Die 1876 von Wilhelm Braune als Neudrucke deutscher Literaturwerke des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts begrundete Reihe wird seit 1961 in einer neuen Folge fortgefuhrt. Je nach Eigenart und Bedeutung der…

Perhaps nothing is more revealing about people than their reading habits. In 1938, when Freud fled the Nazis, he brought with him from Vienna to London a large portion of…

The present state and future possibilities of the humanities, especially the teaching of languages and culture. Topics addressed include why one should teach European languages, how books and jobs are…

Diets and dieting have concerned - and sometimes obsessed - human societies for centuries. The dieters’ regime is about many things, among them the control of weight and the body…

Examines the complicated relationship between Jewish identities and the evolving meanings of science throughout the history of Western academic culture. The book presents contributions by scholars from various disciplines to…

Diseases and Diagnoses discusses why such social problems as addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, racial predisposition for illness, surgery and beauty, and electrotherapy, all of which concerned thinkers a hundred years…

Are Jews a global people or are they a national people defined by a specific national state? How has the role of Jews across today’s global culture been shaped by…

Smoke: A Global History of Smoking examines the culture of smoking in different traditions and locations around the world. From opium dens in Victorian England to tobacco in Edo period…