First farmers

the origins of agricultural societies

Entre empire et nations

penser la politique étrangère

D'une guerre d'Irak à l'autre

violence et politique au Moyen-Orient 1991-2004

The cultural politics of food and eating

a reader

Archaeologies of the Middle East

critical perspectives

Tiberius

A brief history of Saints

A Brief History of Saints follows the rise of the cult of saints in Christianity from its origin in the age of the martyrs down to the present day. Referring to both well-known saints such as Joan of Arc and lesser-known figures like the 'holy ...

The Blackwell companion to the sociology of culture

This collection of original, state-of-the-art essays by prominent international scholars covers the most important issues comprising the sociology of culture. Heightened recognition of the ways culture inflects politics and economics, social relations and personal identities has transformed scholarship in the social sciences and humanities. The ...

The Persians

The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 558 bc to the present day. The book traces events from the rise of the Persian empire, through competition with Rome and conquest by the Arabs, through to ...

Death, mourning, and burial

a cross-cultural reader

European Industrial Relations Annual Review 2001/2002

Published each year, this review identifies key events in European industrial relations, political economy and social policy during the preceeding year and invites leading academic commentators from across the EU to assess their significance. Identifies the significant trends and developments in the relationship between employers ...

Theories of mythology

Roman imperialism

readings and sources

Economic development and the division of labor

State/Space

A reader.

Media and society in the twentieth century

a historical introduction

Sweet violence

the idea of the tragic

Stalinism

the essential readings

The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of the social sciences

Consequentialism