A fitting testament to [Lincoln’s] literary skill. It evokes vividly the unconscionable gulf between the life of the city’s aristocratic patrons and the misery of the masses. –New York Times

How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title identifies three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory…

Lincoln mounts an argument for the value of comparison, which is often derided as limited and limiting; instead, he shows how carefully considered comparisons can illuminate both subjects.

The first decade of Alexander II’s reign is known in Russian history as the Era of the Great Reforms, a time recognized as the major period of social, economic, and…

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In this edition of his seminal theoretical work on myth, ritual, and classification, Bruce Lincoln explores the ways in which these narratives and practices hold human societies together-and how, in…

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The Lincoln Monument, - in memory of Scottish-American soldiers, unveiled in Edinburgh, August 21, 1893 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of…