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Book SynopsisPitcairn, a tiny Pacific island that was refuge to the mutineers of HMAV Bounty and home to their descendants, later became the stage on which one imposter played out his influential vision for British control over the nineteenth-century Pacific Ocean. Joshua W. Hill arrived on Pitcairn in 1832 and began his fraudulent half-decade rule that has, until now, been swept aside as an idiosyncratic moment in the larger saga of Fletcher Christian''s mutiny against Captain Bligh, and the mutineers'' unlikely settlement of Pitcairn. Here, Hill is shown instead as someone alert to the full scope and power of the British Empire, to the geopolitics of international imperial competition, to the ins and outs of naval command, the vicissitudes of court politics, and, as such, to Pitcairn''s symbolic power for the British Empire more broadly.Trade Review'Nechtman's The Pretender of Pitcairn Island intrigues, instructs, and entertains. It is at once an energetic dialogue with many generations of Pacific scholars, a detailed meditation on British colonialism and Oceanian histories, and a feat of literary storytelling with 'Man Who Would Be King' resonances, populated by colorful, tragic, and terrifying characters.' Matt Matsuda, Rutgers University, New Jersey, and author of Pacific Worlds: A History of Seas, Peoples, and Cultures'This is an absorbing account of a missing chapter in the notorious story of the mutiny of the Bounty and its long aftermath. But it is also an engagingly written, wider reflection upon maritime history and myth-making that everyone interested in Oceania's pasts ought to read.' Nicholas Thomas, University of Cambridge and author of Islanders: Experiences of Empire in the Pacific'From the sea came this 'pavonine tin god' named Joshua W. Hill. He came with authority, he said, to reform the descendants of mutineers of HMAV Bounty on Pitcairn's Island. But he had no authority, and instead of reform he left the island in a shambles, under arrest on a British warship.' Herbert Ford, Pitcairn Islands Study Center'Through impressive investigation, [Nechtman] shows us that Hill's CV was not as wholly fictitious as previous authors, myself included, have always assumed. Nechtman has found Hill's textual footprints not just on Pitcairn, but across the 19th-century world, from London to Tahiti.' Adrian Young, The Journal of Pacific History'Nechtman's book will be of great interest to historians of Pitcairn Island and the Pacific region at large.' Richard Lansdown, Journal of New Zealand and Pacific StudiesTable of ContentsPrologue: telling tales of the South Pacific; 1. The masquerade; 2. The chosen people; 3. Kingdoms of God; 4. The age of reform; 5. The island; 6. Seduction; 7. Colonization; Epilogue: the self-constituted king of Pitcairn.

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Book SynopsisExamines how ideological and administrative crises within Islamic lands in the late fifteenth century brought about a new conception of kingship for the early modern period. Through Idris Bidlisi, a major intellectual and statesman, this book paints a picture of a changing Ottoman Empire: shifting from regional dynastic kingdom to global empire.Trade Review'This belongs among the best treatments that combine intellectual and sociopolitical history based on Islamic materials. Markiewicz's dense presentation of the life and work of Idris Bidlisi shows both how ideas matter for the conduct of politics and why they must be understood as responses to specific historical situations. The book is essential reading for scholars concerned with the Ottoman, Aqquyunlu, and Safavid empires as well as with Persian as a medium for historiography and the chancery.' Shahzad Bashir, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, Brown University, Rhode Island'A masterly study, deeply researched, many-layered and carefully nuanced. Markiewicz offers keen insights into a little known scholarly and philosophical world, and widens the scope of debate about the Ottoman self-image in the crucial era after 1517. Approaching the topic through the thought and influence of Idris Bidlisi makes a potentially impenetrable mass of esoteric thought clearly accessible to modern researchers.' Christine Woodhead, Honorary Fellow of Ottoman History, University of Durham'This is an old-school monograph in the of best ways; it is extremely focused and necessary reading for experts in the field.' R. A. Miller, Choice'… an admirable biography of a major scholar and scribe as well as a rich study of intellectual activity in the 15th–century and 16th–century … makes important contributions to Islamic political thought, as well as to the nexus between patronage, literary culture, and intellectual output, especially in historical writing. It is also an excellent biography.' Ethan L. Menchinger, International Journal of Middle East Studies'Markiewicz's reworking of his PhD thesis has produced a book that is complex in its ideas and argument, beautifully structured, written in clear and well-signposted prose, and cleanly produced in the Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization series.' Amy Singer, SpeculumTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I: 1. The realm of generation and decay: Bidlisi in Iran, 1457–1502; 2. Patronage and place among the Ottomans: Bidlisi and the Court of Bayezid II, 1502–1511; 3. The return East (1511–1520); Part II: 4. The Timurid vocabulary of sovereignty; 5. The canons of conventional histories; 6. Ottoman sovereignty on the cusp of Universal Empire; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisJames Crossland is Senior Lecturer in International History at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He is the author of Britain and the International Committee of the Red Cross, 1939-1945 (2014), the first study of Britain's humanitarian policy during the Second World War. He has published widely on the history of wartime humanitarianism, international law and the Red Cross movement.Trade ReviewReaders will find no uncritical homage to the peacemakers in this resolutely objective account of political changes during a turbulent half-century of conflict and suffering … James Crossland's patient examination of the decades before World War I is an essential guide to understanding how these fundamental changes in the law of warfare after World War II came to be. * Michigan War Studies Review *A fascinating work for those interested in the nineteenth century, in the development of political thought, in international relations, military history, and a number of other sub-disciplines ... An important introduction to the subject. * European History Quarterly *Crossland’s searching autopsy of humanitarian action, inspiration, and deed, persuasively demonstrates that there was no monolithic humanitarian sensibility in the long nineteenth century—instead the variegated impulses that inspired ostensibly and implicitly humanitarian interventions of all types were motivated by a wide and divergent realm of imperatives. A fascinating read. * Branden Little, Associate Professor of History, Weber State University, USA *Since Geoffrey Best’s Humanity in Warfare (1980), I have never read such a fine work on the attempts to regulate or outcast war. Starting hopefully in the midst of the 19th century and ending horribly in August 1914, War, Law and Humanity tells the tale of military (medical) men, legal and medical humanitarians as well as outright pacifists, debating ideals and realism, quarrelling between each other and among themselves, while several wars set the scene. It is as fascinating as it is important. * Leo van Bergen, Lecturer in Military-medical History, Royal Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, The Netherlands *Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Dramatis Personae Timeline Introduction – A Time for Angels 1. The Crimean Crucible 2. Citizen-Humanitarians 3. The Union Way 4. Visions from Geneva 5. How Best to Serve the Suffering? 6. When Angels Go to War 7. Humanity and Necessity 8. The Sound of Drums 9. Enter the Peace-Seekers 10. Regulations for Apocalypse Conclusion – 1914: The Campaign Ends? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisUlrike Lindner is Professor of Modern History at the University of Cologne, Germany. Dörte Lerp is Senior Researcher in Modern History at the University of Cologne, Germany.Trade ReviewNew Perspectives on the History of Gender and Empire is a compelling contribution to the investigation of the entanglements between gender and imperialism … The several case studies not only add important insights to scholarship on the specific settings but also shed new light on the centrality of the entanglements between violence, intimacy, sexuality, domesticity, and citizenship in the production of colonial rule. * Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work *This fascinating and lucidly written collection of essays advances the historical study of gender and empire through a focus on comparative and global approaches and a combination of case studies relating to both overseas and land-based empires. The introduction provides a valuable critical survey of the state of the field, while the individual case studies provide fascinating insights which move beyond earlier binary interpretations of coloniser-colonised dynamics to give insights into the complex intersectionality of affective and power relationships in colonial contexts. * Clare Midgley, Research Professor in History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK *This volume on "gendered imperial formations" brings us truly new research on less-studied settings as well as fresh findings on more established themes. Thoughtfully conceptualized and carefully written, these essays offer information and insights that are simply not available elsewhere. The authors’ work perfectly demonstrates the necessity of skillful gender analysis for investigations of colonialism. * Lora Wildenthal, Professor of History, Rice University, USA *Table of ContentsIntroduction: New Perspectives on Gender and Empire: Comparative and Global Approaches Ulrike Lindner and Dörte Lerp (both University of Cologne, Germany) I. Intimate Relationships and Marriages 1. The Domestic Foundations of Imperial Sovereignty: Mixed Marriages in the Fascist Aegean Alexis Rappas (Koç University, Turkey) 2. In the Forge of the Empire: Colonists and Marriage in the Nineteenth-century Northern Black Sea Steppe Julia Malitska (Södertörn University, Sweden) 3. Love Affair? State’s Affair? Interpreting a Hanging in German East Africa, or Questions of Gender and Race in Colonial Historiography Bettina Brockmeyer (Bielefeld University, Germany) II. Masculinity, Femininity and Imperial Encounters 4. Colonial Views: Approaching Gender and Empire through the Snapshots of an American Woman in the Philippines (1900-1902) Silvan Niedermeier (Erfurt University, Germany) 5. Male Same-Sex Desire and Masculinity in Colonial German Southwest Africa Jan Severin (Humboldt University, Germany) III. Indigenous Servants and Colonial Homes 6. “Where the home life is white”: Domestic Service Debates in New Zealand and South Africa, c. 1897-1913 Elizabeth Dillenburg (University of Minnesota, USA) 7. Being at Home: Settler Colonial Biopower and the Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender in Colonial Australia Eva Bischoff (Trier University, Germany) IV. Education and Schooling 8. Between Patriarchy, Imperialism, and Women’s Empowerment: Female Education in Colonial India Jana Tschurenev (University of Göttingen, Germany) 9. “Saving Our Sisters”: Female education and the London Missionary Society in Nineteenth-Century South India Divya Kannan (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India) Index

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Book SynopsisRodney Atwood received his BA from McMaster University and his PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK. Between his two courses, he served in the Royal Tank Regiment. He is the author of The Life of Field Marshal Lord Roberts (Bloomsbury, 2014).Trade ReviewAtwood’s biography is well-researched. It makes extensive use of the Rawlinson papers collected at the National Army Museum as well as supporting documents and correspondences found at the National Archives, the British Library, and elsewhere. * Journal of Military History *Atwood has done meticulous research for his biography of Rawlinson ... Rawlinson: From Tragedy to Triumph is an excellent biography and is highly recommended. * Historia *This book will provide those seeking an accessible introduction to both the man and the institution with a solid platform from which to build their understanding of the period in which [Rawlinson] served. * Journal of the Society of Army Historical Research *Rawlinson’s army suffered the greatest loss of life in a single day in British military history but also won unprecedented victories in 1918. In this first definitive modern biography, and drawing on extensive research, Rodney Atwood sets Rawlinson’s character complexities in the context of the evolution of the British army. * Ian Beckett, Honorary Professor of Military History, University of Kent, UK *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Maps Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. An Imperial Heritage. 2. Fighting in the Sudan. 3. The South African War. 4. In Pursuit of the Commandos 5. Ready for Armageddon? The War Office, the Staff College and Aldershot 6. Into Battle: 1914. 7. Frustrated Endeavours: Neuve Chapelle, Aubers Ridge, Festubert and Loos 1915 8. The Battle of the Somme 9. From the Somme to Amiens 10. Victory 11. An Uneasy and Turbulent Peace 12. India Calm and the Army Reorganised 13. Envoi Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCamilo Erlichman is Assistant Professor in History at Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Christopher Knowles is Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London, UK, Archives By-Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge, UK, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.Trade ReviewIn the end, this book makes powerful interventions in a seemingly well-trodden field. Erlichman and Knowles show that when we revise the conceptual framework, occupied Germany continues to have contemporary salience. Consequently, this book is a necessary addition to the bookshelf of every historian of post-war Germany, Europe, and the Cold War, and would sit nicely in any interested reader’s collection. * Australian Journal of Politics and History *[…] adopting a new approach, this stimulating volume of essays offers fascinating insights into the period of occupation in the British, French and US zones. * Journal of European Studies *[This] volume is timely and will be crucial reading for scholars of political transition and those who wish to encourage further study in order to contribute positively to the aftermath of conflict and military occupation wherever it occurs. * Journal of Contemporary European Studies *Each of the fifteen chapters adds something valuable to the existing scholarship and ensures that studies of the post-Second World War occupation of Germany will continue to develop and diversify for the foreseeable future ... An excellent summary of many of the key elements of the Allied occupation of Germany. * German History *By showcasing military occupation as a subject in its own right, the volume explores interactions alongside outcomes and legacies of these occupations for both the occupiers and the occupied in a comparative and transnational framework, and by doing so it makes itself indispensable to post-war syllabi. * European History Quarterly *Succeeds in showing that the occupation should be studied as a complex period in its own right, which had a long-term impact not only on Germany, but also on the occupiers. * English Historical Review *This is an exceptionally valuable volume that brings together a first-rate group of historians. It belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in postwar Germany or the long legacies of the Allied occupation. * Adam Seipp, Professor of History, Texas A&M University, USA *This outstanding collection sheds fascinating new light on many diverse aspects of the occupation of western Germany after 1945. More than this, however, it asks that we rethink our understanding of occupation in modern history in more general terms. As such, it will be crucial reading for scholars of political transition in a wide variety of different fields. * Neil Gregor, Professor of Modern European History, University of Southampton, UK *This collection offers new insights on familiar questions and opens new lines of inquiry regarding the occupation of western Germany in the wake of the Second World War. A diverse group of younger and more established scholars examine multiple aspects of developments in all three zones from perspectives of legal, political, economic, social, cultural, and gender history. Framed in terms of occupation, the volume underscores the inherently coercive aspects of the situation, while illuminating the agency of both the occupiers and the occupied. Often casting a critical eye on the planning and practices of the western powers, the authors recount fascinating stories of conflict and cooperation between victors and vanquished that reveal the contingency and complexity of the history of occupied Germany. * Timothy L. Schroer, Professor of History, University of West Georgia, USA *These detailed studies are an important corrective to a simplistic understanding of occupation policy. * Rheinische Vierteljahrsblätter (Bloomsbury Translation) *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Part I: Contextualising Occupation 1. Introduction: Reframing Occupation as a System of Rule (Camilo Erlichman, Leiden University, The Netherlands and Christopher Knowles, King's College London, UK) 2. Preoccupied: Wartime Training for Post-War Occupation in the United States, 1940-45 (Susan L. Carruthers, University of Warwick, UK) 3. Benign Occupations: The Allied Occupation of Germany and the International Law of Occupation (Peter M. R. Stirk, Durham University, UK) Part II: The Past in the Present: Transitional Justice and Managing the Nazi Legacy 4. Transitional Justice? Denazification in the US Zone of Occupied Germany (Rebecca Boehling, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA) 5. The Allied Internment of German Civilians in Occupied Germany: Cooperation and Conflict in the Western Zones, 1945-1949 (Andrew H. Beattie, University of New South Wales, Australia) 6. What Do You Do with a Dead Nazi? Allied Policy on the Execution and Disposal of War Criminals, 1945-55 (Caroline Sharples, University of Roehampton, UK) Part III: Doing Occupation: Image and Reality 7. ‘My Home, your Castle’: British Requisitioning of German Homes in Westphalia (Bettina Blum, Cultural Office at the City of Paderborn, Germany) 8. Game Plan for Democracy: Sport and Youth in Occupied West Germany (Heather L. Dichter, De Montfort University, UK) 9. Occupying the Environment: German Hunters and the American Occupation (Douglas Bell, Texas A&M University, USA) Part IV: Experiencing Occupation: Daily Life and Personal Relationships 10. The Sexualized Landscape of Post-War Germany and the Politics of Cross-Racial Intimacy in the American Zone (Nadja Klopprogge, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) 11. Shared Spaces: Social Encounters between French and Germans in Occupied Freiburg, 1945-55 (Ann-Kristin Glöckner, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany) 12. ‘Gosh… I Think I’m in a Dream!!’: Subjective Experiences and Daily Life in the British Zone (Daniel Cowling, University of Cambridge, UK) Part V: Mediating Occupation: Interactions, Intermediaries, and Legacies 13. ‘We are Glad They are Here, but We are Not Rejoicing!’ The Catholic Clergy under French and American Occupation (Johannes Kuber, RWTH Aachen University, Germany) 14. From Denazification to Renazification? West German Government Officials after 1945 (Dominik Rigoll, Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam, Germany) 15. The Value of Knowledge: Western Intelligence Agencies and Former Members of the SS, Gestapo and Wehrmacht during the Early Cold War (Michael Wala, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) Notes Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWilliam E. Pomeranz is Deputy Director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C., USA. He is a frequent commentator on current developments in Russia, providing analysis for CNN, NBC, NPR, Reuters, Bloomberg, and other media outlets. His scholarly publications include articles on Russian legal history and present-day Russian commercial and constitutional law.Trade ReviewThis is what all Russia scholars need to know about Russian law … This is an outstanding piece of work. It is concise at 169 pages of text, with good international and Russian references and delightful quotes. It offers an even treatment of three centuries and an uncommonly nuanced analysis with a good eye for what is formal and what is real. * Slavic Review *William Pomeranz, Deputy Director of the Kennan Institute, has written a masterful history of Russia through a legal lens … Readers whose primary interests lie well outside the field of Russian law will find important insights here into Russia’s political, social, and economic development … Revealing with unusual clarity the conservative vs. modernizing strands of Russia’s legal development, Law and the Russian State provides a superb introduction to the field of Russian law. * The Russian Review *Pomeranz’s book is a treat for anyone interested in learning about the fundamental changes and continuities of Russian law ... , Pomeranz’s book is highly recommendable. It does what good legal history sometimes succeeds in doing: it helps us to understand the contemporary world. * Comparative Legal History *It is no small feat to encapsulate major points of 350 years of legal history into 169 pages of text, and this is done fluently, with good balance among the salient subjects. . . This is a volume well worthy of adoption for advanced undergraduate courses on Russian affairs and an excellent addition to a promising series. * Slavonic and East European Review *Pomeranz is at his best when covering the period since formation of the Russian Federation. Nonetheless, by harking back to Peter the Great’s reign, he provides just enough historical context to demonstrate continuity and change within a country that has both followed and curiously departed from the West’s legal trajectory. All of which makes Law and the Russian State a valuable addition to the literature. It is recommended for undergraduate and graduate students of history and law, and for experts in these fields. * Ab Imperio *A lively and engaging account of law and legal development in Russia, past and present. It is unique in its emphasis on how law throughout Russian history has served the state. * Peter H. Solomon, Jr., Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, Canada *Most Westerners consider the Russian state lawless, but William Pomeranz shows the great importance Russians attribute to law. This is a scholarly and thoughtful guide to law, a little understood but crucial aspect of Russia's long history. It should become the standard work on its subject. * Geoffrey Hosking, Emeritus Professor of Russian History, University College London, UK *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Law and Empire under Peter the Great 2. The Expansion of Russian Legality 3. The Judicial Reforms of 1864 and the Modernization of Russian Law 4. Law, Politics, and Revolution 5. Filling in the Blanks: The Creation of Socialist Law 6. Socialist Legality and Illegality 7. Russia’s Long Constitutional Crisis: 1985-1993 8. The 1993 Constitution and Russia’s Liberal Experiment 9. Vladimir Putin and the Restoration of State and Law Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisFlorence Nightingale is one of the most famous figures in modern history. Based on her writing, this book reports what she said and did. Published to commemorate the centenary of Nightingale's death, it offers a scholarly view of Florence Nightingale's extraordinary life and career that gets to the heart of her range of interests and achievements.Trade Review"'The best short guide to Nightingale ever published' - Mark Bostridge, author of Florence Nightingale: The Woman and the Legend (Viking, 2008) 'Lynn McDonald's study is the best short guide to Nightingale ever published. A useful resource for students of history and nursing, it is also perfect for the general reader looking for a brief summary of Nightingale's importance.' - Mark Bostridge author of Florence Nightingale The Woman and the Legend (Viking/Penguin 2008)"Table of Contents1. Family Relations; 2. Social Reform; 3. War; 4. Health, Care and Midwifery; 5. Nursing and Hospitals; 6. India and Empire; 7. The Lasting Legacy.

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Book SynopsisMichelle M. Sauer is Professor in the Department of English at the University of North Dakota, USA.Trade ReviewGender in Medieval Culture is a serviceable and functional resource for students and instructors. It is based on a solid understanding of recent developments in medieval gender studies, provides vivid case studies, and offers a clear overview of the medieval medical and ecclesiastical discourses and ideals of gender and sexuality. * Journal of the History of Sexuality *Gender in Medieval Culture is an engaging, informative, and stimulating account of men and women in the Western European Middle Ages. In this lively and ambitious study, Michelle M. Sauer explores how gender is informed by, and informs the religious, social, economic, political, legal and medical spheres. . . arguing that only by fully understanding the interaction of gender and power in the distant past, can we fully understand it today. * Diane Watt, Professor of English Literature, University of Surrey, UK *This is a wide-ranging and detailed introduction to the problems of applying gender theory to medieval society. It presents a comprehensive overview of the key scholarly works of the past 30 years, and explores with admirable clarity the often conflicting views of medieval commentators on the definition and display of gendered roles. Dr Sauer's study illustrates the many constraints on women's lives in both sacred and secular spheres, utilizing examples drawn from historical, literary and legal sources, but also demonstrates the ways in which men, too, were governed by a set of norms. Her comparative work will be of great use to instructors and students alike. * Patricia Skinner, Reader in Medieval History, University of Winchester, UK *Professor Sauer's refreshingly clear and direct prose conveys not only information but the excitement and sheer joy of intellectual exploration. It consistently demystifies jargon, and yet all the while provides the vocabulary and critical styles its readers will need to use. The book embodies pedagogy and learning. Drawing upon Professor Sauer's experience in the classroom, her book's explanations and readings of events and texts engage readers in the act--the art--of scholarship as well as the knowledge scholarship produces. * Lisa Weston, California State University, Fresno, USA *Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgements A Note on Texts Introduction Chapter 1: The Social World: Law, Medicine, & Science Chapter 2: The Expected Ideal: Marriage & Virginity Chapter 3: The Unexpected Actuality: ‘Deviance’ & Transgression Chapter 4: The Gendered Christ: Sexuality & Religion Chapter 5: The Political Sphere: Power, Labor, & Economics Further Reading Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisKaushik Roy is Reader in History at Jadavpur University, India, and Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway.Trade ReviewA volume in the Bloomsbury series "Studies in Military History," edited by Jeremy Black, Roy’s The Army in British India is an excellent overview of the history and character of the Indian Army, stripped of much of the colonial fiction. -- A. A. Nofi * StrategyPage *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Uprising of 1857-59 2. 'Small War' on the Indus Frontier 1859-1913 3. Counter-insurgency in North-East India 1859-1913 4. The Army in India in World War I 5. Modernisation and Nationalism in the Inter-War Era 1919-38 6. The Armed Forces of British India and World War II 7. Demobilisation and Decolonisation 1947-49 Conclusion

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Book SynopsisFood, Inc. is guaranteed to shake up our perceptions of what we eat. This powerful documentary deconstructing the corporate food industry in America was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as more than a terrific movie,it's an important movie." Aided by expert commentators such as Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, the film poses questions such as: Where has my food come from, and who has processed it? What are the giant agribusinesses and what stake do they have in maintaining the status quo of food production and consumption? How can I feed my family healthy foods affordably? Expanding on the film's themes, the book Food, Inc. will answer those questions through a series of challenging essays by leading experts and thinkers. This book will encourage those inspired by the film to learn more about the issues, and act to change the world.Trade ReviewDavid Denby, New Yorker "Those of us who avoid junk food, with many sighs of relief and self-approval, may still be eating junk a good deal of the time. This enraging fact, which will not surprise anyone who has read such muckraking books as Eric Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation" (2001) and Michael Pollan's "The Omnivore's Dilemma" (2006), is one of the discomforting meanings of the powerful new documentary "Food, Inc.," an angry blast of disgust aimed at the American food industry." The American Conservative "If you care about what you're eating, you should see the new documentary Food Inc." Takepart.com "Most of you have probably heard about Food, Inc., the movie, but did you also know there's a companion book to the film? The book explores the challenges raised by the movie in fascinating depth through 13 essays, most of them written especially for this book, and many by experts featured in the film. Highlights include chapters by Michael Pollan (Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food), Anna Lappe (Hope's Edge and Grub), Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation and film co-producer), Robert Kenner (film director), and a chapter on asking the right questions from Sustainable Table! The book is so popular it's already in its fourth printing."

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