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  • av Neil Armstrong
    267 - 1 151

    The first study to examine both the experience and representation of Christmas during the formative period of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. -- .

  • av David Hay
    327 - 1 151

    Challenging the boundaries between military and gender history, and surveying a vast range of contemporary sources,this is the first account in English of the entire, 40-year military career of one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. -- .

  • - Medicine, Masculinity, and the Gothic at the Fin-De-SieCle
    av Andrew Smith
    271

    'Victorian Demons' explores how a crisis in masculinity was represented in literary, medical, legal and sociological contexts at the fin-de-siecle.

  • av Elisabeth Salter
    1 151

    Lectures and research students in cultural history, medieval and early modern studies and literary studies -- .

  • - Controversial British Techniques
    av Samantha Newbery
    1 151

    Examines the origins and effects of the use of interrogation techniques known as the 'five techniques'. Through its in-depth analysis the book reveals how British forces came to use such controversial methods in counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism and internal security contexts.

  • - Lost Futures and New Horizons in the 'Long Peace'
    av Niall Gilmartin, Katy Hayward, Peter Shirlow & m.fl.
    391 - 1 171

    This book captures the complex and often contradictory realities of the region's peace process. Across nine original essays, the authors provide a critical and comprehensive reading of a society that seems to have left its violent past behind but at the same time remains subject to its gravitational pull. -- .

  • - Contemporary Art, Urban Culture, and the Fashioning of Global Shanghai
    av Jenny Lin
    541 - 1 157

    A counter-touristic guide to one of the world's fastest developing megacities, this book intervenes in global contemporary art discourse by exploring the cross-cultural histories and creative conflicts buried beneath Shanghai's glamorous cosmopolitan facades. -- .

  • - Beyond the Security Alliance
     
    391

    This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Japan's new security partnerships with Australia, India, countries and multilateral security fora in East Asia, as well as with the EU and some of its member states. -- .

  • av Simon Peplow
    391 - 1 127

    Through exploration of black British community activism in three geographical case studies, this book argues that the 1980-1 anti-police disturbances should be viewed as 'collective bargaining by riot'. Utilising many original sources, it charts dichotomous attitudes towards public inquiries and discussions of increased political participation. -- .

  • - Decolonisation, Globalisation, and International Responsibility
    av Anna Bocking-Welch
    477 - 1 117

    The end of the Empire and the legacies of Britain's imperial past have shaped how the British public interact with the outside world. This book shows how the international activities of civic associations in the 1960s can help us to understand the impact of decolonization on the British public's sense of international responsibility. -- .

  • - Anglo-American Relations and the Intangibles of 'Specialness'
     
    1 341

    This book examines the ways cultural connections, constructs, and representations have impacted the history of the Anglo-American special relationship. Its multidisciplinary approach illuminates the mosaic of cultural connections that have simultaneously influenced elite decision-making and sculpted popular attitudes toward and expectations of the special relationship. -- .

  • - Historical and Anthropological Approaches to a Changing Regime of Governance
     
    1 181

    What does global health stem from, when is it born and how does it relate to the contemporary world order? In this book, historians and anthropologists tackle these questions by exploring the transnational circulation of drugs, bugs, therapies, biomedical technologies and people in the context of the "neo-liberal turn" in development practices. -- .

  • - Transatlantic Security from Truman to Trump,
    av Stanley R. Sloan
    387 - 1 241

    This book offers a history of a transatlantic security relationship that has endured for over seventy years, examining how developments inside NATO and European Union member states affect their ability to defend against external threats while preserving Western values, in the era of Trump and Brexit. -- .

  • - Phantoms, Fantasy and Uncanny Flowers
     
    1 341

    Diverse ecoGothic interpretations of Victorian gardens and their reflections of human disturbance, using material ecocritical methodology to examine uncanny vegetal agency. Monster plants, mystical trees, fairy groves, grim lakes and talking flowers are among the topics, seen through prose, poetry and painting. -- .

  • - Humanitarianism and Intervention from the 1890s to the Present
     
    1 341

    This book critically examines the history of humanitarianism and intervention on behalf of Armenia and Armenians from the late nineteenth century to the post-Soviet era. Examining a diverse set of case studies, the contributors show how the case of Armenia informs histories of humanitarianism and, in turn, how the history of humanitarianism illuminates the history of Armenia. -- .

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    - Myth and Reality
     
    181

    This book looks at the relationship between statute law and legal practice. It examines how law is applied in reality and more precisely how law is perceived by the general public in contrast to the legal profession. It explores how myths are created about the law and how myths are created by the law. -- .

  • - Europeanisation and its Twenty-First-Century Contradictions
     
    391

    This volume explores key issues that are currently at the forefront of the EU's relations with its eastern neighbours. It considers the impact of a more assertive Russia, the significance of Turkey, the limitations of the Eastern Partnership with Belarus and Moldova, the position of a Ukraine in crisis and pulled between Russia and the EU, security and democracy in the South Caucasus. -- .

  • - Work, Politics, Nature, and Health in the Contemporary United States
    av Mark Hudson, Ian Hudson & Robert Chernomas
    391 - 1 151

    What are neoliberal lives? This trans-disciplinary book investigates the forty-year war by the American business class to restore its power and profits, revealing the devastating implications for human development and dignity. -- .

  • - 'showered with Kindness'?
    av Heike Wieters
    527 - 1 111

    This book on the humanitarian NGO CARE offers a unique historical insight into the successes and crises of one of the major private humanitarian players throughout the second half of the 20th century. -- .

  • - The Early Middle Ages, c. 450-c. 1050
     
    1 241

    This unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to medieval historiography, providing an entry point for the dense scholarship on the period. Volume I covers the post-Roman world, from 450 to 1050. -- .

  • - By Lady Mary Wroth
     
    1 371

    Love's Victory is the first romantic comedy written in English by a woman, and this Revels edition is the first fully-authorised, modern spelling edition of this play by Lady Mary Wroth. -- .

  • - The Birth and Growth of Major Religions
    av Robin Derricourt
    467

    This book uses history and archaeology to examine the origins of major monotheistic religions: describing the contexts of times, places and societies where Mormonism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism began. It strips away myths and later traditions to provide a secular account of how these faiths first took root. -- .

  • - Future Crafting in the Genomic Era
    av Anne Kerr
    451

    Bringing the experiences of patients, carers and practitioners to the fore, this book explores how individual and collective futures are crafted through their work and care. The authors chart the different kinds of care and work involved in efforts to personalise cancer medicine, as well as the ways in which benefits and opportunities are unevenly realised and distributed. -- .

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    1 181

    This collection offers a groundbreaking study of Thomas Heywood's fascinatingly individual engagement with the classics across his writing career. It considers the wide diversity of genres to which he contributed, including dramas, translations, compendia, and iconographical designs, and attends to the shaping role of classics in his authorial self-fashioning and idiosyncratic aesthetic. -- .

  • - International, Transnational and Comparative Perspectives
     
    1 357

    Bringing together leading historians, this volume offers a vital and timely reassessment of Munich Crisis of 1938 from the point of view of the politicians, the people, and public opinion. It takes into account the profound social, cultural, and psychological effects of the crisis, hitherto neglected aspects of this clash between democracy and dictatorship. -- .

  • - A Beginner's Guide to Working with Text as Data
    av Jonathan Blaney
    237

    A practical guide to digital history, which shows just how much can be done without writing any code. This book will give researchers in history or related fields the skills and confidence to approach existing digital resources and to create their own. Assuming no prior knowledge, the guide focuses on hands-on techniques for working with text. -- .

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    1 061

    This book is a collection of chapters on supernatural belief and practice in Scotland between 1500 and 1800. It deals with elite culture - from political prophecy to astrology, theology and poetic visions. And it deals with popular culture - from trances and visionary encounters with ghosts and fairies, to folkloric angels and Second Sight. -- .

  • - A Critical Exploration
     
    1 181

    Featuring essays by leading scholars of surrealism, this book offers the first sustained critical inquiry into the multifaceted writing of women associated with surrealism, and highlights howthis oeuvre intersects with and contributes to contemporary debates on gender, sexuality, subjectivity, otherness, anthropocentrism, and the environment. -- .

  • - Urban Platforms and Metropolitan Logistics
     
    1 251

    This book brings together scholars from across the globe and a range of disciplines to discuss the nature of African cities today. This groundbreaking collection, spanning energy, housing, infrastructure, safety and sustainability, offers a fresh perspective on some of the most pressing issues confronting urban Africa in the twenty-first century. -- .

  • - A Critical Introduction to its Methods: 2nd Edition
    av Dorothy Price
    371

    This popular textbook provides a lively introduction to methodological debates in art history, from Hegel to the present day. The second edition has been updated to address the latest developments in gender studies, decolonialism and global art. -- .

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