Water and fire

Water and fireThe story of Noahs Flood is one of the Bibles most popular stories, and other flood myths are preserved by cultures across the world. This book presents the first comprehensive study of the incorporation of the Flood myth into the literary and historical imagination of the Anglo Saxons, ranging from the works of Bede to Beowulf.

public and private were defined and contested

Digital networking is the foundation for the development of all CSCD applications

this book compares Irish and Scottish migration to North America and Australasia between 1921 and 1965

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The eight studies presented here on late medieval religious objects provide new insight into miracle stories

Whereas the left blamed Britain’s postwar economic decline on its burdensome military commitments

The book deals with the political challenges of liberalisation and privatisation that needed to be in place in order for these technologies to be built

this new volume in the Directory of World Cinema series explores important genres in the cinema of Eastern Europe

Victoria Thoms explores the cult of Graham and her dancing through a feminist lens that exposes the gendered meaning behind much of her work

The book helps strengthen critiques of the state

Maia Dolphin-Krute argues that the illusive sick body is often made invisible – a ghost – because it does not always fit society's definition of disability

This volume interrogates the boundaries between national security