Books in the Studies in Comparative History series

An in-depth look at trends in North American internal migration.

A study of migration habits as a global phenomenon.

An examination of the meaning and effects of corruption in 18th to 20th Century history.

A historical investigation of the phenomena of religious conversion from ancient to modern times.

An exploration of the various ways animals and their relations to humans have been depicted throughout the ages.

An examination of the difficulties in fundamentally differentiating humans from all other animals.

A re-examination of the social processes behind religious conversions in the Ancient and Early Middle Ages.

Essays that investigate issues of race, class, consumption, and the body in an array of urban places, across a broad period from the late Renaissance to the present.