July 2012

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Title \| Price	Date	Subject	Type	Imprint
Approaching African History Michael Brett Explores how the conception of Africa and its history has changed over time and narrates the story of this vast continent over the past 10,000 years. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £50.00 \| US $90.00	Jan 2013	African Studies	Academic	James Currey
The Battle of Syria 1918-1920 John D. Grainger Relates how the British, aided by Arab insurgents and the French, with difficulty defeated the Turks, and captured northern Palestine and most of Syria. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £65.00 \| US $115.00	Jan 2013	Modern History	Academic	Boydell Press
The British Navy, Economy and Society in the Seven Years War Christian Buchet An analysis of how Britain developed over time a superb supply system for the navy, with beneficial consequences both for victory in war and for Britain's economic development. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £65.00 \| US $115.00	Feb 2013	Modern History	Academic	Boydell Press
Dance in Handel's London Opera Sarah McCleave Examines the pivotal role of dance in the Italian operas of Handel, perhaps the greatest opera composer between Monteverdi and Mozart. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £55.00 \| US $80.00	Feb 2013	Music	Academic	University of Rochester Press
The Fabric of Marian Devotion in Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi Lesley K. Twomey First comprehensive survey of Isabel de Villena (Sor Isabel), the fifteenth-century Spanish nun and writer. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £50.00 \| US $90.00	Jan 2013	Hispanic Studies	Academic	Tamesis Books
The Faustian Century German Literature and Culture in the Age of Luther and Faustus Edited by J.M. van der Laan and C. Andrew Weeks New essays revealing the enduring significance of the story made famous in the 1587 Faustbuch and providing insights into the forces that gave the sixteenth century its distinct character. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $90.00	Feb 2013	German Literature	Academic	Camden House
Financing the Raj The City of London and Colonial India, 1858-1940 David Sunderland A detailed analysis of how government in India was financed during the period of direct British rule. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £75.00 \| US $130.00	Feb 2013	Modern History	Academic	Boydell Press
First and Lasting Impressions Julius Rudel Looks Back on a Life in Music Julius Rudel & Rebecca Paller The long-awaited memoir of Julius Rudel, the legendary opera conductor and arts administrator, gives insight into his ground-breaking repertory choices and his collaborations with Beverly Sills, Plácido Domingo, and others. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £30.00 \| US $49.95	Feb 2013	Music	Academic	University of Rochester Press
French Arthurian Literature V: The Lay of Mantel Edited by Glyn S. Burgess & Leslie C. Brook Text with facing translation of an undeservedly neglected, humorous French lay, in which the women of Arthur's court have their virtue challenged by a magic mantle. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £50.00 \| US $90.00	Feb 2013	Medieval Literature	Academic	D.S. Brewer
A History of the County of Staffordshire XI: Audley, Keele, and Trentham Edited by Nigel J. Tringham Covering the hilly north-west part of the county from the Cheshire border to the valley of the River Trent south of Newcastle-under-Lyme, this volume treats parishes that lie mostly on the North Staffordshire coalfield and where both coal and ironstone mining and iron making became important, especially in the nineteenth century. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £95.00 \| US $165.00	Jan 2013	Modern History	Academic	Victoria County History
The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, 1275-1504 XVI. Henry VII. 1489-1504 Edited by Rosemary Horrox A major contribution to the history of Parliament, to medieval English history, and to the study of the English constitution. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW Click here for a printable information sheet UK £60.00 \| US $99.00	July 2012	Medieval History	Academic	Boydell Press
Reading Marechera Edited by Grant Hamilton Invites readers, critics and theorists to breach what Lewis Nkosi once described as 'the cordon sanitaire around African literature.' Click here for a printable information sheet UK £19.99 \| US $34.95	Jan 2013	African Studies	Academic	Boydell Press
Supplications from England and Wales in the Registers of the Apostolic Penitentiary, 1410-1503 Volume I: 1410-1464 Edited by Peter D. Clarke and Patrick N.R. Zutshi First edition of supplications from the Apostolic Penitentiary - an essential resource for any historian of the pre-Reformation Church. Click here for a printable information sheet UK £35.00 \| US $60.00	Jan 2013	Medieval History	Academic	Canterbury & York Society