Peter Mitchell Boeken

Set in post-World War I London, the narrative follows Jack Ford, a former soldier who has found wealth but returns to his struggling hometown of Gallowshield. There, he reconnects with his past love, Jessie Ashton, a principled Socialist, while navigating the hedonistic Jazz Age and the grim realities of economic decline. As Jack encounters old friends and unexpected figures, including a former countess, themes of love, betrayal, and political turmoil emerge, forcing him to confront his loyalties and ambitions amid societal change.

Exploring the evolution of the human mind, this text delves into the complexities of social interaction and the development of understanding from infancy to adulthood. It challenges the notion that a significant cognitive shift occurs at age four, proposing instead that children possess early potential for grasping concepts of the mind, albeit constrained by a focus on material reality. Language is highlighted as a crucial tool that enables children to think abstractly, facilitating their journey towards a deeper comprehension of mental processes and social coordination.

A short, polemical study of the persistence of imperial nostalgia in modern British culture, politics, heritage and media. -- .

Focusing on the rationality behind Phineas Fletcher's figurality in The Purple Island, this book conducts a thorough textual analysis of the 1633 poetic allegory of human anatomy. It explores bibliographical, biographical, conceptual, formal, and linguistic connections to various literary, philosophical, and theological works, as well as anatomical demonstrations, providing a comprehensive understanding of Fletcher's innovative approach to intertwining literature and science.

Focusing on the historical significance of donkeys, the book utilizes archaeological evidence alongside historical and anthropological research to explore their role as early riding animals and vital beasts of burden. It aims to highlight the often-overlooked contributions of donkeys throughout human history, shedding light on their importance in various cultures and economies.

The book offers an extensive overview of Southern Africa's archaeology spanning over three million years, highlighting significant developments in pre-colonial states and the impacts of European colonialism. It emphasizes Indigenous agency and contributes to ongoing efforts to decolonize the field, incorporating recent research to provide a nuanced understanding of the region's historical complexities.

Shipwrecks are often dismissed as undersea scrapyards. But the author has found that if you know something of their stories, you enjoy diving on the wrecks that much more, and soon you begin to realize, that in their way, wrecks are a sort of living maritime museum. If you use the information in this book carefully, you will be able to explore every one of these wrecks, and never again will your day be spoilt because you could not find the wrecksite.