Aliya A Ali explores how kinship and marriage alliances shaped political power and governance in the early Islamic city of Kūfa.
by Paul du Plessis Tell us about your book! Henry Maine’s book, Ancient Law, remains one of the most influential legal treatises of the late nineteenth century. It has deeply shaped various academic disciplines such as legal history, sociology of…
By Peter Burke The idea that the unintended consequences of human action are often more important – for better and even more often, for worse – than the intended ones is a well-known theme among historians, whether they study politics,…