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Book SynopsisThis compelling new work argues that appreciation of the Divine Comedy has been hindered by lack of understanding of how Dante used theology to articulate his ideas. He should be understood not just as a poet indeed the 'Supreme Poet', as Italians call him but also as a remarkable theologian.Trade Review'Dante the Theologian is a significant, brilliant and illuminating contribution to theological reflection on Dante's Commedia. As such, it can both build on and help strengthen further the growing body of scholarly reflection on the theological dimensions of Dante's work. It presents an unusually compelling combination of depth of content and accessibility of style while offering new insights into Dante's poetry. Its central argument is that a theological analysis that ignores the poetic prevents us from recognizing both the uniqueness of Dante's theological voice and the contribution this can make even today to our theological thinking. Among the most significant contributions of the book are its splendidly incisive highlighting of the theological nature of Dante's poetry as poetry, and its marvellously fruitful treatment of the question of the relationship between fiction and truth. In both respects, Denys Turner's book is a powerful and novel contribution to key debates concerning Dante's work and its theological implications.' Vittorio Montemaggi, King's College London'Dante the Theologian is a significant, brilliant and illuminating contribution to theological reflection on Dante's Commedia. As such, it can both build on and help strengthen further the growing body of scholarly reflection on the theological dimensions of Dante's work. It presents an unusually compelling combination of depth of content and accessibility of style while offering new insights into Dante's poetry.' Vittorio Montemaggi, King's College London'This is a superb book, and will be very welcome. It's written with energy, and a sense of excitement and fun – all qualities which are often lacking in books on Dante. It brings a +avenues for research on and discussion of its subject.' Matthew Treherne, University of LeedsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Theology and Poetry; Hell: 2. Hell: Dante and Aquinas; 3. Does Dante's Hell Exist?; Purgatory: 4. Purgation and Purgatory; 5. Hope, Memory, and the Earthly Paradise; Paradise: 6. Paradise and Paideia; 7. The End of Poetry.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the promotion of the sensuous as part of religious experience in the Roman Catholic Church of the early modern period. During the Counter-Reformation, every aspect of religious and devotional practice was reviewed, including the role of art and architecture, while the invocation of the five senses to incite devotion became a hotly contested topic. The Protestants had condemned the material cult of veneration of relics and images, rejecting the importance of emotion and the senses and instead promoting the power of reason in receiving the Word of God. After much debate, the Church concluded that the senses are necessary to appreciate the sublime, and that they derive from the Holy Spirit. As part of its attempt to win back the faithful, the Church embraced the sensuous and promoted the use of images, relics, liturgy, processions, music and theatre as important parts of religious experience.Trade Review'One of the strengths of this tightly conceived collection of essays is the assessment of the impact on the image discourse of the Tridentine decrees on images, the genesis of which is retraced, drawing upon recently published documents.' Evonne Levy, Renaissance QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Introduction Marcia B. Hall; 2. The sensuous: recent research Tracy E. Cooper; 3. Trent, sacred images, and Catholics' senses of the sensuous John W. O'Malley; 4. The world made flesh: spiritual subjects and carnal depictions in Renaissance art Bette Talvacchia; 5. How words control images: the rhetoric of decorum in Counter-Reformation Italy Robert Gaston; 6. Custodia degli occhi: discipline and desire in post-Tridentine Italian art Maria Loh; 7. Raffaelle Borghini and the corpus of Florentine art in an age of reform Stuart Lingo; 8. Censure and censorship in Rome ca.1600: visitation of Clement VIII and the visual arts Opher Mansour; 9. Painting virtuously: the Counter-Reform and the reform of artists' education in Rome between guild and academy Peter Lukehart; 10. Carlo Borromeo and the dangers of lay women in church Richard Scofield; 11. 'To be in heaven': Saint Filippo Neri between aesthetic emotion and mystical ecstasy Costanza Barbieri; 12. Rebuilding faith through art: Christoph Schwarz's altarpiece for the new Jesuit school in Munich Jeffrey Chipps Smith; 13. 'Until shadows disperse': Augustine's twilight Meredith Gill; 14. A machine for souls: allegory before and after Trent Amy Powell.

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Book SynopsisThis introductory textbook provides a wide-ranging survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain, charting the gradual integration of the four kingdoms, from the Wars of the Roses to the formation of ''Britain'', and the aftermath of England''s unions with Wales and Scotland. The only textbook at this level to cover Britain and Ireland in depth over three centuries, it offers a fully integrated British perspective, with detailed attention given to social change throughout all chapters. Featuring source textboxes, illustrations, highlighted key terms and accompanying glossary, timelines, student questioning, and annotated further reading suggestions, including key websites and links, this textbook will be an essential resource for undergraduate courses on the history of early modern Britain. A companion website includes additional primary sources and bibliographic resources.Table of ContentsList of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Prologue: Kent, 1450; 1. Kings, lords and peoples; 2. The lives of the people; 3. Monarchies and their problems, 1450–1536; 4. Henry VIII's Reformation; 5. The growth of Protestantism to 1625; 6. State and society, 1536–1625 1. England and Wales; 7. State and society, 1536–1625 2. Scotland and Ireland; 8. The coming of war in three kingdoms, 1625–42; 9. British wars, English conquests, 1642–60; 10. Empire; 11. Prosperity and poverty, 1660–1750; 12. Money and power: the growth of the British State, 1640–1750; 13. Crown and Parliament, 1660–1750 1. England; 14. Crown and Parliament, 1660–1750 2. Scotland and Ireland; 15. The fragmentation of Protestantism, 1640–1750; 16. Popular politics, 1640–1750; Conclusion; Glossary; Index.

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Book SynopsisAfter Hiroshima, published in 2010, provides a comprehensive history of American nuclear policy in Asia between the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan and the escalation of the Vietnam War in 1965. It forges links between the role of race and debates over US foreign policy in Asia.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'The great strength of this empirically rich study lies in the important interconnections that it traces between two topics that scholars typically treat in isolation: race and nuclear strategy. … Matthew Jones has provided us with one of the most important books on U.S. policy toward early Cold War Asia in recent years.' Robert J. McMahon, Journal of Cold War StudiesReview of the hardback: '… After Hiroshima is authoritative, insightful, well crafted, and wise. It takes its place among the very few books that are essential reading on the subject of US nuclear strategy in Asia during the first two decades of the Cold War. That it is about, but not just about, the influence of race on that strategy is a testament to its author's fundamental honesty and apprehension of historical complexity.' Diplomatic HistoryReview of the hardback: 'Jones's study is an important contribution to the growing body of scholarship that explores the transnational connections between race and American foreign relations. Thoroughly researched, lucidly written, and judiciously argued, this exemplary book demonstrates the links between racial sensitivities and US national security policies during this perilous period of nuclear history.' Journal of Military HistoryReview of the hardback: '… an original and valuable study that adds a new dimension to our understanding of American strategy in Asia.' Marc Gallicchio, International AffairsReview of the hardback: 'Matthew Jones's superb After Hiroshima: The United States, Race, and Nuclear Weapons in Asia, 1945–1965 joins a number of important books that have underscored the significance of race as a factor in American foreign relations, especially in Asia. … After Hiroshima is an important book. It deepens our understanding of American national security policy during an important period and the ways that it interacted with the expectations and apprehensions of Asian nations.' Gary R. Hess, Bowling Green State UniversityReview of the hardback: 'Matthew Jones has given us in this book an excellent look at the self-deterring impact of the American use of the atom bomb at the end of World War II. It explores the frustrations and fantasies that came with possession of the bomb, and the ironic burden of having introduced a weapon that immediately became unusable. … [he] is to be congratulated for illuminating so much of the story of how we got into such a predicament.' Lloyd Gardner, Rutgers UniversityReview of the hardback: 'To say that the advent of nuclear weapons heightened global insecurity and the potential costs of Cold War conflict is a truism. But to argue, as Matthew Jones does so convincingly in After Hiroshima, that possession of a nuclear strike force often diminished, rather than increased, US foreign policy options in Asia is something important and new.' Martin Thomas, University of ExeterReview of the hardback: '… will certainly become required reading for those studying the Cold War. … [After Hiroshima is] a study that makes a crucial contribution not only to the history of the Cold War and nuclear policy, but also to the historiography of international relations and strategic studies.' Pierre Grosser, Sciences Po, ParisReview of the hardback: '… Matthew Jones has written an impressive study that both expands and enriches existing understanding of US postwar security policy in Asia.' James Matray, California State University, ChicoReview of the hardback: This massive analysis of the racial dimension of American nuclear policies is first-rate scholarship comparable to John W. Dower's seminal work, War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War (1986).' Balázs Szalontai, East China Normal UniversityReview of the hardback: 'US policy toward Asia during the early Cold War has been a well-trodden scholarly ground, but as a result of Matthew Jones's impressive illumination, the familiar landscape takes on new colors.' Qiang Zhai, Auburn University, MontgomeryTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 1. In the shadow of Hiroshima: the United States and Asia in the aftermath of Japanese defeat; 2. The Korean War, the atomic bomb, and Asian-American estrangement; 3. Securing the East Asian frontier: stalemate in Korea and the Japanese peace treaty; 4. A greater sanction: the defence of South East Asia, the advent of the Eisenhower administration and the end of the Korean War; 5. 'Atomic madness': massive retaliation and the Bravo test; 6. The aftermath of Bravo, the Indochina crisis, and the emergence of SEATO; 7. 'Asia for the Asians': the first Offshore Islands crisis and the Bandung Conference; 8. A nuclear strategy for SEATO and the problem of limited war in the Far East; 9. Massive retaliation at bay: US-Japanese relations, nuclear deployment, and the limited war debate; 10. The second Offshore Islands crisis and the advent of flexible response; 11. The Chinese bomb, American nuclear strategy in Asia, and the escalation of the Vietnam War; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe key focus of this book is the vitality and dynamism of all aspects of Christian experience from late antiquity to the First Crusade. By putting the institutional and doctrinal history firmly in the context of Christianity's many cultural manifestations and lived formations everywhere from Afghanistan to Iceland, this volume of The Cambridge History of Christianity emphasizes the ever-changing, varied expressions of Christianity at both local and world level. The insights of many disciplines, including gender studies, codicology, archaeology and anthropology, are deployed to offer fresh interpretations which challenge the conventional truths concerning this formative period. Addressing eastern, Byzantine and western Christianity, it explores encounters between Christians and others, notably Jews, Muslims, and pagans; the institutional life of the church including law, reform and monasticism; the pastoral and sacramental contexts of worship, belief and morality; and finally its cultuTrade Review'… an excellent addition to an invaluable series.' The Historical Association'The editors have managed an admirable consistency of excellence across these thirty essays, with their own chapters among the most ambitious.' The Catholic Historical Review'Early Medieval Christianities is not necessarily a book for beginners, but what it offers is equally useful. it is an informative and engaging colloquium of specialists.' Speculum'In keeping with the format of a Cambridge History, this volume deploys an impressive number of academic A-listers, assembled to produce an authoritative treatment.' The Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction: Christendom, c.600 Peter Brown; Part I. Foundations: Peoples, Places, and Traditions: 1. Late Roman Christianities Philip Rousseau; 2. The emergence of Byzantine orthodoxy, 600–1095 Andrew Louth; 3. Beyond empire I: Eastern Christianities from the Persian to the Turkish conquest, 604–1071 Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev; 4. Beyond empire II: Christianities of the Celtic Peoples, 600–1100 Thomas M. Charles-Edwards; 5. Germanic Christianities, 600–1100 Lesley Abrams; 6. Slav Christianities, 800–1100 Jonathan Shepard; Part II. Christianity in Confrontation: 7. Christians and Jews, 600-c.1100 Bat-Sheva Albert; 8. The Mediterranean frontier: Christianity face to face with Islam Hugh Kennedy; 9. Christians under Muslim rule Sidney H. Griffith; 10. Latin and Greek Christians Tia M. Kolbaba; 11. The northern frontier: Christianity face to face with Paganism Ian N. Wood; Part III. Christianity in the Social and Political Order: 12. The Christian church as an institution Thomas F. X. Noble; 13. Ascetism and its institutions Anne-Marie Helvétius and Michel Kaplan; 14. Law and its applications Janet L. Nelson; 15. The problems of property Rosemary Morris; 16. Ideas and applications of reform, c.600–c.1100 Julia Barrow; 17. Churches in the landscape Dominique Iogna-Prat; Part IV. Christianity as Lived Experience: 18. Birth and death Frederick S. Paxton; 19. Remedies for sins Rob Meens; 20. Sickness and healing Peregrine Horden; 21. Gender and the body Lynda L. Coon; 22. Sacrifice, gifts, and prayers in Latin Christianity Arnold Angenendt; 23. Performing the liturgy Éric Palazzo; Part V. Christianity: Books and Ideas: 24. Visions of God Alain Boureau; 25. Orthodoxy and deviance E. Ann Matter; 26. Making sense of the Bible, 600–1100 Guy Lobrichon; 27. The Christian book in medieval Byzantium Leslie Brubaker and Mary B. Cunningham; 28. Saints and their cults Julia M. H. Smith; 29. Last things Jane Baun; Conclusion: Christendom, c.1100 John H. Van Engen.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first scholarly treatment of nineteenth-century Christianity to discuss the subject in a global context. Part I analyses the responses of Catholic and Protestant Christianity to the intellectual and social challenges presented by European modernity. It gives attention to the explosion of new voluntary forms of Christianity and the expanding role of women in religious life. Part II surveys the diverse and complex relationships between the churches and nationalism, resulting in fundamental changes to the connections between church and state. Part III examines the varied fortunes of Christianity as it expanded its historic bases in Asia and Africa, established itself for the first time in Australasia, and responded to the challenges and opportunities of the European colonial era. Each chapter has a full bibliography providing guidance on further reading.Trade Review'This latest volume in this prestigious series looks at what is arguably the most important century in Christian history, whether in Western Europe, Britain, the United States, the British Empire or the Far East … this is an admirable collection that brings readers the latest thinking on a wide variety of fields.' Contemporary Review'… the editors and writers are to be congratulated on bringing order out of a difficult but fascinating period. It is certainly a volume that fulfils one of the functions of history: to help us understand present problems better by looking at the past … it must be said that Cambridge University Press has not departed from its usual standards of production. Footnotes, bibliography and index are impeccable, and this reviewer did not find a single misprint.' Church Times'… this is a superb work, an essential work of reference that can be read and enjoyed for the stimulation and information it provides.' Church of England NewspaperReview of the set: 'The project is unprecedented and very welcome. Not least among the strengths of these volumes are the large bibliographies, including many works by the essayists involved.' The Times Literary Supplement'… the editors have set out through their commissioning of chapters to demonstrate that over the course of the nineteenth century the centre of gravity of Christianity moved decisively beyond the confines of Europe.' Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryTable of Contents1. Introduction Sheridan Gilley; Part I. Christianity and Modernity: 2. The papacy Sheridan Gilley; 3. Theology and the revolt against the Enlightenment Douglas Hedley; 4. The growth of voluntary religion David Bebbington; 5. Catholic revivalism in worship and devotion Mary Heimann; 6. Women preachers and the new orders Janice Holmes and Susan O'Brien; 7. Church architecture and religious art Andrew Sanders; 8. Musical trends in the Western church: a collision of the 'ancient' and 'modern' Jeremy Dibble; 9. Christianity and literature in English Andrew Sanders; 10. Christian social thought John Molony and David M. Thompson; 11. Christianity and the sciences Nicolaas Rupke; 12. History and the Bible John Rogerson; 13. Popular religion and irreligion in the countryside and town David M. Thompson; Part II. The Churches and National Identities: 14. Catholic Christianity in France from the restoration to the separation of church and state, 1815–1905 James McMillan; 15. Italy: the Church and the Risorgimento Frank J. Coppa; 16. Catholicism, Ireland and the Irish diaspora Sheridan Gilley; 17. Catholic nationalism in Greater Hungary and Poland Gabriel Adriányi and Jerzy Koczowski; 18. Christianity and the creation of Germany Anthony J. Steinhoff; 19. Anglicanism, Presbyterianism and the religious identities of the United Kingdom John Wolffe; 20. Protestant dominance: Switzerland and the Netherlands Urs Altermatt and Michael Wintle; 21. Scandinavia: Lutherism and national identity Dag Thorkildsen; 22. 'Christian America' and 'Christian Canada' Mark A. Noll; 23. Spain and Portugal: the challenge to the church William Callahan; 24. Latin America: the church and national independence John Lynch; 25. Between East and West: the Eastern Catholic ('Uniate') churches Robert J. Taft; Part III. The Expansion of Christianity: 26. African-American Christianity Jon Sensbach; 27. Christian missions, anti-slavery and the claims of humanity, c.1813–73 Brian Stanley; 28. The Middle East: Western missions and the Eastern Churches, Islam and Judaism Heleen Murre-van den Berg; 29. Christians and religious traditions in the Indian Empire Robert Eric Frykenberg; 30. Christianity in East Asia: China, Korea and Japan Daniel H. Bays and James H. Grayson; 31. Christianity in Indochina Peter Phan; 32. Christianity as Church and story and the birth of the Filipino nation in the nineteenth century Jose Mario C. Francisco; 33. Christianity in Australasia and the Pacific Stuart Piggin and Allan Davidson; 34. Missions and Empire, c.1873–1914 Andrew Porter; 35. Ethiopianism and the roots of modern African Christianity Ogbu U. Kalu; 36. The outlook for Christianity in 1914 Brian Stanley.

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Book SynopsisDeborah Lutz investigates the high value the Victorians placed on the artefacts and personal effects of the dead. By close study of works by Emily Brontë, Charles Dickens, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Thomas Hardy, Lutz explores the ways these objects were used in creative narratives for emotional effect.Trade Review'… Lutz's study invites us to re-consider the centrality of grief and the persistence of mourning across nineteenth-century art and literature.' Michael J. Sullivan, Tennyson Research Bulletin'… Lutz supplies a fascinating discussion of the many ways besides lockets of hair that Victorians preserved parts of their loved ones' corpses as relics. … Lutz reveals that death was an intimate part of life for Victorians - not ghastly and Other, as it is for us.' Sarah Gates, Dickens Studies AnnualTable of ContentsIntroduction: lyrical matter; 1. Infinite materiality: Keats, D. G. Rossetti and the Romantics; 2. The miracle of ordinary things: Brontë and Wuthering Heights; 3. The many faces of death masks: Dickens and Great Expectations; 4. The elegy as shrine: Tennyson and 'In Memoriam'; 5. Hair jewelry as congealed time: Hardy and Far from the Madding Crowd; Afterword: death as death; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisClara Tuite explores Lord Byron's life and work, his public image and the reception of his writings through the idea of scandalous celebrity. Tuite analyses Byron's role in the literary, political and sexual scandals that mark the Regency as a vital period of social transition and emergent celebrity culture.Trade Review'Tuite traces the human relationships involved in the manufacture of a popular (or unpopular) idol […] bringing her expertise as a Jane Austen scholar into sophisticated decodings of social space.' Jane Stabler, Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsPrologue: proverbially notorious; Introduction: the meteor's milieu; Part I. Worldlings: 1. Caroline Lamb, more like a beast; 2. Stendhal, on his knees; 3. Napoleon, that fallen star; 4. Bloody Castlereagh; Part II. Writings: 5. Childe Harold IV and the pageant of his bleeding heart; 6. Don Juan: the life and work of infamous poems; Part III. After-Warriors: 7. Byron's Head and the pirate sphere; Epilogue: you may be devil; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisMedievalism - the creative interpretation or recreation of the European Middle Ages - has had a major presence in the cultural memory of the modern West, and has grown in scale to become a global phenomenon. Countless examples across aesthetic, material and political domains reveal that the medieval period has long provided a fund of images and ideas that have been vital to defining 'the modern'. Bringing together local, national and global examples and tracing medievalism's unpredictable course from early modern poetry to contemporary digital culture, this authoritative Companion offers a panoramic view of the historical, aesthetic, ideological and conceptual dimensions of this phenomenon. It showcases a range of critical positions and approaches to discussing medievalism, from more 'traditional' historicist and close-reading practices through to theoretically engaged methods. It also acquaints readers with key terms and provides them with a sophisticated conceptual vocabulary for disTrade Review'[This book] offers 14 substantial essays that succeed both in introducing topics of medievalism to new scholars and in providing new insights that will benefit those already familiar with the re-presentation and re-imagination of the medieval period … Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty.' A. L. Kaufman, Choice'A valuable addition to the Cambridge Companions series. Its paperback price puts it within the reach of most students, and its range and the quality … makes it a desirable addition to the shelves of any medievalist scholar. It is to be hoped that it will inspire fuller explorations of the countless intriguing medievalist works it surveys.' David Clark, The Medieval ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: medievalism: scope and complexity Louise D'Arcens; 1. Medievalism in British poetry Chris Jones; 2. Medievalism and architecture John M. Ganim; 3. Medievalism and cinema Bettina Bildhauer; 4. Musical medievalism and the harmony of the spheres Helen Dell; 5. Participatory medievalism, digital gaming, and role playing Daniel T. Kline; 6. Early modern medievalism Mike Rodman Jones; 7. Romantic medievalism Clare A. Simmons; 8. Academic medievalism and nationalism Richard Utz; 9. Medievalism and the ideology of war Andrew Lynch; 10. Medievalism in Spanish America after independence Nadia Altschul; 11. Neomedievalism and international relations Bruce Holsinger; 12. Global medievalism and translation Candace Barrington; 13. Medievalism and theories of temporality Stephanie Trigg; 14. Queer medievalisms: a case study of Monty Python and the Holy Grail Tison Pugh.

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Book SynopsisThe third volume in The Cambridge Urban History of Britain examines the process of urbanisation and suburbanisation from the early Victorian period to the twentieth century. Leading scholars investigate the rise of cities and towns in England, Scotland and Wales, examining their economic, demographic, social, political, cultural and physical development.Trade Review'Under the editorship of Martin Daunton, a formidable field of contributors has been assembled. Those contributors have produced a volume which covers virtually every conceivable aspect of British urban history from the mid-nineteenth century to the aftermath of the Second World War.' History'This is a truly astonishing volume - it presents an absorbing array of urban history research that is high in quality and 'modern' in its combination of order and diversity. It is well written and up-to-date and its photographs and figures provide an evocative visual commentary. This is a major landmark in urban history - scholarly, stimulating and immensely enjoyable.' London Journal'… the result is a large and extremely impressive work which will be of relevance to a great many modern historians, and which truly demonstrates the vitality of its field … Indeed this 900-page volume … seems destined to become a seminal work for a generation.' Welsh History Review'This is a feast of a book …' Urban StudiesTable of ContentsGeneral editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of figures and illustrations; 1. Introduction Martin Daunton; Part I. Circulation: 2. Urban networks Lynn Hollen Lees; 3. Modern London Richard Dennis; 4. Ports Sarah Palmer; 5. The development of small towns in Britain Stephen Royle; 6. Migration David Feldman; 7. Pollution in the city Bill Luckin; 8. From Shillibeer to Buchanan: transport and the urban environment John Armstrong; Part II. Governance: 9. Central government and the towns John Davis; 10. The changing functions of urban government: councillors, officials and pressure groups Barry Doyle; 11. The political economy of urban utilities Bob Millward; 12. The provision of social services Marguerite Dupree; 13. Structure, culture and society in British towns R. J. Morris; Part III. Construction: 14. Patterns on the ground: urban form, residential structure and the social construction of space Colin Pooley; 15. Land, property and planning Jim Yelling; 16. The evolution of Britain's urban built environment Peter Scott; 17. The planners and the public Abigail Beach and Nick Tiratsoo; Part IV. Getting and Spending: 18. Industrialisation and the city economy Richard Rodger and David Reeder; 19. The urban labour market David Gilbert and Humphrey Southall; 20. Urban fertility and mortality patterns Simon Szreter and Anne Hardy; 21. The middle class Rick Trainor; 22. Towns and consumerism John Walton; 23. Playing and praying: leisure and religion in urban Britain Douglas Reid; Part V. Images: 24. The representation of the city in visual arts Caroline Arscott; 25. Epilogue Martin Daunton; Select bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume in the highly respected Cambridge History of Science series is devoted to the history of science in the Middle Ages. Organized by topic and culture, its essays are written by a group of distinguished scholars and offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of medieval science currently available.Table of ContentsGeneral editors' preface; Introduction Michael H. Shank and David C. Lindberg; 1. Islamic culture and the natural sciences F. Jamil Ragep; 2. Islamic mathematics J. L. Berggren; 3. The mixed mathematical sciences: optics and mechanics in the Islamic Middle Ages Elaheh Kheirandish; 4. Islamic astronomy Robert G. Morrison; 5. Medicine in medieval Islam Emilie Savage-Smith; 6. Science in the Jewish communities Y. Tzvi Langermann; 7. Science in the Byzantine Empire Anne Tihon; 8. Schools and universities in medieval Latin science Michael H. Shank; 9. The organization of knowledge: disciplines and practices Joan Cadden; 10. Science and the medieval church David C. Lindberg; 11. Natural knowledge in the early Middle Ages Stephen C. McCluskey; 12. Cosmology, astronomy, and mathematics Bruce S. Eastwood; 13. Early medieval medicine and natural science Vivian Nutton; 14. Translation and transmission of Greek and Islamic science to Latin Christendom Charles Burnett; 15. The twelfth-century renaissance Charles Burnett; 16. Medieval alchemy William R. Newman; 17. Change and motion Walter Roy Laird; 18. Cosmology Edward Grant; 19. Astronomy and astrology John North; 20. The science of light and color, seeing, and knowing David C. Lindberg and Katherine H. Tachau; 21. Mathematics A. George Molland; 22. Logic E. J. Ashworth; 23. Geography David Woodward; 24. Natural history from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries Karen Meier Reeds and Tomomi Kinukawa; 25. Anatomy, physiology, and medical theory Danielle Jacquart; 26. Medical practice Katharine Park; 27. Technology and science George Ovitt; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisA major new interpretation of Nazi influence in southeastern Europe during the first half of the twentieth century. This book explores the emergence of German soft power and informal economic empire, and their role in enabling the militarisation of the German economy and the Third Reich's territorial conquests after 1939.Trade Review'Overall, this is an extremely valuable book for economic historians as it underlines that the study of international trade and economic development cannot be separated from the broader power struggle during the period 1890–1945. In doing so, the book sheds light on the previously unknown mechanisms that contributed to the rise of German empire at the heart of Europe, a process which eventually led to the Second World War. In this regard, it is likely to remain a key reference work for years to come on German imperial and economic history.' A. Coşkun Tunçer, Economic History Review'An absorbing portrait of German interest in Yugoslavia and Romania during the first half of the long twentieth century.' Patricia Clavin, The Journal of Modern HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction: the foundations of soft power and informal empire; Part I. German Power in the Wilhelmine Empire and the Weimar Republic: 1. The legacy of Wilhelmine imperialism and the First World War, 1890–1920; 2. The economics of trade: building commercial networks in southeastern Europe, 1925–30; 3. The culture of trade: cultural diplomacy and area studies in southeastern Europe, 1925–30; 4. The politics of trade: Paneuropa, Mitteleuropa, and the Great Depression, 1929–33; Part II. Nazi Imperialism: 5. Stabilising the Reichsmark bloc: commercial networks in the Third Reich, 1933–9; 6. Economic pioneers or missionaries of the Third Reich? Cultural diplomacy in southeastern Europe, 1933–9; 7. Forging a hinterland: German development aid in the Balkans, 1934–40; 8. The Second World War: informal empire transformed, 1939–45; Conclusion: imperialism realised?

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers to general and specialist readers alike the fullest and most complete survey of the development of science in the eighteenth century, exploring the implications of the 'scientific revolution' of the previous century and the major new growth-points, particularly in the experimental sciences. It is designed to be read as both a narrative and an interpretation, and also used as a work of reference. While prime attention is paid to western science, space is also given to science in traditional cultures and colonial science. The coverage strikes a balance between analysis of the cognitive dimension of science itself and interpretation of its wider social, economic and cultural significance. The contributors, world leaders in their respective specialities, engage with current historiographical and methodological controversies and strike out on positions of their own.Trade Review'… [A] rich collection of material …' The Times Literary Supplement'… historians of medicine will undoubtedly find this a useful reference book for help in contextualizing their teaching and research. It achieves Porter's intention of providing a stable platform upon which scholarship on the nineteenth century can be built.' William H. Brock, Medical History'… contains excellent chapters and it will be very useful as a guide within the world of history of science …' AmbixTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Notes on contributors; General editors' preface; 1. Introduction Roy Porter; Part I. Science in Society: 2. The legacy of the 'scientific revolution': Science and the enlightenment Peter Hans Reill; 3. Science, the universities, and other public spaces: teaching science Lawrence Brockliss; 4. Scientific institutions and the organization of science James McClellan III; 5. Science and government Robert Fox; 6. Exploring natural knowledge: science and the popular Mary Fissell and Roger Cooter; 7. The image of the man of science Steven Shapin; 8. The philosopher's beard: women and gender in science Londa Schiebinger; 9. The prosopography of science William Clark; Part II. Disciplines: 10. Classifying the sciences Richard Yeo; 11. The philosophy of science Rob Iliffe; 12. Ideas of nature: natural philosophy John Gascoigne; 13. Mathematics Craig Fraser; 14. Astronomy and cosmology Curtis Wilson; 15. Mechanics and experimental physics Rod Home; 16. Chemistry Jan Golinski; 17. The life sciences Shirley A. Roe; 18. The earth sciences Rhoda Rappaport; 19. The human sciences Richard Olson; 20. The medical sciences Thomas H. Broman; 21. Marginalized practices Patricia Fara; Part III. Special Themes: 22. Scientific instruments and their makers G. L'E. Turner; 23. Print and public science Adrian Johns; 24. Scientific illustration in the eighteenth century Brian Ford; 25. Science, art and the representation of the natural world Charlotte Klonk; 26. Science and voyages of discovery Rob Iliffe; Part IV. Non-Western Traditions: 27. Islam Emilie Savage-Smith; 28. India Deepak Kumar; 29. China Frank Dikötter; 30. Japan Shigeru Nakayama; 31. Latin America: from Baroque to Modern Colonial science Jorge Cañizares Esguerra; Part V. Ramifications and Impacts: 32. Science and religion John Hedley Brooke; 33. Science, culture and the imagination: enlightenment configurations George S. Rousseau; 34. Science, philosophy, and the mind Paul Wood; 35. Global pillage: science, commerce and Empire Larry Stewart; 36. Technological and industrial change: a comparative essay Ian Inkster; Index.

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Book SynopsisWhen the Chinese communists came to power in 1949, they promised to ''turn society upside down''. Efforts to build a communist society created hopes and dreams, coupled with fear and disillusionment. The Chinese people made great efforts towards modernization and social change in this period of transition, but they also experienced traumatic setbacks. Covering the period 1949 to 1976 and then tracing the legacy of the Mao era through the 1980s, Felix Wemheuer focuses on questions of class, gender, ethnicity, and the urban-rural divide in this new social history of Maoist China. He analyzes the experiences of a range of social groups under Communist rule - workers, peasants, local cadres, intellectuals, ''ethnic minorities'', the old elites, men and women. To understand this tumultuous period, he argues, we must recognize the many complex challenges facing the People''s Republic.But we must not lose sight of the human suffering and political terror that, for many now ageing quietly acroTrade Review'Thoughtful, informed by a wealth of Chinese-language sources, and analytically penetrating, this is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Maoist China. The social history of the Mao years is one of the most exciting new fields of Chinese history, and this book gives a comprehensive account of that period from one of its most impressive analysts.' Rana Mitter, University of Oxford'This is a tour-de-force, a concise, balanced, and humane account of the first three chaotic decades of Communist rule in China. It shows the scale of change and disruption on women, peasants, workers, migrants, youth, and ethnic groups. Biographies, slogans, documents and posters give the book immediacy and authenticity.' Diana Lary, University of British Columbia'Richly textured and analytically astute, the book makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the social history of one of the most tumultuous episodes of modern China. Wemheuer's unparalleled command of both the vast scholarly literature and the primary sources is an inspiration to other researchers in the field.' Yiching Wu, University of Toronto'This book is a superb reference guide for scholars of Maoist China and social history more generally. A highly readable history … is essential material for anyone seeking to understand more fully the specific mechanisms of the Maoist party-state and, more broadly, contemporary Chinese history.' Matthew Galway, H-Net Reviews'This is a must read for the study of the social history of modern China…Essential.' A. Y. Lee, Choice'It is social history at its best and most insightful, including and interweaving political, cultural, economic, and intellectual history throughout. Social history of this calibre is a reminder that every historian ought to be a social historian, regardless of their thematic focus or the questions they are interested in.' Jennifer Altehenger, Family & Community History'Readable, arresting, and broad in scope, A Social History of Maoist China will be as valuable an addition to undergraduate syllabi as to the bookshelves of PRC historians.' Nicholas R. Zeller, Pacific Affairs'The book is wonderfully balanced … a remarkable achievement.' Jacob Eyferth, International Review of Social History'… a comprehensive survey of the development of Chinese society in 1949–1976, as well as a balanced assessment of both the failures and achievements-such as increased life expectancy and literacy-of Maoist China.' Woyu Liu, Europe-Asia Studies'Wemheuer's social history of China under Mao is a must-read …' Jan Zofka, ComparativTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Chinese society under Mao: classifications, social hierarchies and distribution; 2. New democracy and the making of new China (1949–52); 3. The transformation to state socialism (1953–7); 4. The great leap into famine (1958–61); 5. The post-famine years: from readjustment to the socialist education campaign (1962–5); 6. The rebellion and its limits: the early cultural revolution (1966–8); 7. Demobilization and restoration: the late cultural revolution (1969–76); 8. Legacies and continuities of the Mao era in reform China.

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Book SynopsisWritten as an introduction for undergraduate students, Unrequited Toil explores the history of American slavery from the American Revolution to post-Civil War Reconstruction. Personal narratives are used across twelve chronologically ordered chapters to explore themes such as politics, economics, labor, literature, rebellion, and social conditions.Trade Review'In Unrequited Toil, Calvin Schermerhorn offers a fresh study of slavery, synthesizing what we know about the institution thus far. From the cotton fields to coal mines, he tells the story of American slavery in many forms. His bold and direct language makes this history plain, palatable, and personal. This book will be used for years to come as it offers the perfect overview of US slavery for scholars and the general reader.' Daina Ramey Berry, author of The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved, from the Womb to the Grave, in the Building of a Nation'A distinguished historian of slavery and the slave trade, Calvin Schermerhorn's new synthesis on the history of slavery combines the latest historical literature in the field with his own considerable research adeptly. A highly usable book in courses on slavery and nineteenth-century American history.' Manisha Sinha, author of The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition'Schermerhorn provides an overview of slavery in the US from the Revolutionary era until the end of Reconstruction in the late 1870s. Moving chronologically, the book addresses the major issues that faced enslaved African Americans, such as personal, day-to-day experiences with family, labor, and sexual exploitation, as well as efforts to secure freedom by running away, challenging slavery in the courts, and planning and staging rebellions. … Schermerhorn's focus is refreshing, as he brings the experiences of enslaved Americans to the forefront, rather than addressing slavery from the realm of white slaveholders. In addition, the author illuminates his narrative with fascinating historical anecdotes, which … support and flesh out his narrative while also creating a readable text. This is a useful work for individuals seeking edification on the subject of US slavery … [and] those looking for a starting point for further research. … Highly recommended.' T. K. Byron, Choice'Unrequited Toil is an engaging, beautifully composed survey of slavery in the United States. It presents a highly useful and readable account featuring the latest scholarly research, valuable to specialists and students alike.' Dale Kretz, The Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Counter-revolutionaries; 2. Slow death for slavery; 3. Cotton empire; 4. Black insurgency; 5. Financial chains; 6. Life in the quotidian; 7. Landscape of sexual violence; 8. Industrial discipline; 9. Narratives; 10. Geopolitics; 11. Abolition war; 12. No justice, no peace; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisHow did decolonization impact on Britain itself? And how did Britain manage its transition from colonial power to postcolonial nation? Sarah Stockwell explores this question principally via the history of the overseas engagements of key institutions that had acquired roles within Britain''s imperial system: the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the Bank of England, the Royal Mint, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Using a huge range of fresh archival sources, the author shows how these institutions fashioned new roles at the end of empire, reconfiguring their activities for a postcolonial world and deploying their expertise to deliver technical assistance essential for the development of institutions in new Commonwealth states. This study not only pioneers an entirely new approach to the history of the British end of the British empire, but also provides an equally novel cross-sectoral analysis of institution-building during decolonization and highlights the colonial roots Trade Review'With this book Sarah Stockwell emerges as the one of the foremost economic historians of the British Empire. By studying the linkages between the colonial service, the universities, the Bank, the Army and above all the Mint, she explains the reasons British overseas businesses were able to carry on and move with the times, with difficult and painful adjustments, eventually finding significant success hardly imaginable in the era of decolonization.' Roger Louis, University of Texas'Any sophisticated grasp of the peculiarly British dimensions of global decolonization in the decades after 1945 needs to come to grips with the empire's domestic institutional stakeholders. In this meticulous study, Sarah Stockwell delivers just that. Brimming with insights, The British End of the British Empire reveals how the institutional framework of empire persisted, and at times even flourished, in a changing world.' Stuart Ward, University of CopenhagenTable of Contents1. The imperial roles of British institutions; 2. Technical assistance and state building at the end of empire; 3. Teaching what 'the natives need to know': the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and training for overseas public administration; 4. 'Education and propaganda': the Bank of England and the development of central banking in African states at the end of empire; 5. Making Money: the Royal Mint and British decolonization; 6. 'Losing an empire and winning friends': Sandhurst and British decolonization.

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Book SynopsisThis book will appeal to students and scholars of Chinese history, environmental history, and disaster studies. It analyses of one of the most lethal floods in history, exploring its environmental, social, and cultural dimensions. It examines the historical development of water problems in Yangzi region, which remain relevant today.Trade Review'Among the welcome deluge of works on the environmental history of rivers in China, Courtney's work is distinctive in being able to bring the multiple dimensions, such as the hydrological, agricultural, local, political and not least, the cosmological and religious - within the optic he calls 'disaster regimes'. It is an innovative idea that can help guide the increasingly important field of disaster studies.' Prasenjit Duara, Oscar Tang Professor, Duke University, North Carolina'This is a marvelous book. Courtney examines the massive but often-overlooked Yangzi River Flood of 1931 from environmental, ecological, institutional, cultural, social, and sensory perspectives, and delves into topics as varied as snail fever and the Dragon King cult. The Nature of Disaster greatly enriches our understanding of flooding in Nationalist China, and makes an important and timely contribution to the broader field of Chinese disaster studies.' Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley, San Diego State University'Courtney employs a multidimensional perspective that benefits from new trends in environmental history, as well as the more conventional institutional and political approaches of historians … Each of these six cleverly researched and well-written histories of the 1931 flood presents insights of great interest …' Lillian M. Li, Journal of Interdisciplinary History'… the most detailed and explanatory book on the 1931 flood of central China. It fills an important gap and should remain a key reference on the subject.' Delphine Spicq, East Asian Science, Technology, and MedicineTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The Long River长江; 2. The flood pulse; 3. The Dragon King龙王; 4. A sense of disaster; 5. Disaster experts; 6. The floating population; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisFrom the recovery of ancient ritual magic at the height of the Renaissance to the ignominious demise of alchemy at the dawn of the Enlightenment, Mark A. Waddell explores the rich and complex ways that premodern people made sense of their world. He describes a time when witches flew through the dark of night to feast on the flesh of unbaptized infants, magicians conversed with angels or struck pacts with demons, and astrologers cast the horoscopes of royalty. Ground-breaking discoveries changed the way that people understood the universe while, in laboratories and coffee houses, philosophers discussed how to reconcile the scientific method with the veneration of God. This engaging, illustrated new study introduces readers to the vibrant history behind the emergence of the modern world.Trade Review'An enchanting, yet eminently accessible, tour of the magical and mysterious in European thought from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. The real wizardry is how Waddell masterfully explains the uniqueness of early modern views of magic, religion and nature, while emphasizing the profound links between this past and our present.' Matthew James Crawford, Kent State University'Waddell provides a superb review of the intersections among belief systems and underlines the great extent to which they determined early modern lived experience. Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe is deftly written and invites the reader to imagine as well as learn, to engage curiosity and passion as well as intellect. It is a triumph in the genre.' Allison Kavey, CUNY John Jay College and CUNY Graduate Center'Waddell's book is a brilliant work of synthesis and, in effect, he performs his own kind of alchemy, transforming heavyweight theories in the history and philosophy of science into crystal clear, accessible prose, creating a rich summary of his topic in just over 200 pages. Magic, Science, and Religion in Early Modern Europe will be a staple on student reading lists for years to come.' Ross MacFarlane, Fortean Times'... a very helpful bibliographical essay offering suggestions for further reading.' José Manuel Lozano-Gotor, ESSSAT News & Reviews'This fascinating and detailed study enables a deeper understanding of the dynamics and development of modernity and makes a valuable contribution to European history …' Nicole Maria Bauer, Religious Studies ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Hermeticism, the Cabala, and the Search for Ancient Wisdom; 2. Witchcraft and Demonology; 3. Magic, Medicine, and the Microcosm; 4. A New Cosmos: Copernicus, Galileo, and the Motion of the Earth; 5. Looking for God in the Cosmic Machine; 6. Manipulating Nature: Experiment and Alchemy in the Scientific Revolution; 7. A New World? The Dawn of the Enlightenment; Conclusion; Bibliographical Essays.

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Book SynopsisThe twentieth century has brought considerable political, social, and economic change for South Africa. While many would choose to focus only on the issues of race, segregation, and apartheid, this book tries to capture another facet: its drive towards modernisation and industrialisation. While considering the achievements and failures of that drive, as well as how it related to ethnic and racial policy making, Bill Freund makes the economic data come alive by highlighting people and places. He proposes that South Africa in the twentieth century can actually be understood as a nascent developmental state, with economic development acting as a key motivating factor. As a unique history of South Africa in the twentieth century, this will appeal to anyone interested in a new interpretation of modern South African economic development or those in development studies searching for striking historical examples.Trade Review'Painstakingly researched, across detail and sweep of change, and authored by a leading scholar of African economic history, this volume is of profound significance not only for understanding the economic history of South Africa but also for the light shed on the contemporary unravelling in which the post-apartheid state finds itself.' Ben Fine, University of London'Freund's latest title is an important landmark, showing the transformation of radical scholarship in recent years … [his] is an important book that opens up new fields of urban research.' Timothy Gibbs, The English Historical ReviewTable of Contents1. Twentieth-century South Africa: a developmental history; 2. The conflicted foundations of industrial policy; 3. Industrial development in South Africa up to World War II – some figures and some business history; 4. A (near) developmental state forms 1939–48; 5. The impact of Apartheid 1948–73; 6. The Parastatals ISCOR and SASOL; 7. Key institutions: the IDC, the CSIR, the HSRC; 8. The company towns of the Vaal Triangle; 9. Energy and the natural environment; 10. Developmentalism dismantled.

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Book SynopsisThe collapse of the Berlin Wall has come to represent the entry of an isolated region onto the global stage. On the contrary, this study argues that communist states had in fact long been shapers of an interconnecting world, with ''1989'' instead marking a choice by local elites about the form that globalisation should take. Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the 1989 revolutions, this work draws on material from local archives to international institutions to explore the place of Eastern Europe in the emergence, since the 1970s, of a new world order that combined neoliberal economics and liberal democracy with increasingly bordered civilisational, racial and religious identities. An original and wide-ranging history, it explores the importance of the region''s links to the West, East Asia, Africa, and Latin America in this global transformation, reclaiming the era''s other visions such as socialist democracy or authoritarian modernisation which had been lost in trTrade Review'This is a provocative volume that challenges the liberal Western account of the negotiated transition from Communism in 1989 by stressing the agency of East European reformers and intellectuals. It recontextualises the story as part of the global deradicalisation of socialism and interprets the region as an example of 'in-betweenness', at once part and opposite of the West.' Konrad H. Jarausch, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill'A remarkable scholarly achievement which compels us to rethink the Eastern Europe transition of 1989 in a global context, dispensing with a Western triumphalist view of the end of the Cold War. Through painstaking detail and incisive analysis, this shows us the ways in which East Europeans continue to navigate their own political paths.' Mary Neuburger, University of Texas, Austin'Laying waste to all lingering clichés of the walled hermit kingdoms of socialist-era Eastern Europe, the authors restore the history of Cold War Eastern Europe to the world, depicting it as a region entangled in global supply chains and transnational lines of political influence long before 1989. The authors refuse simplistic narratives of convergence and help explain the contemporary challenges of nativist nationalism.' Quinn Slobodian, Wellesley College, Massachusetts'This excellent book contributes to the recent trend in bringing together Eastern European and global history, and shows the fruitfulness of collective book writing.' Philipp Ther, Universität Wien'1989: A Global History of Eastern Europe offers a nuanced and sobering account of the global context of the fall of the Eastern Bloc and its role in the construction of post-Cold War Europe … makes a unique and necessary contribution not just to the historiography of the revolutions of 1989, but also to our understanding of the rightward drift in contemporary Eastern Europe.' Nick Ostrum, EuropeNow'A must-read for every historian who deals with Eastern Europe after 1945 and especially after 1968. It shows the importance of history for explaining contemporary situations and inspires historians to draw out their research up to the present and to intervene in the public sphere.' Luboš Studený, Prague Economic and Social History Papers'Using a global approach, this extraordinary book, which was written by four authors, who all teach history at the University of Exeter as specialists of different regions (James Mark/Central Europe, Bogdan C. Iacob/Eastern Europe, Tobias Rupprecht/Latin America, and Ljubica Spaskovska/former Yugoslavia), critiques and revises a number of popular aspects of this Eurocentric myth of 1989 … an important contribution to our understanding of today's world.' Árpád von Klimo, H-Diplo'This ambitious, rich, and necessary book is the first comprehensive scholarly synthesis of the global reach of Eastern Europe from late socialism in the 1970s to the postsocialist transition after 1989 through the illiberal turn following 2008. Cowritten by four specialists on Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, and the Soviet Union, 1989: A Global History of Eastern Europe is a model for collaborative work melding regional expertise in a genuinely comparative, transnational analysis.' Theodora Dragostinova, The American Historical Review'… rich, thought-provoking account of 1989. Without doubt, the monograph will spark academic discussions and will open new avenues for research on this hotly debated period. It thus will be on the recommended list for any scholar interested in the history of the region, its global context, and its ongoing reverberations.' Ruzha Smilova, Southeastern Europe'… 1989 is probably the best transregional history of 1989 one can read today …' Judit Bodnár, Slavic ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; 0.1 Going global; 0.2 The long transition and the making of transitional elites in global perspective; 0.3 A global history of the other '1989s'; 0.4 The end of the '1989' era?; 1. Globalisation; 1.1 From socialist internationalism to capitalist globalisation; 1.2 Debt and ideological re-orientation; 1.3 The choice of 'neoliberal' globalisation; 1.4 Authoritarian transformations?; 1.5 Transformation from within; 1.6 Conclusion; 2. Democratisation; 2.1 Reforming elites; 2.2 Opposition from the local to the global and back; 2.3 Alternatives to '1989': authoritarianism and violence; 2.4 Disciplining transition and democratic peace; 3. Europeanisation; 3.1 The early Cold War: a divided Europe; 3.2 Helsinki – re-bordering Europe?; 3.3 An anti-colonial Europe: critiquing Helsinki; 3.4 A prehistory of Fortress Europe: civilisational bordering in late socialism; 3.5 Eastern Europe, a buffer against Islam?; 3.6 After 1989: 'Fortress Europe'?; 3.7 Conclusion; 4. Self-determination; 4.1 The rise of anti-colonial self-determination; 4.2 The Soviet withdrawal; 4.3 Peace or violence; 4.4 Reverberations of Eastern European self-determination; 4.5 Conclusion; 5. Reverberations; 5.1 1989 as a new global script; 5.2 Instrumentalising 1989: the West and new forms of political conditionality; 5.3 'Taming' the left; 5.4 Interventionism and the '1989' myth; 5.5 Eastern Europeans and the export of the revolutionary idea; 5.6 From Cuba to China: rejecting '1989'; 5.7 Conclusion; 6. A world without '1989'; 6.1 Towards the West? Ambiguous convergence; 6.2 Who is the true Europe? The turn to divergence; 6.3 Beyond the EU: post-socialist global trajectories; 6.4 Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisVivid accounts of human experience at the margins of empire shed new light on Sino-Japanese relations in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This study centers on categories of people not usually considered in the context of East Asian mobility of the period, including trafficked children, peddlers, 'abducted' women and a female pirate.Trade Review'Japan's Imperial Underworlds is an extraordinary piece of scholarship. David R. Ambaras reconstructs marginal lives - including those of pirates, peddlers, and child abductors - on the maritime edge of the Japanese empire. The world he evokes is unfamiliar and unforgettable; and as a framework for understanding modern Sino-Japanese relations, the book is an absolute must-read.' Martin Dusinberre, University of Zurich'Through vivid microhistories, Japan's Imperial Underworlds redraws the social and political boundaries of empire in modern East Asia. Ambaras deftly reveals how the movement of migrants, smugglers, pirates, and trafficked people between China and Japan - and their sensationalization in the popular press - created surprising cross-currents in the politics of Sino-Japanese relations during the years of Japanese imperial expansion.' Jordan Sand, Georgetown University, Washington, DCTable of ContentsIntroduction: border agents; 1. Treaty ports and traffickers: children's bodies, regional markets, and the making of national space; 2. In the Antlion's pit: abduction narratives and marriage migration between Japan and Fuqing; 3. Embodying the borderland in the Taiwan Strait: Nakamura Sueko as runaway woman and pirate Queen; 4. Borders in blood, water, and ink: Andō Sakan's intimate mappings of the South China Sea; 5. Epilogue: ruptures, returns, and re-openings.

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Book SynopsisRepresentations of feeling in medieval literature are varied and complex. This new collection of essays demonstrates that the history of emotions and affect theory are similarly insufficient for investigating the intersection of body and mind that late Middle English literatures evoke. While medieval studies has generated a rich scholarly literature on ''affective piety'', this collection charts an intersectional new investigation of affects, feelings, and emotions in non-religious contexts. From Geoffrey Chaucer to Gavin Douglas, and from practices of witnessing to the adoration of objects, essays in this volume analyze the coexistence of emotion and affect in late medieval representations of feeling.Trade Review'… excellent collection …' Barbara Zimbalist, Studies in the Age of ChaucerTable of ContentsIntroduction Glenn D. Burger and Holly A. Crocker; 1. Weeping like a beaten child: figurative language and the emotions in Chaucer and Malory Stephanie Trigg; 2. Imagining Jewish affect in the Siege of Jerusalem Patricia DeMarco; 3. Engendering affect in Hoccleve's Series Holly A. Crocker; 4. Becoming one flesh, inhabiting two genders: ugly feelings and blocked emotion in the Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale Glenn D. Burger; 5. Accounting for affect in the Reeve's Tale Brantley L. Bryant; 6. Affect machines Sarah Salih; 7. Witnessing and legal affect in the York Trial plays Emma Lipton; 8. Affecting forms: theorizing with The Palis of Honoure Anke Bernau; Afterword: three letters Anthony Bale.

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Book SynopsisIn the bloody twentieth-century battles over Central Europe''s borderlands, Upper Silesians stand out for resisting pressure to become loyal Germans or Poles. This work traces nationalist activists'' efforts to divide Upper Silesian communities, which were bound by their Catholic faith and bilingualism, into two ''imagined'' nations. These efforts, which ranged from the 1848 Revolution to the aftermath of the Second World War, are charted by Brendan Karch through the local newspapers, youth and leisure groups, neighborhood parades, priestly sermons, and electoral outcomes. As locals weathered increasing political turmoil and violence in the German-Polish contest over their homeland, many crafted a national ambiguity that allowed them to pass as members of either nation. In prioritizing family, homeland, village, class, or other social ties above national belonging, a majority of Upper Silesians adopted an instrumental stance towards nationalism. The result was a feedback loop between nTrade Review'Nations have powers to tax, make war, and demand ultimate loyalty, but for much of history, Upper Silesians' local identity - their particular language, religiosity, and patterns of daily life - was not only more important than nationhood: it was more real. By appropriating aspects of German and Polish nationality for their own purposes, Upper Silesian villagers and town folk made the German and Polish nations serve them and their needs, rather than the other way around. In his humane, absorbing, and restlessly curious narrative, Karch brings this people's complex and fascinating story to life, making an indelible and vital contribution to our understanding of nationalism.' John Connelly, University of California, Berkeley'Brendan Karch's masterful and provocative study reveals how ordinary Upper Silesians and local leaders hijacked competing nationalisms for their own ends. Rather than sharpening divisions, a century of German-Polish conflict in the region led to individual choices that 'de-privileged' loyalty to any one nation. Meticulously documented and elegantly structured, the book comes to surprising and challenging conclusions on ethnic mobilization and 'national indifference.' Winson Chu, University of Wisconsin,Milwaukee and author of The German Minority in Interwar Poland'This is an important contribution … Karch's study is a story of prolonged and largely successful local resistance to national projects … it suggests a full alternative account of nationalism-as-failure rather than nationalism-as-end-stage-of-human-development, in which nationalism generates the contradictions that lead to its own demise … a wonderful addition to scholarship on Upper Silesia as well as on nationalism and nationalization more broadly.' James Bjork, King's College London'This is a rich and conceptually rigorous study that exposes many of the shortcomings of the thinking of national activists and academics alike who have accepted the flattening, all-encompassing nature of the category of national identity.' Brendan Karch, EuropeNow'Karch's work, rewardingly steeped in German and Polish archival material and secondary literature, is an important addition to this growing store of knowledge and entailed methodological insights, because - uniquely, in Anglophone literature - it focuses on interwar Germany's section of Upper Silesia.' Tomasz Kamusella, European History QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The battle before: Catholicism and the making of upper Silesians, 1848-1890; 2. Nationalism's debut: imagining a Polish community, 1890–1914; 3. Breakdown: World War I and the upper Silesian plebiscite, 1914–1921; 4. The Weimar gap: democracy and nationalism, 1922–1933; 5. Reprieve: Jews between Germany, Poland, and the League of Nations; 6. The instrumental Volksgemeinschaft: making 'loyal' Germans, 1933–1944; 7. The postwar ultimatum: making 'loyal' Poles after 1945; Epilogue.

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Book SynopsisThe first full-length historical study of pre-abolition black British writing, this book challenges established narratives of eighteenth-century black history that focus almost exclusively on slavery and abolition. Ryan Hanley expands our perspectives to encompass the often neglected but important black writers of the time, and highlights their contribution to politics, culture, and the arts. He considers the lives and works of contemporary black literary celebrities alongside largely forgotten evangelical authors and political radicals to uncover how they came to produce such diverse and powerful work. By navigating the social, religious, political and professional networks that surrounded these authors and their writing, he also reveals that black intellectuals were never confined to the peripheries of British culture. From the decks of Royal Navy ships to the drawing rooms of country houses, from the pub to the pulpit, black writers, and the work they produced, helped to build moderTrade Review'Historians of black British history, the British Atlantic, and slavery studies will all find something rewarding in the book. Indeed, the Royal Historical Society deemed Beyond Slavery and Abolition worthy of its annual Whitfield Prize, an award that this novel work most certainly deserves.' Gary D. Sellick, H-SlaveryTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Black Celebrities: 1. Ignatius Sancho and posthumous literary celebrity, 1779–1782; 2. Olaudah Equiano: celebrity abolitionist; 3. Mary Prince and the infamy of victimhood, 1828–1833; Part II. Black Evangelicals: 4. Ukawsaw Gronniosaw and British Calvinism, 1765–1779; 5. Boston King, Kingswood School, and British Methodism, 1794–1798; 6. John Jea in Lancashire and Hampshire, 1801–1817; Part III. Black Radicals: 7. Ottobah Cugoano and the 'Black poor', 1786–1791; 8. Robert Wedderburn and London's radical underworld; Conclusion; Select bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe second volume of The Cambridge Urban History of Britain is the first ever comprehensive study of British towns and cities in the early modern period. It examines when, why, and how Britain became the first modern urban nation - the wonder of the Western world.Trade Review'The result is a useful compendium …' The English Historical Review'On the whole few collected volumes contain so much good scholarship as does The Cambridge Urban History of Britain, and it will be, no doubt, the starting-point for any future research in the field of British urban history.' London Journal'… the area surveys will doubtless prove to be of great value for students of landscape history, particularly for the purpose of contextualising local studies of towns and their hinterlands … this is an important, landmark publication in British urban history … every county and city record office should have one, for not only will The Cambridge Urban History of Britain volumes become the first port of call for landscape historians starting out with a new research project, but they doubtless will become the authoritative yardstick against which to check and compare our work.' Society for Landscape StudiesTable of ContentsPreface; Plates; Maps and figures; Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction Peter Clark. Part I. Area surveys 1540–1840: 1. Introduction Peter Clark; 2. England: 2.1. East Anglia Penelope Corfield; 2.2. South east C. W. Chalklin; 2.3. South west Jonathan Barry; 2.4. Midlands Alan Dyer; 2.5. The north John Walton; 3. Wales Philip Jenkins; 4. Scotland T. M. Devine; Part II. Urban Themes and Types 1540–1700: 5. Towns in an agrarian economy Paul Glennie and Ian Whyte; 6. Population and disease, estrangement and belonging Paul Griffiths, John Landers, Margaret Pelling and Robert Tyson; 7. Politics and government Ian Archer; 8. Reformation and culture Vanessa Harding; 9. The urban landscape Michael Reed; 10. London Jeremy Boulton; 11. Great and good towns Paul Slack; 12. Ports David Harris Sacks and Michael Lynch; 13. Small market towns Alan Dyer; Part III. Urban Themes and Types 1700 to 1840: 14. Urban growth and economic change John Langton; 15. Population and society Pamela Sharpe; 16. Politics and government Joanna Innes and Nicholas Rogers; 17. Culture and leisure Peter Clark and Rab Houston; 18. The transformation of urban space Michael Reed; 19. London Leonard Schwartz; 20. Regional and county centres Joyce Ellis; 21. The ports Gordon Jackson; 22. Small towns Peter Clark; 23. Health and leisure resorts Peter Borsay; 24. Industrialising towns Barrie Trinder; Conclusion Peter Clark; Select bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisWomen''s International Thought: A New History is the first cross-disciplinary history of women''s international thought. Bringing together some of the foremost historians and scholars of international relations working today, this book recovers and analyses the path-breaking work of eighteen leading thinkers of international politics from the early to mid-twentieth century. Recovering and analyzing this important work, the essays offer revisionist accounts of IR''s intellectual and disciplinary history and expand the locations, genres, and practices of international thinking. Systematically structured, and focusing in particular on Black diasporic, Anglo-American, and European historical women, it does more than ''add women'' to the existing intellectual and disciplinary histories from which they were erased. Instead, it raises fundamental questions about which kinds of subjects and what kind of thinking constitutes international thought, opening new vistas to scholars and students of Trade Review'A breath-taking eye-opener of a book and required reading for everyone studying international relations and the history of political thought. With cutting-edge scholarship … it reveals new horizons of internationalism, socialism, and solidarity. It unveils fierce critiques of the nation-state and imperialism, centres race and gender as topics within international thought, and reveals the ways in which the politics of race and gender have shaped the field. This book reshapes the field beautifully.' Hannah Dawson, King's College London'This defies all conventions, categories, and canons to bring new, nuanced histories of women, intellectualism, and internationalism into view. With essays on socialist internationalist theory, war and empire, and global black liberation, these authors show that no study of internationalism - institutional or otherwise - can be complete without rigorous examination of women theorists.' Ashley D. Farmer, University of Texas, Austin'This points the way to a renovation of our canon in a field first named by a woman in 1929. Portending a new historiography, the results so far correct, encourage, and reprimand all those who have tried to write the history of antiracism, human rights, and peace, among so many other international causes and frameworks.' Samuel Moyn, Yale University'By recovering the international thought and practice of a diverse group of brilliant and dedicated women scholars and activists, this essential volume rewrites the history of the field. Often working under duress and at the edges of the academy, these thinkers nonetheless shaped understandings of – and galvanized engagement with – the pressing global problems of their times. We have much to learn from their work, and from their example.' Susan Pedersen, Columbia University'This remarkable collection upends the unspoken consensus of virtually all of those who write about the foundational thinkers and ideas about international relations: that women never mattered.' Robert Vitalis, University of Pennsylvania'… the book challenges the traditional IR canon and demonstrates how to uncover hidden discourses.' Jan Stöckmann, International AffairsTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements Patricia Owens and Katharina Rietzler; Introduction: Toward a History of Women's International Thought Patricia Owens and Katharina Rietzler; I. Canonical Thinkers: 1. Anna Julia Cooper on Slavery's Afterlife: Can International Thought 'Hear' Her 'Muffled' Voice and Ideas? Vivian M. May; 2. Revolutionary Thinking: Luxemburg's Socialist International Theory Kimberley Hutchings; 3. Of Colonialism and Corpses: Simone Weil on Force Helen M. Kinsella; 4. Ideas in Action: Eslanda Robeson's International Thought After 1945 Imaobong Umoren; II. Outsiders: 5. Elizabeth Lippincott McQueen: Thinking International Peace in an Air-Minded Age Tamson Pietsch; 6. Women of the Twenty Years' Crisis: The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the Problem of Collective Security Lucian Ashworth; 7. Theorizing (with) Amy Ashwood Garvey Robbie Shilliam; 8. 'The Dark Skin[ned] People of the Eastern World': Mittie Maude Lena Gordon's Vision of Afro-Asian Solidarity Keisha N. Blain; 9. Elizabeth Wiskemann, Scholar-Journalist, and the Study of International Relations Geoffrey Field; III. Thinking In or Around the Academy: 10. From F. Melian Stawell to E. Greene Balch: International and Internationalist Thinking at the Gender Margins, 1919–1947 Glenda Sluga; 11. Race, Gender, Empire, and War in the International Thought of Emily Greene Balch Catia Confortini; 12. Beyond Illusions: Imperialism, Race and Technology in Merze Tate's International Thought Barbara Savage; 13. A Plan for Plenty: The International Thought of Barbara Wootton Or Rosenboim; 14. Collective Security for Common Men and Women: Vera Micheles Dean and U.S. Foreign Relations Andrew Jewett; 15. What Can We (She) Know About Sovereignty? Krystyna Marek and the Worldedness of International Law Natasha Wheatley.

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Book SynopsisWala, abbot of Corbie, played a major role in the rebellions against Emperor Louis the Pious, especially in 830, for which he was exiled. Radbert defended his beloved abbot, known to his monks as Arsenius, against accusations of infidelity in an ''epitaph'' (funeral oration), composed as a two-book conversation between himself and other monks of Corbie. Whereas the restrained first book of Radbert''sEpitaphium Arseniiwas written not long after Wala''s death in 836, the polemical second book was added some twenty years later. This outspoken sequel covers the early 830s, yet it mostly addresses the political issues of the 850s, as well as Radbert''s personal predicament. In Epitaph for an Era, an absorbing study of this fascinating text, Mayke de Jong examines the context of theEpitaphium''s two books,the use of hindsight as a rhetorical strategy, and the articulation of notions of the public good in the mid-ninth century.Trade Review'A lively and compelling interpretation of the tumultuous central decades of the ninth century from the vantage point of a single text, the Epitaphium Arsenii, and through the eyes of its fascinating but neglected author, Paschasius Radbertus.' Thomas F. X. Noble, University of Notre Dame, Indiana'Paschasius Radbertus, one of the most learned figures of the ninth century, applied all of his skills as biblical exegete, rhetorician and political insider to rehabilitate not only the shifting political career of Charlemagne's cousin and his own abbot patron Wala, but his own as well. The resulting text, his Epitaphium Arsenii, was so carefully crafted and directed towards such a small and elite audience at the centre of the Carolingian world that only a scholar as gifted as Mayke de Jong could possibly penetrate the multiple layers of this extraordinary text. Her Epitaph for an Era brilliantly illuminates not only Radbertus's dialogue, but the turbulent reign of Louis the Pious and the dissolution of the Carolingian empire.' Patrick J. Geary, Institute for Advanced Study, New Jersey'Mayke de Jong's book combines readability with profound learning. She proffers an insider's feel for what until recently were understudied fields. Ranging 'between the cloister and court', she probes deep into the cultures of both. As classical rhetoric jostles with dialogues, the past arcane becomes today's relevant.' Janet L. Nelson, King's College London'A model of close textual analysis, de Jong's study brilliantly elucidates Carolingian political history as both lived and later mourned by Radbertus of Corbie … Highly recommended.' G. I. Halfond, Choice'It is therefore a stroke of luck that Mayke de Jong, the historian who corrected the negative image of Ludwig the Pious in a groundbreaking biography, is now also presenting a monograph on the Epitaph of Paschasius Radbertus … with the same empathy with which she made the actions of Ludwig the Pious understandable against the background of the challenges of his time, she now devotes herself to the most important written justification from the camp of his opponents.' Karl Ubl, Historische Zeitschrift'Epitaph for an Era brings us the perspective of an empire's stakeholders … her book should appeal as much to historians of religion as to those of politics and provides a model for those wishing to combine both with in-depth literary analysis.' Robert Evans, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History'De Jong's Epitaph for an Era brings Radbert's rich and understudied literary art fully into the current scholarly conversation, and we are very much the better for it. The book contributes enormously to ongoing debates that will be of interest to any medievalist-debates about Carolingian identity, the transformations of the late antique world, and the birth of 'medieval' European ideologies. Paired with its companion translation it promises to contribute even more.' Andrew Romig, Early Medieval Europe'De Jong synthesises political and literary analysis in exemplary fashion, showing how Radbert adopted and adapted principles of rhetoric in his defence of Wala and, by extension, himself.' Edward Roberts, The English Historical Review'In Epitaph for an Era, Mayke de Jong, who has published extensively on the Carolingian world, provides an exemplary study of the Epitaphium Arsenii and its author. De Jong shows that the Epitaphium is not only a fascinating text in its own right, it is in many ways emblematic of an era and its way of thinking.' Maya Maskarinec, Speculum'… the book … presents a remarkably sympathetic portrait …' Maya Maskarinec, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval StudiesTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. History: 2. Interconnected lives; 3. Between the cloister and the court; Part II. Rhetoric: 4. Lament and dialogue; 5. Strategies of persuasion; 6. What's in a name?; Part III. Politics: 7. Radbert and the rebellions; 8. For God, King and country; 9. The world they had lost; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on two case studies from East Asia and Europe, Yinan He argues that the key to interstate reconciliation is the harmonization of national memories. Conversely, memory divergence resulting from national mythmaking harms long-term prospects for reconciliation.Trade Review'Yinan He is a uniquely talented scholar of Chinese foreign policy. Her work explores forces that could make for peace or war, as with German-Polish reconciliation, and then applies those key lessons to the potentially explosive tensions in China-Japan rivalry. Rather than seeing China as unique, Professor He approaches Beijing's continuing unwillingness to truly reconcile with Tokyo from a perspective of general IR theory. The result is a pioneering work which blazes new and better paths in the study of Chinese foreign policy. Professor He has produced an excellent, informed and hard-headed volume which makes important contributions both to IR theory and also to prospects for peace in a region which contains dangerous embers that could yet burst into fires of war.' Edward Friedman, University of Wisconsin, Madison'The great strength of He's work lies in combining [an] innovative theoretical argument with careful empirical inquiry. Her attention to questions of case selection and design, clarity of definitions, high standards for evidence collection, and honesty in reporting her findings bolster the credibility of her claims.' J. Reilly, Journal of Chinese Political ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Explaining deep interstate reconciliation; 2. When east meets west: postwar West German-Polish reconciliation; 3. Initial isolation: pre-normalization Sino-Japanese reconciliation; 4. The 'honeymoon' period: Sino-Japanese relations, 1972–81; 5. An old feud comes back: Sino-Japanese relations in the 1980s; 6. Volatility and downward spiral: Sino-Japanese relations from the 1990s to the present; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisThe ''long twelfth century'' (10751225) was an era of seminal importance in the development of the book in medieval Europe and marked a high point in its construction and decoration. This comprehensive study takes the cultural changes that occurred during the ''twelfth-century Renaissance'' as its point of departure to provide an overview of manuscript culture encompassing the whole of Western Europe. Written by senior scholars, chapters are divided into three sections: the technical aspects of making books; the processes and practices of reading and keeping books; and the transmission of texts in the disciplines that saw significant change in the period, including medicine, law, philosophy, liturgy, and theology. Richly illustrated, the volume provides the first in-depth account of book production as a European phenomenon.Trade Review'The book should and probably will be perceived as a companion volume to twelfth-century manuscript studies. Whether you read it as a manual to acquire a broader knowledge of the period, or selectively, as a reference tool, its comprehensive character makes it a very accessible introduction to the subject for junior and experienced scholars alike.' Joanna Fronska, Manuscript StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction Erik Kwakkel and Rodney Thomson; Part I. Book Production: 1. Codicology Erik Kwakkel and Rodney Thomson; 2. Book script Erik Kwakkel; 3. Decoration and illustration Martin Kauffmann; 4. Scribes and scriptoria Rodney Thomson; Part II. Readers and Their Books: 5. Scholars and their books Constant Mews; 6. The libraries of religious houses Teresa Webber; 7. Modes of reading Jenny Weston; 8. Practices of appropriation: writing in the margin Mariken Teeuwen; Part III. Types of Books: 9. Hebrew books Judith Schlanger; 10. Liturgical books Nicolas Bell; 11. Books of theology and bible study Lesley Smith; 12. Logic John Marenbon and Caterina Tarlazzi; 13. Old texts in new contexts: the classical revival Irene O'Daly; 14. Reading the sciences Charles Burnett; 15. Medical books Monica Green; 16. Law books Charles Radding; 17. Vernacular books Ian Short and Nigel F. Palmer.

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This is a new translation of and commentary on Pico della Mirandola's most famous work, the Oration on the Dignity of Man. It is the first English edition to provide readers with substantial notes on the text, essays that address the work's historical, philosophical and theological context, and a survey of its reception.

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking history of balance reveals how a new model of equilibrium emerged during the medieval period. Although the ideal of balance and its central place in the workings of nature and society remained unchanged, a greatly expanded sense of what balance is, and can be, developed.Trade Review'Simply stated, my enthusiasm for A History of Balance, 1250–1375 is boundless. Words such as 'transformative' and 'pathbreaking' do not adequately convey [Kaye's] accomplishment … [His] synthetic vision renders coherent vast bodies of medieval literatures that one might suspect are integral to one another, but that no one before him has demonstrated so thoroughly and powerfully. I feel confident in saying that in decades hence, scholars will still be citing and drawing upon the insights offered by [this book]. I guarantee that [it] will profoundly inform my own future research on the intellectual history of the Middle Ages.' Cary J. Nederman, Renaissance Quarterly'Through his analysis of the shifting sense of balance, Kaye opens up a fresh view on the history of ideas in the high and later Middle Ages, as well as a lens, he hopes, through which others might productively begin to examine the thought of other times and places. At every stage, the reader experiences a feeling of intellectual wonder not unlike that of a child holding up a kaleidoscope, as the 'pieces' of medieval thought fall into a new and beautiful array. A History of Balance, 1250–1375 is one of the most deeply satisfying works of intellectual history I have read in a long time.' Laura A. Smoller, The American Historical Review'It is the spirit of the works of M. Bloch and Jacques Le Goff that is found here … this magnificent work will live on as an indispensable reference. The model [of balance] now takes its place as a splendid object of historical investigation.' Alain Boureau, translated from Annales: Histoire, Sciences Sociales'… this is an exciting, deep, and detailed history of a medieval approach to understanding nature and society that achieved much before slowing down and fading in the 1370s … Kaye's book convincingly shows that medieval models for understanding equilibrium and motion were present in medicine (traced back to Galen) before physics - and perhaps in ethics and economics even before that … This book traces the history of a large part of scholastic philosophy from 1250 to 1375 - if this is a history of balance, it is a lot more besides.' Edith Dudley Sylla, Isis: A Journal of the History of Science Society'Kaye's synthesis in A History of Balance, 1250–1375 is a powerful and persuasive new framework in which to understand the development of medieval intellectual life.' James Byrne, Early Science and Medicine'In his intriguing and learned A History of Balance, 1250–1375, Joel Kaye lays out a bold and original account of intellectual transformation in the late Middle Ages. In impressive detail, he chronicles the formation of a model of equilibrium, or balance, in the minds and writings of late medieval thinkers. This model … gave rise to strikingly novel ideas about the self-regulating actions of the human body, commerce, and politics. His study breaks new ground in its account of the subtle interplay of experience and thought in the work of these authors - they show the influence not only of ancient texts (especially Galen and Aristotle), but also of their own everyday experiences in the large commercial cities of Europe.' Pamela Smith, Columbia University'Joel Kaye presents us with a masterful and beautifully crafted study of an original, hitherto unstudied topic in medieval scholastic thought that cuts through a plethora of fields of thinking. The resulting text is an inspiring account of the rise and fall of the 'new model of equilibrium or balance'. Kaye writes with admirable clarity, breadth, and subtlety, with all the skills of a first-rate intellectual historian. Historians and students will find reading this book a rewarding and stimulating task that will expose them to a complex and sophisticated argument and a major innovation to the traditional narrative of the history of medieval thought.' Joseph Ziegler, University of Haifa, Israel'Riveting and astonishing. With the concept of dynamic equilibrium - balance achieved through change and instability - Joel Kaye reveals the new way that thinkers came to comprehend order and its attainment. Far from emphasizing stasis or harmony, late-medieval thought is shown as understanding nature and human institutions as shifting but self-regulating systems. Never has medieval Scholastic philosophical speculation been made to appear so fascinating, and never before have tricky notions of incommensurability, geometric progression and economic regulation been explained so lucidly. A History of Balance, 1250–1375 is a deep and startling page-turner.' Paul Freedman, Yale University, Connecticut'Joel Kaye's study of different models of equilibrium developed by a wide range of leading thinkers in Europe in the late Middle Ages is highly stimulating. He writes interestingly, intriguingly, and clearly on ideas of balance in natural science, medicine, politics, economics, and finance, and finds many connections between them.' David Luscombe, University of Sheffield'By weaving together ideas from medicine, economics, politics and natural philosophy, A History of Balance, 1250–1375 uncovers historically conditioned conceptual frameworks and thus sheds new light on the history of ideas of 1250–1375.' Christoph Flüeler, University of Fribourg'A powerful study of a line of thought that continues to echo in our own day. For a moment in history … the free play of equal and interacting agents could determine both civil justice and the common good. Kaye offers a fascinating account of a moment in the constitution of ideas of public self-regulation and their decline.' Harold Cook, Brown University, Rhode Island'Kaye's book convincingly shows that medieval models for understanding equilibrium and motion were present in medicine (traced back to Galen) before physics - and perhaps in ethics and economics even before that: witness the impressive economic writings of Peter of John Olivi.' Edith Dudley Sylla, Isis'This is a wonderful, sophisticated and extremely detailed study of equilibrium in the later Middle Ages. The scholarship is meticulous, the prose lucid and the argument convincing. Ranging between disciplines, from the history of economic thought, to medieval medical theory, to political philosophy, to analysis of illuminated manuscripts and commentary on economic and socio-cultural context, Joel Kaye's book should be of great interest to a wide range of historians.' H. Skoda, The English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Equality and equalization in the economic sphere, part I: the scholastic discourse on usury to 1300; 2. Equality and equalization in the economic sphere, part II: the scholastic discourse on price and value to 1300; 3. Balance in medieval medical theory, part I: the legacy of Galen; 4. Balance in medieval medical theory, part II: the scholastic reception and refinement of Galenic balance to c.1315; 5. Evolving models of equalization in medieval political thought, c.1250–1325; 6. The new model of equilibrium in medieval political thought, part I: the Defensor Pacis of Marsilius of Padua; 7. The new model of equilibrium in medieval political thought, part II: the writings of Nicole Oresme; 8. The new model of equilibrium in scholastic natural philosophy, c.1325–75; Conclusion; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisMartin Luther - monk, priest, intellectual, or revolutionary - has been a controversial figure since the sixteenth century. Most studies of Luther stress his personality, his ideas, and his ambitions as a church reformer. In this book, Christopher Ocker brings a new perspective to this topic, arguing that the different ways people thought about Luther mattered far more than who he really was. Providing an accessible, highly contextual, and non-partisan introduction, Ocker says that religious conflict itself served as the engine of religious change. He shows that the Luther affair had a complex political anatomy which extended far beyond the borders of Germany, making the debate an international one from the very start. His study links the Reformation to pluralism within western religion and to the coexistence of religions and secularism in today''s world. Luther, Conflict, and Christendom includes a detailed chronological chart.Trade Review'This is no partisan book. Readers will find themselves surprised by, and disabused of, common assumptions about the Reformation being primarily theological or populist.' P. E. Blosser, Choice'The grand total of events, persons, writings, places, and ideas that Ocker surveys is astounding. And yet, amidst the copious details and the range of materials, the book does not leave one bewildered. Ocker manages to narrate a compelling and readable account of the controversy about Luther from Wittenberg in the early 16th century to South America in the 21st.' Jarrett A. Carty, Reading Religion'Martin Luther is one of history's most extensively debated and studied figures. Ocker's focus is not only Luther's biography or theology. Rather, this work explores factors that contributed to the reception of Luther's teaching in both Europe and America from the era of the Reformation until the present. This book's clarity about the reception history of Luther's teaching on various levels of political contexts from nations to individuals make it important reading for both historians and theologians.' Aaron Klink, Religious Studies Review'The book itself, in its paperback incarnation, is handsomely produced … Christopher Ocker's elegant and richly documented study also inspires a sense of déjà-vu, echoing the debates of the 1970s and '80s which pitted social historians of the Reformation against church historians …' David Bagchi, The Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. The birth of an unconcluded controversy; 2. Calming the rebel masses; 3. The political anatomy of the Luther affair; 4. Rebel princes and religious wars; 5. Discriminations; 6. Three orthodoxies; 7. Many Martins; Epilogue. The global-historical Luther; Appendix: a table chronicling four processes that mark the parameters of the religious controversy over Luther to 1564.

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Book SynopsisOwen Chadwick stands out as the trustsed authority on Reformation history. Not only is his scholorly knowledge outlined with enough precision to impress any aspiring historian, but Chadwick also manages to convey the facts with a level of underlying passion.Table of ContentsPart One: The Protest1. The Cry for Reformation2. Luther3. Calvin4. The Reformation in England to 15595. The Growth of Reformed Protestantism6. The Radicals of the Reformation7. The Assault upon CalvinismPart Two: The Counter-Reformation8. The Counter-Reformation9. The Conquistadors10. The Eastern Orthodox ChurchPart Three: The Reformation and the Life of the Church11. Divided Christendom12. The Decline of Ecclesiastical Power13. Ministry and Worship14. ConclusionSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewImpressive * Jennifer D Selwyn, Journal of Jesuit Studies *Fake Saint and the True Church is not the first microhistory about an early modern forgery, but Stefania Tutino's narrative skill and historical expertise make it a brilliantly accessible addition to this genre... This is microhistory at its best. * Katherine Elliot Van Liere, American Historical Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Making of a Success Story Chapter 2: A Wonderful Find Chapter 3: An Unexpected Ally Chapter 4: A Controversial Partner Chapter 5: The Fraud is Uncovered Chapter 6: The Roman Curia Takes Over Chapter 7: The Curia at an Impasse Chapter 8: The End of the Story Conclusion List of Abbreviations Bibliographical Notes

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Book SynopsisDemocracy and Dictatorship in Europe examines the development of various political regimes in Europe from the ancien regime up through the present day. It analyzes why democracy flourishes at some times and in some places but not others and draws lessons from European history that can help us better understand the political situation the world finds itself in today.Trade ReviewSheri Berman's Democracy and Dictatorship is one of the few books that grabbed me with its opening paragraph... One of the many virtues of [her] calm, reasoned, and well-informed examination of the (at best) checkered history of democratic institutions on the European continent is that she takes the long view and an evidentiary rather than emotional approach. * Aram Bakshian Jr., Washington Times *Sheri Berman traces the history of democratisation and dictatorship in Europe from the ancien régime to the postwar period. Her thesis explains how individual liberties and human rights are constantly under challenge from both the extreme left and the far right. * Australian Book Review *As Sheri Berman conveys in her magisterial new book on the birth of modern European politics, history ought to give us a profound sense of modesty about whether we can ever take democracy for granted... Anyone concerned about today's crisis should consult Berman's stimulating book... As a scholar of European politics with subspecialties in fascism, populism, and the left, Berman shows great facility with the depth and breadth of this vast topic... Berman's richly textured work of political history reminds us of timeless verities. * Democracy Journal *A dense, astute history and warning about the importance-in the face of growing illiberalism and the reawakening of authoritarianism-of continuing to strengthen democratic institutions and structures. * Kirkus Reviews *Berman's book provides an essential grounding for those studying comparative politics. Highly Recommended. * M.G. Roskin, CHOICE *Table of ContentsChapter 1. Questions About Political Development Chapter 2. The Ancien Régime Chapter 3. English Exceptionalism I Chapter 4. The French Revolution Chapter 5. 1848 Chapter 6. The French Third Republic Chapter 7. Italian Unification Chapter 8. German Unification Chapter 9. Interwar France Chapter 10. English Exceptionalism II Chapter 11. The Rise of Fascism in Italy Chapter 12. The Weimar Republic Chapter 13. Spain Chapter 14. Rebuilding Western Europe Chapter 15. The Transition to Communism in East-Central Europe Chapter 16. The Transition to Democracy in Spain Chapter 17. The Transition to Democracy in East-Central Europe Chapter 18. Conclusion. Lessons Learned

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