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Clarendon Press Legislation and Justice THEME C The Origins of the Modern State in Europe 13th to 18th Centuries
Book SynopsisNo enquiry into the making of the modern European state can ignore the part played by law. This book explores how states availed themselves of juridical techniques in order to mould their institutions, take control over their territory, and exercise power over their subjects.Trade ReviewThese essays reflect the great variety of the diverse experiences studies and refer to well-defined politico-cultural areas ... The comparative intentions of the research, which constitute one of its undeniable merits, are made clear simply by listing the contributions to the volume ... by placing contributions dedicated to the various parts of Europe one beside the other, it offfers the reader the possibility of finding the analogies and differences between the diverse experiences ... There is also a very useful and effective conclusion by the editor that reviews the contributions offering not a model, but a synoptic picture of the most general and recurring outlines of the local experiences, thus contributing greatly to the "readability" of the volume and to the "synthetic" comprehension of the phenomenon being studied. * Pietro Costa, Law and History Review *
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Oxford University Press The Stations of the Sun
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Clarendon Press War and Economy in the Third Reich
Book SynopsisWar and Economy in the Third Reich examines the nature of the German economy in the 1930s and the Second World War. Richard Overy''s essays, collected here for the first time with a substantial new introduction, explore the tension between Hitler''s vision of an armed economy and the reality of German economic and social life. Often thought-provoking, always informed, War and Economy opens a window on an essential aspect of Hitler''s Germany.Trade Review'What Overy's careful and valuable studies actually do is to confirm the conclusions of all other unprejudiced scholars who have used business archives with similar determination.' Times Literary SupplementThere can be no doubt thaat over the years, Overy has made a useful contribution to the economic history of the Third Reich. This collection makes it clear the strengths of that contribution, particularly his critical re-evaluation of accepted viewpoints. * Reviews of Books *Historians of Anglo-American business have much to learn from the work of British historians of the German economy and German business, and from Overy in particular. * Business History *War and Economy in the Third Reich brings together his most important essays on the topic and provides a useful and cogent statement of Overy's position on four interrelated issues ... an important contribution to the secondary literature on the history of the Nazi economy ... indispensible for understanding the relationship between state and economy in the Third Reich. * The Journal of Military History *very interesting volume ... original, lucidly argued and well written ... Even older facts and theories have been put into a novel context, so that fresh insights can be gained. * EHR *Over the past decade, Richard J. Overy has emerged as one of the leading economic historians of the Third Reich in the English-speaking world. He has made his mark through a prolific output, an insistence that statistics must not be ignored, and a penchant for controversy. This collection of his most important essays provides a good impression of the range of his work...this book will be of great interest to anyone trying to understand the dynamics of the Nazi dictatorship. * The Historian *The eleven articles in Richard Overy's 'War and Economy in the Third Reich represent the fruit of twenty years of research and writing on the German economy under Hitler...this book has impressive coherence and focus. Overy has the happy knack of combining deep and prolonged immersion in the primary sources with an admirably spare and limpid style of exposition. Even when the subject matter is technical the writing is always enlivened by the sense that one is scaling the battlements of received wisdoms. * History Today *taken together the essays constitute a distinctive interpretation only in a cumulative sense, and in so far as the excellent introduction brings together the threads of their separate concerns into a continuous argument * Tim Kirk, University of Northumbria, German History, Vol. 15, no. 1, 1997 *well-executed descriptive economic history ... the best of these papers are vital reading for anyone who wants to understand how the Germans made and fought their war ... the volume suugests that Overy is the scholar best positioned to write the "systematic and integrated history of [Nazi] economic policy" that he has rightly suggested we need. * MacGregor Knox, The London School of Economics and Political Science, Journal of Interdisciplinary History *This collection of his most important essays provides a good impression of the range of his work ... The thrust of his scholarship in all four fields has been to challenge received views and to stimulate debate on the basic nature of National Socialism ... this book will be of great interest to anyone trying to understand the dynamics of the Nazi dictatorship. * V.R. Berghahn, Brown University, The Historian *
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Clarendon Press Fiefs and Vassals
Book SynopsisFiefs and Vassals has changed our view of the medieval world. It offers a fundamental challenge to orthodox conceptions of feudalism. Susan Reynolds argues that the concepts of the fief and of vassalage, as understood by historians of medieval Europe, were constructed by post-medieval scholars from the works of medieval academic lawyers and tha they provide a bad guide to the realities of medieval society.This is a radical new examination of relations between rulers, nobles, and free men, the distillation of wide-ranging research by a leading medieval historian. It has revolutionized the way we think of the Middle Ages.Trade Review`utterly absorbing and important. If Dr Reynolds's arguments are accepted, then most textbooks on medieval history will have to be recalled for repair like defective washing-machines ... Dr Reynolds's superb book is bound to generate much scholarly debate.' * Observer *Offers a broad set of criteria through which to analyse the evidence, in order to establish the nature of social status and relationships...In establishing her negative conclusion, the inadequacy of the feudo-vassalic orthodoxy, she is triumphantly successful. She is also vividly persuasive in her depiction of the gradual transformation of localised societies based on a great diversity of customs. * History Today *`this is a quietly original re-examination of the medieval world and of the feudal system in particular. "It has the austerity, compression and concentration of Sibelius's Fourth Symphony" (Stuart Airlie) * Observer *the reader's way is greatly eased by a lucid, engaging style that avoids jargon and any attempt at deconstructive methodology. Undoubtedly it will form a watershed in our understanding of medieval society. * The Historian *'For once the hype is worth attending to: this is a quietly original re-examination of the medieval world and of the feudal system in particular.' * The Observer *`she clarifies this feudal business so thoroughly that it ought now to be possible for the first time to discuss it without talking nonsense. ... anyone who understands the title ought to read the book. It will be bought by university libraries.' * The Spectator *`a book whose intellectual courage is as stirring as its range is wide and its scholarship deep. There have been none that so meticulously examines its manifestations in nearly all major medieval contexts.' * Times Literary Supplement *Dr Reynolds pits her formidable resources of learning, subtlety and not least common sense. Her...book sets out to show how it simply is not true that medieval society was organised or even envisaged in accordance with the feudal principles at any date until long after what historians regard as their heyday...she substitutes an alternative, more modulated and so inherently more plausible model of the history of the relationships in question...This, then, is a book whose intellectual courage is as stirring as its range is wide and its scholarship deep. * The Times Literary Supplement *Susan Reynolds gained our enduring respect in 1984 with her magisterial Kingdoms and Communities in Western Europe, 900-1300, and now with this work, her reputation will only be enhanced......Reynolds uncovers a plethora of items for further research that will keep scholars busy on important topics for a long time..... Those of us who have merely picked away at the feudal Middle Ages in our articles and books are immeasurably in her debt for this heroic effort. * Albion *Reynolds uncovers a plethora of items for further research that will keep scholars busy on important topics for a long time ... her contribution is massive and dominating in its breadth and depth. Those of us who have merely picked away at the feudal Middle Ages in our articles and books are immeasurably in her debt for this heroic effort. * Bernard S. Bachrach, University of Minnesota, Albion *Our champion is mightily armed: the learning and erudition that Dr Reynolds has at her disposal may be seen not just in the substantial bibliography but on every page of this long (and very attractively priced) book. * Roger Collins, University of Edinburgh, History *the reader's way is greatly eased by a lucid, engaging style that avoids jargon and any attempt at deconstructive methodology ... Undoubtedly it will form a watershed in our understanding of medieval society. * Richard Kay, University of Kansas, The Historian *The underlying thesis, sustained with verve and learning, is that much early medieval evidence has been given a misleading juridical coherence ... the book should make us far more sensitive both to vocabulary and to our own preconceptions. * Timothy Reuter, University of Southampton, Early Medieval Europe 1996 5(2) *
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Clarendon Press Sovereignty and the Sword Harrington Hobbes and Mixed Government in the English Civil Wars Oxford Historical Monographs
Book SynopsisThomas Hobbes and James Harrington were two mid-17th century political thinkers who are known today as spokesmen of opposite positions. This book rewrites the common view, arguing that behind their disagreements there lay a common perspective on the subject of sovereignty.Trade Reviewthis slim but muscular study. ... an analysis of unusual elegance and power. * Jonathan Scott, English Historical Review. *In this slim but muscular study the relationship between two of seventeenth centry Englands most important political writers comes under scrutiny from the standpoint of some sharply determined claims and juxtapositions ... an analysis of unusual elegance and power. * Jonathan Scott, English Historical Review, June 00. *Professor Fukuda's analysis depends upon a careful reading in both primary and secondary materials. His interweaving of philosophical argument and historical circumstances is complex, but his frequent reiteration and rephrasing of his main points easily leads the reader. The explanatory footnotes also show the depth of his studies. These are impressive positives ... a valuable contribution to understanding both thought and practice in English constitutionalism. * Seventeenth-Century News *In this elegant, brief book Fukuda seeks to elevate the reputation of James Harrington, and largely succeeds. * D. R. Bisson, CHOICE *In this slim but muscular study the relationship between two of seventeenth-century England's most important political writers comes under scrutiny from the standpoint of some sharply determined claims and juxtapositions... an analysis of unusual elegance and power. * Jonathon Scott, English historical Review *Fukuda displays historical and analytic acumen in a work that is admirably clear, concise and provocative. Those who take seriously the republican and (or) the social-contract traditions will likely find Fukuda's ideas instructive and disagree with some or all of them. * Deborah Baumgold, Albion *
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Oxford University Press, USA Altars Restored The Changing Face of English Religious Worship 1547c.1700
Book SynopsisAltars are powerful symbols, but during the early modern period they became a religious battleground. Altars Restored examines a time when religious lives were fundamentally challenged. By looking at what happened physically in local churches, the book recaptures the experience of the ordinary parishioner in this period of religious change.Trade Review...a work of considerable importance to those interested in old churchs. * Jerome Bertram,Church Monuments, *...a work of immense learning and thorough research...a richly evidenced, innovative and stimulating book. * The Art Newspaper *An impressive work of scholarship, stimulating and readable. * Northern History *This book must become the definitive account of altars and altar policies in the post-Reformation era. * Graham Parry, University of York *A technical read, with a real sense of what things were like on the ground, and is a considerable achievement indeed * Kenneth Stevenson, Church Times *Fascinating reading * Leanda de Lisle, Catholic Herald *a richly textured study of religious change at both local and national level * Spartacus Review *This book is beautifully researched, with a wealth of detail from hitherto neglected sources ... a masterpiece, and essential reading for those concerned with both theological controversy and the worship of this period in the life of the Church of England. * Bryan D. Spinks, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *[an] excellent book ... a major contribution to Reformation studies, and a fantastic way in to the everyday dramas of this formative period * Lee Gatiss, Churchman *This is a superb piece of collaborative historical analysis ... Altars Restored will prove the touchstone for all future research on the subject. * John Craig, History *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. 'The Stripping of the Altars', 1547-1560 ; 2. The Edwardian Legacy, 1560-1604 ; 3. Avante-Garde Conformity and the English Church, c.1590-1625 ; 4. Propaganda Wars, 1624-1640 ; 5. The Turning of the Tables, 1625-1640 ; 6. The Beauty of Holiness, 1625-1640 ; 7. Repression and Revival, 1640-1660 ; 8. Altars Restored, 1660-c.1700 ; Conclusion
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Oxford University Press The Chronicle of John of Worcester Volume III The Annals from 1067 to 1140 with the Gloucester Interpolations and the Continuation to 1141
Book SynopsisIn the OXFORD MEDIEVAL TEXTS series. The first complete edition and translation covering the annals from 1067 to 1140. McGurk has used all available manuscript evidence, and also publishes the Gloucester interpolations made to one of the manuscripts. The text is in Latin with facing page English translation.Trade Reviewthis volume conforms to the high standards of Oxford Medieval Texts, and has a clear and helpful layout, notably to represent what are very substantial differences between the manuscripts ... a lucid introduction. * David Rollason , EHR Sept. 00. Vol.115, No.463. *the appearance of John's chronicle in an edition of this quality will make it possible for scholars to explore the mind as well as the world of a medieval historian of particular interest. * David Rollason , EHR Sept. 00. Vol.115, No.463. *this edition is a most impressive achievement and of the highest scholarly standard. * Antonia Gransden, Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 51.2, April 2000. *No other chronicler in John's time has left such a clear picture of his working method. It is good to have at last en edition which does full justice to the value and itnerest of John's chronicle. McGurk provides an excellent account of John's sources and of the chronicles importance as a record of historical facts. * Antonia Gransden, Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 51.2, April 2000. *medievalists have had to wait a long time for a scholarly edition. * Antonia Gransden,Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 51.2, April 2000. *Table of ContentsList of Plates. Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Sigla ; Text and Translation ; Appendices ; Index of Quotations and Allusions ; Concordance ; Index
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Oxford University Press English Pasts
Book SynopsisIn this collection of engaging and readable essays, Stefan Collini shows how much can be gained from bringing a rigorous historical perspective to some of the most contentious issues in contemporary culture. Whether he is asking what it means to inhabit and possess a `national past'', or reflecting on the role of the historian as social critic, whether he is scrutinizing the claims of Cultural Studies or challenging the assumptions about academic research whether he is pondering the future of literary biography or reassessing some of the leading minds in modern British culture, Collini writes with a rare blend of sympathy, sharpness, and wit. Explicitly addressed to the `non-specialist'', these essays attempt to make some of the fruits of detailed scholarly research in various fields available to a wider audience. The book will interest (and delight) readers interested in history, literature, and contemporary cultural debate.Trade Reviewfresh and topical. At his best - and these essays show him at his best - Collini is one of the sharpest observers and most mordant critics in English academic life. * Felipe Fernandesz-Armesto, Weekend Review, The Independent *Table of ContentsPART I: HISTORIES ; PART II: MINDS ; PART III: ARGUMENTS
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Oxford University Press The Age of Conquest
Book SynopsisThis classic study examines the period when Wales struggled to retain its independence and identity in the face of Anglo-Norman conquest and subsequent English rule. Professor Davies explores the nature of power and conflict within native Welsh society as well as the transformation of Wales under the English crown. An account of the last major revolt under Owain Glyn Dwr forms the culmination of this excellent work.
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Oxford University Press, USA Medieval Law and the Foundations of the State
Book SynopsisThe State is the most powerful of political ideas but where does it come from? This broad-ranging new study traces the history of the word and the concept back to the systems of law and justice created by medieval kings and shows how legal institutions acquired political force.Trade ReviewMedieval Law and the Foundations of the State is a substantial and scholarly study of medieval law, political theory, and political practice, which engages with a vast body of source material in very close argument in tracing the 'pre-theoretical understanding' (p.v) of the medieval state. * Medium Aevum *Table of Contents1. Introduction: State - Word and Concept ; 2. Frankish and Anglo-Saxon Justice ; 3. The Courts of Lords and Townsmen ; 4. The Spread of Organized Peace ; 5. The Judicial Systems of France and England ; 6. New High Courts and Reform of the Regime ; 7. The Legal Ordering of 'the State of the Realm' ; 8. The Monarchical State of the Later Middle Ages ; 9. From Law to Politics ; 10. Conclusion: Law and the State in History ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 18481918
Trade Review'it is a classic' Geoffrey Swain, History TodayTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Great Power of Europe ; 1. The Diplomacy of Revolution, 1848 ; 2. The Diplomacy of Reaction, 1849-50 ; 3. The End of the Holy Alliance, 1852-3 ; 4. The Crimean War, 1854-6 ; 5. The Congress of Paris and its Consequences, 1856-8 ; 6. The Italian War and the Disruption of the Settlement of Vienna, 1858-61 ; 7. The Polish Crisis and the End of the Franco-Russian Entente, 1861-3 ; 8. Bismarck's Wars: The Defeat of Austria, 1864-6 ; 9. The Isolation of France, 1866-70 ; 10. The End of French Primacy, 1870-5 ; 11. The Great Eastern Crisis, 1875-8 ; 12. Bismarck's Alliances, 1879-82 ; 13. The Breakdown of 'The Liberal Alliance' and its Consequences, 1882-5 ; 14. The Triumph of Diplomacy: The Bulgarian Crisis, 1885-7 ; 15. The Making of the Franco-Russian Alliance, 1888-94 ; 16. The Abortive Continental League, 1894-7 ; 17. The Era of 'World Policy', 1897-1902 ; 18. The Last Years of British Isolation: The Making of the Anglo-French Entente, 1902-5 ; 19. The Formation of the Triple Entente, 1905-9 ; 20. The Years of Anglo-German Hostility, 1909-12 ; 21. The Balkan Wars and After, 1912-14 ; 22. The Outbreak of the War in Europe, 1914 ; 23. The Diplomacy of War, 1914-18 ; Bibliography ; Index
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Clarendon Press The Treatise on the Laws and Customs of the Realm of England Commonly Called Glanvill
Book SynopsisThis classic edition of Glanvill, by the great medievalist G.D.G.Hall, has now been reissued by Oxford University Press. The treatise on the laws and customs of the realm of England commonly called Glanvill is undoubtedly one of the best-known and most important works of medieval English law. Its itemization and commentary upon writs and the procedure connected with them provides invaluable information in legal practice in the twelfth century, but the treatise has far more than this to offer. It is a work of original analysis, covering such significant topics as dowry, debt, and inheritance, and allowing us a unique insight into the medieval legal mind.Table of ContentsAbbreviations; List and grouping of manuscripts; Introduction; Latin text and English translation; Additional notes; Appendix; Index of writs; General index.
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Oxford University Press The Gesta Normannorum Ducum of William of Jumièges Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni Volume I Introduction and Book IIV
Book SynopsisAn important source for the history of Normandy and England in the 11th and 12th centuries, which contains the earliest prose account of the Norman Conquest. This edition is based on a study of all existing manuscripts of the "Gesta", including a copy from c1100, hitherto unknown.Trade Review'Thanks to this impeccable edition, the Gesta Normannorum Ducum, a crucial narrative source for the history of Normandy and England before and after the Conquest, has now been made accessible ... An excellent introduction sets out in fascinating detail the process of its composition. What emerges is a very different conception of authorship and historical composition from that which we encounter elsewhere.' Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsHistorical introduction; textual introduction; "Gesta Normannorum Ducum".
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Clarendon Press John Locke Selected Correspondence
Book SynopsisJohn Locke (1632-1704) was a prolific correspondent leaving behind him over 3600 letters, a collection almost unmatched in pre-modern times. A man of insatiable curiosity and wide social connection, his letters open up the cultural, social, intellectual and political worlds of the later Stuart age.Trade ReviewThis handsomely produced volume is well worth its while ... The result of Goldie's choice of letters and of the generally excellent editorial material which surrounds them is a book not only in which one might browse with pleasure but also which might be read systematically. * Locke Studies *Mark Goldie has now performed a vital task for all serious students of Locke: he has given us a selection of the most important of these letters in a single volume that is light in weight and elegantly annotated. The letters collected here-both to and from Locke-can be read from start to finish, telling the story of a man who was to find himself both at the centre of the 'commonwealth of learning' and of the struggle against political and religious tyranny in the British Isles. * James Hill, Acta Comeniana *Each of the sixteen temporally separate groups of letters is prefaced with a couple of pages of useful biography. Also there is an excellent overall thirty-page introduction. * Locke Studies *Mark Goldie's edition of Selected Correspondence is a timely attempt to unlock this cabinet of secrets for a much larger audience ... His knowledge of Locke and his historical setting is exemplary ... He faces the formidable challenge with tact and composure ... fascinating to read, and often illuminating in detail ... It fully deserves to carry the pleasures and insights of the correspondence to a much wider circle of readers. * John Dunn, Times Literary Supplement *Table of Contents1. REVOLUTIONARY ENGLAND, 1656-1660
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Oxford University Press Thomas Hobbes
Book SynopsisBehemoth is Thomas Hobbes''s narrative of the English Civil Wars from the beginning of the Scottish revolution in 1637 to the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, and is his only composition to address directly the history of the events which formed the context of his writings in Leviathan and elsewhere on sovereignty and the government of the Church. Although presented as an account of past events, it conceals a vigorous attack on the values of the religious and political establishment of Restoration England. This is the first fully scholarly edition of the work, and the first new edition of the text since 1889. Based on Hobbes''s own presentation manuscript, it includes for the first time an accurate transcription of the passages which Hobbes had deleted in the text, and notes made by early readers.Trade Review[Seaward's] edition compares to the standard Töennies edition rather as a colour television compares to black and white ... Seaward's Behemoth fulfils the promise of the Clarendon series - under Noel Malcolm's leadership - to give readers the scholarly editions which the texts deserve. * Deborah Baumgold, English Historical Review *Paul Seaward has produced a major piece of scholarship ... to those who have been captivated by this multi-faceted book for a long time, it comes as a blessing. * Luc Borot, Hobbes Studies *Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations ; List of Illustrations ; General Introduction ; Textual Introduction ; 1. To the Right Honourable Sr. Henry Bennet Baron of Arlington ; 2. First Dialogue ; 3. Second Dialogue ; 4. Third Dialogue ; 5. Fourth Dialogue ; Register of variants ; Appendix: Readers' notes in early copies of Behemoth
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Oxford University Press, USA The Oxford History of the Laws of England Volume VI 14831558 6 The Oxford History of the Laws of England Series isbn 0199613524
Book SynopsisThis, the first volume to appear in the landmark new Oxford History of the Laws of England series, covers the years 1483 - 1558, a period of immense social, political, and intellectual change, which profoundly affected the law and its workings.Trade ReviewThis volume of The Oxford History of the Laws of England, the first of twelve volumes to appear in print, is a remarkable achievement. A work of vast erudition, based on exhaustive research in the manuscript as well as printed sources, it provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the law during the early Tudor period while also presenting a unifying thesis that is rare in works of this sort. To the extent that the volume incorporates much of Baker's earlier scholarship, it also serves as a monument to his unrivaled contribution to the field of early modern English legal history. * Brian P. Levack, Law and History Review Vol 23, No. 3 *There can be no doubt that this series will stand as an enduring testament to the sheer fecundity of the contemporary study of English legal history. * Law Quarterly Review *Despite the mass of scholarship shoe-horned into its pages, great care has been taken that this volume should be reasonably accessible to non-specialists and it is ... an excellent volume. * Law Quarterly Review *Table of ContentsPreface ; Contents ; Abbreviations ; Table of Cases ; Table of Statutes ; I. English Law and the Renaissance ; II. The Constitution ; III. Courts ; IV. Civil Proceedure and Pleading ; V. The Legal Profession and its Learning ; VI. Criminal Law and Procedure ; VII. Persons ; VIII. The Law of Property ; IX. The Law of Torts ; X. The Law of Contract ; Bibliography ; Index of People and Places ; Index of Matters
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Clarendon Press Judge Without Jury Diplock Trials in the Adversary System Omclj Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice
Book SynopsisAfter a Commission chaired by Lord Diplock recommended that cases connected with the 'troubles' should be tried by judge alone, rather than jury, the Diplock Courts have been a controversial feature of Northern Ireland's response to political violence. This title assesses the impact of Diplock Courts and considers their broader implications.Trade Review...a thoughtful and reasoned account of the way in which Diplock courts appear to operate....an impressive account of an intriguing experiment in criminal procedure. Their book can be strongly recommended. * The Cambridge Law Journal *'This is a great book...This book should be bought and considered by the widest possible readership. The research is meticulous and well tabulated. The style academic yet eminently readable. The sources are impeccable. An expensive book which, looking backwards, is a brilliant historical account...this is a book for our time and beyond.' * Frontline *'a major contribution to research in the field of criminal justice.' * Just News, December 1995 *'These empirical findings are integrated with a scholarly discussion of rules of evidence and procedure and of theories of trial...it will be a great interest for students of trial processes...As a study of the interplay between legal rules and working rules, this book is a valuable socio-legal addition to the scholarly Oxford Monographs in Criminal Law and Justice series.' * The Howard Journal Vol.35 No.4 *
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Oxford University Press, USA The Oxford History of the Laws of England Volume I The Canon Law and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction from 597 to the 1640s The Oxford History of the Laws of England Series ISBN 0199613524
Book SynopsisThis is one of the first volumes to appear in a landmark new series, The Oxford History of the Laws of England. It traces the history of the reception and role of the canon law in England between 597 and 1649, examining both the establishment of ecclesiastical courts and the heads of jurisdiction within them. Legal practice is viewed against the background of the formal canon law.Table of ContentsI. The Anglo-Saxon Church ; II. From the Norman Conquest to the Establishment of Consistory Courts ; III. From the Thirteenth Century to the Accession of Elizabeth ; IV. From the Elizabethan Settlement to the Abolition of Episcopacy ; V. Civil Procedure and the Law of Proof ; VI. Monetary Obligations and Economic Regulation ; VII. Testamentary Law and Probate Jurisdiction ; VIII. Tithes and Spiritual Dues ; IX. Churches and the Clergy ; X. Marriage and Divorce ; XI. Defamation ; XII. The Criminal Law
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Oxford University Press Settlers and Expatriates
Book SynopsisThe British Empire gave rise to various new forms of British identity in the colonial world outside the Dominions. In cities and colonies, and in sovereign states subject to more informal pressures such as Argentina or China, communities of Britons developed identities inflected by local ambitions and pressures. As a result they often found themselves at loggerheads with their diplomatic or colonial office minders, especially in the era of decolonisation. The impact of empire on metropolitan British identity is increasingly well documented; the evolution of dominions'' nationalisms is likewise well known; but the new species of Britishness which attained their fullest form in the mid-twentieth century have received significantly less attention.Settlers and Expatriates revisits the communities formed by these hundreds of thousands of Britons, as well as the passages home taken by some, and assesses their development, character, and legacy today. Scholars with established expertise in thTrade ReviewFew edited collections display a topic in such a comprehensive and fascinating manner, or open up an area for teaching and research as this book does. * Simon J. Potter, 20th Century British History. *Bickers should be commended for the coherence and uniformly high quality of this collection. The essays all provide political and economic frameworks in which to understand the presence of these communities overseas, as well as perspectives on each communitys composition, beliefs, and experiences * Kevin Grant, Victorian Studies *This authoritative collection deftly puts ... colonial caricatures in their proper place, revealing instead a much more complex and contested range of British identities. By emphasising the diverse experience of Britons overseas, it not only expands the current limits of British world scholarship but offers a conceptual substitute a world of Britains * Felicity Barnes, English Historical Review *convincingly re-exposes the lives of the imperial British as a deserving field of academic research, drawing interesting parallels without submerging the diverse or particular * Anna Sanderson, History Today *a first-rate addition to the Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series * Christopher Prior, Immigrants and Minorities *this collection constitutes a crucial contribution to the study of imperial mobility and to the consolidating field of settler colonial studies * Lorenzo Veracini, The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History *As a thought-provoking discussion of migration, colonialism and identity ... and as a collection to inspire future research, this is a rich volume with much to offer * Laura Ishiguro, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History *It is the purpose of Settlers and Expatriates to trace the oft forgotten experiences of these globally dispersed, temporary British sojourners, who often get overshadowed in the historical literature by the much larger volumes of people migrating to the colonies of white settlement. * Bryan Glass, British Scholar Society *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Britains and Britons over the seas ; 2. The British of Argentina ; 3. Expatriates in cosmopolitan Egypt: 1864-1956 ; 4. Kenya: Home county and African frontier ; 5. Rhodesia 1890-1980: 'The Lost Dominion' ; 6. 'The Last Outpost' The Natalians, South Africa and the British Empire ; 7. Avatars of Identity: The British community in India ; 8. 'Permanent Boarders': The British in Ceylon, 1815-1960 ; 9. The British 'Malayans' ; 10. Shanghailanders and others: British communities in China, 1843-1957 ; 11. 'We don't grow coffee and bananas in Clapham Junction you know!': Imperial Britons Back Home ; 12. Orphans of Empire
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Oxford University Press Wales and the Britons 3501064
Book SynopsisThis, the first volume in the History of Wales, provides a detailed history of Wales in the period in which it was created out of the remnants of Roman Britain. It thus begins in the fourth century, with accelerating attacks from external forces, and ends shortly before the Norman Conquest of England.The narrative history is interwoven with chapters on the principal sources, the social history of Wales, the Church, the early history of the Welsh language, and its early literature, both in Welsh and in Latin. In the fourth century contemporaries knew of the Britons but not of Wales in the modern sense. Charles-Edwards, therefore, includes the history of the other Britons when it helps to illuminate the history of what we now know as Wales. Although an early form of the name Wales existed, it was a word in the Germanic languages, including English, and meant inhabitants of the former Roman Empire; it therefore covered the Gallo-Romans of what we know as France as well as the Britons.Trade ReviewThomas Charles-Edwards has written a book that will be essential reading, and not only for those concerned with the history of Wales, for many decades to come. * David Stephenson, Studia Celtica *the most detailed and rigorous account of early medieval Welsh history, and of the written sources for that history, published to date. A signal scholarly achievement, it not only provides an invaluable point of entry into a wide range of debates but, thanks to the originality of its overall conception and its numerous fresh interpretations, compels us to look afresh at the formative period that marked the beginnings of the History of Wales * Huw Pryce, Archaeologia Cambrensis *a major study based on a lifetime's work by one of the leading historians of Britain in the period which it concerns * Ken Dark, Irish Historical Studies *In short, this volume clearly reflects a career marked by erudition. Not surprisingly, experts in the field will value the work. Nevertheless, the text is accessible to novices. * J. M. Pope, CHOICE *This volume will revolutionise the study of early medieval Wales * Alex Woolf, English Historical Review *An important, elegantly written work of high scholarship. * Northern History *The breadth and depth of scholarship on offer is extraordinary ... a splendid work. * Nicholas Higham, American Historical Review *a brief review can barely do justice to the riches to be found in this book ... It ought to be read by everyone with an interest in early medieval Britain * Caroline Brett, Cambrian Medieval Celtic Studies *The appearance of the first volume in the seminal 'Oxford History of Wales' is to be warmly welcomed ... Professor Thomas Charles-Edwards has produced a remarkably full and detailed picture of early medieval Wales. * Euryn Rhys Roberts, History *Table of ContentsA. AFTER ROME; B. EARLY WELSH SOCIETY; C. THE BRITONS AND THE ENGLISH, 550-1064; D. THE WELSH CHURCH AND CULTURE
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Clarendon Press Women in Late Antiquity Pagan and Christian Lifestyles Clarendon Paperbacks
Book SynopsisThis book bridges a gap between two traditional disciplines. Since the 1970s, there has been a remarkable outpouring of work on women in antiquity, but women in late antiquity (3rd-6th centuries AD) have been far less studied. Classicists have been more concerned with the first two centuries AD, and theologians have been interested in New Testament, rather than patristic teaching about women, or its social and cultural setting.In this book, Dr Clark offers an introduction to the basic conditions of life for women: marriage, divorce, celibacy and prostitution; legal constraints and protection; child-bearing, health care, and medical theories; housing, housework, and clothes; and the general assumptions about female nature which were discarded at need. Christian and non-Christian literature, art, and archaeology are used to exemplify both the practicalities of life and the prevailing `discourses'' of the ancient world.Trade Reviewa short, packed but highly accessible guide to the position of women in late antiquity * Times Higher Education Supplement *Wonderfully rich in detail and example. * Daily Telegraph *Table of ContentsLaw and morality; tolerance, prhibition and protection; health; domesticity and ascetism; being female.
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Oxford University Press The Eighteenth Century
Book SynopsisThis volume takes a thematic approach to the history of the eighteenth century in the British Isles, covering such issues as domestic politics (including popular political culture), religious developments and change, and social and demographic structure and growth. Paul Langford heads a leading team of contributors, to present a lively picture of an era of intense change and growth in which all parts of Britain and Ireland were increasingly bound together by economic expansion and political unification.Trade ReviewAn excellent, up-to-date and highly efficient book. Dr D. L. Smith, Fellow/Director of Studies, Selwyn College, CambridgeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Time and space ; 1. Contested kingdoms, 1688-1796 ; 2. Enlightenment and faith ; 3. Governing diverse societies ; 4. The wealth of the nation ; 5. The culture of improvement ; 6. Contested Empire, 1756-1815 ; Epilogue ; Further Reading ; Chronology ; Maps ; Index
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Oxford University Press Liberal and Fascist Italy
Book SynopsisThe period from 1900 to 1945 was one of the most dramatic in Italian history. It embraced two world wars, the crisis of the liberal state, and the advent of a new form of dictatorship destined to leave an imprint on the whole history of Europe. It was also a period in which Italian economy and society began to undergo that process of transformation which led to the modern, industrialized Italy of today. Italian writers and artists responded creatively to change and the contribution to European culture of such figures as Croce, Gramsci, D''Annunzio, Pirandello, De Chirico, or the Futurists was one of primary importance. This volume discusses these developments in depth, paying particular attention to the social and moral conflicts resulting from modernization, war, and the impact of the totalitarian experiment of Fascism. The interaction between foreign and domestic policy is also explored. The final chapter considers three strands of cultural life: visual arts, literature, and social tTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. State and society ; 2. Church, state, and Catholicism ; 3. The economy ; 4. Italy and the crisis of the international order ; 5. Fascist Ideology, foreign policy, and war ; 6. The totalitarian experiment ; 7. Modernization and daily life ; 8. The visual arts ; 9. Literature ; 10. Social and political thought ; Conclusion ; Maps ; Further Reading ; Chronology
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Oxford University Press History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe
Book SynopsisA History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe is a synthetic work, authored by an international team of researchers, covering twenty national cultures and 250 years. It goes beyond the conventional nation-centered narratives and presents a novel vision especially sensitive to the cross-cultural entanglement of political ideas and discourses. Its principal aim is to make these cultures available for the global ''market of ideas'' and revisit some of the basic assumptions about the history of modern political thought, and modernity as such.The present volume is a sequel to Volume I: Negotiating Modernity in the ''Long Nineteenth Century''. It begins with the end of the Great War, depicting the colorful intellectual landscape of the interwar period and the increasing political and ideological radicalization culminating in the Second World War. Taking the war experience both as a breaking point but in many ways also a transmitter of previous intellectual traditions, it mapsTrade Review[the reader] will receive something like a universal formula encompassing the history of the region's political thought from the eighteenth century until the present ... The merit of this book is that it has introduced -- hopefully for good -- a whole series of previously-missing links into international academic discourse ... it is really worthwhile to read this weighty work. * Maciej Górny, Acta Poloniae Historica *The History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe is a brilliant book. It combines the intellectual history of Central East Europe with the regions political, sociological, and legal past for the first time. It is based on a very deep knowledge of the individual development of the various nations of East Central Europe and brings them together in a new, original, and innovative synthesis. * Martin Schulze Wessel, Professor of Eastern European History, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich *The authors give us a work of reflection and learning that readers will turn to for generations; they not only recover the political thought of dozens of important writers across East Central Europe, but also uncover a lost map of hopes and insights, showing paths taken and not taken, right, left, and center, all of relevance to a region that continues to seek orientation. The authors come from many countries, but their voice is unified, and prose a pleasure to read, wherever one dips in, remarkably balanced throughout, leaning only in the direction of resolute, disinterested scholarship. * John Connelly, Professor of History, University of California Berkeley *An ambitious collective endeavor by leading scholars of the post-1989 generation to revisit the key issues and rediscover the leading figures shaping the main currents of political thought in twentieth-century East-Central Europe. Its major contribution lies precisely in the transnational approach to the subject, providing a complex historical narrative and original insights into the political cultures of the region and their lasting relevance. Required reading for those who want to understand the intellectual background to the main political trends coming from East Central Europe today. * Jacques Rupnik, Director of Research, Sciences Po, Paris *Table of ContentsPart I: Transcending Modernity: Interwar and Wartime Visions of Regeneration 1: Nation-State Building and its Alternatives 2: Liberalism on the Defensive 3: The Many Faces of Leftism 4: The 'Third Way' 5: Towards a Conservative Revolution 6: A New State for 'New Men' 7: World War II: Collaboration, Resistance, and Visions of the Postwar Orde Part II: Hybridized Modernity: Communism, Reformism, and Dissent in a Divided Europe 8: The Postwar 'Transition Years' 9: Stalinism and De-Stalinization 10: Towards Socialism with a Human Face?
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Oxford University Press, USA British Cultural Studies Geography Nationality and Identity
Book SynopsisAddresses the transformations of British culture and identity in the context of globalization. Topics range from the historical legacies of empire and their relation to contemporary definitions of "Britishness" to race, entrepreneurial attitudes, "green politics" and "Britpop".Table of ContentsSECTION I HOW BRITISH IS IT? GEOGRAPHIES OF IDENTITY ; SECTION II: WHEN WILL WE BE MODERN? CULTURE, TRADITION, AND HERITAGE ; SECTION III: IN THE PLACE OF BRITISHNESS? LIFESTYLES, SUBCULTURES, AND CULTURAL POLITICS
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Oxford University Press Imperial Apocalypse Tgw
Book SynopsisA unique study which uses the collapse of Tsarist Russia and its consequences to argue that the events on the often-forgotten Eastern Front of WWI had a stronger impact on the outcome of the war than is usually accepted.Trade ReviewIn this vivid reinterpretation of the Russian Empire's World War I, Joshua Sanborn provocatively and effectively reframes it as a war of decolonization and state collapse. Written in crisp and entertaining prose, this thought-provoking book is the most interesting and readable book published on Russia's World War I in recent times. * Eric Lohr, American University, Washington *This magnificent book is full of insights, with a robust challenge to received wisdom. Sanborn's talent as a writer makes the catastrophic story of imperial state failure a joy to read. * Alan Kramer, Trinity College Dublin *If the Eastern Front remains the "forgotten front", readers will have only themselves to blame, as Joshua Sanborn gives us a fresh, insightful look at the East in these crucial years. * Michael S. Neiberg, author of Dance of the Furies: Europe and the Outbreak of War in 1914 *An outstanding contribution to the spate of books marking the centenary of the Great War. * P.E. Heineman, CHOICE *Sanborn's book is thus at once an everyday life history of the Russian Front, a gripping narrative of the key battles in which the Russian Empire participated, and a sophisticated conceptual argument about the stages of decolonization during the First World War. * The Russian Review *a wonderful book. It takes the reader to the heart of the experience of Russian participants in the Great War in an original and unprecedented way ... In terms of depth of description, sensitivity to the subject matter, elegance of expression, and originality of approach, Joshua A. Sanborn has few rivals. His breadth of vision not only encompasses crucial but often overlooked episodes ... he also shows their importance to the story. * Christopher Read, American Historical Review *The book was intended for multiple audiences, and it deserves to be read widely and with interest. * Evan Mawdsley, War in History Book *Sanborn's book serves as an admirable blend of the military, social and political history of the demise of the tsarist state. It offers much to chew on for specialists in the Russian field. * J. A. Grant, Slavonic and East European Review *Sanborn's command of his vast primary source base lends his narrative authority, his prose is unfailingly engaging, and his insights numerous. The many personal stories he tells of humble citizens caught up in this imperial "apocalypse" provide moving illustrations of the broad processes he charts. Above all, no previous treatment of Russia's Great War and revolution makes so palpable the scale of chaos and misery endured by the population as war-induced violence spun out of anyone's control. * Journal of Modern History *Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction: Imperial Challenge ; 1. The Outbreak of War and the Transformation of the Borderlands ; 2. The Front Migrates ; 3. Remobilizing the Military: Combat Innovation, POWs, and Forced Labor ; 4. Remobilizing Society: Nurses, Doctors, and Social Control ; 5. Revolution ; 6. Decolonization ; Conclusion: Imperial Apocalypse ; Works Cited
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Oxford University Press Sport and Ireland
Book SynopsisThis is the first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. Sport and Ireland demonstrates that there are aspects of Ireland''s sporting history that are uniquely Irish and are defined by the peculiarities of life on a small island on the edge of Europe. What is equally apparent, though, is that the Irish sporting world is unique only in part; much of the history of Irish sport is a shared history with that of other societies.Drawing on an unparalleled range of sources - government archives, sporting institutions, private collections, and more than sixty local, national, and international newspapers - this volume offers a unique insight into the history of the British Empire in Ireland and examines the impact that political partition has had on the organization of sport there. Paul Rouse assesses the relationship between sport and national identity, how sport influences policyTrade ReviewCondensing the history of Irish sport into a digestible book is an immense challenge and the result is dense, exhaustively detailed in parts, and massively ambitious. Yet Rouse boils it down without the subject losing any of its depth or complexity. Take it carefully. Take it slowly. Some achievement; some book. * Michael Foley, Sunday Times Ireland *A brilliantly researched survey that does justice to political, social and cultural contexts, and sets the bar high for historical writing on sport. * Diarmaid Ferriter, Books of the Year 2015, Irish Times *Fascinating and invaluable. * Ardal O'Hanlon, Books of the Year 2016, Irish Times *very informative, not only on the development of these sports but also on their social, political and cultural contexts * Hugh McFadden, Books Ireland *Sport and Ireland is a landmark publication for a number of reasons. It is not a book of great games and famous players but rather a beautifully written book that offers social history at its best. It is the history of the island and its people through the lens of sport. If we accept that in Irish history sport has been the passion of the masses, then to understand the Irish is to explore those leisure-time hours that they have devoted to their games and pastimes. This book is more than simply a history of sport: it is a scintillating history of the nation. * Mike Cronin, The Irish Times *[A] superb exploration of the evolution of sport in Ireland ... Rouse's book is fascinating for juxtaposing [several] sporting movements together ... a perceptive alternative to history of social change within Ireland, as viewed through the prism of sports. * Dermot Bolger, Irish Mail on Sunday *... rather than a dry accounting of the waxing and waning of pastimes, Rouse gives a sense of what it was like to be present at these events ... his new book is a masterpiece. * Irish Examiner *A great read. * Colm O'Rourke, Irish Independent *This book is destined to be the benchmark and reference tool ... A masterpiece. * Michael Moynihan, Irish Examiner *This is a book which cannot be recommended highly enough not just for sport fans but for those with a keen interest in social history. It uses sport to tell the story of who we are ... Paul Rouse's achievement in this magnificent book is to remind us that sport is more than games. * Doctrine & Life *Few authors are as well qualified as Paul Rouse to attempt this ambitious undertaking, the first scholarly overview of the history of sport in Ireland during the last millennium ... The end result of his research is a treat for both specialists and non-specialists alike: the former will find in this book plenty to provoke and illuminate, whilst the latter will find that this is a well-written, accessible introduction to the subject. No reader who wishes to understand the broad trajectory of sport in Ireland in the period under study can afford to ignore this important book ... a wonderful read. * Brian Griffin, Reviews in History *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: SPORT BEFORE 1800; CHAPTER TWO: THE MODERNIZATION OF IRISH SPORT: 1800-1880; CHAPTER THREE: CONTESTED SPORTS: POLITICS, WAR AND WOMEN, 1880-1920; CHAPTER FOUR: SPORT ON A PARTITIONED ISLAND, 1920-; CONCLUSION
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Oxford University Press AngloSaxon Towers of Lordship
Book SynopsisIt has long been assumed that England lay outside the Western European tradition of castle-building until after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is now becoming apparent that Anglo-Saxon lords had been constructing free-standing towers at their residences all across England over the course of the tenth and eleventh centuries. Initially these towers were exclusively of timber, and quite modest in their scale, although only a handful are known from archaeological excavation. There followed the so-called ''tower-nave'' churches, towers with only a tiny chapel located inside, which appear to have had a dual function as buildings of elite worship and symbols of secular power and authority. For the first time, this book gathers together the evidence for these remarkable buildings, many of which still stand incorporated into the fabric of Norman and later parish churches and castles. It traces their origin in monasteries, where kings and bishops drew upon Continental European practice to constTrade ReviewMuch of interest * P.S. Barnwell, Ecclesiology Today *The volume certainly fulfils its aim to establish tower-nave churches as a recognisable part of the architectural repertoire of the early medieval period, and it does so in an accessible and engaging manner. * Claire Nesbitt, Antiquity *anglo-Saxon Towers of Lordship brings refreshing new intelligence to a topic bedecked with two centuries of scholarly tradition * David Stocker, University of Leeds, The Society for Medieval Archaeology *Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: SYNTHESIS 1: A corpus of monastic tower-naves 2: A corpus of lordly tower-naves PART II: INTERPRETATION 3: Monastic tower-naves and tower-nave origins 4: Tower-naves, lordly towers, and the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy 5: Tower-nave churches in comparative perspective Conclusion Appendix: A List of Equivocal Tower-Naves
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Oxford University Press Medieval Rome Stability and Crisis of a City 9001150 Oxford Studies in Medieval European History
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History 13501750
Book SynopsisThis Handbook re-examines the concept of early modern history in a European and global context. The term ''early modern'' has been familiar, especially in Anglophone scholarship, for four decades and is securely established in teaching, research, and scholarly publishing. More recently, however, the unity implied in the notion has fragmented, while the usefulness and even the validity of the term, and the historical periodisation which it incorporates, have been questioned. The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern European History, 1350-1750 provides an account of the development of the subject during the past half-century, but primarily offers an integrated and comprehensive survey of present knowledge, together with some suggestions as to how the field is developing. It aims both to interrogate the notion of ''early modernity'' itself and to survey early modern Europe as an established field of study. The overriding aim will be to establish that ''early modern'' is not simply a chronologiTrade Reviewthe very real achievement the two volumes represent ... will be valuable indeed as introductions, for those, students and established scholars alike, seeking to find their conceptual and bibliographical footing in unfamiliar terrain. * Spencer J. Weinreich, Journal of Jesuit Studies *Table of Contents1: A.S. Brett: Political Thought 2: Margaret L. King: A Return to the Ancient World? 3: Kathleen Crowther: A Revolution in Natural Philosophy 4: T.K. Rabb: Art and Architecture 5: Thomas Munck: Music 6: John Robertson and Avi Lifschitz: Europe's Enlightenment 7: Felipe Fernandez-Armesto: Navigation and Discovery 8: J.H. Elliott: Iberian Empires 9: Leonard Blussé: Northern European Empires 10: Thomas Cohen and Emanuele Colombo: The Role of the Religious Orders 11: Gabriel Paquette: Colonial Societies 12: Matthew Romaniello: Trade and the 'Global Economy' 13: R. Bin Wong: The Unconquered East 14: Ronald G. Asch: Western European Monarchies 15: Robert Frost: Northern and Eastern Monarchies 16: Samuel K. Cohn, Jr.: Authority and Popular Resistance 17: Jeroen Duindam: Rulers and Courts 18: Carlo Capra: Governance 19: James D. Tracy: Taxation and Finance 20: Robert von Friedeburg: Republics and Republicanism 21: Carol B. Stevens: Warfare on Land 22: Louis Sicking: Warfare at Sea 23: Gabor Ágoston: The Ottoman Empire and Europe 24: Brendan Simms: Europe's Shifting Balance of Power, c.1450-1815 25: Paul Dover and Hamish Scott: The Growth of Diplomacy, c.1450-1815
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Oxford University Press Renaissance Mass Murder
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Oxford University Press A Commerce of Knowledge
Book SynopsisA Commerce of Knowledge tells the story of three generations of Church of England chaplains who served the English Levant Company in Syria during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Reconstructing the careers of its protagonists in the cosmopolitan city of Ottoman Aleppo, Simon Mills investigates the links between English commercial and diplomatic expansion, and English scholarly and missionary interests: the study of Middle-Eastern languages; the exploration of biblical and Greco-Roman antiquities; and the early dissemination of Protestant literature in Arabic. Early modern Orientalism is usually conceived as an episode in the history of scholarship. By shifting the focus to Aleppo, A Commerce of Knowledge brings to light the connections between the seemingly separate worlds, tracing the emergence of new kinds of philological and archaeological enquiry in England back to a series of real-world encounters between the chaplains and the scribes, booksellers, priests, rabbis, and shTrade ReviewThe book is a fascinating example of how the confluence of commercial, religious, and scholarly interests could utmostly sustain the creation of new knowledge on different cultures. * Viviana Tagliaferri, Nordicum Mediterraneum *Written in clear prose, A Commerce of Knowledge offers an informative account of the scholarly pursuits of English orientalist scholars in Ottoman Aleppo by shedding light on ongoing commercial activities in the city. It is an important contribution to the history of early modern orientalism from an often neglected point of view ... an engrossing read, especially suitable for specialists working on humanist scholarship, early modern orientalism and the early English missions in the Middle East. * Duygu Yildirim, Journal of Jewish Studies *A Commerce of Knowledge provides a new basis from which the intellectual traditions and connections between England and the wider world can be understood, while placing local interests and actors in their rightful place in these narratives. * Peter Good, Journal of Early Modern History *It is based on an astonishingly wide acquaintance with both primary and secondary sources, as a glance at the bibliography (277-315) will confirm, and these are faithfully recorded in the (often voluminous) footnotes...numerous and weighty contributions to our knowledge and understanding of the complex of trade, scholarship, missionary work, and exploration between Europe and the Ottoman Empire...Everyone with a serious interest in any of those aspects will learn much from this book. * G. J. Toomer, Erudition and the Republic of Letters *This book is constructed around the careers at Aleppo of the chaplains to the Levant Company in that city from the late sixteenth to the later eighteenth centuries. However, it is not a series of biographies, but rather an attempt to place their activities in the context of the historical and social milieux, and to relate them to contemporary interests and aspirations. The 'Commerce' of the title is a key to the author's approach. * G. J. Toomer, Professor Emeritus of the History of Mathematics, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, Erudition and the Republic of Letters 7 *The book marshals a marvelously detailed series of individually important case studies in order to fill out traditional lines of inquiry in the historiography of European scholarship and religion. Even more importantly, the book lends empirical support to general arguments that have been recently made by historians who, like Mills, favor an approach to questions about humanistic scholarship between the late Renaissance and early Enlightenment that is grounded in the study of practices and institutions. * William J. Bulman, Lehigh University, Journal of Modern History *It is a work that I find inspiring and that I hope will serve as an inspiration to others. * Gustaf Fryksén, International Journal of Maritime History 35 *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I 1: 'Turky labours': From Oxford to Aleppo Part II: Building a library in seventeenth-century Syria 2: Edward Pococke in Aleppo 3: 'A rich treasure of manuscripts': Robert Huntington in Syria Part III: The making of an antiquarian 4: 'Factor to a worthy Principle' 5: The road to Jerusalem 6: Henry Maundrell and the making of A Journey Part IV 7: The English Reformation in an eastern key 8: Thomas Dawes in Aleppo
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of the French Revolution
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of the French Revolution brings together a sweeping range of expert and innovative contributions to offer engaging and thought-provoking insights into the history and historiography of this epochal event. Each chapter presents the foremost summations of academic thinking on key topics, along with stimulating and provocative interpretations and suggestions for future research directions. Placing core dimensions of the history of the French Revolution in their transnational and global contexts, the contributors demonstrate that revolutionary times demand close analysis of sometimes tiny groups of key political actors - whether the king and his ministers or the besieged leaders of the Jacobin republic - and attention to the deeply local politics of both rural and urban populations. Identities of class, gender and ethnicity are interrogated, but so too are conceptions and practices linked to citizenship, community, order, security, and freedom: each in their way just asTrade ReviewThis handbook is a gem ... a superb reference work that doubles as a good read for anyone interested in this massive and complex subject ... Essential. * G. P. Cox, CHOICE *The great success of this Handbook is to present a picture of the Revolution, and its historiography, as the hectic criss-crossing of many individual paths: this bustling, confusing, noisy, and fearful time of upheaval is well conveyed in these pages. The reader is given good directions to follow one, or many, of these paths in the ample footnotes and readings ... The Handbook offers a convenient and scholarly starting-point or refresher on many different aspects of that turbulent epoch and on its repercussions, one which will be valuable in teaching and research. The editor and his collaborators are to be congratulated. * Dr Anne Byrne, Reviews in History *David Andress, the editor, and his contributors should be warmly congratulated for providing generally excellent summaries of recent research on the French Revolution, together with stimulating suggestions for further investigation. * Roger Price, Intelligence and National Security *an excellent volume with a consistently high level of contribution. * Neil Davidson, H-France Review *This collection provides an excellent overview of the current state of French Revolution scholarship. * Liam Chambers, BARS Review *Table of ContentsPart 1: Origins 1: Silvia Marzagalli: Economic and Demographic Developments 2: Lauren R. Clay: The Bourgeoisie, Capitalism, and the Origins of the French Revolution 3: Jay M. Smith: Nobility 4: Joël Félix: The monarchy 5: Simon Burrows: Books, Philosophy, Enlightenment 6: Annie Jourdan: Tumultuous Contexts and Radical Ideas (1783-89). The 'Pre-Revolution' in a Transnational Perspective 7: Thomas E. Kaiser: The Diplomatic Origins of the French Revolution Part 2: The Coming of Revolution 8: John Hardman: The View from Above 9: Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire: The View from Below: the 1789 cahiers de doléances 10: Peter McPhee: A Social Revolution? Rethinking Popular Insurrection in 1789 11: Micah Alpaugh: A Personal Revolution: National Assembly Deputies and the Politics of 1789 Part 3: Revolution and Constitution 12: Michael P. Fitzsimmons: Sovereignty and Constitutional Power 13: Malcolm Crook: The New Regime: Political Institutions and Democratic Practices under the Constitutional Monarchy, 1789-91 14: Jeremy D. Popkin: Revolution and Changing Identities in France, 1787-1799 15: Edward J. Woell: Religion and Revolution 16: D. M. G. Sutherland: Urban Violence in 1789 17: Manuel Covo: Revolution, race and slavery Part 4: Counter-revolution and collapse 18: Ambrogio Caiani: Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette 19: Kirsty Carpenter: Emigration in Politics and Imaginations 20: Noelle Plack: Challenges in the Countryside, 1790-2 21: Charles Walton: Club, Party and Faction 22: Alan Forrest: Military Trauma Part 5: The New Republic 23: David Andress: Politics and Insurrection: The Sans-culottes, The 'Popular Movement' and the People of Paris 24: Marc Belissa: War and Diplomacy (1792-1795) 25: Paul Hanson: From Faction to Revolt 26: Dan Edelstein: What was the Terror? 27: Marisa Linton: Terror and Politics 28: Ronen Steinberg: Reckoning with Terror: Retribution, Redress, and Remembrance in Post-Revolutionary France 29: Mike Rapport: Jacobinism from Outside Part 6: After Thermidor 30: Laura Mason: Thermidor and the Myth of Rupture 31: Howard G. Brown: The Politics of Public Order, 1795-1802 32: Jean-Luc Chappey: The New Elites: Questions about political, social and cultural reconstruction after the Terror 33: Philip Dwyer: Napoleon, The Revolution, and The Empire 34: Isser Woloch: Lasting Political Structures 35: Jeff Horn: Lasting Economic Structures: Successes, Failures, and Revolutionary Political Economy 36: Jennifer Heuer: Did Everything Change? Rethinking Revolutionary Legacies 37: David A. Bell: Global Conceptual Legacies
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Oxford University Press Imperial Germany 18711918
Book SynopsisThe German Empire was founded in January 1871 not only on the basis of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck''s ''blood and iron'' policy but also with the support of liberal nationalists. Under Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany became the dynamo of Europe. Its economic and military power were pre-eminent; its science and technology, education, and municipal administration were the envy of the world; and its avant-garde artists reflected the ferment in European culture. But Germany also played a decisive role in tipping Europe''s fragile balance of power over the brink and into the cataclysm of the First World War, eventually leading to the empire''s collapse in military defeat and revolution in November 1918.With contributions from an international team of twelve experts in the field, this volume offers an ideal introduction to this crucial era, taking care to situate Imperial Germany in the larger sweep of modern German history, without suggesting that Nazism or the Holocaust were ineviTrade Reviewoffers a useful first port of call for students interested in Imperial Germany. * Lars Fischer, Canadian Journal of History *useful, informative, and entertaining in equal measure. * Ewald Frie, German Historical Institute London Bulletin *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Bismarckian Germany ; 2. Wilhelmine Germany ; 3. Economic and social developments ; 4. Religion and confessional conflict ; 5. Culture and the arts ; 6. Gendered Germany ; 7. The bourgeoisie and reform ; 8. Political culture and democratization ; 9. Militarism and radical nationalism ; 10. Transnational Germany ; 11. War and revolution ; 12. Looking forward ; Further Reading ; Chronology ; Index
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Oxford University Press Writing the Holocaust
Book SynopsisArguing against the prevailing view that Holocaust survivors (encouraged by a new and flourishing culture of ''witnessing'') have come forward only recently to tell their stories,Writing the Holocaust examines the full history of Holocaust testimony, from the first chroniclers confined to Nazi-enforced ghettos to today''s survivors writing as part of collective memory. Zoë Waxman shows how the conditions and motivations for bearing witness changed immeasurably. She reveals the multiplicity of Holocaust experiences, the historically contingent nature of victims'' responses, and the extent to which their identities - secular or religious, male or female, East or West European - affected not only what they observed but also how they have written about their experiences. In particular, she demonstrates that what survivors remember is substantially determined by the context in which they are remembering.Trade ReviewWriting the Holocaust represents an important contribution to the field of Holocaust studies. * Andrea Reiter, Mortality *...thought-provoking and an inspiration for further work in this area in the future. * Journal of Jewish Studies *a wonderful introduction to Holocaust literature, especially early Holocaust literature; and it is an informed and intelligent discussion, for even the most advanced students of the Holocaust, of the role of literature in shaping our understanding of the Shoah, and understanding the lives and destinies of those victims who did and did not survive (survivors were also victims). * Michael Berenbaum, Journal of Genocide Research *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Writing as Resistance? - Bearing Witness in the Warsaw Ghetto ; 2. Writing to Survive: The Testimony of the Concentration Camps ; 3. Writing to Remember: The Role of the Survivor ; 4. Writing Ignored: Reading Women's Holocaust Testimonies ; 5. Writing the Holocaust: The Representation of Testimony ; Epilogue
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Oxford University Press Polis
Book SynopsisFrom antiquity until the nineteenth century, there have been two types of state: macro-states, each dotted with a number of cities, and regions broken up into city-states, each consisting of an urban centre and its hinterland. A region settled with interacting city-states constituted a city-state culture and Polis opens with a description of the concepts of city, state, city-state, and city-state culture, and a survey of the 37 city-state cultures so far identified. Mogens Herman Hansen provides a thoroughly accessible introduction to the polis (plural: poleis), or ancient Greek city-state, which represents by far the largest of all city-state cultures. He addresses such topics as the emergence of the polis, its size and population, and its political organization, ranging from famous poleis such as Athens and Sparta through more than 1,000 known examples.Trade ReviewThis book will help those venturing for the first time outside of the Athenocentric realm of polis-studies; it provides an overview and introduction to comparative studies in the city-state and 'city-state culture. * Classical Outlook *Table of ContentsI. CITY-STATES IN WORLD HISTORY ; II. THE CITY-STATE CULTURE IN ANCIENT GREECE ; III. CONCLUSION
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Oxford University Press George Akropolites The History
Book SynopsisThe first English translation and study of George Akropolites' History, an essential source for 13th-century Byzantine history. Ruth Macrides discusses the author's background, social position, and relation to the tradition of Greek history writing, and provides a comprehensive guide to reading the text.Trade ReviewThis books is the 'definitive Akropolites' a biographic, work-analytic and historical achievement of which the author is to be thoroughly congratulated * Günter Prinzing, The Anglo-Hellenic Review *Macrides...important work, characterizes by noteworthy precision in the translation and by artful use of the English language...Her intimate knowledge of the text is constantly in evidence...impressive work...a very valuable tool... * John S. Langdon *the most impressive translation of a Byzantine historian yet to appear in English * Chrstopher Wright, Reviews in History *This is a work of mature scholarship, stitching together insights gained and tested over three decades of engagement with Akropolites' work * Crusades (2009) *[not just] a translation, but as full a study of the History and its author as we are likely to see in a while ... [Macrides] has also moved the bar up quite a few notches for this sort of study. * Emmanuel C. Bourbouhakis, Bryn Mawr Classical Review31/10/2012 *While Macrides translation is not the first translation of Akropolites into a modern language, it certainly is the most punctilious one. And it will undoubtedly be very useful to all those who are interested in the history and the history writing of the Byzantine thirteenth century. * Liliana Simeonova, Etudes Balkaniques *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; The thirteenth century in historical writing ; The man and his work ; Promotions and titles ; Chronology of Akropolites' life ; The History ; Akropolites and later writers ; Other writings ; Studies ; TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY
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Oxford University Press, USA The Church in AngloSaxon Society
Book SynopsisFrom the impact of the first monasteries in the seventh century, to the emergence of the local parochial system five hundred years later, the Church was a force for change in Anglo-Saxon society. It shaped culture and ideas, social and economic behaviour, and the organization of landscape and settlement. This book traces how the widespread foundation of monastic sites (''minsters'') during c.670-730 gave the recently pagan English new ways of living, of exploiting their resources, and of absorbing European culture, as well as opening new spiritual and intellectual horizons. Through the era of Viking wars, and the tenth-century reconstruction of political and economic life, the minsters gradually lost their wealth, their independence, and their role as sites of high culture, but grew in stature as foci of local society and eventually towns. After 950, with the increasing prominence of manors, manor-houses, and village communities, a new and much larger category of small churches were foTrade Review...an impressive study of the English church before the Norman Conquest which sheds much new light on its structures and place in society * Contemporary Review *A powerful and compelling synthesis...Blair's skilful integration of archaeological and historical evidence is second to none. His synthesis and assessment of the most recent archaeological research conveys all the excitement of this fast unfolding field... * John Nightingale, Magdalen College, Oxford *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; 1. The English and their Christian Neighbours, c.550-650 ; 2. Minsters in Church and State, c.650-850 ; 3. Church and People, c.650-850 ; 4. The Church in the Landscape, c.650-850 ; 5. Monastic Towns? Minsters as Central Places, .650-850 ; 6. Minsters in a Changing World, c.850-1100 ; 7. The Birth and Growth of Local Churches, c.850-1100 ; 8. From Hyrness to Local Parish: The Formation of Parochial Identities, c.850-1100 ; EPILOGUE ; APPENDIX: THREE MINOR MINSTERS IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Polytheism and Society at Athens
Book SynopsisThis book is the first attempt that has ever been made to give a comprehensive account of the religious life of ancient Athens. The city''s many festivals are discussed in detail, with attention to recent anthropological theory; so too, for instance, are the cults of households and of smaller groups, the role of religious practice and argumentation in public life, the authority of priests, the activities of religious professionals such as seers and priestesses, magic, the place of theatrical representations of the gods within public attitudes to the divine. A long final section considers the sphere of activity of the various gods, and takes Athens as a uniquely detailed test case for the structuralist approach to polytheism. The work is a synchronic, thematically organized complement (though designed to be read independently) to the same author''s Athenian Religion: A History (Oxford 1996).Trade Review...[this book] points the way to future developments in the study of both Athenian and Greek religion...an important contribution which certainly deserves its 2005 Criticos Award. * Julia L. Shear, Journal of Hellenic Studies *...one of the best books I have read on ancient religion and one of the most useful. * James Davidson, London Review of Books *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; I ; 1. Ancestral Gods, Ancestral Tombs: The Household and Beyond ; 2. 'Those with whom I sacrifice' ; 3. Places of Cult: Athens and the Demes ; 4. International Religion ; 5. Who prays for Athens? Religion in Civic Life ; 6. 'Those who make a profession out of rites': Unlicensed Religion, and Magic ; 7. Religion in the Theatre ; II ; 8. Festivals and their Celebrants ; 9. Things Done at Festivals ; 10. The Festival Year ; 11. Parthenoi in Ritual ; 12. The Panathenaea ; 13. Women's Festivals: Thesmophoria and Adonia ; 14. The Anthesteria and other Dionysiac Rites ; 15. Eleusinian Festivals ; 16. Festivals, Rituals, Myths: Reprise ; 17. Gods at Work I: Protecting the City ; 18. Gods at Work II: The Growth of Plants and Men ; Epilogue
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Oxford University Press The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empire
Book SynopsisA study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the ''mystery cults'' popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity. Roger Beck describes Mithraism from the point of view of the initiate engaging with the religion and its rich symbolic system in thought, word, ritual action, and cult life. He employs the methods of anthropology of religion and the new cognitive science of religion to explore in detail the semiotics of the Mysteries'' astral symbolism, which has been the principal subject of his many previous publications on the cult.Trade ReviewGiven Beck's credentials and his reputation as an erudite scholar of the enigmatic mysteries of Mithras, one might rightly expect that this book would break new ground. Beck does not disappoint. The book is engagingly written and is an exemplar of how scholarship can be pursued in a fair, engaging manner. * Richard S. Ascough, Studies in Religion *This makes for an interesting eclectic journey through one of the most mysterious cults in the Roman Empire... Throughout the book this interpretative scheme is filled out with impressively meticulous analysis of the textual evidence, the symbolic structutre of the mithraeum, and the tauroctony. * Anders Lisdorf, Journal of Roman Studies *In learned and fascinationg detail, he explains the mithraeum as both symbolically and actually as a representation of the universe. * Inga Mantle, The Journal of Classics Teaching *not only compulsory reading for any scholar or student working on Mithraism, but ought to be taken full account of also by anyone with an interest in the study of ancient religion in general ... the persistent reader will be rewarded with the rich experience of having his or her thoughts continuously provoked by a great historian of ancient religion in the course of his attempts to make sense of the fascinating phenomena that were the Mithraic mysteries. * Ted Kaiser, Ancient West & East *Table of Contents1. Introduction to interpreting the mysteries: old ways, new ways ; 2. Old ways: the reconstruction of Mithraic doctrine from iconography ; 3. The problem of referents: interpretation with reference to what? ; 4. Doctrine redefined ; TRANSITION: FROM OLD WAYS TO NEW WAYS ; 5. The Mithraic mysteries as symbol system. 1. Introduction and comparisons ; 6. Cognition and representation ; 7. The Mithraic mysteries as symbol system. 2. The mithraeum ; 8. Star-talk: the symbols of the Mithraic mysteries as language signs ; 9. The Mithraic mysteries as symbol system. 3. The tauroctony ; 10. Excursus
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Oxford University Press Plantagenet England
Book SynopsisIn this thorough and illuminating work, Michael Prestwich provides a comprehensive study of Plantagenet England, a dramatic and turbulent period which saw many changes. In politics it saw Simon de Montfort''s challenge to the crown in Henry II''s reign and it witnessed the deposition of Edward I. In contrast, it also saw the highly successful rules of Edward I and his grandson, Edward III. Political institutions were transformed with the development of parliament and war was a dominant theme: Wales was conquered and the Scottish Wars of Independence started in Edward I''s reign, and under Edward III there were triumphs at Crécy and Poitiers. Outside of politics, English society was developing a structure, from the great magnates at the top to the peasantry at the bottom. Economic changes were also significant, from the expansionary period of the thirteenth century to years of difficulty in the fourteenth century, culminating in the greatest demographic disaster of historical times, the Black Death. In this volume in the New Oxford History of England series, Michael Prestwich brings this fascinating century to life.Trade Review...a valuable addition to the 'New Oxford History of England' series ... Prestwich handles a wide range of topics skilfully and knowledgeably. This is a sober and judicious book which will have a wide appeal. * Martin Heale, History Journal *Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTORY; PART II: POLITICS AND WAR; PART III: SOCIETY AND PEOPLE
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Clarendon Press The Bismarck Myth
Book SynopsisFew statesmen in history have inspired the imagination of generations of Germans more than the founder of the Kaiserreich, Otto von Bismarck. The archetype of charismatic leadership, the Iron Chancellor maintained his pre-eminent position in the pantheon of Germany''s political iconography for much of the twentieth century. Based on a large selection of primary sources, this book provides an insightful analysis of the Bismarck myth''s profound impact on Germany''s political culture. In particular, it investigates the ways in which that myth was used to undermine parliamentary democracy in Germany after the Great War, paving the way for its replacement by authoritarian rule under an allegedly ''Bismarckian'' charismatic leader, Adolf Hitler. As one of the most powerful weapons of nationalist agitation against the Weimar Republic, the Bismarck myth was never contested. The nationalists'' ideologically charged interpretation of Bismarck as the father of the German nation-state and model fTrade Review...an astutely conceived and solidly grounded contribution to the historiography of German political culture in the earl twentieth century. * Geoff Eley The English Historical Review *The history of Weimar Germany's failure has never been told more accurately, convincingly, and vividly than in Robert Gerwarth's Bismarck Myth. * Johannes Willms, Deutschland Radio *Gerwarth's book makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of modern Germany's political culture. * Heinrich August Winkler *Robert Gerwarth's study on Otto von Bismarck and the role of the Bismarck myth in the rise of Hitler sets new standards for the historiography of Weimar Germany (and) improves our understanding of the fatal turn which German history took in 1933. * Hans-Ulrich Wehler, Weltwoche *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Prologue: The Bismarck Myth in Wilhelmine Germany 1890-1918 ; 3. After the Collapse ; 4. Fragmented Society, Divided Memory: Perceptions of Bismarck in Early Weimar Germany ; 5. Fighting the 'Enemies of the Reich': Bismarck and the State Crisis of 1922-23 ; 6. Bismarck as an Election Campaigner ; 7. In the Shadow of Stabilization ; 8. Towards the Abyss: Bismarck and the Dissolution of the Weimar Republic ; 9. Epilogue: Bismarck Between the 'Seizure of Power' and Reunification 1933-1990 ; 10. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA The Chronography of George Synkellos A Byzantine Chronicle of Universal History from the Creation
Book SynopsisGeorge Synkellos, a monk of Constantinople who once held a position of authority under the patriarch Tarasios, composed (in Greek) a chronicle of universal history in the early ninth century. The English translation is provided here, together with introduction and notes.Trade ReviewThis splendidly produced volume makes available a fascinating genre of historiography, important for our understanding of the Byzantines' understanding of themselves and their place in history. * Andrew Louth, Sobornost *This translation together with the introduction advances our understanding of Byzantine culture in the eighth and ninth centuries, besides shedding light on the development of Christian world chronicles. * The Journal of Theological Studies *a valuable source and contribution * Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Volume 66, Number 4 *Table of ContentsI. SYNKELLOS AND THE CHRISTIAN CHRONOGRAPHIC TRADITION ; THE CHRONOGRAPHY OF GEORGE SYNKELLOS ; APPENDIX OF BIBLICAL NAMES ; INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND NAMES ; INDEX OF TEXTUAL CITATIONS
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Oxford University Press Writings on the Poor Laws
Book SynopsisIn the essays presented in this volume, Bentham lays down the theoretical principles from which he develops his proposals for reform of the English poor laws in response to the perceived crisis in poor relief in the mid-1790s. These ideas were to be a significant influence on the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.Trade ReviewTo finally have access to these original writings in as close a form as possible to their author's original intent will be of great service to all scholars working on the history of ideas about social welfare. English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsEditorial Introduction; Table of Cases Calling for Relief; Essays on the Subject of the Poor Laws; Pauper Systems Compared; Observations on the Poor Bill; Appendices; Index of Subjects; Index of Names
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Oxford University Press Modelling the Middle Ages
Book SynopsisMost of what has been written on the economy of the middle ages is deeply influenced by abstract concepts and theories. The most powerful and popular of these guiding beliefs are derived from intellectual foundations laid down in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by Adam Smith, Johan von Thünen, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, and Karl Marx. In the hands of twentieth-century historians and social scientists these venerable ideas have been moulded into three grand explanatory ideas which continue to dominate interpretations of economic development. These trumpet in turn the claims of ''commercialization'', ''population and resources'', or ''class power and property relations'' as the prime movers of historical change. In this highly original book John Hatcher and Mark Bailey examine the structure and test the validity of these conflicting models from a variety of perspectives. In the course of their investigations they provide not only detailed reconstructions of the economic histoTrade ReviewAs a one-stop book for archaeologists seeking to understand the intellectual debates that lurk implicitly behind so much historical writing on the medieval economy, this is excellent. * The Society for Medieval Archaeology *Intriguing ... highly enjoyable and provocative. * The Agricultural History Review *Modelling the Middle Ages ... provides a cogent and comprehensive survey of the history and economics of late medieval England and an invaluable survey and an invaluable survey of the history of thought concerning those topics. * EH.NET *Overall, the book does an excellent job of accomplishing its two goals. The first was to provide a clear and accessible introduction to the conceptual frameworks that have dominated this field for many decades. The second was to assess the strengths and weaknesses, relevance, and credibility of the models. * EH.NET *Lucid, learned, and at times passionate ... the book is important and will undoubtedly be found indispensable for many years to come. * English Historical Review *Will be welcomed by students and teachers of economic history. Examining English economic development between the Norman Conquest and the late fifteenth century they [Hatcher and Bailey] present a wonderfully clear exposition of the three 'classic supermodels' that have dominated debates on the medieval economy and its transition towards commercial modernity ... The very real achievement of this book is to make these debates and their consequences accessible and interesting, even at times positively exciting ... few could doubt its usefulness and timeliness. * History Workshop Journal *Table of Contents1. Methods and Models ; 2. Population and Resources ; 3. Class Power and Property Relations ; 4. Commercialization, Markets, and Technology ; 5. The Importance of Time and Place ; 6. Beyond the Classic Supermodels ; Guide to Further Reading
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Clarendon Press Mental Disability in Victorian England The Earlswood Asylum 18471901 Oxford Historical Monographs
Book SynopsisThis work investigates the emergence of "idiot" asylums in Victorian England. Using the National Asylum for Idiots, Earlswood, as a case-study, it examines the social history of institutionalization and the relationship between the medical institution and the society whence its patients came.Trade ReviewThe book is an invaluable resource for historians, students and practitioners in the field of learning disability and deserves to be widely read. It is that rare phenomenon; a scholarly book that is also both readable and useful. * Local Population Studies *This is a detailed and scholarly work, meticulous both in its attention to detail, and in its mastery of the wider context ... also very engaging and highly readable. Wright succeeds in helping bring the history of learning disability from the periphery into the mainstream. This is no mean feat. * Local Population Studies *This is an important and timely book. It brings to prominence an under-researched and neglected area of social life - the history of learning disability. * Local Population Studies *This important monograph provides a comprehensive summary of his contribution to this expanding historiography and gives a useful critique of current thinking on mental illness and mental disability issues. Wright seamlessly develops this narrative around the history of a unique institution in its Victorian heyday ... thoughtful and comprehensive study. * Medical History *Exemplary study ... this is a wonderfully detailed study. One of its virtues is that it shows how tenuous disciplinary lines can be. To try to classify this work as institutional history, history of medicine, social history etc. would be to do a disservice to a volume that covers all these areas. * English Historical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The State and Mental Disability ; 2. An Asylum for Idiots ; 3. Care in the Community ; 4. Institutionalizing Households ; 5. Idiots by Election ; 6. To Know No Weariness ; 7. The Golden Chain of Charity ; 8. The Educable Idiot ; 9. Down's Syndrome ; 10. The Danger of the Feeble-Minded ; 11. Conclusions ; Select Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press The British Isles Since 1945
Book SynopsisSince 1945 Great Britain has gone through many changes: the loss of an empire, economic decline and resurgence, entry into Europe, evolution into a multicultural society, and devolution, to name only the more obvious. In this book, six distinguished historians each take a theme - politics, international relations, high, middle , and low culture, social and economic policies, the nature of civil society, and Ireland - and set out the fundamental nature and development of each. These are set within the wider context of the Cold War, and its impact both internationally and domestically; of the impact on politics, economics and foreign policy of the decline of the pound and the attempts to arrest this; and finally, of the growing impact of Europe.Trade Review'this volume is excellently written and provides the type of overview essential for undergraduates and good A-level students' Keith Laybourn, University of Huddersfield, History, vol 89, issue 1, number 293Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Governors, governance and governed: British politics since 1945 ; 2. Economic growth, economic decline ; 3. Tradition and transformation: society and civil society in Britain, 1945-2001 ; 4. Two cultures - one or many? ; 5. Britain and the world since 1945: narratives of decline or transformation? ; 6. Ireland 1945-2001: between 'Hope and History' ; Conclusion: fin de siecle ; Further Reading ; Chronology ; Maps ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA Gangraena and the Struggle for the English Revolution
Book SynopsisA comprehensive study of Thomas Edwards's "Gangraena", probably the most important printed work of the English revolution. It provides an account of the printed polemic of the revolution and its place in the religious and political mobilization of the mid-1640s.Trade Review...a powerfully argued and wide-ranging study ... this volume represents a major scholarly achievement and will be essential reading * Philip Baker, Sharp News *...the level of detail in the book will undoubtedly provide historians with the resources for future scholarship * Nicholas MacDowell, Notes and Queries *Table of Contents1. Introductions ; 2. Gangraena as Heresiography ; 3. 'Like a universal leprosie over-spread this whole kingdom': City and Provinces in Gangreana ; 4. 'Books lately printed': Gangraena and the World of Print ; 5. Edwards, Gangreana, and Presbyterian Mobilisation ; 6. Conclusions ; Bibliography
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