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Book SynopsisThis memoir of the author's early years details the advantages of a weirdly dysfunctional family, a mysterious Irish ancestry, a violent and expensive prep school (where he failed to blow up the headmaster with gunpowder), some good teaching and some very bad and life as a teenage carer.

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Book SynopsisWelcome to Nowhere.I'm going to share with you how I got hereAnd what here' actually means to me.In this intricate and playful solo show, inspired by his involvement in the Egyptian revolution of 2011, and his experience of the counter-revolution that followed, actor and activist Khalid Abdalla (United 93, The Kite Runner, The Crown) takes us on a surprising journey into his own history, set against a cartography of seismic world events.From the histories of colonialism and decolonisation; friendship and loss; protests and uprising against regimes across the world; to the violence in Gaza following the events of October 7th 2023, Khalid brings together the personal and the political in an act of anti-biography that asks how we got here and how we find agency amidst the mazes of history.Commissioned and produced by Fuel. Supported by Arts Council England and CVC.

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Book SynopsisCanon law touched nearly every aspect of medieval society, including many issues we now think of as purely secular. It regulated marriages, oaths, usury, sorcery, heresy, university life, penance, just war, court procedure, and Christian relations with religious minorities. Canon law also regulated the clergy and the Church, one of the most important institutions in the Middle Ages. This Cambridge History offers a comprehensive survey of canon law, both chronologically and thematically. Written by an international team of scholars, it explores, in non-technical language, how it operated in the daily life of people and in the great political events of the time. The volume demonstrates that medieval canon law holds a unique position in the legal history of Europe. Indeed, the influence of medieval canon law, which was at the forefront of introducing and defining concepts such as ''equity,'' ''rationality,'' ''office,'' and ''positive law,'' has been enormous, long-lasting, and remarkablyTable of Contents1. Medieval canon law: introduction John C. Wei and Anders Winroth; Part I. The History of Medieval Canon Law: 2. The early church Caroline Humfress; 3. Early medieval canon law Abigail Firey; 4. Canon law in the long tenth century, 900–1050 Greta Austin; 5. The age of reforms: canon law in the century before Gratian Christof Rolker; 6. The reinvention of canon law in the high middle ages Wolfgang P. Mueller; 7. Canon law in a time of renewal, 1130–1234 Anders Winroth; 8. The late middle ages: introduction; four remarks regarding the present state of research Martin Bertram; 9. The late middle ages: sources Andreas Meyer; 10. The canon law of the Eastern churches Péter Erdő; Part II. The Sources and Dissemination of Medieval Canon Law: 11. Theology and the theological sources of canon law John C. Wei; 12. Church councils Norman Tanner; 13. Decretals and lawmaking Gisela Drossbach; 14. Roman law Gero Dolezalek; 15. Law schools and legal education Anders Winroth; 16. Local knowledge of canon law, c. 1150–1250 Anthony Perron; 17. Medieval canon law manuscripts and early printed books Susan L'Engle; Part III. Doctrine and Society: 18. Procedures and courts Wolfgang P. Mueller; 19. Ecclesiastical property, tithes, spiritualia Charles de Miramon; 20. The law of benefices Andreas Meyer; 21. Religious life Elizabeth Makowski; 22. The sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist Thomas M. Izbicki; 23. Confession, penance, and extreme unction Rob Meens; 24. Saints and relics Thomas Wetzstein; 25. Marriage: law and practice Sara McDougall; 26. Family law Franck Roumy; 27. Criminal law Lotte Kéry; 28. Ecclesiastical discipline: heresy, magic, and superstition Edward Peters; 29. Wars and crusades Frederick Russell and Ryan Greenwood; 30. Excommunication and interdict Peter G. Clarke; Conclusion; 31. The spirit of canon law Peter Landau; 32. Bibliography of primary sources Thomas Izbicki and Anders Winroth.

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Katina Lillios provides an up-to-date synthesis of the rich histories of the peoples who lived on the Iberian Peninsula between 1,400,000 (the Paleolithic) and 3,500 years ago (the Bronze Age) as revealed in their art, burials, tools, and monuments. She highlights the exciting new discoveries on the Peninsula, including the evidence for some of the earliest hominins in Europe, Neanderthal art, interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans, and relationships to peoples living in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Western Europe. This is the first book to relate the ancient history of the Peninsula to broader debates in anthropology and archaeology. Amply illustrated and written in an accessible style, it will be of interest to archaeologists and students of prehistoric Spain and Portugal.Trade Review'… the book is a good introduction to the peninsula's past for nonspecialists.' E. Delson, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Setting the stage; 2. The first Iberians and last Neanderthals; 3. The first modern humans in Iberia; 4. The creation of new worlds; 5. The expansion of interregional contacts; 6. The emergence of ranked societies; 7. Archaeologies and histories of the Iberian past.

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Book SynopsisWhen Operation Banner was launched in 1969 civil war threatened to break out in Northern Ireland and spread over the Irish sea. Uncivil War reveals the full story of how the British army acted to save Great Britain from disaster but, in so doing, condemned the people of Northern Ireland to protracted, grinding conflict.Trade Review'A vivid, compelling book on a dramatic and important subject. A major contribution.' Richard English, author of Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA'This deeply researched and lucid book provides new and sometimes challenging perspectives on a vital topic: it deserves to be widely read.' Helen Parr, author of Our Boys: The Story of a Paratrooper'Huw Bennett's determined pursuit of key political and military records – in the teeth of substantial official obstruction – has enabled him to write the most authoritative account so far of British military action in the early 1970s, the period when the shape of the Northern conflict was largely fixed.' Charles Townshend, author of The Partition: Ireland Divided 1885–1925'…shatters many of the myths around the early years of the Troubles.' Sam McBride, Belfast Telegraph'(a) compelling read.' History Ireland'…by far the most comprehensive account of the army's role in this period… it needs to be read by all interested in putting legacy issues within their complex historical context.' Henry Patterson, Belfast News Letter'Uncivil War is a bold and dense interpretation of a difficult and multilayered subject…scholarship at its most thorough (and most rewarding).' Peggy Kurkowski, Washington Independent Review of BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Baggage; 2. The army's short-lived Ulster honeymoon; 3. Escalation and the erosion of impartiality; 4. Edward Heath's bid for victory; 5. The road to Bloody Sunday; 6. The most deadly year; 7. Strategy in the shadow of loyalist power; 8. We cannot envisage peace; Conclusion; A note on sources.

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Book SynopsisHow did Britain cease to be global? In Untied Kingdom, Stuart Ward tells the panoramic history of the end of Britain, tracing the ways in which Britishness has been imagined, experienced, disputed and ultimately discarded across the globe since the end of the Second World War. From Indian independence, West Indian immigration and African decolonization to the Suez Crisis and the Falklands War, he uncovers the demise of Britishness as a global civic idea and its impact on communities across the globe. He also shows the consequences of this diminished ''global reach'' in Britain itself, from the Troubles in Northern Ireland to resurgent Englishness and the startling success of separatist political agendas in Scotland and Wales. Untied Kingdom puts the contemporary travails of the Union for the first time in their full global perspective as part of the much larger story of the progressive rollback of Britain''s imaginative frontiers.Trade Review'This new history of the transformation of Britain's place in the world casts the Union's contemporary crisis in a whole new light by uncovering the long-term demise of British allegiances around the world, and forging connections between the end of empire and the break-up of Britain.' The Bookseller'Ward's majestic book is a rare treasure-trove of rich and fascinating material.' Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman'the oddity of being British is wonderfully illustrated in 500 pages of anecdote and argument in this fascinating book.' Andrew Gimson, Conservative Home'This remarkable book … gives a very fine account of the decline and fall of the British empire.' Will Podmore, Morning Star'superbly stimulating' Martin Kettle, The Guardian'This is the work of a master historian.' Jim Davidson, The Weekend Australian'More than most of the other prophets and pronouncers of the 'death of Britain', Ward takes us beyond the narrow confines of the 'British Isles' … on an invigorating worldwide journey into 'global Britishness'. If one is looking for an account of the fate of Greater Britain - the end result of centuries of empire and worldwide British settlement - it would be hard to find one that betters this.' Krishan Kumar, Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsList of Figures; Introduction; Part I. Prologue: 1. Offshore Formations: The Unbearable Bandwidth of Being British; 2. The Limits of Location: Greater Britain; 3. 'British with a Small 'b'': The Impress of Internationalism; Part II. Registers: 4. 'We Mustn't Mention the Empire': The British Name; 5. Homes Away from Home: The Houses of Windsor; 6. Imperial Welcome: The British Subject; 7. The Wind Changes: Human Rights after Smuts; 8. Pride in the Goods: The Moral Economy of the Common Market; 9. Uncommon Law: The Reach of British Justice; Part III. Repercussions: 10. East and West of Suez: Receding Frontiers; 11. Backing Little Britain: Distempers; 12. The Last Refuge: Coming Home to England; 13. 'British We are and British We Stay': Troubles; 14. Stop the World: Celtic Departures; 15. 'Cosmologies of Our Own': After Britain; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisTaming Babel sheds new light on the role of language in the making of modern postcolonial Asian nations. Focusing on one of the most linguistically diverse territories in the British Empire, Rachel Leow explores the profound anxieties generated by a century of struggles to govern the polyglot subjects of British Malaya and postcolonial Malaysia. The book ranges across a series of key moments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in which British and Asian actors wrought quiet battles in the realm of language: in textbooks and language classrooms; in dictionaries, grammars and orthographies; in propaganda and psychological warfare; and in the very planning of language itself. Every attempt to tame Chinese and Malay languages resulted in failures of translation, competence, and governance, exposing both the deep fragility of a monoglot state in polyglot milieux, and the essential untameable nature of languages in motion.Trade Review'Rachel Leow has written a timely book with an elegance necessary for the tangled cords that characterise the language policies in colonial and postcolonial Malaysia.' Alicia Izharuddin, New Books Asia (www.newbooks.asia)Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. The Colonial State: 1. The technocrats: challenges of governance in a polyglot society; 2. The knowledge producers: taming sounds, scripts and selves; Part II. Word Wars: 3. The lexicographers: dictionaries and the making of postwar politics; 4. The propagandists: public relations, psychological warfare and the making of the influential state; Part III. The Postcolonial State: 5. The language planners: Dewan Bahasa in the invention and constriction of the postcolonial nation-state; Postscript; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisQuine''s set theory, New Foundations, has often been treated as an anomaly in the history and philosophy of set theory. In this book, Sean Morris shows that it is in fact well-motivated, emerging in a natural way from the early development of set theory. Morris introduces and explores the notion of set theory as explication: the view that there is no single correct axiomatization of set theory, but rather that the various axiomatizations all serve to explicate the notion of set and are judged largely according to pragmatic criteria. Morris also brings out the important interplay between New Foundations, Quine''s philosophy of set theory, and his philosophy more generally. We see that his early technical work in logic foreshadows his later famed naturalism, with his philosophy of set theory playing a crucial role in his primary philosophical project of clarifying our conceptual scheme and specifically its logical and mathematical components.Trade Review'Sean Morris's book fills a heretofore gaping hole in our understanding of the origins and history of set theory, explaining how Quine's New Foundations is not the isolated, idiosyncratic system it is sometimes taken to be, but is instead deeply connected - historically, philosophically, and mathematically - to other, now more mainstream, accounts of the nature of sets.' Roy T. Cook, University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Part I: 1. Cantor and the early development of set theory; 2. Cantor, Russell, and Zermelo and the set-theoretic paradoxes; 3. NF and the beginnings of Quine's philosophy of set theory; Part II: 4. Quine's philosophy of set theory; 5. Clarifying our conceptual scheme: set theory and the role of explication; Part III: 6. The iterative conception and set theory; 7. NF, the axiom of choice, and arithmetic; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisIn Aristotle and Law, George Duke argues that Aristotle''s seemingly dispersed statements on law and legislation are unified by a commitment to law''s status as an achievement of practical reason. This book provides a systematic exposition of the significance and coherence of Aristotle''s account of law, and also indicates the relevance of this account to contemporary legal theory. It will be of great interest to scholars and students in jurisprudence, philosophy, political science and classics.Trade Review'… a delightful and rewarding work. Indeed, I recommend this book not just to those interested in Aristotle's theory of law, but to anyone looking for a lucid overview of many of the scholarly debates about Aristotelian ethics and politics.' Steven C. Skultety, The Review of PoliticsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Law as rational restraint; 2. The legislator; 3. The constitutional relativity of law; 4. The common advantage and political justice; 5. Stability and obedience; 6. Natural justice and natural law; 7. Equity and the spoudaios; Conclusion; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisEngland''s Second Reformation reassesses the religious upheavals of mid-seventeenth-century England, situating them within the broader history of the Church of England and its earlier Reformations. Rather than seeing the Civil War years as a destructive aberration, Anthony Milton demonstrates how they were integral to (and indeed the climax of) the Church of England''s early history. All religious groups parliamentarian and royalist alike envisaged changes to the pre-war church, and all were forced to adapt their religious ideas and practices in response to the tumultuous events. Similarly, all saw themselves and their preferred reforms as standing in continuity with the Church''s earlier history. By viewing this as a revolutionary ''second Reformation'', which necessarily involved everyone and forced them to reconsider what the established church was and how its past should be understood, Milton presents a compelling case for rethinking England''s religious history.Trade Review'Anthony Milton's magnum opus sets out a powerful reinterpretation of the politics of religion in seventeenth-century England. Instead of seeing Anglican conservatives pitted against Puritan revolutionaries, Milton depicts an era of Second Reformation, a contest between rival Reformers of the Church of England. A magisterial book.' John Coffey, University of Leicester'Remarkable for the breadth of its scholarship and depth of its analysis, the very best thing about Anthony Milton's magnum opus is the clarity of its exegesis and of its reimagining of the mid seventeenth century as a struggle for the re-formation of the Church of England by its engagement with contested pasts and challenging presents. This is intellectual, cultural and religious history of the highest order.' John Morrill, University of Cambridge'Anthony Milton is to be congratulated on this substantial work which reassesses the religious upheavals of England in the mid-seventeenth century.' Martin Cowper, Congregational History Society Magazine'… in this deeply scholarly book, Milton provides a significant re-framing of our own 'origin myths' and places the violent events of the mid-17th century as much, if not more, at the centre of a historical understanding of the nature of the Church of England as those of the mid-16th century ... The case for the scholarly importance of England's Second Reformation is without doubt …' Judith Maltby, Church Times'… This is a nuanced and subtly textured book … it is a deeply rewarding read that will challenge both new students and longtime scholars of the period to reimagine their past approaches.' D. Alan Orr, H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews OnlineTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. An Unresolved Reformation; 2. Situating the Laudian Reformation; 3. Responses to the Laudian Reformation; 4. The Abortive Reformation 1640–42; 5. The End of Episcopalian Reformation; 6. Reformation by Negotiation; 7. The Westminster Reformation and the Parliamentarian Church of England 1642–49; 8. The Royalist Church of England 1642–49; 9. Alternative Reformations 1649–53; 10. The Cromwellian Church; 11. Episcopalian Royalism in the 1650s; 12. Failed Reformations 1659–61; 13. The End of Comprehensive Reformation and the Caroline Settlement.

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Book SynopsisFor those interested in the relationship between politics, power and constitutions, this book examines the idea of prerogative power and reason of state by looking at the theoretical debates surrounding the development of the British constitution and the British Empire, singling out the East India Company as a focal point.Table of Contents1. The safety of the people: from prerogative to reason of state; 2. Prerogative in early modern state theory; 3. Republican principles of state and empire; 4. Jealousy of trade: reason of state and commercial empire; 5. Reason of state in the first age of global imperialism; 6. Reason of state and the legislating empire; 7. War, law, and the modern state; 8. Rights, risk, and reason of state.

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Book SynopsisWhat did Greek speakers in the Roman empire do when they wanted to learn Latin? They used Latin-learning materials containing authentic, enjoyable vignettes about daily life in the ancient world - shopping, banking, going to the baths, having fights, being scolded, making excuses - very much like the dialogues in some of today's foreign-language textbooks. These stories provide priceless insight into daily life in the Roman empire, as well as into how Latin was learned at that period, and they were all written by Romans in Latin that was designed to be easy for beginners to understand. Learners also used special beginners' versions of great Latin authors including Virgil and Cicero, and dictionaries, grammars, texts in Greek transliteration, etc. All these materials are now available for the first time to today's students, in a book designed to complement modern textbooks and enrich the Latin-learning experience.Trade Review'Fascinating … these ancient phrasebooks have some wonderful peculiarities.' Times Higher Education'… this is a very useful book, and the author deserves special thanks. Much interesting information on the sources and recent research is concisely presented in a field often obscure even to experts. Moreover, the attractiveness of the presentation and analysis of the texts will hopefully encourage students to undertake further research in the field.' Peter Kuhlmann, Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Texts; 3. Grammatical works; 4. Glossaries; 5. Prose composition; 6. Alphabets; 7. Transliterated texts; 8. Texts with the original Greek; 9. Texts without word division; 10. Overview of the ancient Latin-learning materials; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisCovering three centuries of unprecedented demographic and economic changes, this textbook is an authoritative and comprehensive view of the shaping of Irish society, at home and abroad, from the famine of 1740 to the present day. The first major work on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a social history perspective, it focuses on the experiences and agency of Irish men, women and children, Catholics and Protestants, and in the North, South and the diaspora. An international team of leading scholars survey key changes in population, the economy, occupations, property ownership, class and migration, and also consider the interaction of the individual and the state through welfare, education, crime and policing. Drawing on a wide range of disciplinary approaches and consistently setting Irish developments in a wider European and global context, this is an invaluable resource for courses on modern Irish history and Irish studies.Trade Review'The Cambridge Social History of Modern Ireland should be greeted with rejoicing as a landmark volume in modern Irish historiography.' Joe Lee, The Irish Times'Advanced students will come away with pithy and well-expressed insights; and signposts, principally in 'further reading' sections appended to each chapter.' The Irish Catholic'Editors Biagini and Daly have achieved their goal of providing a synthesis of the best recent scholarship in Irish social history, making this excellent book an indispensable resource for teachers, students, and researchers. Essential.' A. H. Plunkett, ChoiceTable of ContentsEditors' introduction; Part I. Geography, Occupations and Social Classes: 1. Irish demography since 1740 J. Fitzgerald; 2. Occupation, poverty and social class in pre-famine Ireland 1740–1850 P. Solar; 3. Famine and famine relief 1740–2000 Mary E. Daly; 4. Languages and identities G. Ó. Tuathaigh; 5. Catholic Ireland 1740–2016 C. Barr and D. Ó. Corráin; 6. Protestant Ireland 1740–2016 A. Holmes and Eugenio F. Biagini; 7. Town and city D. Dickson; 8. The farmers since 1850 P. Rouse; 9. The Irish working class and the role of the state, 1850–2016 H. Patterson; 10. The Big House T. Dooley; 11. Elite formation, the professions, industry and the middle-class J. Ruane and J. Todd; Part II. People, Culture and Communities: 12. Consumption, living standards and the state A. Bielenberg and J. O'Hagan; 13. Housing in Ireland 1740–2016 E. Rowley; 14. Feast, famine and food poverty: food in Ireland, 1740 to the present J. Adelman; 15. Literacy and education C. O'Neill; 16. Health and welfare C. Cox; 17. Old age, death and mourning P. Lysaght; 18. Celebrations and the rituals of life D. Ó Giolláin; 19. Women and gender roles D. Urquhart and L. Earner Byrne; 20. Childhood S. A. Buckley and S. Riordan; 21. Family, sex and the law M. Luddy; 22. Crime and policing M. Finnane and I. O'Donnell; 23. Sport, associational culture and national awareness in Ireland W. Murphy; Part III. Emigration, Immigration and the Wider Irish World: 24. Irish emigration in a comparative perspective K. Kenny; 25. The diaspora in comparative and inter-generational perspective B. Walter; 26. Minorities Eugenio F. Biagini; 27. Political violence and the diasporas since 1740 C. Nic Dháibhéid; 28. The Irish in Australia and New Zealand A. McCarthy; 29. Mobility, money and nostalgia: the Irish in America T. Meagher; 30. The Irish in Britain R. Swift and S. Campbell; 31. Missionary empires and the worlds they made S. Roddy; 32. Cultural transmission, the Irish associational culture and the 'marching' tradition J. MacPherson; 33. Immigration, emigration and the cultural impact of the 'new' Irish since 1991 I. Glynn; Epilogue: remembering and forgetting in Irish history G. Beiner and E. O'Halpin.

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Book SynopsisThe scholarship and teaching of manuscript studies has been transformed by digitisation, rendering previously rarefied documents accessible for study on a vast scale. The Cambridge Companion to Medieval British Manuscripts orientates students in the complex, multidisciplinary study of medieval book production and contemporary display of manuscripts from c.6001500. Accessible explanations draw on key case studies to illustrate the major methodologies and explain why skills in understanding early book production are so critical for reading, editing, and accessing a rich cultural heritage. Chapters by leading specialists in manuscript studies range from explaining how manuscripts were stored, to revealing the complex networks of readers and writers which can be understood through manuscripts, to an in depth discussion on the Wycliffite Bible.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The matter of manuscripts and methodologies Orietta Da Rold and Elaine Treharne; Part I. How Do We Study the Manuscript?: 1. Describing and cataloguing medieval English manuscripts: a checklist Richard Beadle and Ralph Hanna; 2. Reading a manuscript description Donald Scragg; 3. Reading and understanding scripts Julia Crick and Dan Wakelin; 4. Working with images in manuscripts Beatrice Kitzinger; 5. The sum of the book: structural codicology and medieval manuscript culture Ryan Perry; Part II. Why Do We Study the Manuscript?: 6. Networks of writers and readers Elaine Treharne and Orietta Da Rold; 7. The written word: literacy across languages Jane Gilbert and Sara Harris; 8. The Wycliffite Bible Elizabeth Solopova; 9. Editing medieval manuscripts for modern audiences Helen Fulton; 10. Where were books made and kept? Tessa Webber; Part III. Where Do We Study the Manuscript?: 11. Charming the snake: accessing and disciplining the medieval manuscript Sian Echard and Andrew Prescott; 12. The curation and display of digital medieval manuscripts Suzanne Paul; 13. The trade A. S. G. Edwards; Further reading; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe rich cultural and political life of Spain has emerged from its complex history, from the diversity of its peoples, and from continual contact with outside influences. This updated edition traces that history from prehistoric times to the present, focusing particularly on culture, society, politics, and personalities. Written in an engaging style, it introduces readers to key themes that have shaped Spain''s history and culture. These include its varied landscapes and climates; the impact of waves of diverse human migrations; the importance of its location as a bridge between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean and Europe and Africa; and religion, particularly militant Catholic Christianity and its centuries of conflict with Islam and Protestantism, as well as debates over the place of the church in modern Spain. Illustrations, maps and a guide to further reading, major cultural figures, and places to see make the history of this fascinating country come alive.Table of Contents1. The land and its early inhabitants; 2. Ancient legacies; 3. Diversity in medieval Spain; 4. The rise of Spain to international prominence; 5. Spain as the first global empire; 6. Toward modernity: from the Napoleonic invasion to Alfonso XIII; 7. The struggle for the Spanish soul: republic, civil war, and dictatorship; 8. New Spain, new Spaniards: European, democratic, and multicultural; Chronology and rulers; Guide to further information; Index.

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Book SynopsisCopiously illustrated, this volume situates the Irish story, or stories - for much of these decades two Irelands are in play - in a variety of contexts, Irish and Anglo-Irish, of course, but also European, Atlantic and, latterly, global. A landmark publication by the most recent generation of historians of Ireland.Table of ContentsIntroduction Thomas Bartlett; Foreword; 1. Ireland 1880–2016: negotiating sovereignty and freedom Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh; Part I. Ireland 1880–1923: 2. Radical nationalisms Matthew Kelly; 3. Home rulers at Westminster, 1880–1814 Conor Mulvagh; 4. The origins, politics and culture of Irish Unionism c.1880–1916 Alvin Jackson; 5. Irish land questions 1879–1923 Terence Dooley; 6. Social conditions in Ireland Caitriona Clear; 7. The Irish literary revival Roy Foster; 8. The Culture War: the Gaelic League and Irish-Ireland Brian Ó Conchobair; Part II. War, Revolution and the Two Irelands, 1914–1945: 9. Ireland and the Great War David Fitzpatrick; 10. Revolution, 1916–1923 Fearghal McGarry; 11. Politics, economy, society: Northern Ireland 1920–1939 Susannah Riordan; 12. Politics, economy and society in the Irish Free State 1922–39 Anne Dolan; 13. Neutrality and belligerence: Ireland, 1939–1945 Philip Ollerenshaw; Part III. Contemporary Ireland, 1945–2016: 14. Stability, crisis and change in post-war Ireland 1945–1973 Brian Girvin; 15. Ireland transformed? Modernisation, secularisation and conservatism since 1973 Brian Girvin; 16. War and peace in Northern Ireland 1965–2016 Paul Bew and John Bew; 17. The Irish economy 1973 to 2016 John O'Hagan; 18. Migration since 1914 Mary E. Daly; 19. Broadcasting on the island of Ireland Robert J. Savage; 20. Popular culture in Ireland, 1880–2016 Paul Rouse; 21. Irish foreign policy 1919 to 1973 Michael Kennedy; Part IV. The Long View, Ireland 1880–2016: 22. The family in Ireland, 1880–2015 Lindsey Earner-Byrne; 23. Institutional space and the geography of confinement in Ireland Catherine Cox; 24. A short history of Irish memory in the long twentieth century Guy Beiner; 25. Catholicism in Ireland 1880–2016: rise, ascendancy and retreat Daithí Ó Corráin; 26. Art and architecture in Ireland, 1880–2016 Paula Murphy; 27. Ireland looking outwards 1880–2016 Eunan O' Halpin; Endword.

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Book SynopsisThe eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was an era of continuity as well as change. Though properly portrayed as the era of ''Protestant Ascendancy'' it embraces two phases - the eighteenth century when that ascendancy was at its peak; and the nineteenth century when the Protestant elite sustained a determined rear-guard defence in the face of the emergence of modern Catholic nationalism. Employing a chronology that is not bound by traditional datelines, this volume moves beyond the familiar political narrative to engage with the economy, society, population, emigration, religion, language, state formation, culture, art and architecture, and the Irish abroad. It provides new and original interpretations of a critical phase in the emergence of a modern Ireland that, while focused firmly on the island and its traditions, moves beyond the nationalist narrative of the twentieth century to provide a history of late early modern Ireland for the twenty-first century.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Interpreting late early modern Ireland James Kelly; Part I. Politics c.1730–c.1845: 1. Irish Jacobitism, 1691–1790 Vincent Morley; 2. The politics of Protestant Ascendancy, 1730–1790 James Kelly; 3. Ireland during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, 1793–1815 Thomas Bartlett; 4. The impact of O'Connell, 1815–1850 Patrick M. Geoghegan; 5. Popular politics, 1815–1845 Maura Cronin; Part II. Economy and Demography: 6. Society and economy in the long eighteenth century David Dickson; 7. The Irish economy, 1815–1880: agricultural transition, the communications revolution and the limits of industrialisation Andy Bielenberg; 8. Population and emigration, 1730–1845 Brian Gurrin; 9. Women, men and the family, 1730–1880 Sarah-Anne Buckley; Part III. Religion: 10. The Catholic Church and Catholics in an era of sanctions and restraints, 1690–1790 Thomas O'Connor; 11. The re-energising of Catholicism, 1790–1880 Colin Barr; 12. Protestant dissenters, c.1690–1800 Ian McBride; 13. Protestantism in the nineteenth century: revival and crisis Andrew R. Holmes; Part IV. Shaping Society: 14. Language and literacy in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Aidan Doyle; 15. Futures past: enlightenment and antiquarianism in the eighteenth century Michael Brown and Lesa Ni Mhunghaile; 16. Art and architecture in the long eighteenth century Christine Casey; 17. Civil society, 1700–1850 Martyn J. Powell; 18. Sport and recreation in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries James Kelly; 19. Bourgeois Ireland, or, on the benefits of keeping one's hands clean Ciaran O Neill; 20. The growth of the state in the nineteenth century Virginia Crossman; Part V. The Irish Abroad: 21. The Irish in Europe in the eighteenth century, 1691–1815 Liam Chambers; 22. 'Irish' migration to America in the eighteenth century? Or the strange case for the 'Scots/Irish' Patrick Griffin; 23. Ireland and the empire in the nineteenth century Barry Crosbie; Part VI. The Great Famine and its Aftermath: 24. The Great Famine, 1845–1850 Peter Gray; 25. Irish emigration, c.1845–1900 Kevin Kenny; 26. Post-famine politics, 1850–1879 Douglas Kanter; 27. Afterword Toby Barnard.

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Book SynopsisPeople of European descent form the bulk of the population in most of the temperate zones of the world - North America, Australia and New Zealand. The military successes of European imperialism are easy to explain; in many cases they were a matter of firearms against spears. But as Alfred W. Crosby maintains in this highly original and fascinating book, the Europeans'' displacement and replacement of the native peoples in the temperate zones was more a matter of biology than of military conquest. European organisms had certain decisive advantages over their New World and Australian counterparts. The spread of European disease, flora and fauna went hand in hand with the growth of populations. Consequently, these imperialists became proprietors of the most important agricultural lands in the world. In the second edition, Crosby revisits his now classic work and again evaluates the global historical importance of European ecological expansion.Trade ReviewReview of previous edition: 'Crosby has unfolded with great power the wider biopolitics of our civilization.' NatureReview of previous edition: '[This] book is important, and required reading for politicians worldwide … Nuclear war may be spectacular and a valid focus for our exertions, but ecological insouciance is even more dangerous because it is unspectacular, and it merits efforts to combat it as strenuous and urgent.' The GuardianReview of previous edition: 'The biological bases of radically changing historical ecosystems must never be forgotten - and Crosby has made them intelligible as well as memorable.' Natural HistoryReview of previous edition: 'Crosby argues his case with vigour, authority and panache, summoning up examples and illustrations that are often as startling in their character as in their implications. Ecological Imperialism could not ask for a more lucid and stylish exponent.' The Times Literary SupplementReview of previous edition: 'In telling his very readable story, Mr Crosby combines a historian's taste for colorful detail with a scientist's hunger for unifying and testable generalization … [He] shows that there is more to history than kings and battles, and more to ecology than fruits and nuts.' The Wall Street JournalTable of Contents1. Prologue; 2. Pangaea revisited, the Neolithic reconsidered; 3. The Norse and the Crusaders; 4. The Fortunate Isles; 5. Winds; 6. Within reach, beyond grasp; 7. Weeds; 8. Animals; 9. Ills; 10. New Zealand; 11. Explanations; 12. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisExploring the culture and worldview of socialist secularism and its impact on German history, this book reveals the educational efforts of red secularists to transmit to workers their humanistic-materialistic worldview and their crucial role in the political struggles over religion which fed into the National Socialist dictatorship of 1933.

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Book SynopsisA new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the AQA 2015 A/AS Level History.Table of ContentsPart 1. The Crusader states and Outremer, c1071-1149; 1. The origins of conflict and the First Crusade, c1071-c1099; 2. The foundation of new states and the Second Crusade, c1099-1149; Part 2. The revival of Islam and the later Crusades, 1149-1204 3. The Muslim Counter-Crusade states, 1149-1187 4. The Third and Fourth Crusades, 1187-1204;

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the complex interaction of past and present, bringing together historians and anthropologists in a fascinating study of ritual and symbolism which poses new questions for the understanding of our history.Table of Contents1. Introduction: inventing traditions Eric Hobsbawm; 2. The invention of tradition: the Highland tradition of Scotland Hugh Trevor Roper; 3. From a death to a view: the hunt for the Welsh past in the Romantic period Prys Morgan; 4. The context, performance and meaning of ritual: the British Monarchy and the invention of tradition, c.1820–1977 David Cannadine; 5. Representing authority of tradition in Victorian India Bernard S. Cohen; 6. The invention of tradition in Colonial Africa Terence Ranger; 7. Mass-producing traditions: Europe, 1870–1914 Eric Hobsbawm.

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Book SynopsisEuripides' Iphigeneia among the Taurians has been a popular and influential text from antiquity onwards. It is a suspenseful drama set on the Black Sea coast in what is now Crimea, which explores themes of family loyalty, Greeks and barbarians, and the nature of the gods. The plot combines an unrecognised meeting between Iphigeneia, now a priestess of Artemis among the Taurians, and her brother Orestes, who with his friend Pylades has been captured and brought to her for sacrifice, with an exciting escape attempt for all three, ultimately brought about by divine intervention. This edition includes a full Introduction to the literary and production aspects of the play, while the Commentary elucidates problems of language as well as interpretation. These combine to make the play fully accessible to intermediate-level undergraduates and graduate students wishing to read it in the original Greek.Trade Review'Any 'intermediate level undergraduate' who is tasked with studying IT should acquaint him/herself with K.'s edition, and consider him/herself very fortunate.' Colin Leach, Classics for AllTable of ContentsIntroduction; Sigla; ΕΥΡΙΠΙΔΟΥ ΙΦΙΓΕΝΕΙΑ Η ΕΝ ΤΑΥΡΟΙΣ; Commentary; Glossary; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisCapitalizing on the rich historical record of late antiquity, and employing sophisticated methodologies from social and economic history, this book reinterprets the end of Roman slavery. Kyle Harper challenges traditional interpretations of a transition from antiquity to the Middle Ages, arguing instead that a deep divide runs through 'late antiquity', separating the Roman slave system from its early medieval successors. In the process, he covers the economic, social and institutional dimensions of ancient slavery and presents the most comprehensive analytical treatment of a pre-modern slave system now available. By scouring the late antique record, he has uncovered a wealth of new material, providing fresh insights into the ancient slave system, including slavery's role in agriculture and textile production, its relation to sexual exploitation, and the dynamics of social honor. By demonstrating the vitality of slavery into the later Roman empire, the author shows that Christianity triTable of ContentsPart I. The Economy of Slavery: Introduction; 1. Among slave systems: a profile of late Roman slavery; 2. The endless river: the supply and trade of slaves; 3. Oikonomia: households, consumption, and production; 4. Agricultural slavery: exchange, institutions, estates; Part II. The Making of Honorable Society: Introduction; 5. Semper timere: the aims and techniques of domination; 6. Self, family, and community among slaves; 7. Sex, status, and social reproduction; 8. Mastery and the making of honor; Part III. The Imperial Order: Introduction; 9. Citizenship and litigation: slave status after the Antonine constitution; 10. The enslavement of Mediterranean bodies: child exposure and child sale; 11. The community of honor: the state and sexuality; 12. Rites of manumission, rights of the freed; Conclusion: Roman slavery, proto-modernity, and the end of antiquity; Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThis introductory textbook is a wide-ranging, accessible survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain. The only textbook at this level to cover Britain and Ireland in depth over three centuries, it is an essential resource for undergraduate courses on the history of early modern Britain.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 SynopsisArthur Penrhyn Stanley was a canon of Canterbury when he published this work - four essays on the history of the cathedral - in 1855. Taking events associated with Canterbury, he puts them in a wider historical context, describing the locations in which they were enacted, and including fascinating details from literary sources.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Landing of Augustine and conversion of Ethelbert; 2. Murder of Becket; 3. Edward the Black Prince; 4. The shrine of Becket.

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Book SynopsisThis 1921 narrative begins in the prehistoric period, suggesting that the inhospitable landscape and climate dissuaded large-scale permanent settlement until the first hermit and monastic communities of the Christian era (although the Egyptians had been drawn there by resources of turquoise and copper), and continues down to the nineteenth century.Table of ContentsForeword; 1. Introductory; 2. Sinai a centre of moon-cult; 3. The sanctuary at Serabit; 4. The Egyptians in Sinai, 1; 5. Early peoples and place names; 6. The Egyptians in Sinai, 2; 7. The Israelites in Sinai, 1; 8. The Israelites in Sinai, 2; 9. The Nabateans; 10. The hermits in Sinai; 11. The writings of the hermits; 12. The building of the convent; 13. Mohammad and St Katherine; 14. Sinai during the Crusades; 15. The pilgrims of the middle ages, 1; 16. The pilgrims of the middle ages, 2; 17. The convent between 1500 and 1800; 18. Sinai in the nineteenth century; Alphabetical index.

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Book SynopsisArgues that donor portraits in Byzantine art should instead be considered as contact portraits. Contends that the most important feature of the scenes of supplication between mortals and holy, supernatural interlocutors consists in the active role that they play within the belief systems of the supplicants.Trade Review'This is a book that takes a broadly synchronic look across the Byzantine world, a view that different works of art in different media from different times and places nonetheless speak to the same broad Christian world-view, to similar structures … This is a perspective that makes us think and it makes us question, and that is what the best scholarship should do.' Liz James, The English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction: methodologies for the study of donor portraits; 1. The history and problematic of the donor portrait; 2. On meaning in portraits. The knot of intention and the question of the patron's share; 3. Awaiting the end after the end. Sin, absolution, and the afterlife; 4. Exchange and non-exchange. The gift between human and divine; 5. The literal, the symbolic, and the contact portrait. On belief in the interaction between human and divine; Postscript: the problem of terminology again. Donor portraits and contact portraits.

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Book SynopsisBruges was undoubtedly one of the most important cities in medieval Europe. Bringing together specialists from both archaeology and history, this ''total'' history presents an integrated view of the city''s history from its very beginnings, tracing its astonishing expansion through to its subsequent decline in the sixteenth century. The authors'' analysis of its commercial growth, industrial production, socio-political changes, and cultural creativity is grounded in an understanding of the city''s structure, its landscape and its built environment. More than just a biography of a city, this book places Bruges within a wider network of urban and rural development and its history in a comparative framework, thereby offering new insights into the nature of a metropolis.Trade Review'A team of the best specialists presents an up-to-date overview of medieval Bruges, the metropolis of North-Western Europe, linking the Mediterranean and the Northern markets, innovative in commercial techniques as well as in the production of refined arts-and-crafts. All aspects are integrated in a social framework explaining the city's exceptional creativity.' Wim Blockmans, University of Leiden'Within these pages, the urban biography of a metropolis unfolds: in the Middle Ages, Bruges was a powerful, lively and seductive city which positioned itself at the heart of networks of power between the cities of Europe, and also in their collective imagination. A total history was the only way to do this story justice. This is what the authors of this book, with passion and precision, are offering us today.' Patrick Boucheron, Collège de FranceTable of ContentsForeword Marc Boone; Introduction Andrew Brown and Jan Dumolyn; 1. Origins and early history Jan Dumolyn, Georges Declercq, Brigitte Meijns, Bieke Hillewaert, Yann Hollevoet, Marc Ryckaert and Wim De Clercq; 2. The urban landscape I: c.1100–c.1275 Jan Dumolyn, Marc Ryckaert, Brigitte Meijns, Heidi Deneweth and Luc Devliegher; 3. Production, markets and socio-economic structures I: c.1100–c.1320 Peter Stabel, Jeroen Puttevils and Jan Dumolyn; 4. Social groups, political power and institutions, c.1100–1304 Jan Dumolyn, Georges Declercq and Jelle Haemers; 5. The urban landscape II: c.1275–c.1500 Jan Dumolyn, Marc Ryckaert, Heidi Deneweth, Luc Devliegher and Guy Dupont; 6. Production, markets and socio-economic structures II: c.1320–c.1500 Peter Stabel, Jeroen Puttevils, Jan Dumolyn, Bart Lambert, James M. Murray and Guy Dupont; 7. Political power and social groups, c.1300–c.1500 Jan Dumolyn, Frederik Buylaert, Guy Dupont, Jelle Haemers and Andy Ramandt; 8. Religious practices c.1200–1500 Andrew Brown and Hendrik Callewier; 9. Texts, images and sounds in the urban environment, c.1100–c.1500 Maximiliaan P. J. Martens, Johan Oosterman, Nele Gabriëls, Andrew Brown and Hendrik Callewier; 10. Bruges in the sixteenth century: a 'return to normalcy' Ludo Vandamme, Peter Stabel, Jan Dumolyn, Andrew Brown, Maximiliaan P. J. Martens, Nele Gabriëls and Johan Oosterman; Conclusion: Bruges within the medieval urban landscape Andrew Brown and Jan Dumolyn.

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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 SynopsisFocusing on the texts, tools and territories of Latin literature from the classical to Neo-Latin, the Critical Guide situates classical Latin within its global context; recalibrates links with adjoining disciplines (e.g. history, philosophy, material culture, Greek); and takes a fresh look at key tools (editing, reception, intertextuality, theory).

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Book SynopsisMilitary coups are a constant threat in Africa and many former military leaders are now in control of ''civilian states'', yet the military remains understudied, especially over the last decade. Drawing on extensive archival research, cross-national data, and four in-depth comparative case studies, When Soldiers Rebel examines the causes of military coups in post-independence Africa and looks at the relationship between ethnic armies and political instability in the region. Kristen A. Harkness argues that the processes of creating and dismantling ethnically exclusionary state institutions engenders organized and violent political resistance. Focusing on rebellions to protect rather than change the status quo, Harkness sheds light on a mechanism of ethnic violence that helps us understand both the motivations and timing of rebellion, and the rarity of group rebellion in the face of persistent political and economic inequalities along ethnic lines.Trade Review'Kristen A. Harkness has revived the important subject of military politics and ethnicity, and she has shown not merely whom the likely coup makers are but under what conditions they are likely to strike. This is a very valuable addition to the field.' Donald L. Horowitz, Duke University, North Carolina'When Soldiers Rebel is a path-breaking, highly original, and forceful book on the causes of coups in post-independence Africa. The case studies are thorough, engaging and persuasive. Compellingly written, When Soldiers Rebel is an elegant and extremely plausible answer to a very important and long-standing question of comparative and international politics.' Hein Goemans, University of Rochester'Harkness' impressive book sheds new light on the prevalence of military coups in ethnically divided African countries. Full of interesting data and carefully argued, her study convincingly demonstrates that the efforts of rulers to exclude formerly privileged groups often leads to rebellion. It will constitute essential reading for students of the military and ethnic conflict for the foreseeable future.' Nicholas Van de Walle, Cornell University, New York'A major addition to the literature on ethnic conflict, African politics, and the dynamics of the state. Original, tough-minded, and compelling.' Richard English, author of Does Terrorism Work?: A History'In sum, [Harkness'] theory on [soldiers'] ethnic rebel behaviour offers a rich and new perspective on prevailing challenges in Sub-Sahara Africa: civil military relations and preventing military-led coups. In addition, her volume makes an important contribution to the literature on ethnic conflicts as well as democratization research by explaining how armed forces influence democratic transition and consolidation.' Lars Pelke, DemocratizationTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Ethnicity, military patronage, and soldier rebellion; 2. Statistical tests: ethnic armies and the coup d'état; 3. Building ethnic armies: Cameroon and Sierra Leone; 4. Creating inclusive armies: Senegal and Ghana; 5. Dismantling ethnic armies: African militaries and democratization; Conclusion; Appendix A. Preindependence ethnic violence and ethnic politicization; Appendix B. Military coup data; Appendix C. Ethnicity and the military data; Appendix D. Supplementary material for regression analysis.

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Book SynopsisPoland is a tenacious survivor-state: it was wiped off the map in 1795, resurrected after the First World War, apparently annihilated again in the Second World War, and reduced to satellite status of the Soviet Union after 1945. Yet it emerged in the vanguard of resistance to the USSR in the 1980s, albeit as a much more homogeneous entity than it had been in its multi-ethnic past. This book outlines Poland''s turbulent and complex history, from its medieval Christian origins to the reassertion of that Christian and European heritage after forty-five years of communism. It describes Poland''s transformation since 1989, and explains how Poland navigated its way into a new Commonwealth of Nations in the European Union. Recent years have witnessed significant changes within Poland, Eastern Europe and the wider world. This new edition reflects on these changes, and examines the current issues facing a Poland which some would accuse of being out of touch with ''European values''.Trade Review'… lucid, insightful, and often witty and pithy … the authors are especially good in their dispassionate treatment of sensitive political and social issues and challenges, particularly those that have dominated recent decades. These matters include Poland's place in Europe, the role of the Catholic Church, xenophobic and anti-Semitic traditions, and 'the lack of confidence in many of the state's institutions and in the rule of law, coupled with the low quality of much political debate' (as the authors write in the final chapter). Illustrations (two new ones in this edition), maps, ruler lists, and a good English-language bibliography enhance the volume. Recommended.' P. W. Knoll, ChoiceTable of ContentsList of illustrations and maps; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; A note on Polish pronunciation; Chronology; Part I. Poland, to 1795: 1. Piast Poland, ?–1385; 2. Jagiellonian Poland, 1386–1572; 3. The Commonwealth of the two Nations, 1572–1795; Part II. Poland, after 1795: 4. Challenging the partitions, 1795–1864; 5. An era of transformation, 1864–1914; 6. Independence regained and lost, 1914–45; 7. Communism and the Cold War, 1945–89; 8. A new republic, 1989–; Geneaological charts of Polish rulers; List of heads of state, presidents, Communist Party leaders (1918–2018); Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisEarly medieval Britain saw the birth of England, Scotland and of the Welsh kingdoms. Naismith''s introductory textbook explores the period between the end of Roman rule and the eve of the Norman Conquest, blending an engaging narrative with clear explanations of key themes and sources. Using extensive illustrations, maps and selections from primary sources, students will examine the island as a collective entity, comparing political histories and institutions as well as societies, beliefs and economies. Each chapter foregrounds questions of identity and the meaning of ''Britain'' in this period, encouraging interrogation and contextualisation of sources within the framework of the latest debates and problems. Featuring online resources including timelines, a glossary, end-of-chapter questions and suggestions for further reading, students can drive their own understanding of how the polities and societies of early medieval Britain fitted together and into the wider world, and firmly graTrade Review'Rory Naismith adopts a refreshingly new approach to the study of early medieval Britain, which takes into account its political and cultural plurality, while also placing it in a wider European context. Comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date with the most recent historiographical developments, it will easily become a classic.' Francesca Tinti, University of the Basque Country'Up-to-date and judiciously argued, Rory Naismith's book with its excellent illustrations, text boxes addressing detailed evidence, timelines and discussion points is an ideal teaching tool. Covering the whole of Britain, sensible to internal differences and divisions, and attentive to the local and particular alongside major developments, this is also an important new history of these early centuries.' Pauline Stafford, University of Liverpool'This timely and refreshing textbook will challenge students' assumptions about 'Dark-Age' Britain. Eschewing the well-worn narratives that search for the national origins of England, Scotland and Wales, Rory Naismith makes a compelling case for adopting a much more holistic approach to the study of British history and taking the early medieval period on its own terms.' Edward Roberts, University of Kent'Students and scholars have been crying out for a well-informed and enticing history of early medieval Britain, which treats the whole island rather than selected parts of it. Rory Naismith has given us precisely that. He has also produced a significant work of scholarship, for this is a wonderfully rich book, which is written with confident command of a diverse array of sources and contains many new insights as well as a lucid survey. Anyone reading it should emerge not only confidently equipped but also inspired to explore the period further.' Stephen Baxter, University of OxfordTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements; List of Source Boxes; List of Methods and Analysis Boxes; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; 1. Introduction; Part I. Conceiving Early Medieval Britain: 2. An Island in the Ocean: The Idea of Britain; 3. On the Edge of the World: Britain and Europe; 4. Legend, Myth and History; 5. Migrations and Peoples; 6. Fragments of the Past; Part II. Making Early Medieval Britain: 7. Britain c. 500; 8. 'Fertile of Tyrants': Britain 500–650; 9. 'What the Outcome Will Be, a Future Age Will See': Britain 650–850; 10. 'God Help Us!': Britain 850–1000; Part III. Living in Early Medieval Britain: 11. Kingship in Action; 12. Building a Christian Society; 13. Maintaining Belief: The Church as an Institution; 14. Family, Friend, Lord, Slave: The Basis of Society; 15. Land, People and Settlement; 16. Getting and Giving: Acts and Settings of Exchange; 17. Language and Communication; 18. 'As Far as the Cold Waves Reach': Conclusion; Glossary; Index.

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