An original interpretative history for students or scholars of West Central Africa from earliest times to 1852 which benefits from comprehensive and in- depth treatment of internal histories, inter-state interactions, and external relationships for an original approach to regional histories.
John Clare was reputedly a solitary, shy man, at one with nature and the world. Although these authors have both published books which indicate otherwise, in this volume they focus on Clare as a transgressive figure. While he documented and celebrated the country life he valued so highly, he was also a witness to the partial destruction of that life, with the coming of enclosure and increasingly severe penalties for trespass. John Clare: The Trespasser shows how, in his poetry, autobiography and letters, Clare was no supporter or respecter of property rights.
A collection of writings and speeches by Pope Benedict XVI introduces his perspectives on key issues marking his papacy, addressing topics ranging from abortion and priesthood sexual misconduct to anti-Semitism and Christian relations with Islam
This book explores Africa's involvement in the Atlantic world from the fifteenth century through the eighteenth century.