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The Fante and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Boydell & Brewer 2011; US$ 85.00The first book-length history of the Fante people of southern Ghana during the Atlantic slave trade. Specifically, this volume provides a historical framework for the relationship between Ghana's coastal forts and castles and local African societies during this complex period. more...
A Victorian Gentleman and Ethiopian Nationalist
Boydell & Brewer 2012; US$ 95.00This is the first full biography of 'Hakim' Wärqenäh Eshäté (Dr Charles Martin), a man of overlapping identities as a world citizen, a citizen of the British empire and an Ethiopian nationalist. He was a major progressive force in Ethiopia, played a significant role as a spokesman for the African diaspora during the 1930s,... more...
Medieval Life
Boydell & Brewer 2012; US$ 50.00"An important and timely volume... an elegant summary of complex theory, and synthesis of an impressive body of material. It will be eagerly read by current and future generations of archaeologists, and will demonstrate the significance of historical archaeology to a much wider scholarly audience." Dr Kate Giles, University of York. The aim... more...
Medieval Pets
Boydell & Brewer 2012; US$ 45.00Animals in the middle ages have often been discussed - but usually only as a source of food, as beasts of burden, or as aids for hunters. This book takes a completely different angle, showing that they were also beloved domestic companions to their human owners. It offers a full survey of pets and pet-keeping: how they were acquired, kept, fed, exercised,... more...
The Reign of Edward II
Boydell & Brewer 2006; US$ 90.00A new review of the most significant issues of Edward II's reign. more...
Political Culture and Nationalism in Malawi
Boydell & Brewer 2010; US$ 85.00An exploration of Malawi's political culture as it emerged in the colonial and early post-colonial periods. Drawing on archival sources, Power narrates how anti-colonial protest was made relevant to the African majority through the engagement of politicia more...
Chivalry, Kingship and Crusade
Boydell & Brewer 2013; US$ 99.00The central theme of this book is the largely untold story of English knighthood's ongoing obsession with the crusade fight during the age of Chaucer, "high chivalry" and the famous battles of the Hundred Years War. After combat in France and Scotland, fighting crusades was the main experience of English chivalry in the fourteenth century.... more...
Remaking English Society
Boydell & Brewer 2013; US$ 90.00Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England, offering state-of-the-art assessments of the historiography and the latest research on topics that have been at the heart of the development of 'the new social history' and its cultural turn. more...
Elgar's Earnings
Boydell & Brewer 2013; US$ 90.00This book investigates whether Elgar's complaints about a lack of money can be justified by the facts. It examines the relatively poor terms offered by music publishers to composers of serious music in general and Elgar in particular and explores the reasons why successful painters and authors could obtain much better terms. The comparative analysis... more...









