In this long-needed history of the people and nations surrounding the Baltic Sea, we pass through the legendary castles of Elsinore and Halsingborg to enter a unique landscape and culture. Alan Palmer traces the history of the Baltic region from its early Viking days and its time under the Byzantine[...]

"Fictional Minds" suggests that readers understand novels primarily by following the functioning of the minds of characters in the novel storyworlds. Despite the importance of this aspect of the reading process, traditional narrative theory does not include a complete and coherent theory of fictiona[...]

A comprehensive and practical guidebook to trekking in the Moroccan Atlas mountains ideal for both experienced and novice trekkers. The guide contains: 50 detailed trekking maps showing route times, places to stay and points of interest; the best treks in Toubkal, Sirwa, Sahro, M'goun; practical inf[...]

Offers an overview of the Ottoman Empire's decline from the failure to take Vienna in 1683 to the abolition of the Sultanate in 1922 by Mustafa Kemal, after an upsurge of Turkish national pride. This book emphasises the challenges of the early twentieth century, when railways and oilfields gave new [...]