Tabla de Contenidos: “…Modernity versus postmodernity / Jürgen Habermas -- The discourse of modernity / Fred Dallmayer -- Deconstruction, postmodernism, and philosophy / Christopher Norris -- Splitting the difference / David C. …”

“…The continued use of these 'private' devices, even as early modern European nation-states grew more potent, is not only interesting; but is indeed normative though invariably missing from modern studies of empire. …”

“…Beginning with a discussion of witchcraft in the early modern period, and charting the witch panics that took place at this time, the author goes on to look at the historical debate surrounding the causes of the legal persecution of witches. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…List of maps -- List of illustrations -- List of tables and figures -- Chronology -- Glossary -- A political who's who of modern Iran -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. 'Royal despots' : state and society under the Qajars -- 2. …”

“…Pain and Emotion in Modern History is a rich exploration of the affective expression of pain, the emotional experience of pain, and the experience of others' pain as pain. …”