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Book SynopsisSome years ago a revolution took place in Early Medieval history in Scotland. The Pictish heartland of Fortriu, previously thought to be centred on Perthshire and the Tay found itself relocated through the forensic work of Alex Woolf to the shores of the Moray Firth. The implications for our understanding of this period and for the formation of Scotland are unprecedented and still being worked through. This is the first account of this northern heartland of Pictavia for a more general audience to take in the full implications of this and of the substantial recent archaeological work that has been undertaken in recent years. Part of the The Northern Picts project at Aberdeen University, this book represents an exciting cross disciplinary approach to the study of this still too little understood yet formative period in Scotland’s history.Trade Review'A fascinating leap forward in this field of study. A book that requires time and effort, but with all the detail and history mustered within, it is worth the effort' * Dundee Courier, Scottish Book of the Week *'A fascinating book and one which will have a lasting value. It fundamentally changes the background picture [of the Picts]' * Undiscovered Scotland *

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Book SynopsisThe Highland Clearances are a well-documented episode in Scotland’s past but they were not unique. The process began in the Scottish Lowlands nearly a century before, when tens of thousands of people – significantly more than were later exiled form the Highlands – were moved from the land by estate owners who replaced them with livestock or enclosed fields of crops. These Clearances undeniably shaped the appearance of the Scottish landscape as it is today as they swept aside a traditional way of life, causing immense upheaval for rural dwellers, many of whom moved to the new towns and cities or emigrated. Based on pioneering historical research, this book tells the story of the Lowland Clearances, establishing them as a wider part of the process of Clearance which affected the whole country and changed the face of Scotland forever.

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Book SynopsisA deft interweaving of architectural and social history For aristocrats and gentry in 18th-century Ireland, the townhouses and country estates they resided in were carefully constructed to accommodate their cultivated lifestyles. Based on new research from Irish national collections and correspondence culled from papers in private keeping, this publication provides a vivid and engaging look at the various ways in which families tailored their homes to their personal needs and preferences. Halls were designed in order to simultaneously support a variety of activities, including dining, music, and games, while closed porches allowed visitors to arrive fully protected from the country’s harsh weather. These grand houses were arranged in accordance with their residents’ daily procedures, demonstrating a distinction between public and private spaces, and even keeping in mind the roles and arrangements of the servants in their purposeful layouts. With careful consideration given to both the practicality of everyday routine and the occasional special event, this book illustrates how the lives and residential structures of these aristocrats were inextricably woven together. Published in association with the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British ArtTrade Review"[This study] was well worth the wait and can be thoroughly recommended." — Malcolm Airs, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society“McCarthy’s writing style...affords the reader with a fluid and informative lesson in how it may have been to reside in the Irish country house in Georgian times.”—Elaine Byrne, SPAB of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

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Book SynopsisThe Conservative Party have been in power for 47 of the 65 years since the end of the Second World War. During that time the division within the party over Europe has been the enduring drama of British politics - from Churchill's decision not to join the original European Coal and Steel Community in 1951 to Cameron's decision to hold an In/Out referendum in 2016. Other leaders came and went, but the issue was always there - sometimes centre-stage, at others behind the scenes - destabilising foreign policy, corroding the body politic, and destroying several of the party's leaders. These questions, and how they panned out, created a deep, grumbling discontent - the worm in the apple - that, over time, turned the Conservative Party and, by extension, a significant section of the electorate against British membership of the EU. By telling the story of the arguments and divisions within the Conservative Party, The Worm in the Apple explains why Britain voted to leave in 2016. It is by no means the whole story, but they are an important part of it.Trade ReviewBritain has 'left' and re-joined Europe a dozen times over the past two thousand years. The latest swing has been among the bitterest. Tugendhat's survey is a masterful injection of sanity into this perennial argument. -Simon Jenkins; The switch of Conservative Party opinion on Europe was of profound and enduring significance to the UK and the EU. At the heart of this absorbing narrative of how and why it happened is a superb insider's account of a critical moment in the story and one of the great might-have-beens of British history if Margaret Thatcher had been treated differently by the big figures in Europe after 1979. - Peter Hennessy; `Europe has been a poisoned chalice for the Conservatives. Six of the last seven Conservative Prime Ministers have been ruined by it. Few could be better qualified to explain the reasons why than Christopher Tugendhat. The Worm in the Apple is a contribution to understanding of the first importance. It will fascinate everyone who enjoys the world of politics.' Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, King's College, London and author of Britain and Europe in a Troubled World'.

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Book SynopsisPeter Hennessy brings his deep political and historical understanding to this study of two of the most turbulent and disruptive years experienced by Britain in peacetime. As the protracted withdrawal from the EU and the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic dragged on, a series of unprecedented challenges - some global, some domestic - laid bare the fragility of Britain and the Union. Beginning with the chaotic Fall of Kabul, which exposed Britain's military dependence on the United States, through the protracted, unedifying removal of a prime minister - and the economically catastrophic, short-lived tenure of his successor - that further exposed the vulnerabilities of an unwritten constitution; to the country sweltering in record breaking temperatures amid dire warnings of climate catastrophe; and finally to the death of a much-loved monarch, a point of constancy during decades of tremendous social and technological change. In his final chapter, Hennessy considers the continuities and upheavals of the last seventy years, asking whether there can be said to have been a second 'Elizabethan Age', and lamenting that the post-war period came to its close amid such upheaval and loss.

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Book SynopsisThis volume examines in detail the later history of the system from the outbreak of war in September 1939 through the developments of the 1940s to the period of conversion from the early 1950s, as well as concentrating on routes that served the eastern side of the city, such as those to Temple Newsam, Middleton, Gipton and Hunslet.

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Book SynopsisLegally part of Moldova, Transnistria is sandwiched between that country and southern Ukraine. After the USSR broke up, its people's desire not to be governed by Moldova led to a 1992 war in which nearly 1,000 died; since then, it has maintained de facto independence, although it relies significantly on Russian economic, political and military support. Technically, there is still a conflict between Transnistria and Moldova, but this has become frozen and they enjoy reasonably civil relations.Resulting from six years of research, during which the author made nine visits to the territory where he interviewed politicians, judges, public servants, human rights lawyers, diplomats, police officers, academics, students and others this book examines what the best future for Transnistria is and whether de jure independence is a viable solution.

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the way in which landscape and landscape heritage have been – and still are – used to define national identities. It shows how national narratives use different types of landscapes. Some nations use nature as their main point of reference, partly to circumcise conflicts between different ethnic groups. Other nations use agrarian landscapes, that are often describes as timeless and ‘rooted’. Again other nations use history as a major sources for defining identities. In these cases, myths of origins, ‘Golden Ages’ or wars and conflicts deliver the materials for national narratives. The final section describes how nation states developed new urban as well as rural landscapes as national showpieces. As landscapes are an important but under-researched aspect of nation-building, this book fills a gap in the study of nationalism.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2 Terminology: landscape, heritage, identity and nationalism.- 3. Natural Landscapes.- 4. Timeless Agrarian Landscapes.- 5. Cultural Landscapes and Deep History.- 6. Landscapes of Glorious Times.- 7. Landscapes of Conflict and Trauma.- 8. New Landscapes.- 9. Concluding Remarks.

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Book SynopsisThis intellectual biography provides an organic framework for understanding Antonio Gramsci’s process of intellectual development, paying close attention to the historical and intellectual contexts out of which his views emerged. The Gramsci in Notebooks cannot fully account for the young director of L’Ordine Nuovo, or for the communist leader. Gramsci’s development did not occur under conditions of intellectual inflexibility, of absence of evolution. However, there is a strong thread connecting the “political Gramsci” with Gramsci as a “cultivated man.” The Sardinian intellectual’s life is marked by the drama of World War I, the first mass conflict in which the great scientific discoveries of the previous decades were applied on a large scale and in which millions of peasants and workers were slaughtered. In all of his theoretical formulations, this dual relation, which epitomizes the instrumental use of “simpletons” by ruling classes, goes beyond the military context of the trenches and becomes full-fledged in the fundamental relations of modern capitalist society. In contrast with this notion of social hierarchy, which is deemed natural and unchangeable, Gramsci constantly affirmed the need to overcome the historically determined rupture between intellectual and manual functions, due to which the existence of a priesthood or of a separate caste of specialists in politics and in knowledge is made necessary. It is not the specific professional activity (whether material or immaterial) that determines the essence of human nature: to Gramsci, “all men are philosophers.” In this passage from Notebooks, we find the condensed form of his idea of “human emancipation,” which is the historical need for an “intellectual and moral reform”: the subversion of traditional relations between rulers and ruled and the end of exploitation of man by man.Table of ContentsPART ONE – THE YOUNG REVOLUTIONARY 1. The premises of an uninterrupted discourse 2. Dialectics versus positivism: the young Gramsci’s philosophical background 3. Self-education and autonomy of producers 4. Lenin and the topicality of revolution 5. L’Ordine Nuovo 6. The origin and defeat of the Italian revolution 7. The party problem 8. Revolutionary reflux and reactionary offensive PART TWO – THE POLITICAL LEADER 1. The new Party 2. The Comintern and the “Italian case” 3. Toward a new majority 4. Gramsci leading the Party 5. Theoretical maturity between 1925 and 1926 6. The Congress of Lyon PART THREE – THE THEORETICIAN 1. From Sardinia’s contradictions to the sourther question 2. The Notebooks: the difficult beginnings of a “disinterested” work 3. Hegemonic relations, productive relations and the subaltern 4. Permanent transformism 5. Historical premises and congenital contradictions in Italian biography 6. “The old dies and the new cannot be born” 7. The double revision of Marxism and similarity with Lukács 8. Translatability and hegemony 9. The philosopher man and the tamed gorilla 10. Michels, the intellectuals and the issue of organization 11. The dismantling of the old schemes of political art EPILOGUE References

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the deep and lengthy crisis of legitimacy triggered by the death of Prince Juan of Castile and Aragon in 1497 and the subsequent ascent of Juana I to the throne in 1504. Confined by historiography and myth to the madwoman’s attic, Juana emerges here as a key figure at the heart of a period of tremendous upheaval, reaching its peak in the war of the Comunidades, or comunero uprising of 1520–1522. Gillian Fleming traces the conflicts generated by the ambitions of Juana’s father, husband and son, and the controversial marginalisation and imprisonment of Isabel of Castile’s legitimate heir. Analysing Juana’s problems and strategies, failures and successes, Fleming argues that the period cannot be properly understood without taking into account the long shadow that Juana I cast over her kingdoms and over a crucial period of transition for Spain and Europe.Trade Review“This monograph offers a refreshing look at a monarch that has long been depicted as ‘the mad queen’ within the literature and popular imaginary, while also demonstrating that popular depictions often ignore Juana’s own attitudes towards her kingdom and her place in such. … Fleming’s study captures the significance of Juana’s career and its legacy while also illustrating how women, particularly the women of the House of Trastamara-Habsburg, influenced the character of the emerging Kingdom of Spain.” (Jessica L. Minieri, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 7 (2), 2020)“This well-crafted study is a must-read for any scholar interested in Spanish and European political history, power, the monarchy, queenship, gender, and disability studies.” (Nuria Silleras-Fernandez, Early Modern Women Journal, Vol. 14 (2), 2020)“An excellent scholarly biography of Queen Juana I, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella. … Fleming examines Juana’s political significance as Queen of Castile and places her within the context of sixteenth century attitudes toward female rule in the Iberian peninsula and beyond. … Well written, well researched and interesting to read. Highly recommended.” (Carolyn Harris, royalhistorian.com, June, 2018)Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisHistory of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is a historical account of the political events that happened in Florence and Italy between 1215 and 1492. Niccolo Machiavelli, who is a well-known Italian philosopher, wrote the book. The book is split into eight books and covers a wide range of topics, such as the rise and fall of the Medici family, the wars and conflicts between the different Italian city-states, and the political and social changes that happened during the Renaissance. Readers should look through this amazing collection of ideas to learn about the conflicts that occurred there. History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy is an important historical work that tells us a lot about the political and social history of Italy during the Renaissance. The book is a classic of historical literature because Machiavelli wrote it in an objective way and looked at power and politics.

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Book SynopsisThe Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Maurice Hewlett is a historical fiction novel set in medieval Europe during the time of the Crusades. The story follows the life of a fictional character Richard, a nobleman who becomes a knight and goes on a quest to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims. Richard embarks on his journey, as he faces many challenges and moral dilemmas. He is torn between his loyalty to his king and his own sense of justice, and he struggles to reconcile his desire for glory and his conscience. Now, What will Richard do? The novel explores themes of chivalry, honor, love, and religion, and it provides a vivid portrayal of life in the Middle Ages. The title of the book, Richard Yea-and-Nay, refers to the nickname given to the main character because of his habit of giving ambiguous answers to questions. This adds an element of mystery and intrigue to the story and reflects the complexity of Richard's character.

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Book SynopsisWhich European and non-European ideas and practices facilitated the shaping of European unity? Or rather, which pursuits led to deadlocks in the cooperation between states? The book seeks answers to these questions by surveying the historical attempts at realizing supranational patterns of governance in Europe since the Middle Ages. The main focus is on the nineteenth and twentieth century organizational models of European unification. The analysis draws on an abundance of historical and legal source material. While the author encourages critical thinking about European integration, the exploration is admittedly based on specific values. Éva Bóka claims that the struggle for the humanization of power with its democratic creative force has been the major driver in the development of the system of liberties and the idea of European unity. The analysis of the historical process up to the Lisbon Treaty (2007) with the recognition of common, shared, and supported competences meets the author’s set of values to a great extent. The last part of the book examines whether the European Union can serve as a political and economic organizational model for other parts of the world.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: The Idea of European Unity, the Western System of Liberties, and the Dichotomy of Federalism versus Intergovernmentalism 1. The Most Important Achievements of the Idea of European Unity in the Field of State and International Organization before the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) 1.1 Defense Unions and the Theoretical Differentiation between the Alliances of States 1.2 European Universalism 1.3 The Idea of Liberty and the Principles of a Civil State and Union of States 2. A New Democratic Constitutional Federal State in Opposition to Feudalism and Colonization: The Constitution of the United States of America (1787) and Its Influence in Europe 2.1 The Constitution of a Democratic Federal Republic under a President (1787) 2.2 The “Hamilton Method” 2.3 The Dichotomy of a Fictive versus Real Economy 2.4 The Main Phases of Democratization of the Idea of European Unity 3. The Dilemma of Democratization of the Idea of European Unity (1789–1815) 3.1 The French Revolution and the Attempt to Establish Democracy and Popular Sovereignty in a Unitary Nation State 3.2 Kant in Search of a Democratic International Policy (Foedus Pacificum) 3.3 The Conservative Breakthrough 4 The European Phenomenon of Nation State and National Empire, and the Chances of a European Federation (1815–1919) 4.1 Romantic Nationalism 4.2 The German and Italian Unification 4.3 The Swiss Confederation (1848) 4.4 Plans for the Reconstruction of the Habsburg Monarchy 4.5 The Federalist Opposition to the Liberal Democratic Unitary Nation-State 4.6 Colonialism of European Great Powers and the Forgotten Idea of European Unity 4.7 The Forgotten Europe: The Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations 5 The Crisis of Realization of the Western System of Liberties and the Idea of European Unity between the Two World Wars 5.1 In the Shadow of Dictatorships 5.2 The Idea of Pan-Europa 5.3 Plans for a European Economic Union 5.3.1 The Dichotomy of Liberal versus Statist Economic Theory 5.3.2 Planning European Economic Unity 5.4 The Great Depression and the New Deal of Roosevelt 5.5 The Great Depression and Hitler’s Europe 6. Fight for a Democratic Europe 6.1 Coudenhove-Kalergi and the Pan-European Movement 6.2 L’Ordre Nouveau and Personalist or Integral Federalism 6.3 The Resistance Movement—Launching the Policy of a European Democratic Federation Based on the Idea of Liberty 7. In Search of a New Europe: Three Alternatives 7.1 Atlantic Cooperation 7.2 Confronting the Legacy of Colonization—“Eurafrica” in a Decolonization Perspective 7.3 To Become a Great Power from Europe’s Own Democratic Forces: The Federalist Reform 8. Realizing the Idea of European Unity in the Framework of the Council of Europe 8.1 The Hague Congress (1948): Intergovernmentalist, Federalist, and Functionalist Bases of a European Union 8.2 Intergovernmentalist Majority and the Council of Europe 9. Shaping the Supranational European Union 9.1 Functionalist Sectoral Integration: The “Monnet-Method” 9.1.1 Criticism of the “Monnet-Method” by Contemporaries 9.2 Supranationalism toward Federalism (1952–1954) 9.3 The Rome Treaties and the European Economic Community (1957) 9.4 De Gaulle’s Intergovernmentalist “European Concert” 9.5 Spinelli: Relaunching Integration, Reviving Federalism 9.6 The Delors’s Reform: Federation of Nation States and of People 9.7 European Union (1992): A New Type of Federalist Functionalist and Intergovernmentalist Functionalist Union of States Based on Subsidiarity and Multilevelism 10 Outlook: Future Paths and Perspectives 11 The World and Europe (EU): Some Responses to the Challenge of European Modernity 11.1 Responses from India (Gandhi and Nehru) 11.2 Some African Answers (Nkrumah, Senghor, Nyerere) 11.3 Responses and Challenges from Confucian East Asia (Japan, China) 11.3.1 The Japanese Answer (Yukichi Fukuzawa) 11.3.2 The Chinese Responses and Challenge (K’ang Yu-wei, Sun Yat-sen, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping) 11.4 The Vision of Peaceful International Organization 12 Concluding Thoughts Bibliography About the Author Index

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Book SynopsisThe Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 jeopardizes the country's independence and its chances for Western-style development. However, the heroic attitude of the Ukrainian people, combined with a solidifying national identity, makes the domestic foundations for a western turn stronger than ever. After the invasion, building strong foundations of liberal democracy will be a top priority. In addition to alleviating immediate problems, the country must also address its post-communist legacy and address the constraints of patronalism. The authors of this edited volume, leading Ukrainian scholars supplemented by colleagues from Hungary, examine the chances of an anti-patronal transformation after the war. The book provides an overview of the development of Ukraine's political-economic system: color revolutions in 2004 and 2014 brought democratic transformation, but no change in the patronage system The result was patronal regime cycles instead of the emergence of a Western-type liberal democracy in the country. Building on the conceptual framework of the editors' The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes (CEU Press, 2020), the 12 chapters examine the impact of the war on patronal democracy, the relational economy, clientelist society, and the international environment in which Ukraine operates. This collection is complemented by the book entitled Russia. Imperial Endeavor and Geopolitical Consequences.Table of ContentsChronology of Modern Ukraine (1922–2022) Preface by Henry E. Hale I. Ukraine’s Patronal Democracy: Actors, Processes, and Social Roots Ukrainian Regime Cycles and the Russian Invasion – Bálint Madlovics and Bálint Magyar Patronalism and Limited Access Social Order: The Case of Ukraine – Vladimir Dubrovskiy Continuity and Change of the Social Contract in Ukraine: The Case of Contested Anti-Corruption Policies – Oksana Huss Regime Cycles and Neopatrimonialism in Ukraine – Oleksandr Fisun, Uliana Movchan War, De-oligarchization, and the Possibility of Anti-Patronal Transformation in Ukraine – Mikhail Minakov II. Oligarchic Structures and the War: A Chance for Anti-Patronal Transformation? Ukrainian Oligarchs: The War as a Challenge – Igor Burakovsky, Stanislav Yukhymenko Ukraine’s Energy Sovereignty in Time of War: Russia Lost Influence, but the Oligarchs Did Not – Dmytro Tuzhanskyi The Main Driving Forces of De-Patronalization in Ukraine: The Role of Ukrainian Business – Vladimir Dubrovskiy Ukraine’s Criminal Ecosystem and the War: Ukrainian Organized Crime in 2022 –Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime - GI-TOC III. The Ukrainian Society: Anti-Patronal Changes in Identity and Activism From Patronalism to Civic Belonging: The Changing Dynamics of the National-Civic Identity in Ukraine – Evgenii Golovakha, Kateryna Ivashchenko-Stadnik, Oksana Mikheieva, Viktoryia Sereda The Ukrainian Civil Volunteer Movement during Wartime (2014–2022) – Csilla Fedinec Ukraine’s Religious Landscape: Between Repression and Pluralism – Denis Brylov, Tetiana Kalenychenko Transforming Patronal Democracy Bottom-Up: Two Logics of Local Governance in Ukraine – Oleksandra Keudel Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisHelen Maria Williams was a poet, novelist, and radical thinker deeply immersed in the political struggles of the 1790s. Her Letters Written in France is the first and most important of eight volumes chronicling the French Revolution to an England fearful of another civil war. Her twenty-six letters recounting old regime tyranny and revolutionary events provide both an apology for the Revolution and a representation of it as sublime spectacle.Trade Review“At last, a modern edition of Williams’s absorbing and familiar Letters Written in France. Fraistat and Lanser edit with tact and impeccable scholarship. Their introduction to the French Revolution is a gem in itself, an international ‘thriller’ well designed for today’s reader.” — Nanora Sweet, University of Missouri, St. Louis“Williams’s eloquent and dramatic eye-witness account of the French Revolution, Letters Written in France, is a work central to the study of Romanticism, history, and women’s literature. Expertly edited, this splendid edition contains a brilliant, informative introduction that situates Williams in the landscape of revolutionary, literary, and women’s history, offers very helpful scholarly annotations, and is packed with contextual materials. This is another Broadview gem.” — Harriet Kramer Linkin, New Mexico State University“Williams’s Letters Written in France offered readers in England a sympathetic view of the Revolution, which she hoped would hasten democratic reforms. This new edition will be particularly useful and accessible. Telling excerpts from Burke, Paine, and Wollstonecraft permit us to appreciate the fervor that surrounded political and social debates in the period and to assess the narrative power of Williams’s record of contemporary events. Feminists will especially appreciate the subtle analysis by Fraistat and Lanser of gender in Williams’s epistolary narrative and view of the Revolution, and cultural critics will relish the juxtaposition of reviews, letters, political polemic, and poems. This richly supplemented edition will be an invaluable resource.” — Margaret Higonnet, University of ConnecticutTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionHelen Maria Williams: A Brief ChronologyContemporary Historical EventsA Note on the TextLetters Written in France, in the Summer 1790Appendix A: Excerpts From Later Volumes of Williams’s Letters from France Letters from France: Containing Many New Anecdotes (1792) Letters from France: Containing … Interesting and OriginalInformation, vol. I (1793) Letters from France: Containing … Interesting and OriginalInformation, vol. II (1793) Letters Containing a Sketch of the Politics of France[May 1793-July 1794], vol. I (1795) Letters Containing a Sketch of the Politics of France[May 1793-July 1794], vol. II (1795) Letters Containing a Sketch of the Scenes … during theTyranny of Robespierre (1795) Letters Containing a Sketch of the Politics of France[July 1794-95] (1796) Appendix B: Selected Poetry by Williams “To Sensibility” A Poem on the Bill Lately Passed for Regulating the Slave Trade “The Bastille, A Vision” (from Julia, a Novel; Interspersed with Some Poetical Pieces) A Farewell, for Two Years, to England. A Poem Appendix C: Critical Reviews of Letters Written in France The Analytical Review The General Magazine The Monthly Review The Universal Magazine The Critical Review The Gentleman’s Magazine The English Review Appendix D: Other Contemporary Responses to Letters Written in France Edward Jerningham, “On Reading ‘Letters Written from France’” Hester Thrale Piozzi, from Thraliana Two Letters by Anna Seward Society of Friends of the Constitution at Rouen Laetitia Matilda Hawkins, from Letters on the Female Mind William Wordsworth, from The Prelude (1805), Book IX Appendix E: Contemporary Responses to Williams William Wordsworth James Boswell The Anti-Jacobin Review Mary Pilkington Henry Crabb Robinson Williams’s Obituary in the Gentleman’s Magazine Appendix F: The French Revolution: Selected Primary Documents Declaration of The Rights of Man and Citizen Olympe de Gouges, “Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Female Citizen” From Address to the National Assembly Supporting Abolition of the Slave Trade The Fete de la Federation as described by the London Times Beneficial Effects of the French Revolution Appendix G: The French Revolution: Selected Early British Responses Richard Price, from A Discourse on the Love of Our Country Edmund Burke, from Reflections on the Revolution in France Mary Wbllstonecraft, from A Vindication of the Rights of Men Thomas Paine, from The Rights of Man Hannah More, from Village Politics Anna Barbauld, “To a Great Nation” Mary Alcock,“Instructions … for the Mob in England” Selected Bibliography

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Book SynopsisBy offering fluent, accurate translations of extracts and fragments from a wide assortment of ancient texts, this volume allows a comprehensive overview of ancient Greek and Roman concepts of otherness, as well as Greek and Roman views of non-Greeks and non-Romans. A general introduction, thorough annotation, maps, a select bibliography, and an index are also included.Trade ReviewThis collection of translated excerpts from Greek and Latin authors, from the 8th c. BCE to the 3rd c. CE, brings together a wide range of texts, chosen from historians, epic poets, geographers, medical writers, satirists and others, marvelously illustrating the curiosity of Greeks and Romans about 'race' and 'ethnicity,' self and other. Since for ancient Greeks and Romans one essential element of identity and difference was customs, we learn a lot from these texts about sex and marriage, funerals, and warfare in the Mediterranean and surrounding lands. But the ancient authors also featured banalities such as clothing, horse bits, cooking, and even trash talking. The translations are fresh, accurate, and accessible. . . . In a brisk and smart Introduction [the editors] point out the absence of fixed words for race and ethnicity in classical antiquity even as they provide some good references for exploring the complexity of these modern concepts. --Mary T. Boatwright, Duke UniversityWill allow students to understand for themselves how ancient Greeks and Romans conceived of foreign populations and how they thought about issues of racial, ethnic, and cultural difference. --Jonathan Hall, University of ChicagoVery rich. . . . Following an introduction to classical environmental, genetic, and cultural theories of difference, the sources range over the many peoples of the ancient Mediterranean and beyond, from Egypt to Europe. The reach of this text—and its emphasis on the Greek and Roman views of the 'other'—will make it particularly useful for courses on ethnicity taught in Ancient Mediterranean Studies programs. --Molly Myerowitz Levine, Howard University

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Book SynopsisBased on years of archival research, 'The Doctors of the Warsaw Ghetto' is the most detailed study ever undertaken into the fate of more than 800 Jewish doctors who devoted themselves, in many cases until the day they died, to the care of the sick and the dying in the Ghetto. The functioning of the Ghetto hospitals, clinics and laboratories is explained in fascinating detail. Readers will learn about the ground-breaking research undertaken in the Ghetto as well as about the underground medical university that prepared hundreds of students for a career in medicine; a career that, in most cases, was to be cut brutally short within weeks of them completing their first year of studies.Trade Review“[The Doctors of the Warsaw Ghetto] sheds light on the influence of doctors, nurses and other health workers on daily coping while attempting to survive and save lives. The book broadens the perspective regarding participants in the Uprising. Ciesielska describes dozens of doctors and nurses who, rather than fleeing for their lives following Aktions in the ghetto, stayed behind to treat their patients in the bunkers, where nearly all of them died; a type of ‘white-coat rebellion’ alongside the armed struggle. These medical services also reflect the doctors’ and nurses’ ethical decisions made under extreme tragic circumstances during the ghetto’s final stages. … This book is a must read for researchers of the Holocaust, the history of medicine, in general, and particularly Jewish medicine. Its appendixes pose an interesting research challenge for further study.”— Miriam Offer, Social History of Medicine“It goes without saying that the Nazis had no interest whatsoever in the well-being and health of the captive Jewish inhabitants of the Warsaw ghetto. But because they feared that diseases and epidemics might spread beyond it and endanger German personnel and afflict the general Polish population, they provided a bare modicum of assistance to Jewish hospitals, health services, doctors, nurses and pharmacists.Innumerable books have been written about the Holocaust in Poland, but precious few have dealt with this important but overlooked issue. Maria Ciesielska’s The Doctors of the Warsaw Ghetto… examines it in voluminous detail from the moment the ghetto was established in November 1940 until it was destroyed during the uprising in April 1943.”— Sheldon Kirshner, The Times of Israel (blog)“Dr. Maria Ciesielska’s account of the Jewish doctors in the Warsaw Ghetto adds an important dimension to the existing material, but this is not just another historical account. Dr Ciesielska’s meticulous, detailed, and comprehensive use of many personal memoirs and testimonies to document their lives, and their deaths, provides a special lens through we which we can learn and understand more about the personal stories of those doctors, nurses, and pharmacists who worked and lived under those dire and extreme circumstances in the Ghetto. Through her unique way of storytelling, Dr. Ciesielska provides us with a humanistic glimpse into the complexities of the daily lives of these Jewish victims, and the ethical and moral complexities that they faced as healthcare professionals. This is a work of devotion to the memory of these individuals.”— Dr. Tessa Chelouche, M.D.“This remarkable book depicts the heroic efforts which the Warsaw Ghetto doctors deployed to protect the inhabitants from epidemics and treat them if they were sick. Weakened by starvation, overcrowding, catastrophic hygienic conditions and diseases, most Ghetto residents did not survive. Many also perished in death camps. The Ghetto medical community was also almost completely wiped out. The author studied accounts by surviving physicians and provides a chronological history of the Ghetto medical organization, interspersed with portraits of Ghetto doctors. The book offers many examples of doctors’ altruism and self-sacrifice. Their exact number is unknown, but Dr. Ciesielska lists the names of over 700 of them. Their tragic and often heroic stories will now be available to English readers, both in the medical community and in the general population interested in the history of the Warsaw Ghetto.”— Claude Romney, Professor Emerita, University of Calgary“The Warsaw Ghetto is one of the greatest tragedies of the twentieth century, ending with the Great Deportation to Treblinka’s gas chambers; at the same time, the Ghetto offers an empowering story of a new and resourceful system of medical care which was a form of sustained resistance to the Nazi occupation. Maria Ciesielska tells this story vividly: she offers many new insights into the Jewish physicians and nurses confined to the Ghetto. It is a narrative of hope in efforts to create a new system of healthcare, and of dark violence from the Nazi authorities in their determination to destroy the Ghetto. The culmination is the heroic resistance of the Ghetto Uprising. We are offered a vivid and authoritative narrative with many new and often touching insights in the efforts to overcome epidemics and starvation. Dr. Ciesielska has created a lucidly written and inspiring book.”— Paul Weindling, Research Professor in the History of Medicine, Oxford Brookes University“Ciesielska, however, a specialist in family medicine and an expert in the history of medicine, has delved into the various archives in Poland, producing highly impressive findings. She presents a new, preliminary database, which will serve as a foundation for additional studies and is a significant contribution to commemorating Jewish doctors, both men and women. …Ciesielska’s findings are impressive and an invaluable achievement. Her methodically written book follows a chronological development placed in broad historical contexts and enriched by diverse sources. …Maria Ciesielska’s book sheds light on the ‘other side of the coin’ in its description of Jewish doctors. They left behind a written legacy that is also still relevant today. Their stories provide food for thought on the potential of maintaining ethical and professional strength, even in the most difficult circumstances, and of the ability to resist the forces of evil while continuing to provide patients with devoted medical care in impossible and unexpected conditions. The book also draws attention to the dozens of non-Jewish doctors, who assisted their Jewish colleagues while risking their own lives. Although their numbers were few, their inspirational actions were extraordinary.”— Miriam Offer, Western Galilee College, Israel, Holocaust and Genocide Studies“This meticulous account of the Warsaw Ghetto’s medical community, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists, is a long overdue tribute to an era’s unsung heroes. Drawing extensively on archives, with appendices and a photo gallery listing over seven hundred individuals, backgrounds, specialties, hospital affiliations, the author sheds light on a subculture that emerged in 1940, following the ghetto’s establishment, and their dedication under the most hellish of environments to saving or helping Jewish lives. …This poignant but well-researched book is essential for Holocaust collections.”— Hallie Cantor, Yeshiva University, AJL News & Reviews“…Doctors of the Warsaw Ghetto is a signal contribution to the growing scholarship on Jews in the medical fraternity during the Holocaust, and it has several virtues to commend it: its comprehensive, multifocal treatment of the subject; its attention to every dimension of medicine and healthcare in the Warsaw Ghetto; its recourse to hitherto unused source material; its profiles of specific doctors; and its inventories (in the appendices) of the names of the ghetto’s doctors. But besides being a work of meticulous research, The Doctors of the Warsaw Ghetto is a poignant tribute to the Warsaw Ghetto’s unsung medical ‘fighters.’ It was in this memorial spirit that Ciesielska, discussing her book in an article by the Jewish Book Council, remarked, ‘I don’t know if you can say Kaddish over a book. If it is possible, please do.’”— Scott Abramson, Northwestern University, Contemporary JewryTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTSFOREWORD BY PROFESSOR MICHAEL BERENBAUMFOREWORD BY LUC ALBINSKI PREFACECHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN POLANDCHAPTER II: THE MEDICAL SYSTEM IN PRE-WAR POLANDDoctors in pre-war PolandThe education of doctors in PolandCareer prospects of doctors in PolandJewish doctors in Poland CHAPTER III: JEWISH DOCTORS AND ANTI-SEMITISM BETWEEN THE WARSAnti-Semitism in AcademiaAnti-Semitism in the Association of Doctors of the Polish StateActivities of the Association of Doctors of the Polish RepublicJews in the Warsaw Medical Society CHAPTER IV: HEALTHCARE DURING AND IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE 1939 SIEGE OF WARSAWThe Czyste (Old Order) Hospital for Orthodox JewsThe Bersohn and Bauman Children’s HospitalThe Ujazdowski HospitalThe activities of the Jewish community organizations CHAPTER V: HEALTHCARE PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF THE GHETTOThe Polish medical system under occupationCreation of the JudenratThe functioning of the medical chambersThe activities of TOZThe Czyste Jewish HospitalThe Bersohn and Bauman Children’s HospitalPharmaciesEmergency servicesThe threat of labor campsTreatment of Jewish converts CHAPTER VI: HEALTHCARE AFTER THE SEALING OF THE WARSAW GHETTOThe doctors in the GhettoActivities of the Judenrat’s Health DepartmentThe fight against epidemicsTOZ activities after the sealing of the Warsaw GhettoEmergency servicesThe Czyste Jewish HospitalThe Bersohn and Bauman Children’s HospitalThe hospital at 109 Leszno StreetPharmaciesThe Chemical and Bacteriological InstituteMedical care for the Jewish PoliceThe prisonsChristian Convert DoctorsMental health in the GhettoThe threat of labor camps CHAPTER VII: THE GREAT DEPORTATION (GROSSAKTION)Events leading to the Great DeportationThe murder of Dr. Franciszek RaszejaHostage takingThe Great DeportationCzyste Jewish HospitalThe General Hospital on Stawki StreetDoctors during the Great DeportationPharmacists during the Great DeportationDoctors in the Jewish Police during the Deportation CHAPTER VIII: HEALTHCARE AFTER THE GREAT DEPORTATIONThe Hospital on 6–8 Gęsia StreetDoctors after the Great DeportationNurses after the Great DeportationPharmacists after the Great DeportationEmergency Services after the DeportationThe Fate of the Gęsia Street Hospital CHAPTER IX: THE GHETTO UPRISING AND ITS AFTERMATHThe last hospital in the GhettoThe fate of Jewish doctors after the Deportation CHAPTER X: RESISTANCE BY THE MEDICAL FRATERNITYThe underground medical schoolThe Blum-Bielicka School of NursingStudies in Hunger DiseaseStudies in Typhus CHAPTER XI: CONCLUSIONANNEXURE I: LIST OF JEWISH DOCTORS WHO WERE ARRESTED AND HELD HOSTAGE IN 1940 FOLLOWING ANDRZEJ KOTT’S ESCAPE FROM THE GESTAPOANNEXURE II: LIST OF NON-ARYAN DOCTORS IN WARSAW FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE JEWISH HISTORICAL INSTITUTEANNEXURE III: LIST OF JEWISH DOCTORS WORKING AND LIVING IN WARSAW IN 1940–1942ANNEXURE IV: THE DOCTORS MOVED FROM THE WARSAW GHETTO TO THE ŁÓDŹ GHETTO IN 1941/42ANNEXURE V: SCHEDULE OF PHARMACIES OVERSEEN BY THE PHARMACY DEPARTMENT OF THE JUDENRATANNEXURE VI: A LIST OF PHARMACIES OVERSEEN BY THE PHARMACY DEPARTMENT OF THE JUDENRAT IN THE GHETTO IN SEPTEMBER 1942. ANNEXURE VII: DOCTORS SAVING JEWS IN WARSAW IN 1939–1945ANNEXURE VIII: PHOTOGRAPHS OF SELECTED DOCTORS AND NURSESINDEX

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Book Synopsis"This new edition of Mason and Rizzo's anthology is a welcome addition to the study of the revolutionary and Napoleonic French Atlantic. It includes a wealth of documents related to life in metropolitan and colonial France from the middle of the eighteenth century through the Napoleonic Consulate as well as concise section overviews that detail experiences on the continent and in Saint-Domingue, France’s wealthiest Caribbean colony, during this tumultuous era. These features, along with images, maps, and a detailed timeline, provide an invaluable resource for scholars and students alike." —Rebecca Hartkopf Schloss, Texas A&M UniversityTrade Review"A wonderful resource for students and teachers of the French Revolution. The selection of the documents is judicious and reflects the most recent scholarship. I especially appreciate two aspects of this updated edition: the weaving of documents from the slave revolt in the Caribbean into the chronological arc of the Revolution, and the attention given to the Thermidorian Reaction and the Directory, two significant moments that often receive short shrift in the literature. Mason and Rizzo have done a valuable service to the profession. This collection should become the standard title in courses on the French Revolution." —Ronen Steinberg, Michigan State University"Mason and Rizzo's judicious selection of primary sources from the French Revolution includes new sources on race and slavery and documents that will spark discussion of all the major questions raised by that great upheaval. An excellent resource for courses on one of history’s most fascinating and complicated episodes." —Jeremy D. Popkin, University of Kentucky, author of A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution (Basic Books, 2019)

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Book SynopsisKatherine Knollys was Mary Boleyn's first child, born in 1524 when Mary was having an affair with King Henry VIII. Katherine spent her life unacknowledged as the king's daughter, yet she was given prime appointments at court as maid of honour to both Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard. She married Francis Knollys when she was 16 and went on to become mother to many successful men and women at court including Lettice Knollys who created a scandal when she married Sir Robert Dudley, the queen's favourite. This fascinating book studies Katherine's life and times, including her intriguing relationship with Elizabeth I.

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Book SynopsisThe Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture. Starting with an overview of the roots of the revolution, Fitzpatrick takes the story from 1917, through Stalin''s ''revolution from above'', to the great purges of the 1930s. She tells a gripping story of a Marxist revolution that was intended to transform the world, visited enormous suffering on the Russian people, and, like the French Revolution before it, ended up by devouring its own children. This updated edition contains a fully revised bibliography and updated introduction to address the centenary, what does it all mean in retrospect.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition A lucid and indeed instantly classic explanation of the revolutionary spirit in its pre-1917 and Lenin-then-Stalin dominated stages * Tribune *A welcome new edition of this classic history, a triumph of concision and incise analysis by a scholar who knows more than almost anyone about the early years of the Soviet system. * Orlando Figes, Birkbeck College, London, and author of A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution, 1891-1924 *A succinct, insightful, and highly original interpretation of the Russian Revolution as a process of social transformation lasting from 1917 to 1937... Fitzpatrick gives us a challenging rethinking that will shape our discussions for years to come. * Ronald Suny, University of Michigan *A beautiful little introduction to the topic. This is a fine work for introductory students, as well as for general readers looking for a window into the Russian enigma. * Robert V. Daniels, University of Vermont *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Setting 2: 1917: The Revolutions of February and October 3: The Civil War 4: NEP and the Future of the Revolution 5: Stalin's Revolution 6: Ending the Revolution Notes Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA highly original and compelling account of individual Jews who resisted Nazi persecution, challenging the traditional portrayal of Jewish passivity during the HolocaustTrade ReviewFinalist for the 73rd National Jewish Book Award, Holocaust category, sponsored by the Jewish Book Council“This important book shows in great detail, on the basis of numerous moving and often heartwrenching individual stories, that German and Austrian Jews often rebelled against and resisted their oppressors in a variety of ways. Gruner has given us a crucial corrective to the historiography of the Holocaust.”—Omer Bartov, author of Tales from the Borderlands: Making and Unmaking the Galician Past“This deeply researched and highly original study highlights multiple forms and cases of courageous recalcitrance on the part of German Jews subjected to Nazi persecution. A welcome book as both a tribute to the tormented protagonists and a corrective to the historical record.”—Peter Hayes, author of Why?: Explaining the Holocaust“Sensitized to the complexities of living as a non-conformist in a persecutory dictatorship by his own upbringing in East Germany, Gruner is ideally suited to teasing out from fragmentary evidence the historical reality behind the Nazi caricature of the ‘impudent Jew.’ He compiles impressive evidence and argumentation against the widespread assumption of Holocaust victim passivity.”—Christopher R. Browning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill“Wolf Gruner has developed a unique perspective in Holocaust history, uncovering countless examples of individual Jews who protested Nazi policies. While devastating, these poignant stories are also hopeful, demonstrating that even in the worst dictatorships, individuals can and do defy discriminatory and even exterminatory policies.”—Marion Kaplan, author of Hitler’s Jewish Refugees: Hope and Anxiety in Portugal, 1940–1945

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Book SynopsisIt is now more than seventy years since the creation of the state of Israel, yet its origins and the British Empire''s historic responsibility for Palestine remain little known. Confusion persists too as to the distinction between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. In Legacy of Empire, Gardner Thompson offers a clear-eyed review of political Zionism and Britain''s role in shaping the history of Palestine and Israel. Thompson explores why the British government adopted Zionism in the early twentieth century, issuing the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and then retaining it as the cornerstone of their rule in Palestine after the First World War. Despite evidence and warnings, over the next two decades Britain would facilitate the colonisation of Arab Palestine by Jewish immigrants, ultimately leading to a conflict which it could not contain. Britain''s response was to propose the partition of an ungovernable land: a ''two-state solution'' which - though endorsed by the United Nations after the Trade Review'Illuminating ... an essential primer on the historical roots of the Israel/Palestine conflict.' Nicholas Rankin 'A sobering and engrossing story of Britain's betrayal of the Palestinians from the Balfour Declaration to the present day.' Avi Shlaim 'An incisive and thorough analysis.' Ilan Pappe 'A persuasive, if provocative, analysis ... a welcome addition to existing literature on this subject.' Jewish Renaissance 'A compelling new study of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ... meticulously researched.' The Tablet 'An excellent, well-researched and timely book.' Nur Masalha 'Thompson examines how the settler-colonial Zionist project in Palestine is intertwined with the designs of imperial Britain. That such an issue can still be disputed is testimony to the power of ideology: Legacy of Empire cuts through the noise to show what really happened.' Gilbert Achcar 'Useful, accessible and very welcome' Socialist Worker 'An eloquent account ... Thompson has brought an unbiased historian's eye to this inexplicable chapter of British and imperial history.' Tim Llewellyn, former BBC Middle East Correspondent 'Clearly situated within the contemporary debates in Britain' Fathom Journal 'Legacy of Empire documents how this strange brew of ideologies and bigotry led to the denial of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.' Electronic Intifada 'I hope that this book may contribute to the global struggle against all forms of racism by giving strength to those who are seeking realistic and fair solutions to the political problems in Israeli and Palestinian relations' Scottish Left Review 'Should be required reading by all those who seek to pronounce on this problematic subject.' Socialist HistoryTable of ContentsMaps Acknowledgements Timeline Introduction Chapter 1: The Birth and Emergence of Zionism, 1897-1914 Chapter 2: Zionism In 1914 Chapter 3: The British Adoption of Zionism, 1914-1917 Chapter 4: The British Commitment To Zionism In Palestine, 1918-1922 Chapter 5: Palestine In 1922 Chapter 6: Zionism And Britain In Palestine, 1922-1937 Postscript 1937-1947 Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to tell the story of London's transport system from the earliest times to the present day.

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Book Synopsis'Thoroughly researched and written with such calm authority, yet makes you want to scream with righteous indignation' John O'Farrell ‘We can expect the manifesto-writers at the next general election to pass magpie-like over these chapters ... The appeal to act is heartfelt’ Financial Times ___________________ Includes a new chapter, 'Moving Ahead?' Britain’s private, fee-paying schools are institutions where children from affluent families have their privileges further entrenched through a high-quality, richly-resourced education. Engines of Privilege contends that, in a society that mouths the virtues of equality of opportunity, of fairness and of social cohesion, the educational apartheid separating private schools from our state schools deploys our national educational resources unfairly; blocks social mobility; reproduces privilege down the generations; and underpins a damaging democratic deficit in our society. Francis Green and David Kynaston carefully examine options for change, while drawing on the valuable lessons of history. Clear, vigorous prose is combined with forensic analysis to powerful effect, illuminating the painful contrast between the importance of private schools in British society and the near-absence of serious, policy-shaping debate. ___________________ 'An excoriating account of the inequalities perpetuated by Britain’s love affair with private schools' The TimesTrade ReviewThoroughly researched and written with such calm authority, yet makes you want to scream with righteous indignation -- John O'FarrellTheir tone is calm and evidence-based, not agitprop … They have made up my mind. I now feel clear not just that change is urgently needed, but that options for change are more varied, imaginative and realistic than I’d dared imagine -- Maggie Fergusson * Tablet *Fascinating -- Alex Renton * Spectator *‘[A] powerful attack on private schools as engines of privilege … a forensic examination of what the authors call “Britain’s private school problem” … They start strong … leaving you in no doubt about the path from private schooling to the elite … This book does a fine job of explaining and damning Britain’s private school problem -- Hugo Rifkind * The Times *An excoriating account of the inequalities perpetuated by Britain’s love affair with private schools * The Times *A passionate attack on private schools … Kynaston’s flair for anecdotes shines through ... Fascinating -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *Timely * Guardian *The historical background to our arguments over state and private education today is the most intriguing part of Engines of Privilege ... imbued with Kynaston’s fascination with the arguments and mores of post-war Britain -- Anne McElvoy * Evening Standard *Francis Green and David Kynaston say loud and clear that Britain’s private schools are a social problem … This book provides warnings and lessons of what doesn’t work and ideas of what policies could work to dismantle these 'engines of privilege' * Socialist Worker *A fresh dissection of what [Kynaston and Green] deem "Britain's private school problem" ... We can expect the manifesto-writers at the next general election to pass magpie-like over these chapters * Financial Times *[A] forensic and damning examination of ... "Britain's private school problem" * The Week *David Kynaston is one of the great chroniclers of our modern story ... Every paragraph contains some glittering nugget -- Praise for David Kynaston's 'Modernity Britain' * Sunday Times *An exemplary narrative history, with the archives plundered judiciously and plenty of focus on people and their quirks … Fascinating -- Praise for 'Till Time's Last Sand' * The Times *This is the work of a scholar with a gift for illuminating every square inch of each enormous canvas he chooses to paint … Kynaston brings characters large and small to life -- Praise for 'Till Time's Last Sand' * Literary Review *A historian of peerless sensitivity and curiosity about the lives of individuals -- Praise for 'Modernity Britain' * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisEssays provide current interpretations of Germany's military, economic, racial, and diplomatic policies in 1941. Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 and events on the Eastern Front that same year were pivotal to the history of World War II. It was during this year that the radicalization of Nazi policy -- through both anall-encompassing approach to warfare and the application of genocidal practices -- became most obvious. Germany's military aggression and overtly ideological conduct, culminating in genocide against Soviet Jewry and the decimation of the Soviet population through planned starvation and brutal antipartisan policies, distinguished Operation Barbarossa-the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union-from all previous military campaigns in modern European history. This collection of essays, written by young scholars of seven different nationalities, provides readers with the most current interpretations of Germany's military, economic, racial, and diplomatic policies in 1941. With its breadth and its thematic focus on total war, genocide, and radicalization, this volume fills a considerable gap in English-language literature on Germany's war of annihilation against the Soviet Union and theradicalization of World War II during this critical year. Alex J. Kay is the author of Exploitation, Resettlement, Mass Murder: Political and Economic Planning for German Occupation Policy in the Soviet Union, 1940-1941 and is an independent contractor for the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on War Consequences. Jeff Rutherford is assistant professor of history at Wheeling Jesuit University, where he teaches modern European history. David Stahel is the author of Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East and Kiev 1941: Hitler's Battle for Supremacy in the East.Trade ReviewValuable reading for anyone with a serious interest in the Second World War. * WWW.HISTORYOFWAR.ORG *It is to this new, edited collection's great credit that it succeeds in pushing the boundaries of scholarship in this area so significantly. [. . . ] The scope and quality of this book, and its ability to interrelate such an array of complex topics, is extremely impressive. [. . . ] By any measure, then, this book is a highly valuable addition to the literature on this area. -- Ben Shepherd, Glasgow Caledonian UniversityThis amazing book is a valuable gift to all those interested in the history of Nazi warfare in the east.... It not only updates English-language readers on the most recent developments in German and post-Soviet historiography but also introduces new archival materials and makes important statements bound to produce a powerful impact in various fields. * CANADIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY *The volume contains groundbreaking new contributions and valuable overviews of topics that have already been researched. It also has the special advantage of making primary and secondary sources from other countries, especially Russia and Germany, accessible to the English-speaking world. * WAR IN HISTORY *The collection is an important contribution to [scholarship on] German wartime policies in Russia. -- Alexander Prusin, associate professor of history, New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologyThere can be no doubt about the topic's significance. Seventy years after the beginning of 'Operation Barbarossa,' misconceptions still prevail among the general public as well as among scholars about the nature and consequences of the German attack on the Soviet Union. . . . The editors of the volume attempt to cover a broad spectrum of German policies, decisions, and reactions as they unfold in and beyond what Christopher Browning has called the 'fateful months' in the second half of 1941. All contributors to the volume are experts in their own right and represent a group of young scholars that has the potential to shape the future of the field. -- Juergen Matthaus, historianA superb collection that materially enhances our understanding of the broader Nazi effort in the East; anyone interested in the Soviet-German conflict or the Holocaust will profit from it. * JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY *It is most useful to have such expertise bound together in one volume. This is a major work of scholarship. * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *Table of ContentsIntroduction Radicalizing Warfare: The German Command and the Failure of Operation Barbarossa Urban Warfare Doctrine on the Eastern Front The Wehrmacht in the War of Ideologies: The Army and Hitler's Criminal Orders on the Eastern Front "The Purpose of the Russian Campaign Is the Decimation of the Slavic Population by Thirty Million": The Radicalization of German Food Policy in Early 1941 The Radicalization of German Occupation Policies: The Wirtschaftsstab Ost and the 121st Infantry Division in Pavlovsk, 1941 The Exploitation of Foreign Territories and the Discussion of Ostland's Currency in 1941 Axis Collaboration, Operation Barbarossa, and the Holocaust in Ukraine The Radicalization of Anti-Jewish Policies in Nazi-Occupied Belarus The Minsk Experience: German Occupiers and Everyday Life in the Capital of Belarus Extending the Genocidal Program: Did Otto Ohlendorf Initiate the Systematic Extermination of Soviet "Gypsies"? The Development of German Policy in Occupied France, 1941, against the Backdrop of the War in the East Conclusion: Total War, Genocide, and Radicalization Appendix: Comparative Table of Ranks for 1941 Selected Bibliography List of Contributors Index

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Book Synopsis'A masterly mix of shrewd analysis, historical detail and telling quotes... Indispensable’ Mail on Sunday 'Among a host of recent books on the 1980s, Turner's stands out as comfortably the most entertaining’ Sunday Times When Margaret Thatcher became prime minister in 1979 she promised to bring harmony where once there had been discord. But Britain entered the 1980s bitterly divided over its future. At stake were the souls of the great population boom of the 1960s. Would they buy into the free-market, patriotic agenda of Thatcherism? Or the anti-racist, anti-sexist liberalism of the new left? From the miners’ strike, the Falklands War and the spectre of AIDS, to Yes Minister, championship snooker and Boy George, Rejoice! Rejoice! steps back in time to relive the decade when the Iron Lady sought to remake Britain. What it discovers is a thoroughly foreign country.Trade Review'Terrifically entertaining'‘Turner does an excellent job in synthesising the culture and art of the day into the wider political discourse. The result is resolutely entertaining’'Excellent ... this trilogy is about the most authoritative account of the late 20th century as you are likely to get'‘Put[s] into cold perspective what at the time we were too befuddled with emotion to understand... Turner has produced a masterly mix of shrewd analysis, historical detail and telling quotes... Indispensable’'Dazzling... Turner’s account of the 1980s is as wide-ranging as that fractured, multi-faceted decade demands ... deft at picking out devilish details and damning quotes from history that is less recent than you think’‘Among a host of recent books on the 1980s, Turner's stands out as comfortably the most entertaining’ - Books of the Year‘One of the pleasures of Alwyn Turner’s breathless romp through the 1980s is that it overflows with unusual juxtapositions and surprising insights... The tone is that of a wildly enthusiastic guide leading us on a breakneck tour through politics, sport and culture’‘This kaleidoscopic history ... provides a vivid and enjoyable guide to these turbulent years. Ranging broadly across popular culture as well as high politics ... Turner brings the period alive and offers insights into both sides of a polarised nation’‘Turner does an excellent job in synthesising the culture and art of the day into the wider political discourse. The result is resolutely entertaining’'Terrifically entertaining''Excellent ... this trilogy is about the most authoritative account of the late 20th century as you are likely to get'

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Book SynopsisFirst published in four volumes in the early 1980s, Charles Smith’s Historic South Edinburgh has become a much sought-after and extremely rare classic. This completely new edition combines all four volumes into one, and has been completely revised and updated with much new research and information. The opening of North Bridge in 1772 was followed by an exodus, not simply to the spacious elegance of Craig’s New Town, but to the rural seclusion and open spaces of the South Side. Over the next hundred and fifty years the city grew steadily southwards. As much as the more familiar stories of the Old Town and the New Town, the story of the South Side lies at the heart of Edinburgh and to this day it is full of fascinating incident, extraordinary people and great historic resonance. For any native of the city, Historic South Edinburgh is an essential book. With many new illustrations, it is a mine of information and anecdote for all who love Edinburgh. Areas of Edinburgh covered are: The Meadows, Marchmont, Sciennes, The Grange, Bruntsfield, Morningside, Braid, Blackford, Merchiston, Craiglockhart, Swanston.

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Book SynopsisThrough most of eight hundred years, Somerled of Argyll has been variously denounced as an intractable rebel against his rightful king and esteemed as the honoured ancestor of the later medieval Lord of the Isles, but he can be recognised now as a much more complex figure of major prominence in twelfth-century Scotland and of truly landmark significance in the long history of the Gael. In this book individual chapters investigate his emergence in the forefront of the Gaelic-Norse aristocracy of the western seaboard, his part in Gaeldom's challenge to the Canmore kings of Scots, his war on the Manx king of the Isles, his importance for the church on Iona, and his extraordinary invasion of the Clyde which was cut short by his violent death at Renfrew in 1164. Perhaps most impressive is the book's demonstration of how almost everything that is known of or has been claimed for Somerled reflects the same characteristic fusion of Norse and Celt which binds the cultural roots of Gaeldom. It is this recognition which has led its author to his proposal of Somerled's wider historical importance as the personality who most represents the first fully-fledged emergence of the medieval Celtic-Scandinavian cultural province from which is directly descended the Gaelic Scotland of today.

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Book SynopsisWriting on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon - 'a history book for Scots'. It begins with the mythical voyage of Scota, the Pharaoh's daughter, from Egypt with the Stone of Destiny. The land that her sons discovered in the Western Ocean was named after her: Scotland. It goes on to describe the turbulent events that followed, among them the wars of the Scots and the Picts (begun by a quarrel over a dog); the poisoning of King Fergus by his wife; Macbeth's usurpation and uneasy reign; the good deeds of Margaret, queen and saint; Bruce's murder of the Red Comyn; the founding of Scotland's first university at St Andrews; the 'Burnt Candlemas'; and the endless troubles between Scotland and England. Weaving in and out of the events of Bower's factual history, like a wonderful pageant, are other subjects that fascinated him: harrowing visions of hell and purgatory, extraordinary miracles; the exploits of knights and beggars, merchants and monks; the ravages of flood and fire; the terrors of the plague; and the answers to such puzzling questions as what makes a good king, and why Englishmen have tails. In 1998 Donald Watt and his team of scholars completed the first modern edition and translation of Scotichronicon in nine volumes. It has been described as 'a massive achievement for Scottish cultural history' (Sally Mapstone) and 'an open invitation to join a voyage of discovery' (Books in Scotland). This selection from the whole of Scotichronicon puts Bower's epic of Scotland into the hands of the general reader. It is a marvellous and unforgettable story. Perhaps its importance is best summed up by Bower himself, who wrote at the end of it: Non Scotus est Christe cui liber non placet iste - Christ! He is not a Scot who is not pleased with this book! A History Book for Scots is selected from the complete edition of Scotichronicon by Walter Bower, edited by D E R Watt and a team of scholars, in nine volumes. This monumental work of scholarship, in which the original Latin text appears side by side with a translation in modern English, was completed in 1998. Extensive introductory material and notes guide the reader through the complexities of Bower's history and its background.Trade Review'A superlatively good edition' - G W S Barrow, Books in Scotland

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Book SynopsisThe Hebridean island of Islay is well-known for its whisky, its wildlife and its association with the MacDonald Lords of the Isles. There would seem to be little reason to dwell on its fate at the hands of marauding Northmen during the Viking Age. Despite a pivotal location on the 'sea road' from Norway to Ireland, there are no convincing records of the Vikings ever having been there. In recent years, historians have been keen to marginalise the island's Viking experience, choosing instead to focus on the enduring stability of native Celtic culture, and tracing the island's modern Gaelic traditions back in an unbroken chain to the dawn of the Christian era. However, the foundations of this presumption are flawed. With no written accounts to go by, the real story of Islay's Viking Age has to be read from another type of source material - the silent witness of the names of local places. The Vikings in Islay presents a systematic review of around 240 of the island's farm and nature names. The conclusions drawn turn traditional assumptions on their head. The romance of Islay's names, it seems, masks a harrowing tale of invasion, apartheid and ethnic cleansing.Trade Review'Masterly analysis . . . crystallised by the author’s total command of the local place-nomenclature and his understanding of the Gaelic-Norse circumstances . . . it is hugely significant for future studies of the totality of the Viking impact on Scotland' -- Barbara Crawford * Northern Scotland *

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Book SynopsisThis book traces the history of relations between the kingdom of Strathclyde and Anglo-Saxon England in the Viking period of the ninth to eleventh centuries AD. It puts the spotlight on the North Britons or 'Cumbrians', an ancient people whose kings ruled from a power-base at Govan on the western side of present-day Glasgow. In the tenth century, these kings extended their rule southward from Clydesdale to the southern shore of the Solway Firth, bringing their language and culture to a region that had been in English hands for more than two hundred years. They played a key role in many of the great political events of the time, whether leading their armies in battle or forging treaties to preserve a fragile peace. Their extensive realm, which was also known as 'Cumbria', was eventually conquered by the Scots, but is still remembered today in the name of an English county. How this county acquired the name of a long-vanished kingdom centred on the River Clyde is one of the topics covered in this book.It is part of a wider history that forms an important chapter in the story of how England and Scotland emerged from the early medieval period or 'Dark Ages' as the countries we know today.Trade Review'A must for anyone interested in medieval history' * Scots Magazine *

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Book SynopsisThe classic three volumes of Hebridean Folksongs, reissued simultaneously for the first time since their original publication (1969, 1977, 1981), contain 135 songs connected with the waulking of homespun tweed cloth in the Hebridean isles. Volume 1 is based on waulking songs collected by Donald MacCormick in South Uist in 1893. Volumes 2 and 3 are based on John Lorne Campbell's recordings of songs made between 1938 and 1965 in Barra, South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula. The translations for all the songs in Volumes 2 and 3 and many of those in Volume 1 are by John Lorne Campbell, who also wrote detailed notes discussing the songs. Multiple versions of the same song are compared with each other and with versions drawn from unpublished manuscript sources. Francis Collinson's meticulous musical transcriptions of the songs, and musicological analyses, are invaluable. The songs are from the repertoires of some well-known singers of their generation, including Miss Annie Johnson, her brother Calum and Miss Mary Morrison, all of Barra, Mrs Neil Campbell of South Uist, and Miss Nan MacKinnon of Vatersay.

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Book SynopsisWhat was happening in Burnley Town Hall when the British National Party was winning and holding seats there? What lay behind the far right’s advance, and what effect did it have on local government and wider policy trends? How did mainstream parties respond? This is the inside story of these developments, written by the council worker responsible for promoting good race relations in Burnley during the turbulent years following the ‘northern town disturbances’ of 2001. The book connects the story of one Lancashire town to contemporary social divisions and political trends across the UK: - The rise of right-wing populism, widespread antipathy to immigration, and a deep distrust of established politicians - The success of Boris Johnson's Conservatives in offering nationalism as an answer to some people's sense of abandonment in deindustrialised areas - Labour’s attempts to ‘reconnect’ and win back support in northern constituencies like Burnley, which voted 67 per cent for Brexit and was one of the ‘red wall’ seats that Labour lost at the 2019 general election. On Burnley Road is both a remarkable example of granular social history and an urgent contribution to current debates on issues which affect us all. MakinWaite’s perspectives on political identities, multiculturalism, and the potential of ‘civic mediation’ will interest anyone who is looking for effective ways forward to overcome racism and inequality, and to rebuild our democratic culture.Table of ContentsForeword by Professor Claire Alexander 1. Introduction: riots in retrospect 2. What we learned in the Weavers’ Triangle 3. How political space gets created 4. When tomorrow belonged to them 5. 'How do we get back to normal?' 6. Cohesion in context 7. 'How do we handle the BNP?' 8. From Belfast to Burnley 9. Mapping future options 10. From Burnley to Brexit … and beyond Roundtable discussion: Rushanara Ali MP, Jo Broadwood, Deborah Grayson, Professor Anoop Nayak

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An evocative portrait of an underappreciated statesman, someone who embraced the ideal of a united Europe long before others. In the time of Brexit and other manifestations of contemporary populism, it is well worth recalling the turbulence of the mid-twentieth century and the bravery of those who stood up against tyranny." John Kampfner, author of Why the Germans Do It Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country"The writing of Hitler's Cosmopolitan Bastard sparkles. At last, the story of Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi can be widely shared in the English-speaking world. This is an enthralling tale of vanished worlds and a charismatic personality. It is a stunning achievement, telling the story of his fight for a United States of Europe alongside his complex personal life, and deserves rich praise." Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved, and Died under Nazi Occupation"A comprehensive study of Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi and his profound influence on the pan-European outlook of Churchill and Amery could not be more timely as a Conservative government forces the UK to turn its back on the grand European project that was Coudenhove's conception. Drawing on many hitherto unavailable family papers, Martyn Bond has constructed a rich, seamless narrative describing this mesmerizing personality." Richard Bassett, author of Last Days in Old Europe: Trieste '79, Vienna '85, Prague '89

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