Das Maximilianeum

Das MaximilianeumThe Maximilianeum: Built by King Maximilian II from 1857 as a picture gallery and seat of the study foundation for Bavaria's highly gifted high school graduates, and completed by his son, King Ludwig II, in 1874, the historic building has served as the seat of the Bavarian Parliament since 1949.

and the editors examine the practice of teaching in

as well as the effects of British imperialism which brought ordinary Britons access to antiquities as well as confidence to claim expertise over foreign cultures

Portraiture and Social Identity in Eighteenth-Century Rome sheds new light on the relationship between portraiture

The first book to examine the proposition that Irish public servants in India were moved by their ‘Irishness’ to subvert or eccentrically implement policies of the Raj

emerging into Harlem a common Black man content in his lower-class life

This book provides a new perspective on the work of Jim Henson

artistic activism

‘Rabindranath Tagore's Drama in the Perspective of Indian Theatre’ examines Tagore’s plays from the viewpoint of Indian dramatic/performance traditions

The first general economic history of France since 2004 and the first to include the impact of the global financial crisis

Jobim's music made a lasting impression worldwide

Taliban on both sides of the Durand Line

This book is the first major Anglophone study of Austrofascism in over two decades