September 11, 2019
Orchestras don’t usually need special reasons to highlight the music of the late-Romantic Austrian composer Gustav Mahler (1860–1911). His titanic symphonies and delicate songs have shaped musical life in the… READ MORE
September 9, 2019
Let’s be clear: this is NOT another Brexit book. Instead of picking over what’s happening now, Adrian Williamson provides an invaluable guide to how Britain reached this point, tracing the… READ MORE
September 6, 2019
I began working in the Pre-Press department here at Boydell & Brewer in March with little experience of publishing. My colleagues were patient and generous with their time, answering a… READ MORE
September 5, 2019
In the dangerous early modern city just who is the real criminal? And in an environment of vast inequality, who is really bringing justice? Lena Liapi looks at the pamphlets… READ MORE
September 3, 2019
Fake news is not a term you’d have heard often four years ago, but one that is now littered across political debates, newspaper headlines and endless social media statuses. But… READ MORE
August 28, 2019
I’ve always had a keen interest in the history of the Mediterranean and the Aegean and most of my history modules at university were focused on this area, so naturally… READ MORE
August 22, 2019
“The streets of Vienna are paved with culture, the streets of other cities with asphalt” This was the typically acid comment of the Viennese satirist Karl Kraus, writing a hundred… READ MORE
August 21, 2019
This August we celebrate Women in Translation Month. Women in Translation month began in 2014, from the initiative of book blogger Meytal Radzinski. Radzinski set out to encourage and challenge… READ MORE
August 20, 2019
Our thanks to Dr Charles D. Stanton for this wonderful introduction to the incredible story of Roger of Lauria, whose triumphs during the War of the Sicilian Vespers remain unparalleled…. READ MORE
August 17, 2019
James MacMillan is a classical composer and conductor known for his orchestral, operatic and choral works. In May 2018 MacMillan met with Phillip A. Cooke to discuss the work on… READ MORE
The origins of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
