Many histories of science have been written, but A New History of the Humanities offers the
first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present. There are already …

Since independence, the West African sub-region has been an arena for a number of large-
scale conflicts and civil wars, as well as simmering and low-intensity uprisings. Contrary to …

This study examines the spatiotemporal patterns of urban land use (urban-LU) change in the
rapidly urbanising city of Lusaka, Zambia, during the 1990-2000 and 2000-2010 periods …

This study explores the historical determinants of the spread of Islam. Motivated by a
plethora of historical accounts stressing the role of trade for the adoption of Islam, we …

Exploring the Yoruba tradition in the United States, Hucks begins with the story of Nana
Oseijeman Adefunmi's personal search for identity and meaning as a young man in Detroit …

Distribution data form the basis of the study of zoo-geography, which has applications in,
inter alia, ecology and conservation. Written records were used to estimate the distribution …

No other decade evokes such contradictory images as the 1970s: reform and emancipation
on the one hand, crisis and malaise on the other. In The Global 1970s: Radicalism, Reform …

In this study we explore the historical determinants of contemporary Muslim representation.
Motivated by a plethora of case studies and historical accounts among Islamicists stressing …

'As the world economic system stumbles, as trade wars intensify and the dangers of a
diminishing global multilateralism threaten, Davies' new book offers a unique blend of astute …

Positive psychology has relied on world philosophical and religious traditions for its
understanding and classification of core virtues and character strengths and in …