Set against Afghanistan's deep-rooted religious, ethnic and social divisions and the more recent bitter civil war that has left as many as 2 million Afghans dead and over 6 million homeless, Griffiths examines the current political ...

After water, tea is the second most consumed drink in the world. 'Tea' takes the reader to almost every corner of the globe, looking at the phenomenon which has touched every part of the world.

The poems reveal the sometimes mysterious longings for love and friendship that men and women have for one another, from the beginnings of relationships to their ends.

This book is a successor to J Griffiths, A Bood and H Weyers, Euthanasia and Law in the Netherlands (Amsterdam University Press 1998) which was widely praised for its thoroughness, clarity, and accuracy.

Therefore the Dutch experience is of interest not only to the Dutch, but to anyone who is considering wether or not to make euthanasia a legal practice. This book is written for a reader without specific knowledge of law.

Praised as being an ideal introduction to the field, this book explores the development of Greek art and civilisation across three millennia, from the engimatically beautiful Cycladic figurines of the Bronze Age to the sensuous sculptures, ...

Examines almost three thousand terracottas found in archaeological excavations at the sanctuary of Santa Venera at Paestum

The rich pageant of Britain's history emerges nowhere more colorfully than in the story of its kings and queens. This spectacular book offers the most authoritative account of the British monarchy ever published for the general reader.