April 2012

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The Accounts of the Guild of the Holy Trinity, Luton Edited by Barbara Tearle The book contains a complete transcription of the accounts and an introduction presenting an overview of the guild's activities. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £25.00 \| US $45.00	Aug 2012	Early Modern History	Academic	Bedfordshire Historical Record Society
African Theatre 11: Festivals Edited by Martin Banham, James Gibbs and Femi Osofisan Contributors examine how international theatre festivals have been organised and how they have affected the evolution of sustainable theatre. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £18.99 \| US $34.95	Nov 2012	African Studies	Paperback	James Currey
ALT 30 Reflections & Retrospectives in African Literature Today Edited by Ernest N. Emenyonu Chimalum Nwankwo A focus on some of the pioneers of African literary creation. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £18.99 \| US $34.95	Nov 2012	African Studies	Paperback	James Currey
Architecture and Interpretation Essays for Eric Fernie Edited by Jill A Franklin, T.A. Heslop, and Christine Stevenson Essays dealing with numerous aspects of the theory and practice of architectural history Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	Nov 2012	Art Architecture & Photography	Academic	Boydell Press
Bacteriology in British India Laboratory Medicine and the Tropics Pratik Chakrabarti The first book to provide a social and cultural history of bacteriology in colonial India, situating it at the confluence of colonial medical practices, institutionalization, and social movements. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $90.00	Oct 2012	History of Science & Medicine	Academic	University of Rochester Press
Barking Abbey Medieval Literature Culture Authorship and Authority in a Female Community Edited by Jennifer N. Brown & Donna Alfano Bussell Essays on the texts produced at Barking Abbey - one of the most important centres for writings in the Middle Ages. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	Nov 2012	Medieval Literature	Academic	York Medieval Press
Britten in Pictures Edited by Lucy Walker, Jude Brimmer, and Nicholas Clark A photographic journey using a selection of previously unpublished images that reveal the man 'behind the scenes' at work and play. A new and often surprising portrait of this major musical genius. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £19.99 \| US $34.95	Sep 2012	Music	Academic	Boydell Press
The Business of Black Power (paperback) Community Development, Capitalism and Corporate Responsibility in Postwar America Edited by Laura Warren Hill and Julia Rabig Explores business development in the Black Power era and the centrality of economic goals to the larger black freedom movement. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $85.00	Jun 2012	Modern History	Paperback	University of Rochester Press
Caroline Casuistry The Cases of Conscience of Fr Thomas Southwell, SJ Edited by Peter Holmes Edition of theological debates and discussions, giving an intriguing and unusual insight into the English catholic community in the seventeenth century. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £45.00 \| US $80.00	Nov 2012	Early Modern History	Academic	Catholic Record Society
Cultural Capital, Language and National Identity in Imperial Spain Lucia Binotti A study of the cultural mechanisms in early modern Spain that led to the translation, imitation and selective adoption of the values embodied by the Italian Renaissance. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $95.00	Nov 2012	Hispanic Studies	Academic	Tamesis Books
The English and their Legacy, 900-1200 Essays in Honour of Ann Williams Edited by David Roffe The dynamics of medieval societies in England and beyond form the focus of these essays on the Anglo-Norman world. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	Nov 2012	Medieval History	Academic	Boydell Press
English Nuns and the Law in the Middle Ages Cloistered Nuns and Their Lawyers, 1293-1540 Elizabeth Makowski Lawmen were crucial to the economic wellbeing of medieval nunneries; this book looks at the relationship between them and how cases were conducted. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	Nov 2012	Medieval History	Academic	Boydell Press
Environment, Society and Landscape in Early Medieval England Time and Topography Tom Williamson Environment and geography are shown to have played a crucial role in shaping Anglo-Saxon history and culture. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £45.00 \| US $99.00	Nov 2012	Medieval History	Academic	Boydell Press
Fictions From an Orphan State Literary Reflections of Austria between Habsburg and Hitler Andrew Barker A varied, vivid view of the literary culture of the often-neglected interwar Austrian republic. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £40.00 \| US $75.00	Aug 2012	German Literature	Academic	Camden House
The Freetown Bond A Life under Two Flags Eldred Durosimi Jones with Marjorie Jones Eldred Durosimi Jones, a central figure in African literary studies, provides a vivid account of growing up in Freetown in the latter years of British colonial rule. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £30.00 \| US $50.00	Nov 2012	African Studies	Academic	James Currey
From the Pit to the Market Politics and the Diamond Economy in Sierra Leone Diane Frost Argues that corporate neo-colonialism in the diamond trade of Sierra Leone has served to restrict its social and economic growth, excluding and marginalizing it from the club of wealthier nations, and causing it to continue to rely on international aid. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £19.99 \| US $34.95	Nov 2012	African Studies	Paperback	James Currey
Ghetto Voices in Contemporary German Culture Textscapes, Filmscapes, Soundscapes Maria Stehle Illuminates tensions and transformations in today's Germany by examining literary, filmic, and musical treatments of the ghetto metaphor. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £40.00 \| US $75.00	Nov 2012	German Literature	Academic	Camden House
Henry III of England and The Staufen Empire, 1216-1272 Bjorn K. U. Weller Reassessment of the foreign policies and activities of Henry III, revealing them to be more successful than hitherto thought. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £17.99 \| US $29.95	Oct 2012	Medieval History	Academic	Royal Historical Society
Interconnections Gender and Race in American History Carol Faulkner and Alison M. Parker Explores gender and race as principal bases of identity and locations of power and oppression in American history. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £40.00 \| US $75.00	Oct 2012	Modern History	Academic	University of Rochester Press
International Religious Networks Edited by Jeremy Gregory and Hugh McLeod Gives new answers to the question: what is it about religion that gives it such leverage and such an ability to transcend national and regional boundaries and divides? Click here for a printable information sheet UK £40.00 \| US $70.00	Sep 2012	History of Religion	Academic	Ecclesiastical History Society
John Lydgate and the Poetics of Fame Mary C. Flannery An examination of the subject of "fame" in Lydgate, showing it as central to his work. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £50.00 \| US $90.00	Nov 2012	Medieval Literature	Academic	D.S. Brewer
Journal of Medieval Military History 10 Volume X Edited by Clifford J. Rogers, Kelly DeVries, and John France Latest volume in the leading forum for debate on aspects of medieval warfare. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	Sept 2012	Medieval History	Paperback	Boydell Press
Letters from a Life: the Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, 1913-1976 Volume XI: 1966-1976 Edited by Philip Reed and Mervyn Cooke The composer's final decade sees a new outpouring of creativity. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £45.00 \| US $80.00	Nov 2012	Music	Academic	Boydell Press
Lionel Tertis The First Great Virtuoso of the Viola John White This new biography examines the life and work of Lionel Tertis, almost solely responsible for the rise of the viola in the twentieth century. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £25.00 \| US $45.00	Oct 2012	Music	Academic	Boydell Press
Literary Studies and the Pursuit of Reading Edited by Eric Downing, Jonathan M. Hess, and Richard V. Benson Focuses critical attention once again on the nature and process of reading, taking into account both current theory and historical investigations. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £40.00 \| US $75.00	Sept 2012	German Literature	Academic	Camden House
Medieval Romance of Alexander The Deeds and Conquests of Alexander the Great Jehan Wauquelin, Translated bt Nigel Bryant First translation of an example of the many medieval romances about Alexander, as popular in their day as those about Arthur. Jean Wauquelin's work tells the whole story of Alexander's career, from his miraculous birth to his murder at the height of his powers. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £45.00 \| US $80.00	Sept 2012	Modern History	Academic	D.S. Brewer
Metamimesis Imitation in Goethe's Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre and Early German Romanticism Mattias Pirholt Reconsiders the role played by mimesis - and by Goethe's Wilhelm Meister as a mimetic work - in the novels of Early German Romanticism. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $85.00	Nov 2012	German Literature	Academic	Camden House
The Novels of Josefina Aldecoa Women, Society and Cultural Memory in Contemporary Spain Nuala Kenny The first comprehensive analysis of the novels of prominent contemporary Spanish writer and educator Josefina Aldecoa. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $95.00	Nov 2012	Hispanic Studies	Hardback	Tamesis Books
Pain and Compassion in Early Modern English Literature and Culture Jan Frans van Dijkhuizen An examination of the themes of pain and compassion in key Renaissance writers, at a time when religious attitudes to suffering were changing. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	Nov 2012	Renaissance Literature	Hardback	D.S. Brewer
Painting, Literature, and Film in Colombian Feminine Culture, 1940-2005 Of Border Guards, Nomads and Women Deborah Martin This book explores crucial moments in the emergence of feminine culture in Colombia through the work of ground-breaking artist Débora Arango, best-selling novelist Laura Restrepo, and three generations of documentary filmmakers. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $95.00	Nov 2012	Hispanic Studies	Hardback	Tamesis Books
Parliamentary Rolls of Medieval England Please click on this link above to find out more information about your Parliamentary Rolls volumes I - XV.	Jul 2012	Medieval History	Academic	Boydell Press
Pierre Cochereau Organist of Notre-Dame Anthony Hammond Noted organist and scholar Anthony Hammond tells the full story, for the first time, of one of the great organists of the twentieth century. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $85.00	Sept 2012	Music	Academic	University of Rochester Press
Rainer Maria Rilke's The Book of Hours Rainer Maria Rilke Translated by Susan Ranson, Edited by Ben Hutchinson A superb new (and complete) translation of Rilke's luminously lyrical early book of poems, with scholarly introduction and commentary. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £17.99 \| US $29.95	July 2012	German Literature	Academic	Camden House
Religion and the Demographic Revolution Women and Secularisation in Canada, Ireland, UK and USA since the 1960s Callum G. Brown A much-awaited new book by the foremost scholar of secularisation and religion in the modern world. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $95.00	Nov 2012	History of Religion	Academic	Boydell Press
The Religious Census of 1851: Northumberland and County Durham Edited by Alan Munden An edition, with introduction and notes, of the unique census for religious worship, in north-east England. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £50.00 \| US $90.00	Nov 2012	Modern History	Academic	Surtees Society
Rethinking Medieval Translation Edited by Emma Campbell and Robert Mills Essays examining both the theory and practice of medieval translation. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	Nov 2012	Medieval Literature	Academic	D.S. Brewer
Runes: a Handbook Michael P. Barnes Offers a full introduction to and survey of runes and runology: their history, how they were used, and their interpretation. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £45.00 \| US $80.00	Nov 2012	Medieval Literature	Academic	Boydell Press
Sir Thomas Malory: The Morte Darthur Edited by P.J.C. Field A new edition of Malory's Morte Darthur based on the Winchester and other source manuscripts. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £150.00 \| US $260.00	Nov 2012	Medieval Literature	Academic	D.S. Brewer
Socialising Child in England in Late Medieval England, c. 1400-1600 Merridee L. Bailey An investigation into a variety of texts providing guidance for teachers, parents, and children themselves. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £50.00 \| US $90.00	Nov 2012	Medieval Literature	Academic	York Medieval Press
Sport, History, and Heritage Edited by Jeffrey Hill, Kevin Moore and Jason Wood An examination of the relationship between sport and its cultural heritage. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $95.00	Nov 2012	Modern History	Academic	Boydell Press
Thomas Pringle South African pioneer, poet and abolitionist Randolph Vigne This biography of Thomas Pringle (1789-1834), poet, fighter for the Cape Colony's settlers rights, and abolitionist, reveals for the first time the role this key Enlightenment figure played in Africa and Britain. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £45.00 \| US $80.00	Sep 2012	African Studies	Academic	James Currey
Toscanini in Britain Christopher Dyment This is the first book to describe Arturo Toscanini's activities - the life he led, his concerts and recording sessions - during his visits to London and elsewhere in Britain in the years 1900-1952, set in the context of London's concert life of the period. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £30.00 \| US $50.00	Nov 2012	Music	Academic	Boydell Press
The Transformation of British Naval Strategy Seapower and Supply in Northern Europe, 1808-1812 James Davey Shows how the system of supply was perfected during the later part of the Napoleonic Wars, enabling fleets to stay at sea on a permanent basis. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	Nov 2012	Military History	Academic	Boydell Press
Verdi Il Trovatore The Quintessential Italian Melodrama Martin Chusid The first comprehensive study of Verdi's perennially popular opera Il trovatore, written by one of the world's great Verdi authorities. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £40.00 \| US $75.00	Nov 2012	Music	Academic	University of Rochester Press
Violent Women in Print Representations in the West German Print Media of the 1960s and 1970s Martin Chusid First book to explore print-media representations of 1970s German terrorism from an explicitly gendered perspective, while also examining media coverage of other violent women. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £45.00 \| US $80.00	Nov 2012	German Literature	Academic	Camden House
Visualizing the Holocaust (paperback) Documents, Aesthetics, Memory Edited by David Bathrick, Brad Prager and Michael D. Richardson Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $85.00	Nov 2012	German Literature	Paperback	Camden House
The War at Sea in Ireland, 1641-1653 Elaine Murphy An examination of the mid-seventeenth century maritime battles between Ireland, England, and Scotland, showing them to have had a dramatic impact on the overall conflict. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £50.00 \| US $90.00	Nov 2012	Early Modern History	Academic	Royal Historical Society
West End Broadway The American Musical in London, 1939-1972 Adrian Wright The first book dedicated to a detailed history of the American Musical in London. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £25.00 \| US $45.00	Nov 2012	Music	Academic	Boydell Press