Almost 300 line drawings illustrate the history of swords from prehistory to the early Romans. Burton explains why specific materials were chosen to make swords

What makes a great Jewish book? In fact, what makes a book "Jewish" in the first place? Ruth R. Wisse eloquently fields these questions in The Modern Jewish Can

This volume analyzes the emergence of Jewish and Christian discourses of religious violence within their Roman imperial context with an emphasis on the shared t