The history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. Reinvesting the Aztecs with a humanity…

This book offers a comparative view of the world-views, values and institutions in Asia and the Middle East. The account…

An insider's account of the negotiations which ended the Rhodesia conflict and of the British role in South Africa in the…

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The contributors to this volume seek to explore the multi-dimensional (institutional, cultural, technological, and…

The First World War cannot be sufficiently documented and understood without considering the analytical category of gender.…

The London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics were seen as a success and the hosts were praised for the promotion of equality,…

Britain and the Cold War, 1945-1964 offers new perspectives on ways in which Britain fought the Cold War, and illuminates…

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The author seeks to explain the creation of a modern American Army in a country hostile to centralised military power. It is…

Rather than having to choose between the family and the business, the authors argue that if family-owned businesses can…

Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was a colourful and complex character, whose supremely successful naval career quickly attained…

\nExamines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain\'s imperial presence in South Asia during the…

This fourth edition of this best-selling core history textbook offers a richly illustrated, single volume, narrative…

\nIn the 19th century, both Italy and the US were young countries pursuing liberal nationalism even as unity was threatened…

\nTransnational Turkish Islam provides an overview of Turkish organized Islam in seven European countries. It shows how…

The book examines the Anglo-American relationship in the early postwar period through a case study of the American military…

Pre-financial crisis, EU citizens were 'overlooking' Europe ignoring it in favour of globalisation, economic flows, and…

This book explores the phenomenon of the story paper, the meanings and values children took from their reading, and the…

This book explores the memory of the Romanian Holocaust in Romanian, German, Israeli, and French cultural representations.…

This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as 'tissue culture'. It shows how tissue…

Although marginal as a political force, anarchist ideas developed in Britain into a political tradition. This book explores…

Radical Decision Making offers a controversial new framework to the conventional strategic change management conversation.…

Why is France so often relegated to the background in studies of international relations? This book seeks to redress this…

As an initial attempt to understand innovation in fashion, this volume focuses on product innovations, realizing that this…

The second edition of this innovative core textbook spans the service and manufacturing sectors, equipping readers to grasp…

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This book explores the journey that Kenya has travelled as a nation since its independence on December 12, 1963. It seeks to…

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Using examples of refugee arts and theatrical activity since the 1990s, this book examines how the \'refugee crisis\' has…

\nThe volume focuses on the relationship between migration, health and illness in a global context from c.1820 to the…

The author is known for his extremely clear, finely crafted text, and the book offers a wealth of excellent worked…

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\nWittlinger takes a fresh look at German national identity in the 21st century and shows that it has undergone considerable…

The Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and Bourbon and their satellite colony of Seychelles, collectively known as the…

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Through US military history, Lavender directly confronts the dominant US viewpoint of redemptive violence, the concept that…

Victorians on Screen investigates the representation of the Victorian age on British television from the mid-1990s to the…

Ranging from conceptual theater to visual poetry the New York School explored the possibilities of collaboration like no…

Marketing Big Oil begins with an historical perspective looking at how Big Oil came to be and then analyzes the marketing…

The book explores the hotly disputed process by which the census was created and developed and examines how a wide cast of…

This volume examines the gap between agreements and actual peace. It offers different explanations for the successes and…

The medieval Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik) was a prosperous small open economy, rivalling bigger competitors. This…

Now in its fifth edition, Understanding Enterprise has established itself as one of the most widely respected guides to the…

This vivid, multi-dimensional history considers the key cultural, social, political and economic events of Australia's…

This book focuses on the city of St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire from the early eighteenth century until…

In this state-of-the-field anthology, leading scholars in the fields of European imperial history and intellectual history…

This study explores U.S-Japanese relations in the interwar period to find that the seeds of the Pacific War were sown in the…

\nDrawing upon interviews with key people in the World Rally Championship as well as trans-local ethnographic research, this…