Does globalization mean the end of the nation state? Or are nation states able to respond to
processes of global change? This impressively comprehensive book examines the …

World history has expanded dramatically in recent years, primarily as a teaching field, and
increasingly as a research field. Growing numbers of teachers and Ph. Ds in history are …

Popular representations of Pakistan's North West Frontier have long featured simplistic
images of tribal blood feuds, fanatical religion, and the seclusion of women. The rise to …

International relations scholars typically expect political communities to resemble one
another the more they are exposed to pressures of war, economic competition and the …

Taking the plane or sending an e-mail: globalization has become part of the fabric of our
daily lives. And yet it is often seen as an impersonal force that is threatening to destroy …

Wolfgang Knöbl unterzieht in diesem Buch die aktuellen soziologischen Großtheorien einer
kritischen Analyse. Vor diesem Hintergrund arbeitet er insbesondere die Relevanz …

For the last twenty years or so, archaeologists of Roman Britain, among other provinces,
have been seeking ways of moving beyond the concept of 'Romanisation'as a framework for …

Niumi, a small, little-known territory located on the bank of the Gambia River in West Africa,
is seemingly far from the reaches of world historical events. And yet the outside world has …

Mit der Europäischen Rechtsgeschichte verfügt die Rechtsgeschichte seit vielen
Jahrzehnten über eine Tradition transnationaler rechtshistorischer Forschung. Sie wurde …

Historians today like to preach the virtues of comparison and cross-national work. In the last
decade, cross-national histories have prospered, yielding important work in the subjects as …