Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: Volume 1

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Del i serien Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Seventh Series

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Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is an annual collection of articles based on papers given to the Society by distinguished invited speakers and winners of RHS prizes. Volume 1 of the Seventh Series includes articles on religion during the Crusades; the Spanish monarchy; historical methodology and practice; celebrity culture; English socio-economic history; geographical thought in Britain; political representation during the period of the English, French and American Revolutions; the British Empire; Augustine's letters; heritage and public monuments; the medieval papacy; sport in colonial India; and academic freedom in Aotearoa New Zealand. The volume also includes reviews of Stuart Ward's Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain, with a reply from the author.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-12-21
Mått:153 x 228 x 11 mm
Vikt:550 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Transactions of the Royal Historical Society Seventh Series
Antal sidor:312
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781009480536

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Allmän historia och världshistoria inom Historia och arkeologi

Innehållsförteckning

1. Welcome from the Editors Harshan Kumarasingham and Kate Smith; 2. Monks and the Muslim Enemy: Conversion, Polemic and Resistance in Monastic Hagiography in the Age of the Crusades, c. 1000–1250 Andrew Jotischky; 3. The 'Dying' Bourbon Dynasty: The Diplomatic Role of the Spanish Monarchy in the Long Nineteenth Century David San Narciso; 4. The Historical Lecture: Past, Present and Future Toby Green; 5. The Gaiety Girl and the Matinee Idol: Constructing Celebrity, Glamour and Sexuality in the West End of London, 1890–1914 Rohan McWilliam; 6. Enclosure as Internal Colonisation: The Subaltern Commoner, Terra Nullius and the Settling of England's 'Wastes' Carl J. Griffin; 7. The Idea of Asia in British Geographical Thought, 1652–1832 Paul Stock; 8. Work and Identity in Early Modern England Mark Hailwood and Brodie Waddell; 9. Equality, Proportionality and Statistics: Political Representation from the English to the French and American Revolutions Lars Behrisch; 10. The Incoherence of Empire. Or, the Pitfalls of Ignoring Sovereignty in the History of the British Empire Jon Wilson and Andrew Dilley; 11. Gendered Violence, Victim Credibility and Adjudicating Justice in Augustine's Letters Victoria Leonard; 12. Archival Intimacies: Empathy and Historical Practice in 2023 Sarah Fox; 13. Statues, Spatial Syntax and Surrealism: 'History' and Heritagescapes in Public Space Pippa Catterall; 14. Creeping up on the Roman Provincial Ben Wiedemann; 15. The Limits of the History of Western Sport in Colonial India Subhadipa Dutta; 16. The Limits of the History of Western Sport in Colonial India – ERRATUM Subhadipa Dutta; 17. Decolonising Universities? Myth-Histories of the Nation and Challenges to Academic Freedom in Aotearoa New Zealand Miranda Johnson; 18. Stuart Ward's Untied Kingdom: A Global History of the End of Britain Saima Nasar; 19. Toward the Final Curtain: Glimpses of an End Foretold Brendan O'Leary; 20. Celtic Nationalisms and the Global Break-up of Britain Ben Jackson; 21. Unravelling Britishness Wendy Webster; 22. Paradox Postponed Erin F. Delaney; 23. Untidy Kingdom: A Reply by the Author Stuart Ward.