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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWhat Mark Singleton does prove, with massive, irrefutable, fascinating and often hilarious evidence, is that yoga is a rich, multi-cultural, constantly changing inter-disciplinary construction, far from the pure line that its adherents often claim for it. * Wendy Doniger, Times Literary Supplement *This book, an invaluable source on modern yoga, should be on the reading list of every serious student and teacher training program. * Richard Rosen, Yoga Journal *Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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Book SynopsisDays after the assassination of his prime minister in the middle of Rome in November 1848, Pope Pius IX found himself a virtual prisoner in his own palace. The wave of revolution that had swept through Europe now seemed poised to put an end to the popes'' thousand-year reign over the Papal States, if not indeed to the papacy itself. Disguising himself as a simple parish priest, Pius escaped through a back door. Climbing inside the Bavarian ambassador''s carriage, he embarked on a journey into a fateful exile.Only two years earlier Pius''s election had triggered a wave of optimism across Italy. After the repressive reign of the dour Pope Gregory XVI, Italians saw the youthful, benevolent new pope as the man who would at last bring the Papal States into modern times and help create a new, unified Italian nation. But Pius found himself caught between a desire to please his subjects and a fear--stoked by the cardinals--that heeding the people''s pleas would destroy the church. The resultinTrade ReviewGrippingly written, pageturning and scholarly, this book is an immense achievement which few can hope to equal. This is a magni?cent book; analysis and narrative at their ?nest. * Ambrogio A. Caiani, Journal Of Ecclesiastical History *Table of ContentsProloguePart 1: The Beloved1: The Conclave2: The Fox and the Crow3: An Impossible Dilemma4: Papal Magic5: The Tide Turns6: Fending Off Disaster7: The Assassination8: The EscapePart II: The Reviled9: The Reactionary Turn10: Revolution11: Pressuring the Pope12: The Friendly Army13: The French Attack14: Negotiating in Bad Faith15: Battling For Rome16: The Conquest17: The OccupationPart III: The Feared18: Applying the Brakes19: Louis Napoleon and The Pope20: The Unpopular Pope21: "Those Wicked Enemies of God"22: Returning to RomeEpilogueNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisIn 1998, Chief Historian of the Foreign Office Gill Bennett was commissioned by Foreign Secretary Robin Cook to get to the bottom of a mystery that had haunted the Labour Partyand British politics more generallyfor over seventy years. This is the story of what she discovered.Trade ReviewA suspenseful and illuminating peek behind the veiled layers of secrecy underlying Western and Soviet intelligence operations * FOREWORD Reviews *Authoritative, absorbing, scrupulously researched. * Tony Barber, The Financial Times *In her vivid account of her bid to ascertain the real origins of the Zinoviev epistle, Gill Bennett provides many fascinating new details of this tangled episode. * The Economist *In an age of "fake news", when the Zinoviev Letter continues to be used as shorthand for establishment skulduggery, historians have an important role in separating myth from fact, even if many of those facts are, frustratingly, far from clear. This book is a timely addition to that cause. * Giles Udy, The Times *A well-written, scrupulously researched and argued account of an enduring mystery that neatly illustrates the haphazard interactions of politics, bureaucracy and history. In the absence of further new evidence, this book is as close as we're likely to get to a definitive account. * Alan Judd, The Spectator *[A] superb book, a compelling mixture of history, anecdote and historiography ... Bennett tells a story that could have been a plot from an Ealing comedy, featuring a motley crew of retired services types and chancers, cynical Foreign Office mandarins, inept politicians, intriguing Bolsheviks and dispossessed White Russians ... [a] careful and scrupulous study. * Simon Heffer, Literary Review *A fascinating book. * Paul Donnelley, The Express *Bennett does an excellent job of weaving the complicated subplots, scandals and tales of incompetence into an engrossing narrative. * Dan Lomas, International Affairs *This is an excellent analysis of a subject of perennial interest. It repays the attention of anyone interested in interwar British politics and intelligence, as well as the wider, fascinating, and occasionally murky world of the postrevolutionary Russian diaspora. It is a significant work. * Andrew Thorpe, Journal of Modern History *Bennett's story is fascinating. * Duncan Bowie, Chartist *This is a substantial and authoritative history of one of the most controversial and long-lasting items of "fake news" ever published. * Ian Mitchell's Book Recommendations *Did Gill Bennett, the Miss Marple of secret service archives, have a premonition when setting out to write this fascinating book, that current events would shape its market? The Zinoviev Letter has the lot - possible subversion of a Western democratic election, forged documents, fake news, clandestine networks and an array of characters straight out of Central Casting. The ultimate mystery of who wrote the 1924 letter, which was read round the world, still remains. But Gill Bennett's account is the closest we have got so far to finding out who did what, with what and for whom. * Lord Peter Hennessy *A brilliant, gripping dissection of the most famous 'fake news' in twentieth-century Britain and its dramatic impact on relations with Russia, British politics, and the intelligence services. * Christopher Andrew, Emeritus Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, University of Cambridge, and author of The Secret World: A History of Intelligence *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Introduction: The Impact of the Zinoviev Letter on British Politics 1: One Version of the Truth 2: In Search of the Red Letter 3: Enquiries and investigations, 1924-1925 4: The Plot Thickens, 1928-1929 5: The Philby Effect, 1960-1970 6: New Labour, New Investigation, 1998-1999 7: So Who Wrote the Zinoviev Letter, and Does it Matter? Conclusion: Good Conspiracy Theories Never Die Appendix: The Text of the Zinoviev Letter Notes Note on Archival Sources and Bibliography Picture Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisThe story of how widespread belief in fortune-telling, prophecies, spirits, magic, and protective talismans gripped the battlefields and home fronts of Europe during the First World War.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition This is a rich and thought-provoking study of how the First World War ensured the widespread continuation of a popular belief in magic - even in the 'modernity' of the post-1914 age - and why this is important to our understanding of life during and after the conflict. * Catriona Pennell, BBC History Magazine *A marvellous book ... even readers who know Davies' impressive writing on witchcraft, cunning folk and ghosts will find a new glint of ambition here. * Simon Young, Times Higher Education *A Supernatural War provides a nuanced and learned exposition of its subject ... Such a broad approach suggests that this book will remain the definitive work for a long time to come. * Graham Seal, Literary Review *A fascinating account of how the first modern industrialised global war revitalised traditional superstitions, and infused supernatural power into all kinds of objects. * Nick Saunders, Military History Matters *Davies is one of the undisputed leaders in his field. A Supernatural War is impossible to describe without simply rattling off a list of highlights ... a fascinating deep dive that offers tantalising glimpses of a very different world. * All About History *A fascinating insight into supernatural beliefs and practices prevalent during the First World War. * Paradigm Explorer *Owen Davies will provide you with a comprehensive overview of wartime weirdness. * David Clarke, Fortean Times01/03/2019 *A detailed and fascinating study. * David V Barrett, Catholic Herald *Riotous and engaging. * Tony Jasper, Methodist Recorder *Fascinating. * Leon Burakowski, Shrewsbury Chronicle *Owen Davies's book seems to me to be arranged in a [...] logical and reader-friendly manner, with individual chapters dealing with particular topics such as prophecies of the war, lucky charms and superstitions, and a review of how churches and religious figures regarded the stories that were emerging from the battlefields. * John Rimmer, Magonia Review *It is not often that you run across a piece of writing which is both unusual and packed with detail that even a military historian like myself has never encountered. Owen Davies' A Supernatural War does just that. * Sebastian Phillips, Concatenation *Owen Davies notes that great conflicts invariably generate an upsurge of belief in the mystical, visionary and occult. In A Supernatural War Davies surveys, in remarkable detail, the range of such beliefs, from cheap pamphlets prophesying the coming war to the legend of the medieval archers known as the Angels of Mons to the lucky charms worn by Italian soldiers. * Michael Dirda, Washington Post *This is another wonderful book from the leading expert in the history of magic between 1740 and 1940. Readers will never look at the First World War in the same way again. * Ronald Hutton, author of The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft *Table of Contents1: Introduction: A War Full of Wonder 2: Prophetic Times 3: Visions, Spirits, and Psychics 4: Telling Fortunes, Telling Tales 5: Battlefield Luck 6: Trench Faith and Protection Epilogue Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe first volume of the definitive political history of Northern Ireland.Trade ReviewThis three-volume set is quite the remarkable achievement...I will continue to spend time with these volumes, which will not be surpassed anytime soon. Unlike in so many history books, O'Leary is always trying to explain what happened, or what did not. * Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution *O'Leary colors his work throughout with lively writing, moving past equivocation and pulling no punches in his assessments of participants or previous scholarship. He sees the disputatious state of Northern Ireland as the result of attempts to instill an Irish or British national identity among its residents....Although the cumulative length of this work might be daunting, the author has thoughtfully structured his books and chapters in a way that is accessible to both non-experts and specialists. Whatever the audience, this is a work of canonical importance for understanding Northern Ireland. * M. J. O'Brien, Franciscan University of Steubenvill, CHOICE *The detailed coverage is astonishing, the range immense. The book exemplifies best practice in social science and history, combining both disciplines, asking analytic questions of the historical record and widening the remit of social science - above all by looking carefully both at political calculations and the details of constitutional arrangements. It is important to stress that he offers us an analytic history of Ireland as a whole, paying special attention to developments in the Irish Free State and to the Republic thereafter. * John A Hall, McGill University in Montreal, Dublin Review of Books *The most prolific, perceptive and powerfully analytical writer on the north in the last 35 years, Brendan O'Leary, has just produced his magnum opus. * Brian Feeney, Irish News *Table of ContentsVolume 1: Colonialism The Shackles of the State and Hereditary Animosities List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables List of Boxes Abbreviations and Glossary Terminology 1: An Audit of Violence after 1966 2: Conceptual Conspectus: Colonialism 3: Wild and Bitter Fruits and His Majesty's Royal Pains: Colonial Triangles and Trilemmas, 1603-1800 4: Overlooked by the Tall Kingdom before Dying of Political Economy: Ireland under the Union, 1801-1857 5: Crying Aloud for Vengeance and the Power of a Colonial Caste: Toward Union's End, 1858-1914 6: "'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Suvla or Sud-El-Bar": Revolution and Counter-Revolution, 1914-1922 7: Scratches across the Heart: Comparing Ireland's Partition Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book Synopsis''Philosophy is written in this great book which is continually open before our eyes - I mean the universe...''Galileo''s astronomical discoveries changed the way we look at the world, and our place in the universe. Threatened by the Inquisition for daring to contradict the literal truth of the Bible, Galileo ignited a scientific revolution when he asserted that the Earth moves. This generous selection from his writings contains all the essential texts for a reader to appreciate his lasting significance. Mark Davie''s new translation renders Galileo''s vigorous Italian prose into clear modern English, while William R. Shea''s version of the Latin Sidereal Message makes accessible the book that created a sensation in 1610 with its account of Galileo''s observations using the newly invented telescope.All Galileo''s contributions to the debate on science and religion are included, as well as key documents from his trial before the Inquisition in 1633. A lively introduction and clear notesTrade Reviewincludes substantial explanatory notes and a useful introduction, but what really brings it alive is the readable modern language of the translations ... it makes [Galileo's] ideas accessible ... and available to a much wider audience. * Astronomy and Geophysics *This book is an absolute joy. * The Observatory *Includes substantial explanatory notes and a useful introduction, but what really brings it alive is the readable modern language of the translations ... it makes [Galileo's] ideas accessible ... and available to a much wider audience. * Astronomy and Geophysics *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; A CHRONOLOGY OF GALILEO; A SIDEREAL MESSAGE; LETTERS ON THE SUNSPOTS; SCIENCE AND RELIGION; FROM THE ASSAYER; DIALOGUE ON THE TWO CHIEF WORLD SYSTEMS; THE TRIAL; TWO NEW SCIENCES; EXPLANATORY NOTES; INDEX

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Book SynopsisFor better or worse, be it militarily, diplomatically, politically, economically, or culturally, Americans have had a profound role in shaping the wider world beyond them. Unsurprisingly, most non-Americans have passionate views about the nature of U.S. foreign policy. America has been a savior to some, a curse to others-and both have good reason to feel that way. And yet, such views are often also based on a caricature of American actions and intentions. For their part, Americans themselves have strong opinions about their role in the world and how it has evolved over time. Yet these views are shrouded as much in myth as they are grounded in fact. American Foreign Relations, then, suffers from being a subject of immense worldwide importance but almost complete misunderstanding; it provokes strong emotions and much debate in newspapers daily, but is accompanied by little comprehension.This Very Short Introduction aims to offer analysis of key events, episodes, crises, and individuals in the making of American foreign relations. It will discuss events such as the Revolutionary War, the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, manifest destiny, the Mexican War, the Civil War, industrialization, the beginnings of globalization, the Spanish-American War, imperialism, the annexation of the Philippines, informal imperialism and the Open Door policy, World War I, isolationism, World War II, the Cold War from its origins to its end (including the Korean and Vietnam Wars), the Iraq Wars, 9/11, and Afghanistan. Such topics will be situated within an analytical narrative that follows chronology generally, but not strictly or comprehensively. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewThis Very Short Introduction is ... fluidly written, remarkably comprehensive, and accessible to those unfamiliar with United States history. * Sarah B. Synder, The American Historical Review *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1: First Principles Chapter 2: Expansionism Chapter 3: Global America Chapter 4: The American Century? Chapter 5: Superpower Chapter 6: Hyperpower and Its Discontents References Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is a ground-breaking exploration of everyday life as experienced through the lens of Black British cultural history and creative practice, through a multiplicity of voices and writing styles.The structure of Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture and Narrative examines life through a personal study of the family home room by room, object by object as a portal through which to examine the intricacies and nuances of daily considerations of African heritage people living in Britain in the modern era (post-1950). Using Small Anthropology methodology, this book foregrounds the experiences of Black British lives by bringing the threads of history and culture into the relevancy of the present day and demonstrates how the personal sphere directly links to wider public and political concerns.This book will be of interest to a wide range of disciplines, including Black studies, anthropology, cultural studies, history, visual culture, photography, media communiTrade Review"This is the only book that I’ve ever read that manages to capture how we really lived from day to day back in the day. It’s a book like no other. Many of us have been waiting for a book like this. Ras Shawn-Naphtali has given the world a book that is intelligent, accessible, cultural, and lyrical, but true. This is a great contribution to the documentation of our history. This book did so much for me. It made me consider our struggles, our aspirations, and the art in our lives." – Professor Benjamin Zephaniah"Sobers uses his inclusive Small Anthropology creatively and incisively to show being and becoming of Black materiality in the home that speaks to us subjectively, intergenerationally, and cross culturally." – Dr Michael McMillan"Shawn-Naphtali Sobers presents an essential body of work and a must read primer for anyone interested in the significance of visual ethnography, anthropology, sociology, or interdisciplinary and mixed methodology. Shawn unapologetically renders the power of narrative, objects, and memory enmeshed within the realities of Black culture and history, transporting us into a state of consciousness that is indeed not burdened." – Dr Sireita MullingsTable of Contents1. Front Door / Hallway signs 2. (Living Room) – Photo Wall 3. (Living Room) – Television 4. (Living Room) – Sewing Machine 5. (Living Room) – Armchair (fiction) 6. (Front Room) – Radiogram 7. (Front Room) – The Last Supper 8. (Front Room) – Souvenirs and Ornaments 9. (Kitchen) – Dutch Pot 10. (Kitchen) – Rice 11. (Bathroom) – Afro-comb 12. (Bathroom) – Sickle Cell Medication 13. (Parent Bedroom) – Suitcase / Grip – Part 1 14. (Teenage Bedroom) – Stuff (photo essay) 15. (‘Sent-for child’s’ Bedroom) – Suitcase / Grip – Part 2 16. (Garden) – Soil (part fiction) 17. – Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive overview of the history of modern American thought and examines a wide range of modern thought and thinkers from 1860, when Charles Darwinâs Origin of Species was published in the United States, to the end of the twentieth century.The focus of this volume is on the destabilizing effects of modern challenges to notions of fixed order and absolute truths, and the contradictory consequences for philosophical, political, social, and aesthetic thought. The intellectual response to the unprecedented changes of this era produced visions of both liberation from the hierarchies of the past and new forms of control and constraint. One of the central contradictions in modern thought was between biological and cultural ideas of social, psychological, and moral order. This is the first work to provide an interpretive vision of the entire period under consideration. Topics covered include evolutionary thought, philosophical Pragmatism, ideas of race and Trade ReviewIt will not surprise anyone acquainted with Dan Wickberg that he has written a magisterial history of the rise of modern ways of thinking in the United States. The book tracks Americans’ quest, since the mid-nineteenth century, for frameworks to make sense of a newly unsettled and fluid world. But at its core are the deep contradictions marking modernity: the fresh possibilities inherent in indeterminacy on the one hand, and the conceiving of new modes of coercion and unfreedom on the other. Deftly noting intellectual conflicts and cross-currents yet still able to identify the “lenses, categories, and sensibilities” that have remade modern thought, the book sparkles. From his very first chapter specifying what was novel and generative (and what was not) about Darwin’s Origin of Species, to his last—on the dissolving border between the realms of culture and politics in the late twentieth century, unleashing the “culture wars” and much else—Wickberg offers a lucid, compelling, and even gripping retelling of modern American intellectual history.Sarah E. Igo, Vanderbilt University, author of The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern AmericaTable of ContentsPART I: AMERICAN MODERNISMS: 1865-19191. DARWINISM AND THE EVOLUTIONARY SENSIBILITY2. PRAGMATISM AND ANTIFOUNDATIONAL THOUGHT3. THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, THE IDEA OF CULTURE, AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES4. PROGRESSIVISMS5. RETHINKING WOMAN AND MANPART II: THE CONTRADICTIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC IMAGINATION: 1920-19626. CULTURAL RELATIVISMS AND MODERN HIERARCHIES7. SCIENCE AS CULTURE: THE MORAL ORDER OF MODERNITY8. FROM PROTESTANT HEGEMONY TO RELIGIOUS PLURALISM9. PLURALISM AND COSMOPOLITANISM10. SELF AND SOCIAL ORDER IN THE COLD WAR WORLDPART III: RETHINKING MODERNISM: 1963-200011. CULTURAL REVOLUTIONS AND RUPTURES12. THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF EVERYTHING13. THE RETURN OF NATURE14. GENDER AND SEXUALITY15. CULTURE WARS

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Book SynopsisThe Transfer of Power Between Presidential Administrations examines the problems that can occur when a new president enters office, with a focus on historical case studies. The transition between presidentsespecially when changing partiesis a wildcard in U.S. foreign policy that often confuses or concerns nations engaged with the United States. Though there are systems in place to ensure information gets passed from one administration to another, ideas and their execution can change dramatically when a new president takes office. Using case studies of six different incoming administrations during the Cold War and 21st century, this book will explore how the successes and failures in presidential transitions have had long-term effects on U.S. foreign policy, grand strategy, and international position. Looking at transitions involving multiple presidents, this book offers a fresh perspective on how foreign policy is formulated and carried out. The Table of Contents0.Introduction. 1.Roosevelt to Truman: The Beginning of the Superpower Era. 2.Truman to Eisenhower: Harry Dislikes Ike and his Foreign Policy Rhetoric. 3.Eisenhower to Kennedy: Quagmire of Vietnam. 4.Kennedy to Johnson: The Tragic Transition. 5.Johnson to Nixon: The Treacherous Transition. 6.Carter to Reagan: The Definitive End of Détente. 7.The Transition in the 21st Century. Afterword: The Big Lie

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Book SynopsisThe Comintern and the Global South: Global Designs/Local Encounters studies the relations and productive tensions between the Third International, intellectual histories of racial justice and anti-imperialism, as well as other forms of internationalism. Building on extant institutional histories of the Third International, it moves in new directions by focusing on the points of intersection  often conflictual and short-lived  with anti-imperialist, anti-racist, and nationalist organizing, making the Third International a site of encounter between a global political project and more local and regional contexts. Due to the broad range of geographic and linguistic expertise of the contributors, this book traces routes of exchange that are often elided in existing studies of the Third International. The chapters address how actors from Global South contexts shaped key debates on, for example, the role of Black, Indigenous, and migrant labor, the Islamic question, and Table of ContentsPart One: Global Designs: The Comintern ImaginaryIntroduction: The Comintern and the Global South: Global Designs/Local Encounters 1: Within and Against the World Market: The Marxian Laboratory of Internationalism 2: Before Baku: The Second International and the Debate on Colonialism (1900-1920) 3: Communism and the Colour-Line: Reflections on Black BolshevismPart Two: Local Encounters: Confluences and Conflicts4: Via Kabul: Muhajirs turned Early Communists from India (1915-1923)5: Pandurang Khankhoje in Mexico: Communism, Anti-imperialism, and Radical Agrarianism in a Post-revolutionary Setting6: An Atlantic Revolutionary Brotherhood: Radical Networks, Local Realities, and the Challenges to the Comintern's Global Domain in the Caribbean Basin, 1920-1935 7: Pan-Islamism, South Asia, and Communist Internationalism8: The Spanish Civil War Seen from the Far East: The Case of the Chinese Anarcho-communist Writer Ba Jin and the League of Left-wing WritersIndex

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Book SynopsisMary Tudor is often written off as a hopeless, twisted queen who tried desperately to pull England back to the Catholic Church that was so dear to her mother, and sent many to burn at the stake in the process. In this radical re-evaluation of the first 'real' English queen regnant, Judith M. Richards challenges her reputation as 'Bloody Mary' of popular historical infamy, contending that she was closer to the more innovative, humanist side of the Catholic Church.Richards argues persuasively that Mary, neither boring nor basically bloody, was a much more hard-working, 'hands on', and decisive queen than is commonly recognized. Had she not died in her early forties and failed to establish a Catholic succession, the course of history could have been very different, England might have remained Catholic and Mary herself may even have been treated more kindly by history.This illustrated and accessible biography is essential reading for all those with an interest in one of England's most misrepresented monarchs. Trade Review‘Richards gently but firmly pulls apart the traditional prejudices to reveal a far more dynamic, intelligent and successful political operator than anyone had imagined. …This biography is very readable and will prove extremely useful.’ – History Review‘It does an able job of defending Mary against the charge of a being humourless, hysterical and catastrophic ruler … Dr Richards is especially good in producing a well-rounded portrait of the Queen’s own nature and of her overall life … Another of the book’s strengths is its sensitivity to the difference between the nature of things and perceptions of them … it is a good example of the art of biography, making a genuine contribution to our understanding of the woman and the Queen, and always an easy and entertaining read.’ – BBC History Magazine"Judith Richards has written a smart, intelligent biography of Mary I that is suitable for assigning to undergraduates but is also a salutary reminder to all of us how distorted preconceived notions can be." - Sixteenth Century Journal‘Richards gently but firmly pulls apart the traditional prejudices to reveal a far more dynamic, intelligent and successful political operator than anyone had imagined. …This biography is very readable and will prove extremely useful.’ – History Review‘It does an able job of defending Mary against the charge of being a humourless, hysterical and catastrophic ruler … Dr Richards is especially good in producing a well-rounded portrait of the Queen’s own nature and of her overall life … Another of the book’s strengths is its sensitivity to the difference between the nature of things and perceptions of them … it is a good example of the art of biography, making a genuine contribution to our understanding of the woman and the Queen, and always an easy and entertaining read.’ – BBC History Magazine‘Richards confronts all of the most difficult problems associated with Mary’s life and rule, including her health, the legal and political ambiguities inherent in the marriage she made with Philip of Spain, her phantom pregnancies, and her troubles with the papacy. . . Elegant and astute, Mary Tudor is a triumph.’ – Susan Wabuda, Fordham University, Journal of British Studies, volume 49, number 2Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. List of Plates. Genealogical Charts. A Note on Spelling. Abbreviations. Introduction: The Reputation of Mary Tudor 1. Establishing the Tudor Regime 2. The Early Years of Mary Tudor 3. The Education of a Princess: Learning Life and Politics 4. The Restoration of Lady Mary 5. Mary in the Reign of Edward VI, 1547–1553 6. Edward and Mary: The Final Struggles 7. Establishing England’s First Female Monarch 8. Problems for a Marrying Queen Regnant 9. The Prosperous Year of Philip and Mary, July 1554–August 1555? 10. Religious Trials and Other Tribulations 11. The Road to War and the Loss of Calais 12. The End of the Regime of Mary Tudor. End Notes. Further Reading

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Book SynopsisArab nationalism has been one of the dominant ideologies in the Middle East and North Africa since the early twentieth century. However, a clear definition of Arab nationalism, even as a subject of scholarly inquiry, does not yet exist.Arab Nationalism sheds light on cultural expressions of Arab nationalism and the sometimes contradictory meanings attached to it in the process of identity formation in the modern world. It presents nationalism as an experienceable set of identity markers in stories, visual culture, narratives of memory, and struggles with ideology, sometimes in culturally sophisticated forms, sometimes in utterly vulgar forms of expression. Drawing upon various case studies, the book transcends a conventional history that reduces nationalism in the Arab lands to a pattern of political rise and decline. It offers a glimpse at ways in which Arabs have constructed an identifiable shared national culture, and it critically dissects conceptions aboTable of Contents1. Introduction: A Critique of Arab Nationalism2. The Trials and Tribulations of the Poet Fu’ad al-Khatib: A Biographical Essay on the Origins of Arab Nationalism3. Holding Up the Mirror: Imperialism and the Poetics of Cultural Pan-Arabism3.1. Saladin the Victor: National Saints, Great Men, and the Rise of the Individual 3.2. From the Glory of Conquest to Paradise Lost: Al-Andalus in Arab Historical Consciousness4. Of Kings and Cavemen: Museums and Nationalist Museology in Twentieth Century Egypt5. Damascus Transfers: Dead Bodies and their Translocal Meanings6. Nearly Victorious: The Art of Staging Arab Military Prowess7. Arab Nationalism, Fascism and the Jews8. Epilogue and Conclusion: Broken Narratives

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Book SynopsisMarc Bloch said that his goal in writing Feudal Society was to go beyond the technical study a medievalist would typically write and dismantle a social structure.' In this outstanding and monumental work, which has introduced generations of students and historians to the feudal period, Bloch treats feudalism as living, breathing force in Western Europe from the ninth to the thirteenth century. At its heart lies a magisterial account of relations of lord and vassal, and the origins of the nature of the fief, brought to life through compelling accounts of the nobility, knighthood and chivalry, family relations, political and legal institutions, and the church. For Bloch history was a process of constant movement and evolution and he describes throughout the slow process by which feudal societies turned into what would become nation states. A tour de force of historical writing, Feudal Society is essential reading for anyone interested in both Western Europe's past and prTrade Review‘…one of those rare books of impeccable scholarship which no intelligent person could possibly read without pleasure and interest and excitement.’ – Geoffrey Barraclough, The Observer‘…a book for every intelligent reader interested in the living past of Europe.’ C.V.Wedgwood, The Daily TelegraphTable of ContentsForeword to the Routledge Classics Edition. Introduction: Gerneral scope of the Enquiry. Part One: The Environment - The Last Invasions. i. Moslems and Hungarians. ii. The Northmen. iii. Some Consequences. Part Two: The Environment: Conditions of Life and Menatl Climate. iv. Material conditions and Economic Characteristics. v. Modes of Feeling and Thought. vi. The Folk Memory. vii. The Intellectual Renaissance in the Second Feudal Age. viii. The Foundations of Law. Part Three: The Ties Between Man and Man: Kinship. ix. The Solidarity of the Kindred Group. x.Characher and Vicissitudes of The Tie of Kinship. Part Four: The Ties between Man and Man: Vassalage and the Fief. xi. Vassal Homage. xii. The Feif. xiii. General Survey of Europe. xiv. The Fief Becomes The Patrimony of the Vassal. xv. The Man of Several Masters. xvi. Vassal and Lord. xvii. Tha Paradox of Vassalage. Part Five: Ties of Dependenceamong the Lower Orders of Society. xviii. The Manor. xix Servitude and Freedom. xx. Towards New Forms of Manorialism. Part Six: Social Classes. xxi. The Nobles As A 'De Facto' Class. xxii. The Life of the Nobility. xxiii. Chivalry. xxiv. Transformation of the Nobility into a Legal Class. xxv. Class Distinctionswith the Nobility. xxvi. Clergy and Bergesses. Part Seven: Political Organization. xxvii. Judicial Instituations. xxviii. The Traditional Powers: Kingdoms and Empire. xxix. From Territorial Principalities to Castellanies. xxx. Disorder and The Efforts to Combat It. xxxi. Towards the Reconstruction of States: Natioanl Developments. Part Eight: Feudalism as a Type of Society and Its Influence. xxxii. Feudalism as a Type of Society. xxxiii. The Persistence of Eurpean Feudalism.

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Book SynopsisThe Medieval Church: A Brief History argues for the pervasiveness of the Church in every aspect of life in medieval Europe. It shows how the institution of the Church attempted to control the lives and behaviour of medieval people, for example, through canon law, while at the same time being influenced by popular movements like the friars and heresy. This fully updated and illustrated second edition offers a new introductory chapter on the Basics of Christianity,' for students who might be unfamiliar with this territory. The book now has new material on some of the key individuals in church history: Benedict of Nursia, Hildegard of Bingen, Bernard of Clairvaux and Francis of Assisi as well as a more comprehensive study throughout of the role of women in the medieval church.Lynch and Adamo seek to explain the history of the Church as an institution, and to explore its all-pervasive role in medieval life. In the course of the thousand years covered in this book,Trade Review"Both editions constitute the best "brief'' history of this subject that is presently available.Summing up: Highly recommended"G.H. Shriver, emeritus, Georgia Southern University in CHOICE. "The book is readable, wise in its judgments and broader statements, written with an eye on students who know little of the topic and not much more about the Middle Ages in general, and outstanding for its presentation of a tale of change and transition and the interplay of faith and practice: Christianity as a religion and the church as an institution. Pithy statements, often with a touch of humor and irony, enhance its readability. Lynch's first edition (of 1992) was very good and this new version more than matches the original standard."Joel T. Rosenthal, emeritus, Stony Brook Univeristy in The Medieval Review.Table of ContentsList of figures. List of maps. Preface to the 1st edition. Preface to the 2nd edition. Publisher’s acknowledgements. Glossary. Chapter 1: The basics of Christianity. Chapter 2: Ancient Christianity. Chapter 3: Beginnings of the medieval church. Chapter 4: The conversion of the west (350–700). Chapter 5: The Papal-Frankish Alliance. Chapter 6: The church in the Carolingian Empire. Chapter 7: The Carolingian Renaissance. Chapter 8: The collapse of the Carolingian world. Chapter 9: The church in the year 1000. Chapter 10: The eleventh-century reforms. Chapter 11: The rise of Christendom. Chapter 12: The age of the papacy. Chapter 13: The New Testament revival. Chapter 14: Monastic life in the twelfth century. Chapter 15: The heretics. Chapter 16: The friars. Chapter 17: The schools. Chapter 18: The sacramental life. Chapter 19: Crisis and calamity. Chapter 20: The church in the fifteenth century. Chapter 21: Epilogue. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Great Irish Famine of 184552 was the defining event in the history of modern Ireland. At least one million people died, and double that number fled the country within a decade.The Great Irish Famine surveys the history of this great tragedy through the testimonies of four key contemporaries, conveying the immediacy of the unfolding disaster as never before.They are: John MacHalethe Catholic Archbishop of Tuam John Mitchelthe radical nationalist Elizabeth Smiththe Scottish-born wife of a Wicklow landlord Charles E. Trevelyanthe assistant secretary to the Treasury Each brings a unique perspective, influenced by who they were, what they witnessed, and what they stood for. It is an intimate and compelling portrayal of these hungry years. The book shows how misguided policies inspired by slavish adherence to ideology worsened the effects of a natural disaster of catastrophic proportions.Reviews:Trade Review“There are many books on this terrible event, but this is one of the most fluent and original. Although it is based on large amounts of primary research its style is accessible and engaging, and the result is a valuable study of a truly harrowing crisis”. * The Times Higher Education Supplement. *

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Book SynopsisBrian Boru is the most famous Irish person before the modern era, whose death at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 is one of the few events in the whole of Ireland's medieval history to retain a place in the popular imagination. Once, we were told that Brian, the great Christian king, gave his life in a battle on Good Friday against pagan Viking enemies whose defeat banished them from Ireland forever. More recent interpretations of the Battle of Clontarf have played down the role of the Vikings and portrayed it as merely the final act in a rebellion against Brian, the king of Munster, by his enemies in Leinster and Dublin.This book proposes a far-reaching reassessment of Brian Boru and Clontarf. By examining Brian's family history and tracing his career from its earliest days, it uncovers the origins of Brian's greatness and explains precisely how he changed Irish political life forever.Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf offers a new interpretation of the role of the Vikings in Irish affairs and explains how Brian emerged from obscurity to attain the high-kingship of Ireland because of his exploitation of the Viking presence. And it concludes that Clontarf was deemed a triumph, despite Brian's death, because of what he averteda major new Viking offensive in Irelandon that fateful day.Reviews:I cannot recommend enough Seán Duffy's book for its readability and the enormity of backbreaking historical scholarship lightly borne and compellingly presented.'Dr Pat Wallace, Director Emeritus of the National Museum of IrelandThis scholarly, sympathetic book expertly unpicks legend and propaganda to uncover the real figure, offering an important reassessment of his place in Irish history.' Donnchadh Ó Corraín, Irish Times Weekend ReviewTrade Review‘I cannot recommend enough Seán Duffy’s book for its readability and the enormity of backbreaking historical scholarship lightly borne and compellingly presented.’ -- Dr Pat Wallace, Director Emeritus of the National Museum of Ireland

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Book SynopsisBasingstoke in the 1960s looks at the North Hampshire town during the period in which it was drastically altered to accept the flow of population from London and other areas under the Town Development Scheme. The town centre was partially demolished to make way for a new shopping centre, a new road system was built, and various housing and industrial estates were constructed for thousands of new residents.Several local farms were acquired for the massive building project, which was to extend well into the countryside. With over 200 fascinating photographs charting Basingstoke''s growth, the book will rekindle many memories of this time of demolition and development. The social life of the town and its annual carnivals are documented, as are accidents and other news stories.The introduction gives a brief history of Basingstoke up to the 1960s, when its population suddenly increased from 16,000 to its present 150,000. The author is a local historian and freelance photographer who has taken some 4,000 photographs recording the changes to Basingstoke since 1955. He has captured the important moments of a community transforming from the old to the new.

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Book SynopsisThe six children of King George V and Queen Mary all lived to maturity except the youngest, Prince John. The eldest, who was Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, reigned as King Edward VIII for less than a year. His infamous romance with Mrs Simpson plunged the country into the abdication crisis and led both of them into a long period of exile. King George VI, who reluctantly and unexpectedly ascended to the throne, was a shy man, handicapped by a speech impediment and a sense of his own inadequacy. However, together with his Consort, Queen Elizabeth, and the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, he gave the nation spirited guidance throughout World War II. Both surviving younger brothers served in the armed forces during war-time. Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was Governor General of Australia from 1944-6 and crowned his military career with promotion to the rank of Field-Marshal. George, Duke of Kent, an officer in the RAF, was tragically killed on active service in

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Book SynopsisPrincess Victoria Melita played a colourful role from her birth in 1876. The second daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, she made a brief and unhappy marriage at the age of 17 to her cousin, Ernest, Grand Duke of Hesse. In the face of strong opposition from her family she divorced him seven years later and married another cousin, Grand Duke Cyril of Russia, resulting in three years of exile. When revolution toppled the empire in 1917, the Grand Duke and Duchess and their children escaped to Finland, living in danger for three long years. Following the atrocities of the Bolsheviks at the time, including the murder of most of the Romanov family, the Grand Duke believed he was the senior surviving member of the imperial house, and proclaimed himself Tsar. However, they were never able to return to their homeland, and the Grand Duchess died in exile in 1936. Using previously unpublished correspondence from the Royal Archives and Astor papers, this is a portrait of the Princess, set against the imperial courst of the turn of the 20th century and inter-war Europe.

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Book SynopsisThis fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Newport during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of Newport''s recent history are covered, famous occasions and indivuduals are remembered and the impact of national and international events is witnessed. The book provides a striking account of the changes that have so altered Newport''s appearance and records the process of transformation. Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community, and illustrated with a wealth of black-and-white photographs, this book recalls what Newport has lost in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life. It also acknowledges the regeneration that has taken place and celebrates the character and energy of local people as they move through the first years

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Book SynopsisA Century of Coventry offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century of unprecedented change. Many aspects of Coventry''s recent history are covered, famous occasions and individuals are remembered and the impact of national and international events is witnessed. A Century of Coventry provides a striking account of the changes that have so altered the city''s appearance and records the process of transformation. Drawing on detailed local knowledge of the community, and illustrated with a wealth of black-and-white photographs, this book recalls what Coventry has lost in terms of buildings, traditions and ways of life. It also acknowledges the regeneration that has taken place and celebrates the character and energy of local people as they move through the first years of this new century.

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Book Synopsis1966 was an iconic year in an incredible decade. and Top of the Pops dominated the television screen, and England won the World Cup in nail-biting fashion against West Germany at Wembley. But now, fifty years later, this collection of memories by bestselling author Paul Feeney will be enjoyed by anyone who lived through 1966.

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of what happened, in the words of the people it happened to - the people's story of an incredible unification.

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Book SynopsisGoering, Goebbels, Himmler, Heydrich, Bormann, Hess names synonymous with power and influence in the Third Reich. Perhaps less familiar are Carin, Emmy, Magda, Margaret, Lina, Gerda and Ilse These are the women behind the infamous men complex individuals with distinctive personalities who were captivated by Hitler and whose everyday lives were governed by Nazi ideology. Throughout the rise and fall of Nazism these women loved and lost, raised families and quarrelled with their husbands and each other, all the while jostling for position with the mighty Führer himself. And yet they have been treated as minor characters, their significance ignored, as if they were unaware of their husband's murderous acts, despite the evidence that was all around them: the stolen art on their walls, the slave labour in their homes, and the produce grown in concentration camps on their tables. Nazi Wives explores these women in detail for the first time, skilfully interweaving their stTrade Review‘[Wyllie] recounts their stories with a bracing combination of scholarship and an almost cinematic approach to spinning a compelling narrative.’‘Highlighting similarities in the women’s backgrounds, Wyllie provides a distinctive prism through which to view the period.’‘Wyllie’s study of the other halves of the Third Reich is exhaustive and studded with fascinating detail.’

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Book SynopsisLooking beyond the trappings of Stuart romance

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Book SynopsisThe world-famous Icelandic sagas related to the spectacular living landscapes of today.

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Book SynopsisOn 27 July 1880 the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment fought a terrible battle on the dusty plains of Afghanistan. The battle went down in history as a massacre which effectively wiped out the regiment. They lost 10 officers and 276 men. Nonetheless, their valiant fighting was an inspiration to many, from Kipling to Conan Doyle, who based Dr Watson on the 66th medical officer Major Preston. Queen Victoria presented medals to the survivors, and it was Maiwand and the 66th''s battle against the Zulus the year before which resulted in the British Army no longer carrying Colours into battle. This book tells the story of this fine Victorian regiment from 1870 when they went to India through Afghanistan and back to England in 1881, bringing the regiment to life and concentrating on the characters who made it what it was.

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Book SynopsisThis book gives a fascinating insight into the dramatic changes that have taken place in Rotherham over the past 100 years. It recalls houses and public buildings, shops, factories and pubs that have vanished or been changed almost beyond recognition. The pictures show changing types of transport and fashion, and the developing character of streets and districts as they took on the form that is familiar today. The astonishing periods of growth that occurred during the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, and since the Second World War, are particularly well illustrated. Many aspects of the changing town are recalled - hospitals and schools, places of work and recreation, parks and squares, suburban streets and the main thoroughfares - and the pictures record the ceaseless building and rebuilding that characterises the town today. The author has combined a remarkable selection of archive photographs with modern views of the same scenes in order to record the transformation that has occurr

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Book SynopsisThe Global Atlantic provides a concise, lively overview of the complex and diverse history of the greater Atlantic region from 1400 to 1900. During this period, the lands around the Atlantic basin Europe, Africa, and the Americas became deeply interconnected in networks of trade, cultural exchange, and geopolitics that reshaped these regions and the world beyond. In this accessible and engaging text, Christoph Strobel integrates the Atlantic into world history, showing that the Atlantic oceanic system was always interlinked with the rest of globe. From the Mediterranean origins of slave-worked sugar plantations to the Chinese demand for silver from American mines, The Global Atlantic discusses key examples of these connections with clarity, enabling students to understand how existing ideas and incentives shaped the emerging Global Atlantic, and how these Atlantic systems in turn created the world we live in today.Trade Review"...through its enjoyable narrative, this book provides a comprehensive and useful overview on the global currents of the Atlantic world."—José Eudes Gomes, University of Lisbon, Comparativ"What Christoph Strobel offers in The Global Atlantic is the most concise and readable cure for any ‘Atlanticentrism’ that might be ailing you. Follow his lead, and you’ll discover a truly global ‘New World,’ one that embraces all of the planet’s oceans and continents."—Carl H. Nightingale, author of Segregation: a Global History of Divided Cities"The Global Atlantic offers a fresh look at the Atlantic World that should excite both scholars and students. This innovative book integrates the complexities of the Atlantic World into a rich mosaic of global interactions and connections. The Global Atlantic has an accessible style and offers a masterful view of global intersections that shaped and were in turn influenced by the Atlantic World. It is a must for either undergraduate or graduate world history courses."—David Kalivas, Professor of History, Middlesex Community College, and editor, H-World"He pays more attention to the intercontinental role of Africa than most authors have previously done, noting that Africa was an active participant as well as a passive recipient in transoceanic economic and cultural encounters. As a quick summary, the book will be useful for teachers of world history and possibly also for students as collateral reading for survey courses. A valuable bibliography shows the author’s careful attention to the most recent interpretations. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries." - J.C. Perry, Tufts University, CHOICE Review"Even when the book is an approachable, clear and concise synthesis, the author introduces thought-provoking concepts to his narrative. Strobel is successful in showing a world of multiple vectors simultaneouslyacting to shape the early modern world." —Alvaro Caso-Bello, The Johns Hopkins University, in European History QuarterlyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Currents of the Global AtlanticPart I: Trans-Regional Interactions and the Global Atlantic before 14921. "Old World" Long Distance Exchange in Europe, Africa, and the AmericasPart II: Navigating the Global Atlantic, 1400-18002. Europe, Africa, and the Emergence of the Global Atlantic3. The Global Atlantic and the "Spanish Sea"4. The Global Atlantic and the Worlds of the Indian OceanConclusion: The Decline of the Global Atlantic and a New Order of ThingsChronologyBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisCatherine Allgor describes the various ways genteel elite women during the first decades of the 19th century used ""social events"" and the ""private sphere"" to establish the national capital and to build the extraofficial structures so sorely needed in the infant federal government.Trade ReviewFor those whose knowledge of early Washington and its politics is in need of repair, Parlor Politics provides a fresh perspective and rich details - history at its most readable. - Washington Post Book World ""Parlor Politics is a stimulating, lively, and subtle book that enlarges our understanding of how, in just half a century, Washington City became an important world capital."" - Wall Street Journal ""In her important and delightfully written book Parlor Politics, Catherine Allgor describes the various ways genteel elite women during the first decades of the nineteenth century used 'social events' and the 'private sphere' to establish the national capital and to build the extraofficial structures so sorely needed in the infant federal government."" - New York Review of Books ""In this scholarly yet animated and thought-provoking analysis, Allgor presents her groundbreaking research on the critical role that women played in the early days of Washington politics."" - Publishers Weekly ""A wonderful, scholarly book that will make historiographical waves for years to come. An alternative to Joseph Ellis's Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, this book is a must for gender, social, cultural, and political historians and their students."" - Choice

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Book SynopsisThe charismatic Rev. Peter Thomas Stanford (1860-1909) rose from humble and challenging beginnings to emerge as an inventive and passionate activist and educator who championed social justice. This collection highlights Stanford's writings: sermons, lectures, newspaper columns, entertainments, and memoirs.

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Book SynopsisFrom Homer to Jane Austen, storytellers have entertained their audiences with tales of women in disputes, as parties and peacemakers. This is our attempt to write their history, relying as far as possible on primary sources, documents which have survived by chance, never intended for our eyes by those who created and preserved them.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1981, Bread, Knowledge and Freedom is a study of 142 working class autobiographies all of which cover some part of the period between 1790 and 1850. It is a full-scale examination of a form of source material that is significantly extensive. The book illustrates many aspects of ordinary working-class family life as well as the working-class pursuit of knowledge and literacy and the attempts of the middle-class educators to impose their notion of useful knowledge.' Dr. Vincent concludes with an assessment of the contribution of autobiography to nineteenth century working class history. This book will be of interest to students of history, sociology and literature.Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. The Sense of the Past 3. Love and Death 4. The Family Economy 5. Childhood 6. The Pursuit of Books 7. The Idea of Useful Knowledge 8. Knowledge and Freedom 9. Past and Present Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisUntil the publication of this book in 1974, the leaders of the October Revolution remained very badly known. This book exhumes the autobiographies written by the men whose actions and ideas have moulded events. Unique as sources of documentation on the Bolsheviks, these autobiographies, encompassing personal and political information up to 1917 add an important historical dimension. They allow the reader to appreciate more accurately the role played by each of the protagonists in preparing and carrying out the Revolution and beyond this they put the Bolsheviks of 1917 in the context of their social milieu and of the circumstances that shaped their minds. Table of Contents1. The Major Figures 2. Men of October Part 1: Early Bolsheviks Part 2: Former Dissidents 3. Recruits from Other Parties, Other Lands

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Book SynopsisIn the thirty-five years since B.Z. Kedar published the first of his many studies on the crusades, he has become a leading historian of this field, and of medieval and Middle Eastern history more broadly. His work has been groundbreaking, uncovering new evidence and developing new research tools and methods of analysis with which to study the life of Latins and non-Latins in both the medieval West and the Frankish East. From the Israeli perspective, Kedar''s work forms a important part of the historical and cultural heritage of the country. This volume presents 31 essays written by eminent medievalists in his honour. They reflect his methods and diversity of interest. The collection, outstanding in both quality and range of topics, covers the Latin East and relations between West and East in the time of the crusades. The individual essays deal with the history, archaeology and art of the Holy Land, the crusades and the military orders, Islam, historiography, Mediterranean commerce, meTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Benjamin Z. Kedar: list of publications; The Holy Land, Archaeology and Iconography: De plaga que facta est in Hierusalem eo quod dominicum Deum non custodiebant: history into fable?, Amnon Linder; Gestures of conciliation: peacemaking endeavors on the Latin East, Yvonne Friedman; The medieval evolution of by-naming: notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, Iris Shagrir; Islamic preaching in Syria during the Counter-Crusade (12th-13th centuries), Daniella Talmon-Heller; 3 stages in the evolution of rural settlement in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the 12th century, Adrian J. Boas; Frankish castles, Muslim castles and the medieval citadel of Jerusalem, Ronnie Ellenblum; Dialogo di due intellettuali intorno a Gerusalemme (sec. XIII ex), Gabriella Airaldi; Mongol provincial administration: Syria in 1260 as a case study, Reuven Amitai; A new text of the Annales de Terre Sainte, Peter W. Edbury; An icon of the Crucifixion and the Nativity at Sinai; investigating the pictorial language of its ornamental vocabulary: chrysography, pearl-dot haloes and çintemani, Jaroslav Folda;A deposit of 12th-century medieval seals at Caesaea: evidence of the cathedral archive of St Peter, Robert Kool; Notes on some inscriptions from crusader Acre, Denys Pringle; Acre au regard d'Aigues-Mortes, Jean Richard; Sharing sacred space: holy places in Jerusalem between Christianity, Judaism and Islam, Ora Limor; Der Prophet und sein Vaterland. Leben und Nachleben von Reinhold Röhricht, Hans Eberhard Mayer. Mentality, Law, Jews and World History: Naming pains: physicians facing sensations, Esther Cohen; Did all the land belong to the king?, Susan Reynolds; Medieval treasure troves and Jews, Michael Toch; Comparative history and world history: contrasts and contacts, Diego Olstein. The Crusades, The Military Orders and Commerce: Pope John X (914-928) and the antecedents of the 1st Crusade, Bernard Hamilton; Papal war aims in 1096: the option not chosen, Bernard

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Book SynopsisAtlantic Lives offers insight into the lived experiences of a range of actors in the early modern Atlantic World. Organized thematically, each chapter features primary source selections from a variety of non-traditional sources, including travel narratives from West Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The fully revised and expanded second edition goes into even greater depth in exploring the diverse roles and experiences of women, Native Americans, and Africans, as well as the critical theme of emerging capitalism and New World slavery. New chapters also address captivity experiences, intercultural religious encounters, and interracial sexuality and marriage. With classroom-focused discussion questions and suggested additional readings accompanying each chapter, Atlantic Lives provides students with a wide-ranging introduction to the many voices and identities that comprised the Atlantic World.Table of ContentsPrefacePreface to the Second EditionIntroduction: What Is Atlantic History?Chapter 1: Into the Atlantic CrucibleSelection 1: An Early Portuguese Encounter with West AfricansSelection 2: First News of Native Americans in Europe Selection 3: An Indian Perspective on the Europeans' Arrival in North AmericaDiscussion QuestionsSuggested Readings Chapter 2: The Columbian ExchangeSelection 1: An Elizabethan Scientist Admires Indian Agriculture Selection 2: The Exchange of Furs and Microbes in New FranceSelection 3: A Military Officer Contemplates Life in a Beaver Lodge Selection 4: Black Philadelphians Face a Yellow Fever EpidemicDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 3: CaptivitiesSelection 1: A German Soldier Fears being Cannibalized by his Native American CaptorsSelection 2: The Captivities of Captain John Smith and PocahontasSelection 3: A Pennsylvania Woman's Adoption into an Indian Family Selection 4: An African-American Sailor’s Serial CaptivitiesDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 4: Religion and ConversionSelection 1: A Revolt among Mission Indians in New MexicoSelection 2: Native American Converts in Seventeenth-Century CanadaSelection 3: A Christian Indian Challenges His Colonial Mentor Selection 4: An African American’s Conversion Experience during the Great AwakeningDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 5: West Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade Selection 1: A Scottish Explorer Describes Slavery and the Slave Trade in AfricaSelection 2: A European Describes a Slave-Trading PostSelection 3: A Former Slave Remembers his Enslavement in AfricaSelection 4: A Surgeon Describes Conditions on a Slave ShipDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 6: The Plantation Complex in the CaribbeanSelection 1: Servants, Slaves, and Masters in Barbados Selection 2: A Description of African Maroon Communities Selection 3: A Former Slave Condemns the Inhumanity of Caribbean SlaveryDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 7: The Spanish and Portuguese in the AmericasSelection 1: An English Traveler Explains the Repartimiento System in Spanish AmericaSelection 2: An Italian Priest Describes Social Relations in Mexico CitySelection 3: A Description of Plantation Society in Portuguese Brazil Discussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 8: The Dutch, French, and English in North AmericaSelection 1: An Dutch Traveler in New Netherland/New York, 1679-80Selection 2: A French Military Officer Describes the Indians of Canada, 1757 Selection 3: Benjamin Franklin Calculates the Population of British North AmericaDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 9: The Wooden World: Maritime Labor and PiracySelection 1: A Dutch Pirate in the Seventeenth-Century CaribbeanSelection 2: A Pirate Faces Execution in BostonSelection 3: An American Sailor Experiences Impressment in the British NavySelection 4: A Woman's Perception of Life on a Whaling ShipDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 10: The Atlantic Highway: European MigrationsSelection 1: An Englishman Enters into an IndentureSelection 2: A German Migrant’s Passage to AmericaSelection 3: A French Account of a Passage to Canada Selection 4: Two Scottish Opinions on the Emigration Experience Discussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 11: Interracial Marriage and Sexuality in the Atlantic WorldSelection 1: A French Nun Remarks on Native American WomenSelection 2: A Scottish Woman’s Impressions of Gender and Sexual Relations in the British West Indies and North Carolina Selection 3: Interracial Intimacy in the Fur TradeSelection 4: An Interracial Marriage Causes Controversy in New EnglandDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 12: Enlightenment and RevolutionSelection 1: A French Expatriate Describes Colonial Society in British North AmericaSelection 2: A Trans-Atlantic Revolutionary's Attack on Monarchy and Aristocracy Selection 3: An Anti-Slavery Advocate Defends the Slave Rebels in Saint-DomingueSelection 4: A Creole Revolutionary's Vision for the Future of Spanish AmericaDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChapter 13: Out of the Atlantic CrucibleSelection 1: A German Traveler Describes the Race-Based Social Order of Mexico Selection 2: A French Traveler Considers the Future of Race Relations in the United States of AmericaSelection 3: A Free Black's Incendiary Call for the Destruction of Slavery Selection 4: A Native American Challenges the Pilgrim StoryDiscussion QuestionsSuggested ReadingsChronology of Important Events in Atlantic World History

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Book SynopsisWitchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use of two case studies, this book delves into the emergence of the witch as a harmful figure within western thought and traces the representation of witchcraft throughout history, analysing the roles of culture, religion, politics, gender and more in the evolution and enduring role of witchcraft. Key topics discussed within the book include: The role of language in creating and shaping the concept of witchcraft The laws and treatises written against witchcraft The representation of witchcraft in early modern literature The representation of witchcraft in recent literature, TV and film Scholarly approaches tTrade Review'Marion Gibson is one of the nation's finest scholars of the literature of witchcraft, in the broadest sense, and this book represents a crown to the decades of research and authorship which have won her that distinction. Like all she has done before, it is original, accessible, and has a wonderfully wide sweep.' Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol, UK 'Marion Gibson offers an outstanding introduction to witchcraft and to the texts that have created and shaped our understanding of witchcraft over time. She deftly unpacks early modern demonologies and trial records, as well as plays and poetry, providing expert guidance on how to read these sources and decipher the depictions of witchcraft they convey. She also examines trends in modern scholarship and in modern popular culture that have shaped and reshaped the notion of what a witch could be. This book offers a truly interdisciplinary blend of history, literature, and cultural studies.' Michael D. Bailey, Iowa State University, USA "This is an excellent introduction to witchcraft studies." Dawn Hutchinson, Christopher Newport University Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter One The early modern context: a case study of early modern Britain; Chapter Two The seventeenth and early eighteenth century context: America as the major case study; Chapter Three Witchcraft in early modern literature: "the witchcraft renaissance"; Chapter Four Witchcraft Studies; Chapter Five Witchcraft Today: Religious Redefinitions; Chapter Six Reinventing the good witch; Further Study Reading List; Index

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Book SynopsisWith a past as deep and sinewy as the famous River Thames that twists like an eel around the jutting peninsula of Mudchute and the Isle of Dogs, London is one of the world's greatest and most resilient cities. Born beside the sludge and the silt of the meandering waterway that has always been its lifeblood, it has weathered invasion, flood, abandonment, fire and bombing. The modern story of London is well known. Much has been written about the later history of this megalopolis which, like a seductive dark star, has drawn incomers perpetually into its orbit. Yet, as Rory Naismith reveals in his zesty evocation of the nascent medieval city much less has been said about how close it came to earlier obliteration. Following the collapse of Roman civilization in fifth-century Britannia, darkness fell over the former province. Villas crumbled to ruin; vital commodities became scarce; cities decayed; and Londinium, the capital, was all but abandoned. Yet despite its demise as a liTrade ReviewExcellent history… Among the most fascinating aspects of this work are Naismith’s careful and cogent explanations on the interpretation of findings and artifacts. * CHOICE *Naismith’s service to old London is heroic. In carefully sorting and untangling its post-Roman rebirth he allows a crucial phase in its long life to take its rightful place in the annals of the great and monstrous city. * The Spectator *Impeccably researched, engagingly written and handsomely presented ... this is a timely reminder that the prominence of London was historically contingent rather than inevitable. * BBC History Magazine *With his deft use of archaeology, the tenuous literary sources and numismatic evidence ... Naismith manages to weave together a very effective account of London’s political and economic development. * Literary Review *Written with an evocative turn of phrase and a sharp eye for interesting detail, Citadel of the Saxons is packed full of information, and impressive in its scope. * Current Archaeology *An essential, impressively informative, and core addition to personal reading lists, as well as community, college, and university library Medieval Studies collections, "Citadel of the Saxons" is a non-fiction history that reads as smoothly as the most well crafted novel. * Library Bookwatch *[The book] give[s] us a strong sense of the richness of early medieval urbanism. * Early Medieval Europe *'Citadel of the Saxons is the first comprehensive treatment of Anglo- Saxon London. Rory Naismith ranges widely across archaeology, coinage and written sources – showing an impressive command of multiple sub-disciplines in the process – to piece together a fresh picture of the early medieval metropolis. Engagingly written yet authoritative, this is everything a history book should be!' -- Levi Roach, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of Exeter, author of Æthelred: The Unready‘No one can know yet to what degree Brexit will affect the fortunes of England’s capital. But Rory Naismith’s riveting history of Anglo-Saxon London is a reminder of how – despite all that the city suffered during its first millennium, and the rivalries with which it had to contend – it survived such that possession of it emerged as the key to power during the Norman Conquest. Sacked by Boudicca in the first century, deserted by the Romans in the fifth, economically outdone by Ipswich in the seventh, and overshadowed both by the metropolitan status of Canterbury and York and by the royal glamour King Alfred and his successors bestowed on Winchester, London nonetheless emerged in 1066 as the place where Duke William needed to be accepted and where it was essential for him to stage his coronation. The strength of Rory Naismith’s narrative derives from his mastery of the disparate sources needed to understand London’s developing success. The author’s deep knowledge of the complexities of Anglo-Saxon coinage is matched in this book by an acute sense of the importance of the recent archaeological discoveries that have revealed how the city took shape within, and beyond, and then again within its ancient Roman walls. Anyone who loves London – that “place of the overflowing river” (which is probably the ancient meaning of its name) – will want to buy this superb book.’ -- Henrietta Leyser, Emeritus Fellow and Former Lecturer in History, St Peter’s College, Oxford, author of A Short History of the Anglo-Saxons and of Beda: A Journey Through the Seven Kingdoms in the Age of Bede‘Rory Naismith in his new book displays remarkable control of an extraordinarily diverse range of evidence and constructs a narrative with many unfamiliar details and dimensions. His story begins in Roman Britain, and extends here to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. By virtue of its position on the river Thames, and at the hub of a network of roads, London continued to prosper throughout the Anglo-Saxon period. It was always, the author shows, at the centre of events and was renowned too as a significant centre of commerce. From the foundation of St Paul’s to the building of Westminster Abbey, Dr Naismith ably and authoritatively guides the reader through all the city’s twists and turns, while at the same time bringing to life a rich supporting cast of Mercians and West Saxons, English and Danes. This is an original and compelling account of early London.’ -- Simon Keynes, Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsPreface List of Maps and Figures Abbreviations Timeline Introduction 1. Roman London and its End: First to Fifth Centuries AD 2. Among the Ruins: Post-Roman London 3. London between Kingdoms: c.600–800 4. Lundenwic: 'An Emporium for Many Nations' 5. Alfred the Great and the Vikings 6. London in the Tenth Century: c.900–75 7. Late Anglo-Saxon London 8. London in 1066: The Battle of Hastings and After Notes Select Bibliography Where to See Anglo-Saxon London Index

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Book SynopsisThis major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story began in 1842 with the founding of the Crown Colony after the First Anglo-Chinese war - the original ''Opium War''. As premier power in Europe and an expansionist empire, Britain first created in Hong Kong a major naval station and the principal base to open the Celestial Chinese Empire to trade. Working in parallel with the locals, the British built it up to become a focus for investment in the region and an international centre with global shipping, banking and financial interests. Yet by far the most momentous change in the history of this prosperous, capitalist colony was its return in 1997 to ''Mother China'', the most powerful Communist state in the world.

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Book SynopsisJody Enders is Distinguished Professor of French and Theatre at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.Trade ReviewNot since the Cambridge History of American Theatre (1998–2000) has a multiauthored theatre history been as anticipated as Bloomsbury’s A Cultural History of Theatre… Having read all six volumes (1,636 pages), I can testify to the magnitude of their accomplishment. A Cultural History of Theatre is a profound reconsideration of how we understand theatre, its myriad social contexts, and the cultural work it accomplishes… the product of intellectual labor and creativity, and its accomplishments are many. A landmark work in theatre and social history, it illuminates theatre through the lens of culture, and culture through the lens of theatre. * Theatre Survey *All six volumes are aesthetically attractive, with well-chosen cover illustrations in color and numerous halftones throughout. Page layouts with wide margins, good paper, subtitles, generous bibliographies, notes, and index all add to the appeal. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Series Preface Editor’s Acknowledgements Introduction: Medieval Theatre Makes History Jody Enders, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA 1. Institutional Frameworks Seeta Chaganti, University of California, Davis, USA, Noah Guynn, University of California, Davis, USA and Erith Jaffe-Berg, University of California at Riverside, USA 2. Social Functions Kathleen Ashley, University of Southern Maine, Portland, USA 3. Sexuality and Gender Sharon Aronson-Lehavi, Tel-Aviv University, Israel 4. The Environment of Theatre Laura Weigert, Rutgers University, USA 5. Circulation: A Peripatetic Theatre Claire Sponsler, University of Iowa, USA 6. Interpretations Glending Olson, Cleveland State University, USA 7. Communities of Production Bruce R. Burningham, Illinois State University, USA 8. Repertoire and Genres Donnalee Dox, Texas A&M University, USA 9. Technologies of Performance Katie Normington, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK 10. Knowledge Transmission: Media and Memory Carol Symes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisCovers the conquest of Wales and the First Scottish War of Independence, as well as campaigns on the Continent.

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Book SynopsisNew title exploring the life of Henry V through the places he lived and visited.

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Book Synopsis''Amusing, charming, stimulating, urbane'' - THE TIMES''Revelatory'' - GUARDIAN''Restores Clive Bell vividly to life'' - Lucasta Miller______________Clive Bell is perhaps better known today for being a Bloomsbury socialite and the husband of artist Vanessa Bell, sister to Virginia Woolf. Yet Bell was a highly important figure in his own right: an internationally renowned art critic who defended daring new forms of expression at a time when Britain was closed off to all things foreign. His groundbreaking book Art brazenly subverted the narratives of art history and cemented his status as the great interpreter of modern art. Bell was also an ardent pacifist and a touchstone for the Wildean values of individual freedoms, and his is a story that leads us into an extraordinary world of intertwined lives, loves and sexualities. For decades, Bell has been an obscure figure, refracted through the wealth of writing on Bloomsbury, but here Mark HuTrade ReviewAmusing, charming, stimulating, urbane -- Laura Freeman * The Times *[A] meticulously researched and well-informed account ... Revelatory ... Hussey's patient recuperative work is important in reminding us that the significant players in last century's art history often refuse to fit our sentimental requirements -- Kathryn Hughes * Guardian *Offers a missing piece in the familiar Bloomsbury jigsaw ... Mark Hussey ... moves around the complex history of the Bloomsbury Group with near-faultless command. He is also a suave and sophisticated historian, able to link Bell’s life very effectively with the historical moment -- Frances Spalding * Literary Review *This spirited, urbane figure emerges engagingly from the shadow of his more famous contemporaries in this first definitive biography * Town & Country, Book of the Week *With this entertaining and nuanced biography, Hussey has filled in a valuable piece of the Bloomsbury jigsaw, providing rich new insight into a major player in the story of 20th-century art -- Francesca Wade * Apollo *A book of real substance written with style and panache, copious fresh information and many insights. Throughout, one senses that a strong mind is in control of the material – the whole literary performance is persuasive and confidence-inducing -- Julian BellThis sympathetic and painstakingly researched portrait restores Clive Bell vividly to life, both as a man and as a cultural figure whose art criticism influenced a generation -- Lucasta MillerHussey gives us a ... nuanced, complex portrait of Clive Bell, celebrating his accomplishments without obscuring the less appealing aspects of his character ... Perceptive ... [A] remarkable book ... There could not be a more fitting tribute to Clive Bell and his life’s work * Literature Cambridge *

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Book SynopsisWhen Harold, King England, fell to William the Conqueror's army at Hastings in 1066 it changed the course of British history forever. This is the life of Harold, Anglo-Saxon England's last king.Trade Review‘Rex has a real ability to communicate difficult issues to a wide audience’ -- BBC History Magazine

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Book SynopsisA fresh look at the text which introduced for the first time some of the key figures in British myth and legend.

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