scholarship it presents case studies and primary sources to track the emergence of the modern nation, and understand how nationalism has given

Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World (Jayawardena Kumari)(Paperback)

A founding text of transnational feminism For twenty-five years, Feminism and Nationalism in the Third World has been an essential primer on the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history of women's movements in Asia and the Middle East. In this engaging and well-researched survey,

Writing the History of Nationalism (Feldner Heiko)(Paperback)

What is nationalism and how can we study it from a historical perspective? Writing the History of Nationalism answers this question by examining eleven historical approaches to nationalism studies in theory and practice.An impressive cast of contributors cover the history of nationalism from a wide

A Square Peg in Bush House - Memories of a BBC man (Perman David)(Paperback / softback)

Dictionary of Gems and Gemology (Shipley Robert M.)(Paperback)

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and

Our Many Selves: Practical Yogic Psychology (Aurobindo)(Paperback)

Many of us face the difficulty of trying to change something in our nature, only to find that it is either difficult or virtually impossible. The key to solving this problem actually lies in a deeper understanding of the true nature of our psychological being. We are actually composed of various

Nationalism: Theory, Ideology, History (Smith Anthony D.)(Paperback)

For the last two centuries, nationalism has been a central feature of society and politics. Few ideologies can match its power and resonance, and no other political movement and symbolic language has such worldwide appeal and resilience. But nationalism is also a form of public culture and

Silas Marner (Eliot George)(Paperback / softback)

Wrongly accused of theft and exiled from a religious community many years before, the embittered weaver Silas Marner lives alone in Raveloe, living only for work and his precious hoard of money. But when his money is stolen and an orphaned child finds her way into his house, Silas is given the

The Rise of the Right: English Nationalism and the Transformation of Working-Class Politics (Winlow Simon)(Paperback)

Elfa and the Box of Memories (Bell Michelle)(Paperback / softback)

Minerals: A Very Short Introduction (Vaughan David)(Paperback)

Minerals existed long before any forms of life, playing a key role in the origin and evolution of life; an interaction with biological systems that we are only now beginning to understand. Exploring the traditional strand of mineralogy, which emphasises the important mineral families, the

Who's Buried Where in London (Matthews Peter)(Paperback)

London's many cemeteries, churches, and graveyards are the last resting places of a multitude of important people from many different walks of life. Politicians, writers, and military heroes rub shoulders with engineers, courtesans, artists, and musicians, along with quite a few eccentric

The Enlightenment (Outram Dorinda)(Paperback)

What is the Enlightenment? A period rich with debates on the nature of man, truth and the place of God, with the international circulation of ideas, people and gold. But did the Enlightenment mean the same for men and women, for rich and poor, for Europeans and non-Europeans? In this fourth edition

Contemporary Biography (Longaker Mark)(Paperback)

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and

The Last Glass (Carn Geoffrey)(Paperback)

A man arrives in Dallas the day before the assassination of President Kennedy and is involved in events that would change history - what are his intentions on 22 November 1963 and afterwards...?A policeman receives news that an old friend has died and begins to reminisce with his wife, both will be

Lot (Washington Bryan)(Paperback / softback)

Stories of a young man finding his place among family and community in Houston, from a powerful, emerging American

The Pilgrimage of Piltdown Man (O'Leary Mike)(Paperback)

'Once upon a time...there was the Weald. Much of the Weald was smoke and flame - a place of blast furnaces and molten iron - and the mine pits; still, deep, dark cooling pools, from which would come the hiss of steam when white hot iron was plunged in.And scattered throughout the Wealden forest

Ash Before Oak (Cooper Jeremy)(Paperback)

Ash before Oak is a novel in the form of a fictional journal written by a solitary man on a secluded Somerset estate. Ostensibly a nature diary, chronicling the narrator's interest in the local flora and fauna and the passing of the seasons, Ash before Oak is also the story of a breakdown told

Memories, Dreams and Reflections (Faithfull Marianne)(Paperback / softback)

This book is a more personal history than has ever before been written by or about Marianne Faithfull. Anecdotal, conversational, intimate and revealing, this is her no-holds-barred account of her life, her friends, her triumphs and mistakes.A decade after the publication of 'Faithfull', one of the

Inheriting Paradise: Meditations on Gardening (Guroian Vigen)(Paperback)

The garden is a personal place of retreat and delight and labor for many people. Gardening helps us collect ourselves, much as praying does. For rich and poor- it makes no difference- a garden is a place where body and soul are in harmony. In Inheriting Paradise Vigen Guroian offers an abundant