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Taylor & Francis Ltd Bill Clinton Building a Bridge to the New Millennium Routledge Historical Americans
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Shiga Shigetaka 18631927 The Forgotten Enlightener
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Gerald HowardSmith and the Lost Generation of
Book SynopsisGerald Howard-Smith's life is intriguing both in its own right and as a vehicle for exploring the world in which he lived. Tall, boisterous and sometimes rather irascible, he was one of the so-called Lost Generation' whose lives were cut short by the First World War. Brought up in London, and educated at Eton and Cambridge, he excelled both at cricket and athletics. After qualifying as a solicitor he moved to Wolverhampton and threw himself into the local sporting scene, making a considerable name for himself in the years before the First World War. Volunteering for military service in 1914, he was decorated for bravery before being killed in action two years later. Reporting his death, the War History of the South Staffordshire Regiment claimed that, In his men's eyes he lived as a loose-limbed hero, and in him they lost a very humorous and a very gallant gentleman.'As well as telling the fascinating story of Gerald Howard-Smith for the first time, this important new biograpTrade Review'In this engaging and well-written book, Benson offers a new approach to historical biography – the idea of a life written from the outside. How should we study individuals who left no personal papers, who didn’t pen memoirs or diaries? Benson has the answer – with his ‘biography from the outside’ he offers a brand new approach that will serve as a model for professional historians and students alike. Taking the example of sportsman and solicitor Gerald Howard-Smith, this excellent book explores just how far it is possible to reconstruct a life based on external sources.'Dr Jane Hamlett, Royal Holloway University of London, UKTable of ContentsCONTENTSList of FiguresAcknowledgements1. IntroductionPRIVILEGE2. ‘A Thoroly Sound Healthy Minded Good Fellow’: Home, School and Socialisation3. ‘An Unassailable Distinction through Life’: University, Sport and StatusCAREER4. ‘Gentlemanly Manners and Refined Habits’: London, the Home Counties and Teaching 5. ‘A Gentleman of Experience’: Wolverhampton, Sport and the LawSACRIFICE6. ‘The Thing to Do’: Class, Patriotism and Preparation7. ‘Large, Gallant and Loose-Limbed’: Class, Patriotism and SacrificeCOMMEMORATION8. ‘In Loving Memory’: Class and Commemoration, Representation and MisrepresentationSelect BibliographyIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd In the Path of Allah
Book SynopsisA West African Sufi and religious reformer (c.1794-1864), struggled to reconcile the temporal achievements of his jihad with his mystical calling. The fame of Shaykh Omar rested on his reputation as a worker of miracles, and the success of jihad in his path to Allah.Table of ContentsChapter 1 The ‘Umarian Jama‘a; Chapter 2 Jihad Fi Sabil Allah; Chapter 3 The Turudiyya and the “Seal” of Jihad; Chapter 4 Pilgrimage in the Path of Allah; Chapter 5 Hijra in the Path of Allah; Chapter 6 The Jihad; Chapter 7 The Mystic Shaykh; Chapter 8 Dissension in the Niger Bend; Chapter 9 The Collapse of Hamdullahi;
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Cambridge University Press Charles Darwins Beagle Diary
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Cambridge University Press Esme Howard
Book SynopsisMade possible by the recent discovery of Howard's private papers, this well-informed and readable biography of a hitherto neglected figure will eliminate a major gap in the history of twentieth-century British foreign relations by giving Howard's career its first full treatment.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. The making of a diplomat, 1863–1903; 2. Crete: consulship and civil war, 1903–1906; 3. Washington: Imperial affairs and arbitration, 1906–1908; 4. Budapest and Berne: prelude to the Great War, 1908–1913; 5. Stockholm: war and diplomacy in neutral northern Europe, 1913–1916; 6. Stockholm: diplomacy and war in neutral northern Europe, 1916–1918; 7. Paris: Poland, the Baltic States, and the Treaty of Versailles, 1918–1919; 8. Madrid: Anglo-Spanish relations, 1919–1924; 9. Washington redux: rebuilding good relations, 1924–1927; 10. Washington redux: meeting the American challenge, 1927–1930; Epilogue and conclusion 'A great ambassador'; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Heinrich Bruning and the Dissolution of the Weimar Republic
Book SynopsisThis first scholarly biography of Chancellor Brüning analyses his economic and fiscal policies, the diplomatic campaign to redress Germany's grievances against the Treaty of Versailles, and his strategy for creating a broad anti-fascist political coalition. It also seeks to explain why President Hindenburg decided to topple Brüning, leading to Nazi power.Trade Review"...Patch has written a thoughtful biographical study that dispels many of the misconceptions, some fostered in later years by BrÜning himself, surrounding Weimar's `last democratic Chancellor.'" Choice"...Patch's sifting of both primary materials and secondary accounts is remarkably sensible, fair and balanced. As a reliable compendium of the evidence that adds new levels of subtlety and complexity to our knowledge of an important figure, this fine book should serve as the standard account for some time." Canadian Journal of History"As a work of empirical history, Patch's book leaves the reader with yet another impression, namely, that Weimar politics had become chaotic and meandering in the early 1930s. One is almost overwhelmed by the detailed descriptions of political moves and countermoves, of schemes and counterschemes, of intrigues and counterintrigues. It is in this maze of tactical maneuvering by many other individuals that not only Br^D''uningbut also larger strategic questions become miniaturized. Maybe some day historians will go back to the bold structuralism of Bracher or - dare I mention the name? - of David Abraham. Until then Patch's important book stands as an impressive achievement in political history of the most meticulous kind." Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgments; Introduction: Brüning and the Prussian tradition; 1. Brüning's political apprenticeship; 2. The establishment of semi-parlimentary government; 3. Foreign policy and the 'National Opposition'; 4. Economics and politics in the shadow of the bank crisis; 5. Brüning's fall; 6. The destruction of the rule of law; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Auguste Comte
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Cambridge University Press Fulbright A Biography A Biography
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Cambridge University Press Baldwin Papers A Conservative Statesman 19081947
Book SynopsisAs Conservative party leader from 1923 to 1937 and three times prime minister, Stanley Baldwin was one of the pre-eminent public figures of interwar Britain. This edition of his letters, reports of his private conversations and related documents and illustrations, has two purposes. It publishes sources giving considerable insight into the nature and conduct of Conservative politics and government, with inside accounts of such national events as the destruction of the Lloyd George coalition, the protectionist election, and the Abdication. It also provides a documentary life and portrait of an intriguing, much-liked but controversial statesman. The personal qualities of few modern politicians have aroused so much puzzlement and criticism as Baldwin's. This volume will therefore be indispensable for understanding his character and career and for future studies of British politics and public life in the 1920s and 1930s.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'Tom Jones, one of Baldwin's closest confidants, once told Vincent Massey that Baldwin had 'goodwill' but was hobbled by 'indecision and mental indolence'. These papers do not entirely acquit Baldwin of such charges but they show a man of generosity, decency and total integrity.' The SpectatorReview of the hardback: '… magnificent volume … this collection of letters, memos, notes and extracts from others do give a rounded picture of a thoroughly decent man - perhaps the most quintessentially English prime minister of the last century or more.' The House MagazineReview of the hardback: '… a fascinating collection of papers - put together with scholarship and presented in a most attractive format …' The House MagazineReview of the hardback: '… an invaluable tool … an interesting read … gives a valuable insight into the Conservative perspective of events during the 1920s and 30s.' Open HistoryReview of the hardback: 'This enjoyable selection well shows why Baldwin, as Churchill admitted in 1935, enjoyed 'a fund of personal goodwill and public confidence'. Cambridge University Press has done a great service to the memory of a much maligned figure'. Contemporary ReviewsTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; 1. Businessman-MP and junior minister 1908–March 1921; 2. The Coalition Cabinet, April 1921–October 1922; 3. Chancellor and prime minister, October 1922–September 1923; 4. Protection and its aftermath, October 1923–January 1924; 5. Leader of the opposition, January–October 1924; 6. Baldwin's second government, November 1924–June 1929; 7. The second opposition period, June 1929–August 1931; 8. The National government, August 1931–June 1935; 9. Prime minister again, June 1935–November 1936; 10. The abdication crisis; 11. Into retirement, December 1936–May 1937; 12. Elder statesman, June 1937–April 1940; 13. Last years, May 1940–December 1947; Appendices: A. Family trees; B. The People interview, 18 May 1924; C. Palmstierna's memoir; D. The prime minister's staff and daily routine; E. Baldwin collections.
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Cambridge University Press Collaborative Federalism
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Cambridge University Press Sustaining ExportOriented Development
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Cambridge University Press John Bell 1745 1831
Book SynopsisJohn Bell (17451831) was an English publisher who was described by the author as a 'mischievous spirit, the very Puck of booksellers'. His 109-volume, literature-for-the-masses Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill, which rivalled Samuel Johnson's Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets (1781), was published from 1777 to 1783.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. John Bell, bookseller and partner in The Morning Post; 2. The British Letter Foundry, 1788–1789; 3. John Bell and The Oracle, 1789–1793; 4. Bell's Weekly Messenger; 5. La Belle Assemblée; 5. Bell's Constitutional Classics; 6. Retirement and death; Appendices; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Kaiser New Research on Wilhelm IIs Role in Imperial Germany
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Cambridge University Press Giangaleazzo Visconti Duke of Milan 13511402
Book SynopsisGiangaleazzo Visconti (13511402) was the first Duke of Milan and ruled the city just before the beginning of the Renaissance. He is well known for his attempt to create a unified northern Italy by conquering the other cities in the valley of the Po. This 1941 volume constitutes the first full account of his life.Table of ContentsPreface; List of abbreviations; 1. Italy in the fourteenth century. The growth of the Visconti state; 2. Giangaleazzo's early years: the Count of Vertus in Piedmontese politics (1378–85); 3. Giangaleazzo and Bernabó: the hermit of Pavia (1378–85); 4. Northern Italy and the fall of Bernabó (1385). The new Lord of Milan; 5. The Visconti state: the government of Lomardy and Giangaleazzo's administrative reforms (1385–9); 6. The political divisions of Italy. The new situation in Piedmont; the betrothal of Valentina, and the great schism (1385–9); 7. The conquest of eastern Lombardy (1385–8); 8. Giangaleazzo and Florence: the delineation of the Tuscan problem (1385–8); 9. Giangaleazzo and Florence: the drift to war (December 1388–April 1390); 10. The first war against Florence (May 1390–January 1392); 11. The Visconti dominions and the war. The aftermath of the war: the League of Bologna (1392); 12. Giangaleazzo and France: the 'Kingdom of Adria'. Giangaleazzo and the League of Bologna. Giangaleazzo and Germany (1393–May 1395); 13. The Duke of Milan and his court; 14. Giangaleazzo and the negotiations for an imperial–papal alliance. The difficulties of the League of Bologna. The Franco–Florentine alliance (September 1395–October 1396); 15. The Mantuan war (November 1396–May 1398); 16. Lombardy during the Mantuan war. The collapse of the League of Bologna, and Giangaleazzo's policy at the truce of Pavia (1397–May 1938); 17. From the truce of Pavia to the peace of Venice: the acquisition of Pisa, Siena and Perugia (May 1398–March 1400); 18. Giangaleazzo and the states of Western Europe: the deposition of Wenceslaus and the Italian expedition of Rupert of Bavaria (1400–April 1402); 19. The rule of Giovanni Bentivoglio in Bologna. The policy of Venice during the German expedition, and Giangaleazzo's conquest of Bologna (1401–June 1402); 20. Giangaleazzo and Florence (1402); 21. The state of Lombardy at the time of Giangaleazzo's death (1402); 22. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Marlborough
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Cambridge University Press Simon de Montfort British Lives
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Cambridge University Press Hailey A Study in British Imperialism 18721969
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Cambridge University Press Stanley Baldwin
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Cambridge University Press The Polarisation of Elizabethan Politics
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Cambridge University Press Stanley Baldwin Conservative Leadership and National Values
Book SynopsisStanley Baldwin (1867â1947) is one of the most significant modern British politicians, but also one of the most controversial and puzzling. As Conservative leader and three times prime minister, Baldwin presided over the beginning of his party's long twentieth-century dominance. He did so in new and difficult conditions: the onset of modern democratic politics, the rise of Labour, chronic economic depression, the General Strike, persistent newspaper attacks, imperial discontent, the Abdication, and the threats from Mussolini and Hitler. This book provides an understanding of Baldwin's career, including a serious analysis of the moral and intellectual influences of his early life. Its main concerns are the investigation of a Conservative mind, and its communication with the various audiences that constituted the political nation. This is not a conventional biography, but rather an examination of the nature of political leadership, Conservative politics and 'national values'.Trade Review'Williamson's is the best book on Baldwin yet … He deserves all possible credit for the diligence of his research, the breadth of his vision and the rigour of his analysis.' The Times Literary Supplement'… a masterpiece of craftsmanship, insight and persuasion … the best book on Baldwin … Williamson speaks with unrivalled authority … of general importance about politics in modern societies.' The Spectator'Williamson argues his case convincingly, with a superb mastery of the primary sources … His … study puts the three-times premier back at centre-stage, as the most important politician in interwar Britain.' History Today'Baldwin is the best book yet written about its subject.' The Times'… outstanding …' Kenneth O Morgan, The Independent'… ambitious … Williamson fulfils his intention to demonstrate a more productive method of studying a politician's career than is usually supplied by the standard life.' London Review of Books'… a valuable addition to the literature on pre-1945 politics.' Anthony Howard, New Statesman'Philip Williamson['s] … meticulously researched and thoughtful work … contains many insights and fascinating revelations.' Ben Pimlott, The GuardianTable of ContentsIntroduction: the historical problem; 1. Public career; 2. Political leadership; 3. Influences: business and ethics; 4. Influences: community and service; 5. Purposes and methods; 6. Capitalism and industrial relations; 7. Democracy and public values; 8. Country and empire; 9. Soul and providence; 10. Armaments and anti-totalitarianism; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Lord Salisburys World Conservative Environments in LateVictorian Britain
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Cambridge University Press Sir Matthew Hale 1609 1676
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Cambridge University Press E H Carr and International Relations A Duty to Lie 61 Cambridge Studies in International Relations Series Number 61
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Cambridge University Press Fulbright A Biography
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Cambridge University Press Sustaining ExportOriented Development Ideas from East Asia Trade and Development
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Cambridge University Press The SelfFashioning of Disraeli 18181851
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Cambridge University Press Henry Stubbe Radical Protestantism and the Early Enlightenment
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