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John Beusterien, Stephen West

Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain

The Element provides a global history of ivory and elephants, acknowledging the individuality and dignity of the elephants that provided that ivory.

Andrew Leigh

How Economics Explains the World

"If you read just one book about economics, make it Andrew Leigh's clear, insightful, and remarkable (and short) work." ---Claudia Goldin, recipient of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics and Henr…

Geraldine Heng

Teaching Early Global Literatures and Cultures

Teaching Early Global Literatures and Cultures is a guide to the terra incognita of the global literature classroom. It should be possible for faculty and graduate instructors to take this Element and beg…

Christopher E. Taylor

The Global Legend of Prester John

The Global Legend of Prester John delves into the enduring fascination with Prester John, an unreachable, collectively-imagined Christian priest-king who figured prominently in Europe's entrance into an i…

Sverker Sörlin, Eric Paglia

Stockholm and the Rise of Global Environmental Governance

A unique history examining the evolution of global environmental governance through the lens of one city. It explores the impact of the seminal 1972 U.N. Conference on the Human Environment and the outsiz…

John Beusterien, Stephen West

Elephants and Ivory in China and Spain

The Element provides a global history of ivory and elephants, acknowledging the individuality and dignity of the elephants that provided that ivory.

D. Fairchild Ruggles

Islamicate Environments

"Islam burst forth from Arabia in the seventh century and spread with astonishing speed and force into the Middle East, Asia and northern Africa and the Mediterranean. This Element focuses on the env…

Geraldine Heng

Teaching Early Global Literatures and Cultures

Teaching Early Global Literatures and Cultures is a guide to the terra incognita of the global literature classroom. It should be possible for faculty and graduate instructors to take this Element and beg…

Quercus

Speeches That Changed the World

A fully revised and updated edition, containing over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from throughout history.

James Stourton

Rogues and Scholars

"A colorful and fast-moving account of how postwar London became the global center of the art market--a story of Impressionist masterpieces, dodgy dealers, and ground-breaking financial transactions.…

Ian Morley

The City Beautiful and the Globalization of Urban Planning

"This Element discusses how urbanists have long portrayed urban design and planning models globally, but the American City Beautiful has been less explored due to its ethnocentric focus on North Amer…

Sophie van den Elzen

Slavery in the International Women's Movement, 1832-1914

"This book shows how advocates for women's rights, in the absence of their "own" history, used the antislavery movement as a historical reference point and model. It will be of interest to …

José Luis Ortiz Garza

The Queen of the Air

"The Queen of the Air" unveils the eventful history of John R. Brinkley, a notorious American pseudo-physician, alongside his groundbreaking establishment of a 1-million-watt radio station strad…

José Luis Ortiz Garza

The Queen of the Air

"The Queen of the Air" unveils the eventful history of John R. Brinkley, a notorious American pseudo-physician, alongside his groundbreaking establishment of a 1-million-watt radio station strad…

James Mcdougall

Worlds of Islam

From its emergence in seventh century Arabia, Islam has been a faith on the move. Over the span of a thousand years, armies, missionaries, and merchants carried it to the edges of Europe, the coasts of So…

Matt Bozeat

Darts Miscellany

Darts Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the game of arrows, from irresistible anecdotes to the most mindblowing stats and facts. A brilliantly …

Rick Nelson

Album Seven By Rick / It's Up To You +6

Adam Mez

The Renaissance of Islam

A new edition with introduction by Julia Bray of this rare, important and comprehensive survey of Islamic culture and society in the tenth century

Dark Fortress

Spectres From The Old World (180g)

Product Information Venerated black metal specialists Dark Fortress return with a new album, »Spectres from the Old World«! After a six-year gap, Germany’s darkest sons continue where »Venereal Dawn…