A Handlist of Illustrated Early Solomonic Manuscripts in British Public Collections by Jonas Karlsson, Jacopo Gnisci, Sophia Dege-Müller

“…The resulting work sheds new light on the history of book illustration in Early Solomonic Ethiopia and provides insights into the connected histories of the Christian empire of the Ethiopian-Eritrean highlands and the wider Mediterranean world. …”
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A Handlist of Illustrated Early Solomonic Manuscripts in German Public Collections by Sophia Dege-Müller, Jacopo, Vitagrazia

“…We believe that the resulting work sheds new light on the history of book illustration in early Solomonic Ethiopia and hope that it will provide researchers with a valuable instrument to foster comparative research and a more integrative approach to the study of Ethiopian art. …”
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A first course in control systems by Faris, Waleed Fekry, Ihsan, Sany Izan

“…Another main feature of this book is the introduction of the history of control systems in Islamic history. This book grew out of the authors’ experience in teaching the subject for the past three years and also from their research experience in the field …”
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The Buraku Issue in Modern Japan by Neary, I

“…As an examination of Buraku history this book will appeal to scholars and students of Japanese political and economic history, ethnic and racial studies, socialism, social thought and social movements.…”

Trajan and the honorarium decurionatus in the cities of Pontus and Bithynia: a re-assessment of Plin., Ep. 10.113 by Kuhn, CT

“…In order to clarify its meaning, the article explores the complex publication history of Book X, analyses the historical scenarios resulting from the different emendations and nuances in the translation of the Latin text in the modern editions of the Letters and proposes a new reading for Trajan’s message in the light of recent research on the post-classical polis.…”

The Wiley Blackwell History of Islam / by Salvatore, Armando, editor, Tottoli, Roberto, editor, Rahimi, Babak, editor, Ohio Library and Information Network

“…It provides an in-depth study of the diverse ways through which the religious dimension at the core of Islamic traditions has led to a distinctive type of civilizational process in history. The book illuminates the ways in which various historical forces have converged and crystallized in institutional forms at a variety of levels, embracing social, religious, legal, political, cultural, and civic dimensions. …”

La Novela Española de Toulouse (1947-1948). Un catálogo de literatura antifascista by Fernando Larraz

“…This article analyzes this collection of brief literary texts from a double point of view: the cultural history of book publishing and the culture of the Spanish republican exile. …”
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Natural Law in Editions of the 18th Century from the Library of the Irkutsk Theological Seminary as a Historical Source by O. A. Ovchinnikova, O. V. Moreva

“…Books are considered as a complex historical source with an inexhaustible source-study potential for studying the history of book culture. The facts of the history of the formation of the Irkutsk Theological Seminary library fund at the end of the XVIII – early XIX century and the geography of the spread of the ideas of lawyers of Western Europe, obtained by studying readers’ records, library labels and book signs, are presented. …”
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ARCASIA architectural timeline chart : Malaysia by Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Abdul Jamal, Hamdan, Chan, Hean Kee

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Can you have it your way? The consequences of racial capitalism in fast food in America by Tristian Lee

“…The introduction shows how the anti-Blackness of fast food goes beyond health disparities, and instead is rooted in the subordina­tion of Blackness throughout history. The book sets out to outline the history of fast food’s color line, with an emphasis on three cities: New York, Chicago, and Washington D.C. . . . …”
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‘Countering memory loss through misrepresentation: what does she think feminist art history is?’, Julie M. Johnson, The Memory Factory: The Forgotten Women Artists of Vienna 1900... by Griselda Pollock

“…Johnson aims to counter the myth that women were confined to the private sphere, suffered institiutional discrimination and were hence unrecognized by their contemporaries, arguments Johnson attributes misleadingly to ‘feminist’ art history. Her book sets itself up in refutation to feminist straw women, thereby distorting feminist analysis of women and modernist art movements. …”
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The Relationship between God and Israel as a Biblical Portrayal of the Bond between God and the Person in the Light of Deuteronomy 1:1–4:43 by Mirosław Łanoszka

“…Deuteronomy had its origin as a book of God’s Law, communicated to the Israelites by Moses, giving them in a certain way the best guidance possible through the course of their history. The Book of Deuteronomy raises important issues in the life and faith of the Israelites just as they prepare to enter the land of promise. …”
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Institute of Public Relations Malaysia: a historical perspective by Syed Abdullah Idid, Syed Arabi

“…It has taken the author more than three years to collect and sieve through the available records in order to write this brief history. This book is dedicated in memory of the founding president, the late Dato' Mohd Sopiee Sheikh Ibrahim, who made all things happen.…”
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Architectural Terra Cotta / by Corner, Donald B., author 650554, Rowell, John, author 650555

“…Understanding the evolution of terra cotta prepares architects to add new, creative chapters to a rich history. This book describes the key attributes that recommend the use of terra cotta and explain its continuing success. …”

A Critical Review on the Book Ibn Khaldon and History by Abolhasan Fayaz Anush

“…Persian translation of Ibn Khaldon and History'-a book by Mohammad Talbi (1921-2017); a Tunesian historian and thinker-provide a fortune to Iranian for getting familiar with the author and his thoughts. …”
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Critical Investigation on Policy Making of Science in Safavid Era by Mohamadali Momeniha, Hamed Qaraati

“…Relying on the analytical-descriptive approach and taking advantage of the historical sources including general and dynastic histories, travel books and biographies, this research is to discover the weak and strong points of policies and scientific diplomacies in Safavid government. …”
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Reading Hume on the passions by Watts Gabriel

“…This paper provides a reception history of Book Two of the Treatise-Of the passions-as well as an attempt to reconcile Hume's ambitions to systematicity in Book Two with the distracted and distracting nature of the text. …”
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A Critical Review of The Roman Historian Tacitus's Book of Annals by Yaser Malekzadeh, Sorour Khorashadi

“…Although Mirsaidi’s, the translator, main focus is on Roman history, this book also has some very important mentions on the role of the Parthians and their subordinate lands, but they were not translated. …”
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Hesiod’s Works and Days as an Economics Textbook by Gregory T. Papanikos

“…The “Work and Days” apart from its literary value, has a very practical (didactic), unparalleled value which makes it the first economics textbook ever known in history. The book is then presented as being organized into twenty chapters to emphasize that it could have been used as an introductory economics didactic text.…”
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Dictionary ownership in early modern England by Considine, J

“…It is never possible to get definitive answers to questions like this about the early history of book ownership and reading, and this will necessarily be an exploratory paper, but it will at least give some indication of the dictionaries which really mattered in early modern England - which may not be identical with those which have received the most scholarly attention in recent decades.…”