Hajj — Harvard University Press
This book opens out onto the full sweep of the Hajj: a sacred path walked by early Islamic devotees and pre-Islamic Arabians; a sumptuous site of worship under the care of sultans; and an expression of faith in the modern world.
The British Empire and the Hajj — Harvard University Press
Sep 21, 2015 · John Slight traces the Empire’s complex interactions with the Hajj from the 1860s, when an outbreak of cholera led Britain to engage reluctantly in medical regulation of pilgrims, to the Suez Crisis of 1956.
To Exercise Our Talents — Harvard University Press
Apr 15, 2006 · In this brilliantly conceived book, Christopher Hilliard reveals the extraordinary history of "ordinary" voices. Writing as an organized pursuit emerged in the 1920s, complete with clubs, magazines, guidebooks, and correspondence schools.
On Glasgow and Edinburgh — Harvard University Press
On Glasgow and Edinburgh is a thoroughly enjoyable book, all the more so for provoking arguments (the Glaswegian’s favorite hobby). Readers familiar with the two cities will enjoy the recitation of familiar history and the frequent occurrence of unfamiliar fact and anecdote.
Viet Thanh Nguyen On Speaking for an Other
5 days ago · In this personal and thought-provoking essay from his new book, To Save and to Destroy, Viet Thanh Nguyen addresses what it means to write as an other, given writing’s power both to save and to destroy the other.
Six Books that Anticipated this Political Moment
Jan 15, 2025 · Six groundbreaking books—two published decades ago—that offer critical insights into our present predicament. Together, these works, written by some of the country’s most distinguished scholars, reveal the historical patterns and philosophical tensions that have shaped American democracy.
The Shows of London — Harvard University Press
Examining hundreds of the wonderfully varied exhibitions that culminated in the Crystal Palace of 1851, this generously illustrated book sheds light on a vast and colorful expanse of English social history that has thus far remained wholly unsurveyed.
The Platypus and the Mermaid — Harvard University Press
Oct 15, 1998 · This enormously entertaining book captures the fervor of the Victorian age for classifying and categorizing every new specimen, plant or animal, that British explorers and soldiers and sailors brought home.
1381 — Harvard University Press
The events of 1381 have long fascinated historians… In her deeply researched and exceptionally well-illustrated book, Juliet Barker indeed tells the story, but unpicks many of the assumptions behind it.
PREFACE. xiii. mand. The distinct national colors of the imperialist map of the world have merged and blended in the imperial global rainbow. The transformation of the modern imperialist geography of