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Book SynopsisIn preparing this volume it was the author's aim to omit as few important events as possible without making the book a mere enumeration of names and dates. Above all, he tried to be accurate. The Constitution of Norway, the most liberal Constitution of Europe, appeared to be an appropriate closing chapter in a History of Norway.

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Book SynopsisIt would be difficult to find, in all the range of the past, a man whose career has been so full of wonderful and exciting vicissitude as that of Louis Philippe. His life covers the most eventful period in French history. The storms of 1789 consigned his father to the guillotine, his mother and brothers to imprisonment, and himself and sister to poverty and exile. There are few romances more replete with pensive interest than the wanderings of Louis Philippe to escape the bloodhounds of the Revolution far away amidst the ices of Northern Europe, to the huts of the Laplanders, and again through the almost unbroken wilds of North America, taking refuge in the wigwams of the Indians, and floating with his two brothers in a boat a distance of nearly two thousand miles through the solemn solitudes of the Ohio and the Mississippi from Pittsburg to the Gulf.

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Book SynopsisThe Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment 1684-1902 by Lt. Col G. Le M. Gretton is the complete military history of the Royal Irish Regiment from the late 17th century to the early 20th century.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsPreface1684-1697: The Raising of The Regiment: And The Wars of William III1701-1717: Marlboroughs Campaigns in The War of The Spanish Succession1718-1793: The Second Siege of Gibraltar -- The Siege of Ostend Lexington -- Bunkers Hill1793-1817: The War With The French Republic: Toulon Corsica -- Egypt. The Napoleonic War: The West Indies1817-1848: The First War With China1848-1854: The Second War With Burma1854-1856: The War in The Crimea1856-1859: Operations During The Mutiny in India1858-1882: Raising of The Second Battalion: The War in New ZealandThe First Battalion. 1865-1884. Change in Army Organisation: The Second Afghan WarThe Second Battalion. 1882-1883. The War in EgyptThe First Battalion. 1884-1885. The Nile ExpeditionThe Second Battalion. 1883-1902. The Black Mountain Expedition: The Tirah CampaignThe First Battalion. 1885-1900. Mounted Infantry in Mashonaland: The War in South Africa: Colesberg And BethlehemThe First Battalion. 1900-1902. South Africa (Continued): Slabberts Nek: The Brandwater Basin: Bergendal: Monument Hill: Lydenburg: The Mounted Infantry of The Royal Irish Regiment. APPENDICES: the Movements of the Xviiith Royal Irish Regiment from the Time of Its Formation in 1684 to the End of the War in South Africa in 1902, and the Places Where It Has Been Quartered in Time of PeaceCasualty RollOfficers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions Who Died in the West Indies Between 1805 and 1816Roll of Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men of the Royal Irish Regiment to Whom Have Been Awarded the Victoria Cross, Medals For Distinguished Conduct in the Field, For Meritorious Service, and For Long Service and Good ConductThe Tirah Campaign: Colonel Lawrences Order of June 8, 1898The Soldiers Kit in South AfricaInstructions For the Defence of TrainsDiary Showing Movement of the First Battalion in the North of the Transvaal Between April 12, 1901, and September 30, 1901Succession of Colonels of the RegimentMemorials of the Royal Irish RegimentTable Showing the Former Numbers and Present Names of the Infantry Regiments of the Regular ArmyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis book contains aspects of the war the world must know and remember, not only as a memorial of men''s courage in tragic years, but as a warning of what will happen again -- surely -- if a heritage of evil and of folly is not cut out of the hearts of peoples. Here it is the reality of modern warfare not only as it appears to British soldiers but to soldiers on all the fronts where conditions were the same. The purpose of this book is to get deeper into the truth of this war and of all war -- not by a more detailed narrative of events, but rather as the truth was revealed to the minds of men.

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Book SynopsisGreat Britain and the American Civil War is the telling of what the American Civil War meant to Great Britain; how she regarded it and how she reacted to it. This book is primarily a study in British history in the belief that the American drama had a world significance, and peculiarly a British one.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/great-britain-and-the-american-civil-war/

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Book SynopsisThe Florentine and Venetian Painters of the Renaissance is a compilation of 2 books written by Bernhard Berenson. The 2 great studies of the Venetian and Florentine painters of the Renaissance are brought together in this one book. Chapter 1 provides information about some of the best and most famous Florentine artist who ever lived: Leonarde da Vinci, Michelangelo, Giotti, Ridolpho Ghirlandajo and Fra Filippo Lippi. While, chapter 2 provides information about the famous Venetian artists such as Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese.

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Book SynopsisThe Italian Campaign is truly an amazing, and often heartbreaking, story, and it certainly generates sympathy as well as respect for the soldiers who fought there, particularly the sacrificed Texas and Polish soldiers as well as the British "D-Day Dodgers." In addition to the British soldiers, you gain a new and far greater appreciation of the men in the 36th Texas and Polish Divisions because of their commitment, heroism and sacrifice in these battles, much less the many others from multiple nations who fought in Italy in 1943 and 1944. This book is the first title in the NOVA Science Publishers Homeland Security Series presenting a walking tour of World War II battle sites in mainland Italy: 1. A Walking Tour of Italy's WWII Battlefields: From the Salerno Landings to San Pietro Infine 2. A Walking Tour of Italy's WWII Battlefields: Breaking the Gustav and Hitler Lines 3. A Walking Tour of Italy's WWII Battlefields: From the Anzio Landings to Rome. These books were derived from the sights and sounds I experienced while on Marty Gane's South Mountain Expeditions tour called WWII Invasion of Italy: From Sicily to Rome, which she conducted in September 2014. The late Edwin Cole Bearss was the lead South Mountain historian for the tour, and helped select our expert history guide British Lt Col (Retd) Frank de Planta de Wildenberg, a deservedly renown Italian battlefield tour leader. Franks designed the tour route, providing the specific strategic and tactical on-the-ground details we experienced at each stand (tour location) we visited. Ed Bearss provided insightful color commentary and likened situations to his own combat experience as a Marine in the WWII Pacific theater. This book provides the images and narration of Frank and Ed as we were taken from the Allied seaborne landings at Salerno to the fights for the high ground surrounding the beachhead to the devastation wrought at San Pietro Infine, the subject of a well-known period film by John Houston. During the development of the Ed Bearss memoir trilogy books (see Footnote 7 above), I created the preliminary Italian tour history that has been reviewed, vastly improved and supplemented by Frank de Planta, necessarily and deservedly the book's first author. Working with someone like Frank de Planta, as with both Ed Bearss and Barney Nolan in their memoirs, has proven (almost) as enjoyable as touring the Italian battlefields. Creating this book series brought back many emotive sights, sounds, stories and emotions (unfortunately, not the food) I felt while on the tour. We hope it provides some sense of that experience for the reader. Many excellent academic books have been written explaining Italian battlefield events to the detail, and we include these books in Frank's exhaustive bibliography. However, this book brings the tour experience, being there on the ground, as close as possible to reality for the reader by showing you many images from where the armies fought and died to set Italy free and attack the "soft underbelly" of the Third Reich. Its purpose is to have the reader experience the tour as we did, incorporating images from the extensive video I took that September in Italy. It was hard to imagine the violence that happened there over 75 years ago. Our tour guide, Frank de Planta, with color commentary from Ed Bearss, provided an emotive and accurate explanation of the events, the scenes, and the sacrifice. We hope this book provides at least a fraction of the experience many on this tour experienced there.Table of ContentsPreface; Foreword; Biographies; The Landing at Salerno; Taking the Salerno Plain; San Pietro Infine; The Four Battles for the Gustav Line; The Hitler Line; The Monte Cassino Cemeteries; Landing at Anzio and Nettune; The Anzio-Albano Road; Cisterna and the Pantano Ditch; Pincer the Lozenge; The Lobster Claws; The Allies Break Out; Allied Victory in Italy; Summary of the Italian Campaign: The Nettuno Cemetery Wall Maps; The Nettuno and Anzio Cemeteries; Addendum: The Pompeii Tour; Bibliography; Reading List for Regiments & Corps involved in the Italian Campaign (alphabetical order); Reading List for generalist books on the Italian Campaign; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis edited collection exhibits research that considers economic, educational, technological, and strategic planning that contributed to nations'' involvement in and the lasting impact of engagement in World War II. Written by historians and social scientists from around the world, each chapter offers an insight into the experiences and implications of those involved in the war -- as leaders, civilians, politicians -- and the continued strains resulting from diplomatic relationships and the casualties on and off the battlefield. The Second World War devastated the world â not equally in all areas or nations, but it altered the course of human history. These works contribute to the ability to make sense of this brutal war and in doing so, offer readers an opportunity to learn about some lesser-understood implications and results of the Second World War.

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Book SynopsisIn Spain, the share of ladies in deciding the political destinies of the country from the throne has been more conspicuous than in other European monarchies. The oriental traditions dominant in Spain for centuries tended to make wives the humble satellites rather than the equal companions of their husbands. But whilst these traditions limited the power of Spanish women generally, they were insufficient to counteract the extraordinary political influence of a series of remarkable feminine personalities who have on occasion during the course of four centuries practically wielded the sceptres of Spain.

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Book SynopsisMary Wollstonecraft Shelley achieved most of her fame for the classic novel, Frankenstein. Shelley also penned this 2-volume book which consists of biographies of important literary and scientific thinkers of the 14th to 18th centuries.Table of ContentsPreface; Analytical and Chronological Table; Voltaire; Rousseau; Condorcet; Mirabeau; Madame Roland; Madame de Steal; Index.

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Book SynopsisMary Wollstonecraft Shelley achieved most of her fame for the classic novel, Frankenstein. Shelley also penned this 2-volume book which consists of biographies of important literary and scientific thinkers of the 14th to 18th centuries.Table of ContentsPreface; Analytical and Chronological Table; Montaigne; Rabelais; Corneille; Rochefoucauld; Molière; La Fontaine; Pascal; Sévigné (Madame de); Boileau; Racine; Fénélon; Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten in the late 1800's, The History of London by Sir Walter Besant gives an account of the city from its humble beginnings to the greatness of the Victorian era. Although its premise is the history of London, it does not confine itself to mere facts about that one city, but explores what life was like for the citizens of London across its long history, and the links between historical events, culture and the experiences of Londoners and wider society.Table of ContentsPreface; The Foundation of London (I); The Foundation of London (II); Roman London (I); Roman London (II); After the Romans (I); After the Romans (II); After the Romans (III); The First Saxon Settlement; The Second Saxon Settlement; The Anglo-Saxon Citizen; The Wall of London; Norman London; Fitzstephens Account of the City (I); Fitzstephens Account of the City (II); London Bridge (I); London Bridge (II); The Tower of London (I); The Tower of London (II); The Pilgrims; St. Bartholomews Hospital; The Terror of Leprosy; The Terror of Famine; St. Pauls Cathedral (I); St. Pauls Cathedral (II); Pauls Churchyard; The Religious Houses; Monks, Friars, and Nuns; The London Churches; The Streets; Whittington (I); Whittington (II); Whittington (III); Gifts and Bequests; The Palaces and Great Houses; Amusements; Westminster Abbey; The Court at Westminster; Justice and Punishments; The Political Power of London; Elizabethan London (I); Elizabethan London (II); Elizabethan London (III); Trade (I); Trade (II); Trade (III); Plays and Pageants (I); Plays and Pageants (II); Plays and Pageants (III); Plays and Pageants (IV); The Terror of the Plague (I); The Terror of the Plague (II); The Terror of Fire (I); The Terror of Fire (II); Rogues and Vagabonds; Under George the Second (I); Under George the Second (II); Under George the Second (III); Under George the Second (IV); Under George the Second (V); The Government of the City (I); The Government of the City (II); The Government of the City (III); London Notes; Index.

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Book SynopsisRaymond Williams, whose other works include Keywords, The Country and the City, Culture and Society, and Modern Tragedy, was one of the world’s foremost cultural critics. Almost uniquely, his work bridged the divides between aesthetic and socio-economic inquiry, between Marxist thought and mainstream liberal thought, and between the modern and post-modern world.When The Long Revolution first appeared in 1961, much of the acclaim it received was based on its prescriptions for Britain in the ’60s, which form a relatively brief final section of the whole. The body of the book has since come to be recognized as one of the foundation documents in the cultural analysis of English-speaking culture. The “long revolution” of the title is a cultural revolution, which Williams sees as having unfolded alongside the democratic revolution and the industrial revolution.With this book, Williams led the way in recognizing the importance of the growth of the popular press, the growth of standard English, and the growth the reading public in English-speaking culture and in Western culture as a whole. In addition, Williams’s discussion of how culture is to be defined and analyzed has been of considerable importance in the development of cultural studies as an independent discipline.Originally published by Chatto & Windus, The Long Revolution is now available only in this Broadview Encore Edition.Table of ContentsForewordForeword to the Pelican EditionIntroductionPART ONE The Creative Mind The Analysis of Culture Individuals and Societies Images of Society PART ONE Education and British Society The Growth of the Reading Public The Growth of the Popular Press The Growth of ‘Standard English’ The Social History of English Writers The Social History of Dramatic Forms Realism and the Contemporary Novel PART THREEBritain in the 1960sNotes to the Pelican EditionIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Infernal Quixote (1801) is an enjoyable comic romp in which Charles Lucas engages directly with the most pressing political issues of his day and establishes himself as one of the most forthright of all the anti-Jacobin writers. Dealing with many aspects of the debates that raged around the writings of Burke, Paine, Wollstonecraft, Godwin, and others, the novel paints a vivid picture of the political and social anxieties prevalent in Britain during the 1790s. Lucas’s work is particularly remarkable for depicting meetings of the London Corresponding Society and the secret “Illuminati” society, and for being the first novel to be set amidst the Irish Rebellion of 1798.This Broadview edition is accompanied by a critical introduction and a rich selection of primary source materials, including a prospectus for the notorious Minerva Press, a contemporary review, publications of The United Irishmen, and excerpts from Augustin Barruel’s “Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism” and from the writings of William Godwin.Trade Review“Charles Lucas’s novel offers us a heady mix of social satire, religious polemic, gothic tropes, and trenchant critique of the dangers of revolution and the ‘new philosophy.’ As M.O. Grenby points out in the thoughtful introduction, The Infernal Quixote not only anticipates the Irish national tale and the historical fiction of Walter Scott, but also—in giving us an unconventional hero drawn from the lower ranks of society—highlights the complexity of the debates about class, gender, and nation that emerged in the turbulent post-Revolutionary period. The availability of The Infernal Quixote in this judiciously edited edition will inevitably expand our understanding of the intellectual climate of Britain and Ireland in the 1790s and early 1800s.” — Jacqueline Belanger, Cardiff UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionCharles Lucas: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextThe Infernal QuixoteVolume I Volume II Volume IIIVolume IVAppendix A: From Charles Lucas, Gwelygordd; or, the Child of Sin. A Tale of Welsh Origin (1820) Appendix B: An Advertisement for the Minerva Press (1794)Appendix C: From William Godwin, Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and its Influence on Morals and Happiness (1796)Appendix D: A Contemporary Review (Critical Review, September 1801)Appendix E: A London Corresponding Society handbill (1795)Appendix F: From Augustin Barruel’s Memoirs, Illustrating the History of Jacobinism (1797-98)Appendix G: Publications of the United Irishmen A United Irishmen pamphlet from 1791 A United Irishmen handbill distributed in 1798 Select Bibliography and Works Cited

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Book SynopsisModern Tragedy, first published in 1966, is a study of the ideas and ideologies which have influenced the production and analysis of tragedy. Williams sees tragedy both in terms of literary tradition and in relation to the tragedies of modern society, of revolution and disorder, and of individual experience.Modern Tragedy is available only in this Broadview Encore Edition, now edited and with a critical introduction by Pamela McCallum.Trade Review“A serious, unorthodox book on a much vexed subject. … Is tragedy an event in our lives, or a literary form, or a body of dogma? Williams’ analysis here is especially fine.” — New Society“An impassioned, powerful book…splendid.” — The GuardianTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Reading Modern Tragedy in the Twenty-First CenturyA Note on the TextModern TragedyAcknowledgementsForeword PART ONE: TRAGIC IDEAS Tragedy and Experience Tragedy and the Tradition Tragedy and Contemporary Ideas Tragedy and Revolution Continuity PART TWO: MODERN TRAGIC LITERATURE From Hero to Victim: The Making of Liberal Tragedy, to Ibsen and Miller Private Tragedy: Strindberg, O’Neill, Tennessee Williams Social and Personal Tragedy: Tolstoy and Lawrence Tragic Deadlock and Stalemate: Chekhov, Pirandello, Ionesco, Beckett Tragic Resignation and Sacrifice: Eliot and Pasternak Tragic Despair and Revolt: Camus and Sartre A Rejection of Tragedy: Brecht Works Cited and Further ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisThe History of the Kings of Britain is arguably the most influential text written in England in the Middle Ages. The work narrates a linear history of pre-Saxon Britain, from its founding by Trojan exiles to the loss of native British (Celtic) sovereignty in the face of Germanic invaders. Along the way, Geoffrey introduces readers to such familiar figures as King Lear, Cymbeline, Vortigern, the prophet Merlin, and a host of others. Most importantly, he provides the first birth-to-death account of the life of King Arthur. His focus on that king's reign sparked the vogue for Arthurian romance throughout medieval Europe that has continued into the twenty-first century.This new translation is the first in over forty years and the first to be based on the Bern manuscript, now considered the authoritative Latin text. It is accompanied by an introduction that highlights the significance of Geoffrey's work in his own day and focuses in particular on the ambiguous status of the text between history and fiction. Appendices include historical sources, early responses to the History, and other medieval writings on King Arthur and Merlin.Trade Review“Faletra has created a superb addition to Broadview’s increasingly strong catalog of medieval texts for the classroom. This volume will likely be the version of Geoffrey’s “humble style” for a new generation of students, and it has much to offer them.” — Matthew Fisher, University of California, Los Angeles, from Speculum“Geoffry of Monmouth’s Historia—‘food and drink of poets’ and provocative goad to historians—is wonderfully contextualized in this fine new translation by Michael A. Faletra. It immediately assumes canonical power as a crucial teaching text.” — Bonnie Wheeler, Southern Methodist University“This new translation of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s seminal history will be of great value to teachers of Arthurian literature. Michael A. Faletra accompanies his smooth, modern translation with an intelligent selection of supporting primary material from the Latin and Welsh traditions. The decision to include a complete translation of Geoffrey’s Life of Merlin makes the book particularly attractive. The useful introduction positions Geoffrey’s work in its historical, cultural, and critical context. A most welcome addition to Broadview’s increasingly impressive list of texts.” — Sian Echard, University of British Columbia“Michael A. Faletra has provided us with a lively new translation of the most important foundational text in the Arthurian tradition, Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae. Faletra’s work will be of service to the scholar, the teacher, and the general reader. The book’s four appendices contain fresh translations by Faletra of the major sources and analogues to Geoffrey’s history, including Geoffrey’s own Life of Merlin. Faletra’s up-to-date introduction, notes, and bibliography enable the reader to follow recent scholarly discussion and debate surrounding one of the most influential, and controversial authors of the Middle Ages.” — Michael J. Curley, University of Puget Sound“This book is a treasure-trove for teachers and students of the King Arthur legend. A fresh, up-to-date translation of Geoffrey’s masterpiece is nice to have, but better yet is a good version of the Vita Merlini (harder to find) and Faletra’s choice of excerpts from Gildas, the Historia Brittonum, some Welsh Arthur and Merlin verses, and early comments on Geoffrey’s enterprise. For anyone who wants to teach the origins of the Arthur story, it is immensely useful to have all this between two covers.” — Judith P. Shoaf, University of FloridaTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionGeoffrey of Monmouth: A Brief ChronologyA Note on the TextThe History of the Kings of BritainAppendix A: Major Historical Sources From Gildas, The Ruin of Britain (De Excidio Britanniae) From Pseudo-Nennius, The History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) Appendix B: Merlin The Apple Trees (Afallennau) Geoffrey of Monmouth, The Life of Merlin (Vita Merlini) From Gerald of Wales, The Journey Through Wales (Itinerarium Kambriae) Appendix C: King Arthur, From Myth to Man From Aneirin, The Gododdin From What Man is the Gatekeeper? (Pa gur yw y porthor?) From The Stanzas of the Graves From Trioedd Ynys Prydein:The Welsh Triads From The Legend of St. Goeznovius (Legenda Sancti Goeznovii) From William of Malmesbury, The Deeds of the Kings of the English (Gesta Regum Anglorum) From Caradoc of Llancarvan, The Life of Gildas (Vita Gildae) From Gerald of Wales, The Description of Wales (Descriptio Kambriae) From Gerald of Wales, The Education of Princes (De Principis Instructione Liber) From William Caxton’s Preface to Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur Appendix D: Early Responses to Geoffrey of Monmouth From Henry of Huntington, Epistle to Warin the Briton From Gerald of Wales, The Journey Through Wales (Itinerarium Kambriae) From William of Newburgh, The History of the Deeds of the English (Historia Rerum Anglicarum) From Ranulf Higden, Polychronicon Works Cited and Recommended ReadingIndex of Proper Names

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Book SynopsisThe early seventeenth-century traveler Thomas Coryate’s five-month tour of Western Europe culminated in Coryats Crudities, one of the strangest travelogues published in early modern England. This edition abridges the Crudities’ more than 900 pages to a manageable size, focusing on episodes most likely to be of interest to students—such as Coryate’s descriptions of Venetian mountebanks, courtesans, and Jews; his crossing of the Alps; and his attendance at a Corpus Christi celebration in Paris.The selection of contextual materials includes illustrations from the first edition, along with a sampling from another eccentric feature of the Crudities: a collection of mock commendatory poems making fun of Coryate and his journey.Trade Review“Philip S. Palmer’s judicious selection captures the full flavor and range of Coryate’s idiosyncratic and outlandish adventure. For the first time, this landmark text in the history of travel writing is made available in accessible format, allowing new generations of readers to appreciate its wit, energy, and carefully-constructed eccentricity. Coryate’s delight in oddities and in recounting his personal misfortunes is thoughtfully balanced in this edition against his equally important interests in exploring what could be achieved by travel and what it meant to be a tourist.” — Claire Jowitt, University of East Anglia“From his famous encounter with a Venetian courtesan to his celebration of the Great Tun of Heidelberg; from the Palace of Fontainbleu to the clock towers of Strasbourg; and whether describing great art treasures or the peculiarities of tavern meals, Coryate is invariably entertaining and informative.… We should be grateful to Philip Palmer, whose judicious selection makes Coryate widely available for general readers, and who provides enough explanation for us to comprehend the work while allowing it to speak for itself.” — Andrew Hadfield, University of SussexTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Thomas Coryate: A Brief Chronology A Note on the Text Thomas Coryate: Selections Appendix A: Paratextual Materials from the 1611 Edition of Coryats Crudities Laurence Whitaker, ""Certain opening and drawing distiches"" arising out of the Crudities Ben Jonson, ""Certain other verses, as charms to unlock the mystery of the Crudities"" Thomas Coryate, ""To the High and Mighty Prince Henry"" Thomas Coryate, ""The Epistle to the Reader"" Ben Jonson, ""Character of the famous Odcombian, or rather Polytopian, Thomas the Coryate"" Ben Jonson, ""To the Right Noble Tom, Tell-Troth, of his Travails, the Coryate of Odcombe, and his Book now going to travel"" Thomas Coryate, ""An Introduction to the ensuing verses"" Selected ""Panegyricke Verses"" by John Donne and Hugh Holland Appendix B: Materials from Coryats Crambe (1611) Ben Jonson, ""To the London Reader, on the Odcombian writer, Polytopian Thomas the Traveller"" Hugh Holland, ""The same hand again to the Idiot's Readers"" from Thomas Coryate, ""Certain orations pronounced by the author of the Crudities"" Appendix C: Additional Materials from Other Sources Letter from Thomas Coryate to Sir Michael Hicks ""On Tom Coriat"" Works Cited and Select Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book features various accounts of a cholera outbreak in West London that killed over 500 people in ten days during the late summer of 1854. What had happened? Local authorities were flummoxed about the mode by which the disease had spread. What has become known as 'the Broad Street pump episode' is one of the most significant early examples of team-oriented investigations into the causes of epidemic disease - a hallmark of epidemiology and public health today.This collection includes documents from the five separate investigations into possible causes that were conducted. John Snow and Henry Whitehead made independent investigations. Inspectors from the General Board of Health and the Sewer Commission as well as a parish inquiry committee also scrutinized the outbreak. This volume traces competing notions of how this disease was communicated, starting with the first pandemic which reached England in 1831, and it documents how they developed over time.Trade Review“With highly engaging prose, accessible primary sources, and thought-provoking prompts, Peter Vinten-Johansen has produced an invaluable resource for students who want to understand better not only the monumental shifts in scientific methods and thinking concerning epidemics and disease in the nineteenth century, but also what it means to ‘do’ history, as he invites readers to conduct their own detective work and textual interpretations. An ideal blend of choose-your-own-adventure approach to storytelling combined with serious scholarship and documentation, Investigating Cholera will make the history of epidemics—and the classroom—come alive.” — Beth Linker, University of Pennsylvania “Broad Street in London exerts an almost mythical hold over public health. But what do we really know about it? Peter Vinten-Johansen expertly deconstructs the legend by using a wide range of original documents to reconstruct the trajectories of cholera from India to Great Britain in the mid-nineteenth century. An exemplary model of its kind, this book is an essential resource for teachers and students of history and public health who want to understand how the knowledge and practices of medicine, science, and politics were brought together in an attempt to solve a pressing problem that had dire consequences at local and global scales.” — Graham Mooney, Johns Hopkins University“This freshly edited collection of documents relating to the cholera outbreaks in mid-nineteenth-century Britain will prove invaluable for students and instructors alike. The material has been gathered to dispel the anachronistic view that John Snow was either a lone and derided genius or ‘a prototypical germ-theorist.’ The story of cholera investigation that emerges here is a collaborative one.” — Alannah Tomkins, Keele UniversityTable of Contents Preface I. The Broad Street Pump Episode, 1854 II. Historiography of the Broad Street Pump Episode III. Online Companion Acknowledgements Abbreviations Glossary Introduction I. Out of India II. Epidemic Cholera in England, 1831-33 III. Cholera, Civil Registration, and the Sanitary Idea IV. Another Cholera Pandemic Spurs More Public Health Action V. The Second English Cholera Epidemic, 1848-49 VI. Overview of the Documents in this Volume Chronology Questions to Consider A Note on the Text Part I: The Thomas Street Cholera Outbreak of 1849 a Contested Natural Experiment 1. Asiatic Cholera Approaches the British Isles: General Board of Health, Guidelines for Managing Epidemic Cholera (7 October 1848) 2. Metropolitan Commission of Sewers: John Grant, Two Reports on Cholera in South London (August 1849) 3. A New Hypothesis: John Snow, On the Mode of Communication of Cholera (September 1849) 4. Cholera as Contagion: Two Medical Journals Review Snow's Pamphlet (September 1849) Questions to Consider Part II: Contagious or Non-Contagious a Cholera Mystery 5. What's Happening in India? Frederick Corbyn, 'Account' (1819) and Gilbert Blaine's Critique at the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society (1820) 6. The Pandemic's Progress from India to Britain, 1817-31: Thomas Wakley, 'The Blue Cholera of India' (November 1831) 7. Epidemic Constitution of the Seasons and Its Relevance for the Present Age: Gavin Milroy, 'Life and Writings of Sydenham' (1846-47) 8. The Cholera-Fungus Fiasco: Excerpts from Medical Journals and the Times (September-November 1849) 9. Westminster Medical Society: Excerpts from Cholera Discussions (October 1849) Questions to Consider Part III: Filth, Elevation, and Impure Water the Chief Causal Contenders at Mid-Century 10. Cholera as a Localizing Disease: General Board of Health, Report on the Epidemic Cholera of 1848 and 1849 (1850-51) 11. Atmosphere, Thames Water, and Elevation: General Register Office, Report on the Mortality of Cholera in England (1848-49) 12. Casting a Wider Net: Excerpts from Meetings of the Epidemiological Society of London (1850-51) 13. Probability in Epidemiology: Snow, 'Mode of propagation of cholera' (1851) 14. Who Supplies Your Water? Snow's 'Grand Experiment' in South London (1853-54) Questions to Consider Part IV: 'A Remarkable Outbreak' 15. Early Days: Henry Whitehead, Cholera in Berwick Street (October 1854) and Subsequent Recollections (1865) 16. Early Days: Alexander Stewart, 'Cholera in the Middlesex Hospital' (October 1854) and Elizabeth Gaskell on Florence Nightingale at Middlesex Hospital during the Outbreak (October 1854) 17. Early Days: Four Newspaper Accounts (3-11 September 1854) 18. Early Days: George Godwin, 'The life and death question' (9 September 1854) 19. A Pump in Broad Street: Snow, 'Cholera near Golden Square' (23 September 1854) 20. General Register Office: Cholera Deaths Registered in the Subdistricts of Berwick Street, Golden Square, and St. Anne, Soho (2 September 1854) 21. Did Sewer Construction and Sewer Gases Cause the Cholera Outbreak? Four Letters to the Editor of the Times (5-9 September 1854) 22. A Great Affliction Has United Us: Whitehead's Sermon at Friday Evensong (8 September 1854) Questions to Consider Part V: What Exactly Happened, and Why? 23. Looking for Fever Nests: Extracts from the General Board of Health's Investigation of the Outbreak Area (September 1854) 24. The Sewers are Blameless: Joseph Bazalgette, Edmund Cooper, and the Chairman of the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers Respond to Public Criticism (September 1854) 25. The Avocational, Shoe-Leather Epidemiologist: 'Cholera in Golden Square,' Times (15 September 1854), and Whitehead, Cholera in Berwick Street (October 1854) 26. Snow's Follow-Up Investigations: 'Cholera near Golden Square' (22 September 1854), Presentation at the Epidemiological Society (4 December 1854), 'Dr. Snow's Report' (12 December 1854), and On the Mode of Communication of Cholera, 2nd edition (January 1855) 27. Critique of Snow's Methodology and Evidence: Edmund Parkes, Review of On the Mode of Communication of Cholera (April 1855) 28. Summarizing their Tabular Findings: Donald Fraser, Thomas Hughes, and John Ludlow, Report on the Outbreak of Cholera (July 1855) 29. Illustrating the Outbreak: General Board of Health, Plan Shewing the Ascertained Deaths from Cholera in St. James, Westminster and St. Anne, Soho (July 1855) 30. A Wealth of Local Talent: Extract from the St. James, Westminster Parish Vestry Minute Book (1854), and Cholera Inquiry Committee, Report on the Cholera Outbreak (1855) 31. Shades of Sydenham? General Board of Health, Medical Council, Report and Appendix to Report of the Committee for Scientific Inquiries, 'Report in Relation to the Cholera Epidemic of 1854' (1855), and John Sutherland, 'Report on Epidemic Cholera in the Metropolis' (1855) Questions to Consider Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis abridgement of Reflections on the Revolution in France preserves the dynamism of Edmund Burke's polemic while excising a number of detail-laden passages that are of less interest to modern readers. Brian R. Clack's introduction offers a compelling overview of the text and explores the consistency and coherence of Burke's views on revolution. Burke's critique of revolutionary politics is illuminated further by the extensive supplementary materials collected in a number of themed appendices. These include a selection of background material essential for an understanding of the Reflections, an overview of Burke's response to the American Revolution, a sampling of his earliest and later views on the French Revolution, selections from Burke's writings on reform, passages from A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly, and a representative sampling of contemporary critical responses to the Reflections.Table of Contents Appendix A: Background Materials 1. Sir George Savile, Marquis of Halifax, from The Character of a Trimmer (1688) 2. The Bill of Rights, 1689 3. Edmund Burke, from A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757) 4. Declaration of the Rights of Men and of Citizens (1789) 5. Richard Price, from A Discourse on the Love of our Country (1789) 6. Congratulatory Address from the Revolution Society to the National Assembly of France, Nov. 4, 1789 Appendix B: Burke and the American Revolution Appendix C: Burke's First Responses to the French Revolution: "Gazing with Astonishment" 1. From a Letter to the Earl of Charlemont, 9 August 1789 2. From a Letter to Charles-Jean-François Depont, November 1789 3. From "Substance of the Speech on the Army Estimates", 9 February 1790 Appendix D: Burke's Later Thoughts on the Revolution: "At War with an Armed Doctrine" 1. From Thoughts on French Affairs(1791) 2. From "Remarks on the Policy of the Allies" (1793) 3. From Letters on a Regicide Peace (1795-1797) Appendix E: Burke on Reform and Innovation 1. From "Speech on St. George's Fields Massacre", 8 March 1769 2. From Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents (1770) 3. From "Speech on the Bill for Explaining the Powers of Juries in Prosecutions for Libels", March 7, 1771 4. From "Speech on Presenting to the House of Commons (on the 11th February, 1780) a Plan for the Better Security of the Independence of Parliament, and the Economical Reformation of the Civil and other Establishments" (1780) 5. From "Speech on a Motion Made in the House of Commons, May 7, 1782, for a Committee to Inquire into the State of the Representation of the Commons in Parliament" (1782) 6. From An Appeal from the New to the Old Whigs (1791) 7. From "A Letter to Sir Hercules Langrishe on the Subject of the Roman Catholics of Ireland" (1792) 8. From "A Letter to a Noble Lord" (1796) Appendix F: Burke on Rousseau and the "Philosophy of Vanity" 1. From "A Letter to a Member of the National Assembly in Answer to Some Objections to his Book on French Affairs" (1791) Appendix G: Contemporary Responses to Burke's Censure of the French Revolution 1. The Mercer-Burke Correspondence, February 1790 2. Philip Francis, from a Letter to Edmund Burke, 3 November 1790 3. Frances Burney (Madame D'Arblay), from The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay (1778-1840) 4. Richard Price, from A Discourse on the Love of our Country (Fourth edition) (1790) 5. Mary Wollstonecraft, from A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) 6. Catherine Macaulay, from Observations on the Reflections of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke on the Revolution in France (1790) 7. Joseph Priestley, from Letters to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke Occasioned by his Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790) 8. Thomas Paine, from Rights of Man: Being an Answer to Mr. Burke's Attack on the French Revolution (1791) 9. Jane Burke, from a Letter to William Burke, 21 March 1791 (documenting King George III's reaction to Burke's Reflections) 10. Thomas Jefferson, from a Letter to Benjamin Vaughan, 11 May 1791 11. James Mackintosh, from Vindiciae Gallicae: Defence of the French Revolution and its English Admirers, against the Accusations of the Right Hon. Edmund Burke (1791) 12. The Mackintosh-Burke Correspondence, December 1796 Appendix H: "Delivered Over to Infamy at the End of a Long Life" 1. Selections from Burke's two speeches on the Quebec Bill, May 1791

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Book SynopsisThe Ukraine is one of the largest and most strategically important newly independent countries in the world. Ukraine''s history and culture extend back over thousands of years and form a tapestry which reveals much about mankind''s history. This book discusses issues of concern for the future.

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Book SynopsisThis outstanding book details the riveting and tireless efforts to regain freedom in Russia. There are many reasons both individually and together, for the fall of the Soviet Union including United States foreign policy, political implosion, impact of religious belief, and simply the overt decision to change systems by the Gorbachev regime. The Soviet Union can fairly have been called a monster state since it murdered its own people, tried to snuff out religion and relegated those it didn''t kill or exile to live lives of heavy toil with little chance of living normal existences. During the building and developing of the Soviet Union and its mass exterminations, there were many courageous fighters for its freedom, both inside and outside. This book traces the activities of the White Army, its leaders and their destinies. It also reveals many unknown facets of the Vlasov army and its leaders. The story is told through the eyes and life of Paul Butkoff, who lived through the Soviet Union''s existence and labored to do his part in keeping the flame of freedom aglow even during the gloomy days when liberals in the West jumped on the bandwagon of the Soviet Union.

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Book Synopsis Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments in the two Germanys. With her study of U.S. occupation policy and its effects on German social and political developments in Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart, Rebecca Boehling offers a most valuable contribution to this debate. She examines the decisions made by the U.S. Military Government regarding German municipal personnel from the first year of the occupation, when all city officials were appointed directly by Military Government of with its explicit approval, through the first postwar municipal elections in 1946 and 1948, when democratic self-government was gradually restored. Boehling explores the far-reaching effects of personnel decisions on German political life within the framework of U.S. policies intended to denazify and democratize Germany. The conclusion she draws is that the early local-level German developments under U.S. occupation facilitated economic recovery in a manner that restricted the implementation of political and social goals of democratization.Trade Review "A well-written and informative source ... a useful contrast to much of the existing literature." · H-Net Reviews (H-German) "... a much appreciated contribution to the current discussions about the reunification of Germany and what it can mean for its economy and relationships to the other European powers." · Wisconsin Bookwatch "... most welcome as the first detailed analysis of political reconstruction in major postwar German cities available in English." · Choice ... unique quality. There is really nothing in English - and relatively little in German - that explores the early days of the occupation of Germany with this degree of detail or with such an extensive knowledge of the interaction between Germans and Americans at the local level." · Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt UniversityTable of Contents List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction Chapter 1. American Preparations for Postwar German Self-Government Chapter 2. Structure, Jurisdiction, and Policies of the Office of Military Government – U.S. Zone (OMGUS) Chapter 3. From Resistance and Liberation to Conquest and Occupation Chapter 4. The Stunde Null: American Occupiers, German Appointees, and Pre-democratic Municipal Administration Chapter 5. German Grassroots Democracy and U.S. Military Government: Early Manifestations of Local Self-Government Chapter 6. U.S. Military Government in Retreat: The Return of German Self-Government and the Results of Democratization Initiatives Chapter 7. Conclusion: The Legacy of the U.S. Occupation Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMy brother officers. Are they human? Thus reads the first journal entry of twenty-three-year-old John Verney, graduate of Eton and Oxford, lover of modern art and literature, who has, almost on a whim, joined a part-time cavalry regiment of the British Army in 1937. At the outbreak of World War II two years later, Verney arrives in the Middle East and there learns, almost in spite of himself, to be a soldier. In 1943, he becomes a parachutist and leads a drop into Sardinia to attack German airfields. His adventures there -- two weeks wandering through enemy territory, his capture, and his eventual escape -- are brilliantly told. Woven into the fabric of this narrative of a young man growing reluctantly to maturity and coming to terms with military life, are Verneys thoughts and feelings about his wife, Lucinda, and the child he has never seen, and his longing to return to them.

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Book SynopsisIntended as an antidote to potted biographies and piecemeal reconstructions of his voyages, this volume draws on judicious selections from Christopher Columbus's own writings--chronologically arranged, and translated into idiomatic English--to relate his self-perception and personal history, as far as is possible, in his own words. The result is a full and vivid (and often surprising) portrait of this complex man and the role he thought he was destined to play as God's instrument on earth.Twenty-four illustrations, maps of Columbus’s routes across the Atlantic and his travels in the West Indies, and an index further enhance this introduction to his life and discoveries.Trade ReviewColumbus had been the subject of many biographies, but the approach of Columbus on Himself is unique. Fernández-Armesto has created, as far as it is possible, an account of Christopher Columbus's life based on his own words. Columbus left far more potentially autobiographical writings than his contemporary explorers from the age of European expansion, but there are gaps in the record. Fernández-Armesto has arranged Columbus's writings chronologically so readers can see Columbus's development, and intersperses them with his insightful commentary. The translations are Fernández-Armesto's own. Recommended. --R. Fritze, Athens State University, in Choice

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Book SynopsisHere in one convenient volume are the two earliest examples of the ancient Greek novel.Trade ReviewSince these texts first found their way into the mainstream of Classics instruction twenty years ago, the need for new translations has become obvious, not only because of the textual and theoretical advances made in the interim, but because of demand for examining them in broader contexts. For both surveys of Greek and Roman literature and courses on the history of prose fiction, that demand has now been elegantly met. Trzaskoma's translation, based on greatly improved Greek texts, shows a sophisticated appreciation of the range in vocabulary and tone within Chariton, and similarities and differences in style between Chariton and Xenophon become easily apparent. Chariton may be a naïve romance by some classifications, but the text's intertextual dimensions, described in a helpful introduction that avoids prescribing how to interpret these texts, are now made much clearer. The copious annotations not only provide topical references but also mark the wide range of literary allusions and parallels. From every angle these texts have received a detailed rethinking. The Chariton and Xenophon I thought I knew have become much richer and more compelling texts. Any student of the ancient novel, and any teacher wanting to create more students of the ancient novel, needs to read this book. --Joel C. Relihan, Professor of Classics, Wheaton College (Norton, Mass.)I enjoyed this edition very much--the translations are readable while maintaining a strong sense of the originals. The introduction materials are informative and accessible making this text suitable for undergraduate teaching. I also appreciate the formatting—with cultural information and allusions to other authors in footnote and more technical information on the manuscript in endnote. A helpful bibliography is also included. --Kristen Day, Augustana CollegeAccurate and fresh translations of the two earliest Greek novels. . . . A keen textual critic himself, Trzaskoma has published a number of contributions on the novels, offering improvements to the text and identifying additional allusions to classical authors. He includes endnotes to both translations detailing his own conjectures and differences with Reardon and Sullivan, all of which bespeaks a complete reexamination of the texts in preparation for his translations. Although . . . designed for undergraduate courses where these novels will be read by Greekless students, every effort has been made to provide as much information about difficulties in the texts as possible, so these translations will be useful to those interested in the Greek text as well. An unpretentious introduction that will be very appropriate and useful to students reading ancient novels for the first time covers judiciously the major issues relevant to getting started with these stories. . . . It is valuable to read [these two novels] together, and this new text will make that easy and inexpensive to do. --Stephen A. Nimis, Miami University, in The Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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Book SynopsisThe four late plays of Euripides collected here, in beautifully crafted translations by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig and Paul Woodruff, offer a faithful and dynamic representation of the playwright’s mature vision.Trade ReviewExcellent! Fine translations, useful introductory material, and invaluable notes. --John F. Makowski, Loyola University, ChicagoTable of Contents`

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Book SynopsisThe four late plays of Euripides collected here, in beautifully crafted translations by Cecelia Eaton Luschnig and Paul Woodruff, offer a faithful and dynamic representation of the playwright’s mature vision.Trade ReviewExcellent! Fine translations, useful introductory material, and invaluable notes. --John F. Makowski, Loyola University, Chicago

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Book SynopsisCoal mines have become rare, but the miners of Germinal are immortal. This new edition of the novel, with a translation by Raymond MacKenzie, is an exquisite tribute to their work, their misery and their eventual revolt. In his introduction, David Baguley--one of the most respected authorities on the work of Zola--brilliantly illuminates the genetic, historical and aesthetic aspects of the novel. His lucid, sensitive and critical gaze highlights the real secrets of the work: its underlying anthropological and social investigation, the dark power of the tragic imagination and the brightness of symbolic and mythic intuitions. --Henri Mitterand, Professor Emeritus, Columbia UniversityTrade ReviewRaymond MacKenzie's elegant new translation of Emile Zola’s Germinal captures the diction of the novel's colorful characters and the restrained voice of a naturalist narrator. David Baguley’s introduction analyzes Zola’s personal background, his literary and scientific influences, and the historical circumstances of French workers in the 1860s as well as a spectrum of political acts and deeds in the 1880s when the novel was written. These features plus Zola’s notes on the town of Anzin that he studied prior to writing the novel, make this the edition of choice for course adoptions in history and literature. --Stephen Kern, Humanities Distinguished Professor, Department of History, Ohio State University

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Book SynopsisCoal mines have become rare, but the miners of Germinal are immortal. This new edition of the novel, with a translation by Raymond MacKenzie, is an exquisite tribute to their work, their misery and their eventual revolt. In his introduction, David Baguley--one of the most respected authorities on the work of Zola--brilliantly illuminates the genetic, historical and aesthetic aspects of the novel. His lucid, sensitive and critical gaze highlights the real secrets of the work: its underlying anthropological and social investigation, the dark power of the tragic imagination and the brightness of symbolic and mythic intuitions. --Henri Mitterand, Professor Emeritus, Columbia UniversityTrade ReviewRaymond MacKenzie's elegant new translation of Emile Zola’s Germinal captures the diction of the novel's colorful characters and the restrained voice of a naturalist narrator. David Baguley’s introduction analyzes Zola’s personal background, his literary and scientific influences, and the historical circumstances of French workers in the 1860s as well as a spectrum of political acts and deeds in the 1880s when the novel was written. These features plus Zola’s notes on the town of Anzin that he studied prior to writing the novel, make this the edition of choice for course adoptions in history and literature. --Stephen Kern, Humanities Distinguished Professor, Department of History, Ohio State University

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Book SynopsisDiane Arnson Svarlien's translation of Euripides' Andromache, Hecuba, and Trojan Women exhibits the same scholarly and poetic standards that have won praise for her Alcestis, Medea, Hippolytus. Ruth Scodel's Introduction examines the cultural and political context in which Euripides wrote, and provides analysis of the themes, structure, and characters of the plays included. Her notes offer expert guidance to readers encountering these works for the first time.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Translator's Preface; Map; Andromache; Hecuba; Trojan Women; Endnotes & Comments on the Text; Suggestions for Further Reading.

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Book SynopsisThe clash between Britain and Ireland--and between Catholics and Protestants within Ireland--is among the oldest and most enduring nationalist, ethnic, and religious conflicts in the modern world, rooted in the colonization of Ireland by English and Scottish Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.Through fifty-six original sources, many of which have never been reprinted, this volume traces the origins and development of the conflict during the years of the legislative union between Britain and Ireland--years shaped by the rise of, and British and Irish Unionist responses to, Irish nationalism.Dworkin’s Introduction provides both a history of the conflict and a discussion of its causes; headnotes and footnotes set each selection in historical, political, and cultural context, and identify those terms and names that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. A map, a glossary, a chronology of events, and a select bibliography are included, as are an index and several contemporary illustrations.Trade ReviewImpressive . . . Dworkin offers a survey of Anglo-Irish history that conveys the complexity of the topic while at the same time remaining clear, highly readable, and accessible to beginning students. He recognizes that ‘Irish’ cannot be equated with ‘Catholic’ and ‘nationalist,’ and rightly emphasizes the importance of region and class as well as religion in shaping the modern history of the Irish nations. The introductions that accompany each primary source excerpt keep to the high standard of the opening essay: the right amount of detail for contextualization and comprehensibility, without overwhelming the reader. The selection of excerpts is solid. --Meredith Veldman, Louisiana State UniversityThis is a very useful collection for teaching undergraduates. Much more inclusive than other collections—but reasonably priced. . . . I will definitely adopt this book. --William H. Mulligan, Jr., Murray State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Making & Unmaking the Union; National Identity; New Departures; Ireland in the New Century; Glossary; Chronology of Main Events; Works Cited & Suggestions for Further Reading; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe clash between Britain and Ireland--and between Catholics and Protestants within Ireland--is among the oldest and most enduring nationalist, ethnic, and religious conflicts in the modern world, rooted in the colonization of Ireland by English and Scottish Protestants in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.Through fifty-six original sources, many of which have never been reprinted, this volume traces the origins and development of the conflict during the years of the legislative union between Britain and Ireland--years shaped by the rise of, and British and Irish Unionist responses to, Irish nationalism.Dworkin’s Introduction provides both a history of the conflict and a discussion of its causes; headnotes and footnotes set each selection in historical, political, and cultural context, and identify those terms and names that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. A map, a glossary, a chronology of events, and a select bibliography are included, as are an index and several contemporary illustrations.Trade ReviewImpressive . . . Dworkin offers a survey of Anglo-Irish history that conveys the complexity of the topic while at the same time remaining clear, highly readable, and accessible to beginning students. He recognizes that ‘Irish’ cannot be equated with ‘Catholic’ and ‘nationalist,’ and rightly emphasizes the importance of region and class as well as religion in shaping the modern history of the Irish nations. The introductions that accompany each primary source excerpt keep to the high standard of the opening essay: the right amount of detail for contextualization and comprehensibility, without overwhelming the reader. The selection of excerpts is solid. --Meredith Veldman, Louisiana State UniversityThis is a very useful collection for teaching undergraduates. Much more inclusive than other collections—but reasonably priced. . . . I will definitely adopt this book. --William H. Mulligan, Jr., Murray State UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction; Making & Unmaking the Union; National Identity; New Departures; Ireland in the New Century; Glossary; Chronology of Main Events; Works Cited & Suggestions for Further Reading; Index.

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Book SynopsisSixteenth-century Augsburg comes to life in this beautifully chosen and elegantly translated selection of original documents. Ranging across the whole panoply of social activity from the legislative reformation to work, recreation, and family life, these extracts make plain the subtle system of checks and balances, violence, and self-regulation that brought order and vibrancy to a sophisticated city community. Most of all we hear sixteenth-century people speak: in their petitions and complaints, their nervous responses under interrogation, their rage and laughter. Tlusty has done an invaluable service in crafting a collection that should be an indispensable part of the teaching syllabus. --Andrew Pettegree, University of St. AndrewsTrade ReviewThis volume brings readers face-to-face with the experiences of the ordinary people living in Reformation-era Augsburg. The translations are lively, vivid, captivating . . . the voices of these ordinary citizens are heard here as clearly as if they were sitting in the next room. The introductions--to the volume overall, to each of its major sections, and to each of the individual documents--provide just as much information as is necessary. . . . Tlusty strikes just the right balance between breadth and depth. Outstanding. --Constantin Fasolt, University of ChicagoAn introduction to early modern German society. Tlusty reaps the harvest of scholars' mental shift over the last two generations, from concentration on those who wielded authority to those who were subject to them. The book contains a wealth of information and insight into the lives of ordinary people and the shoals of regulation upon which they might founder. Tlusty illuminates all of society in dynamic interaction. --Susan Karant-Nunn, University of Arizona"An engaging collection of primary sources, many available in English for the first time, that offer readers glimpses into how the Reformation changed local communities. Augsburg provides a compelling location in which to examine the impact of the Reformation because of its early exposure to the new religious ideas and its importance to the political events of the Holy Roman Empire. "For many college students, the voices of Luther and Calvin dominate the study of the Reformation, but Tlusty's collection allows the reader to explore voices up and down the social ladder, revealing that both the Augsburg city council and the weavers shaped and were shaped by the new doctrines and practices. "Any reader of this collection [will] gain new understanding about the complexities of urban life during the early modern period . . . [it] allows students . . . to explore many themes of social and cultural history during the Reformation. "Tlusty's compilation of sources offers a fresh view of the Reformation through documents previously accessible only to one able to venture into the archives." —History: Reviews of New BooksTable of ContentsPopular Responses to Reform, 1520-1554; Enforcing the Peace of Augsburg; A Society of Orders; Marriage, Household, & Sexuality; Work & trade; Sports, Entertainments, & the Control of Leisure; Ethnicity; Ritual & Ceremony; Magic & Popular Religion; Dealing with War & Catastrophe; Timeline of Events: 1517-1650; Index.

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Book SynopsisAlthough Plutarch did not intend his Lives as a historical record, they sometimes furnish the best account we have of events in classical Greece. In many instances they are the only account available to those exploring ancient history through primary sources.In this compilation from Plutarch's Greek Lives, James Romm gathers the material of greatest historical significance from fifteen biographies, ranging from Theseus in earliest times to Phocion in the late fourth century BCE. While preserving the outlines of Plutarch's character portraits, Romm focuses on the central stories of classical Greece: the rivalry between Athens, Sparta, and Thebes, the rise of Macedon, andthe conflicts between these European states and the Achaemenid Persian empire. Bridging Plutarch’s gaps with concise summaries, Romm creates a coherent narrative of the classical Greek world.This edition features the elegant new translation of Pamela Mensch. Footnotes provide the historical context often omitted by Plutarch and plentiful and detailed cross-references. Also included are a bibliography, maps, a chronological chart, a glossary, and an index.

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Book SynopsisAlthough Plutarch did not intend his Lives as a historical record, they sometimes furnish the best account we have of events in classical Greece. In many instances they are the only account available to those exploring ancient history through primary sources.In this compilation from Plutarch's Greek Lives, James Romm gathers the material of greatest historical significance from fifteen biographies, ranging from Theseus in earliest times to Phocion in the late fourth century BCE. While preserving the outlines of Plutarch's character portraits, Romm focuses on the central stories of classical Greece: the rivalry between Athens, Sparta, and Thebes, the rise of Macedon, andthe conflicts between these European states and the Achaemenid Persian empire. Bridging Plutarch’s gaps with concise summaries, Romm creates a coherent narrative of the classical Greek world.This edition features the elegant new translation of Pamela Mensch. Footnotes provide the historical context often omitted by Plutarch and plentiful and detailed cross-references. Also included are a bibliography, maps, a chronological chart, a glossary, and an index.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing Cecelia Eaton Luschnig's annotated verse translations of Euripides' Electra, Iphigenia among the Tauri, and Orestes, this volume offers an ideal avenue for exploring the playwright's innovative treatment of both traditional and non-traditional stories concerning a central, fascinating member of the famous House of Atreus.

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Book SynopsisFeaturing Cecelia Eaton Luschnig's annotated verse translations of Euripides' Electra, Iphigenia among the Tauri, and Orestes, this volume offers an ideal avenue for exploring the playwright's innovative treatment of both traditional and non-traditional stories concerning a central, fascinating member of the famous House of Atreus.

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