This book provides a philosophical overview of Umberto Eco's historical and cultural development as a unique, internationally recognized public intellectual …
This is a study of the political, religious, social and mental worlds of the Catholic aristocracy from 1550 to 1640. …
In this completely updated edition of Henry Kamen’s classic survey of the Spanish Inquisition, the author incorporates the latest research …
The Missionary’s Curse tells the story of a Chinese village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century, drawing direct …
A thrilling account of treachery, loyalty and martyrdom in Elizabethan England from an exceptional new writer. As darkness fell on …