This book provides a thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century, focusing on the influence of the…

• Rok vydání 2007

From the Americas before Columbus through the economic development, rising political participation, and the search of…

• Počet stran 265
• Rok vydání 2009

This book traces the history of the word 'charisma', and the various meanings assigned to it, from its first century origins…

Evans has written an extensive new introduction that discusses the origins and the impact of the book, and assesses its…

Many African nations are now described as \'fourth world nations\', ones which essentially have no future. Focusing on the…

This best-selling guide will help you get to grips with the larger themes and issues behind historical study, while also…

• Počet stran 268
• Rok vydání 2011

This volume focuses on women's literary history in Britain between 700 and 1500. It brings to the fore a wide range of…

• Čeština

In this volume, the powerful voices of Gulag survivors become accessible to English-speaking audiences for the first time…

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

• Rok vydání 2010

Alexander the Great is considered one of the most successful commanders of all time and was known to be undefeated in…

Complete mapping of the history of the Byzantine Empire. Kniha 9780230243644 Palgrave Atlas of Byzantine History | John…

• Rok vydání 2016

This book is the definitive critical history of science fiction. The 2006 first edition of this work traced the development…

Looks at the history and motivation of the Red Brigades, recounts the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, and assesses…

Lord Runciman's meditation in Central Europe provides a sharp insight into British policy on the eve of the Second World…

Over the last twenty years, critics and historians of the late Eighteenth-century have developed a multidisciplinary…

This is the compelling story of the two biggest events in the evolution of ideas: the revolutions of Galileo and Darwin.…

This volume is a series of original articles analyzing eleven case studies (from Africa and the Americas) of revolutionary…

• Počet stran 237
• Rok vydání 2018

Sir Philip Gibbs was one of the most widely read English journalists of the first half of the twentieth century. This…

Wounds, Flesh and Metaphor in Seventeenth-Century England explores the theme of physical and symbolic woundedness in…

• Počet stran 245
• Rok vydání 2013

This comprehensive study examines Polish demonology in relation to witchcraft trials in Wielkopolska, revealing the witch as…

First published in 1982, this text is widely regarded as a leading general history of the country.…

A reappraisal of Sir Anthony Eden's conduct of foreign relations during the Suez crisis of 1956. It traces his conduct of…

This new book looks at British Politics in the 1760\'s and 1770\'s during the American Revolution. He also surveys the…

Focusing on experts in technology and science, Building Europe on Expertise delivers a new reading of European history. The…

Mastering Modern European History traces the development of Europe from the French Revolution to the present day. Chapters…

This book presents reflections of prominent international peacemakers in the Middle East, including Jimmy Carter, Lakhdar…

Léon Gambetta is renowned as a founder of the French Third Republic. This unique study of his correspondence with his lover,…

In the Third Reich, political dissidents were not the only ones liable to be punished for their crimes. Their parents,…

An ethnographic study showing how Western women living in Pakistan as international development workers constructed new…

An examination of how the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and…

The extent to which history has been used to inform policy remains a neglected topic. Focusing upon the 1957 Whitehall…

• Počet stran 232
• Rok vydání 2004

After foreign military interventions, the French political and intellectual elites embraced regime change and launched an…

The 1798 Rebellion unleashed a paper war involving contemporary historians and pro-Establishment literary reviews. This…

Upon his death, Hendrik van Loon was described in The Times obituary as 'one of the most engaging products of the marriage…

This multi-disciplinary study considers the intersection between law and family life in Ireland from the early nineteenth to…

• Počet stran 258
• Rok vydání 2012
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This volume challenges the widespread belief that scientific knowledge as such is international. Employing case studies from…

This collection gathers many of the best-known names in the field of Anglo-French relations and provides an authoritative…

The displacement of population during and after the Second World War took place on a global scale and formed part of a…

This book is about the ways that ordinary people in town and country creatively define themselves, their families and their…

This is the first comprehensive account of the diversity and complexity of censorship practices in Italy under the Fascist…

A study of the major U.S. military interventions in unconventional war, this book looks at four wars that occurred while the…

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

• Počet stran 235
• Rok vydání 2015

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