Much of the literature on post-apartheid South Africa focuses on what’s been called its miracle transition to liberal democracy. Alexander (U. of Cape Town), a former political activist who was…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…

Alexander Neville was an English humanist, scholar, author and translator who made his reputation as a Latinist and worked as a secretary for Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. The book…