International Library of Historical Studies – serie
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England and Spain in the Early Modern Era
Royal Love, Diplomacy, Trade and Naval Relations 1604-25
Av Óscar Alfredo Ruiz Fernández
Inbunden, 2019
1748 kr
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The early 17th century was a time of great literature the era of Cervantes and Shakespeare but also of international tension and heightened diplomacy. This book looks at the relations between Spain under Philip III and Philip IV and England under James I in the period 1603-1625. It examines the …
Russia and the British Left
From the 1848 Revolutions to the General Strike
Av David Burke
Inbunden, 2018
1458 kr
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The study of Marxism in Britain throws light on what many historians have referred to as `the enemy within’. In this book, David Burke looks at the activities of Russian political emigres in Britain, and in particular the role of one family: the Rothsteins. He looks at the contributions of Theodore …
Making of Modern Romanian Culture
Inbunden, 2005
1979 kr
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This book challenges the notion that Western ideas were essential to Romanian development. It is a fascinating story of how a national culture is born. This book provides a history of the development of literary culture and the printed word in Romania. How do literacy and the development of …
Squires in the Slums
Settlements and Missions in Late Victorian Britain
Inbunden, 2007
1979 kr
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Settlements were a distinctive aspect of late-Victorian church life in which individual philanthropic Christians were encouraged to live and work in communities amongst the poor and set an example for the underprivileged through their own actions. Often overlooked by historians, settlements are of …
Of Victorians and Vegetarians
The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-century Britain
Inbunden, 2007
2365 kr
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Nineteenth-century Britain was one of the birthplaces of modern vegetarianism in the west, and was to become a reform movement attracting thousands of people. From the Vegetarian Society's foundation in 1847, men, women and their families abandoned conventional diet for reasons as varied as …
Politics of Prayer in Early Modern Britain
Church and State in Seventeenth-century England
Inbunden, 2007
1979 kr
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Prayer was regarded as an essential arm of the State and even a method of 'thought control' in early modern England. In the seventeenth Century, the period covered by Richard Ginn's study, Common Prayer dominated people's everyday lives at a national level, in communities and congregations, as well …
Empires in Conflict
Armenia and the Great Powers, 1912-20
Inbunden, 1995
2038 kr
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This work traces the emergence of the "Armenian Question" through an account of the Great Power interests in the region, including Russian Imperial expansion, the geopolitical and strategic concerns of Britain, France and Germany, and the major stakes of the Great Powers in the Ottoman economy. …
European Impact and Pacific Influence
British and German Policy in the Pacific Islands and the Indigenous Response
Av Hermann J. Hiery, John MacKenzie
Inbunden, 1997
1893 kr
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British and German ambitions have clashed in the Pacific at many times in the last two centuries. This is a study of those episodes, and their effects on the European powers and the Pacific Islanders involved. It throws light on the activities of missionaries in Micronesia, head-hunters in New …
Ideology of Obsession
A.K.Chesterton and British Fascism
Av David Baker
Inbunden, 1996
1951 kr
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Arthur Kenneth Chesterton, cousin of G.K. Chesterton, grew up in South Africa where he developed his "colonial outsider" view of England and of the First World War. By the age of 21, Chesterton was an archetypal "angry young man" - ex-colonial, ex-officer with literary interests and …
Conditions of Surrender
Britons and Germans Witness the End of the War
Inbunden, 1996
1893 kr
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During six months in 1945, the victorious Allies formulated a wide range of policies toward the defeated Germany. This pivotal period - between Yalta and Potsdam - was to herald the re-integration of Germany into postwar Europe, and eventually into the international system of democratic states. It …
Fascism in Britain
From Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts to the National Front
Häftad, 1998
384 kr
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This edition investigates fascist activities in the period of turmoil leading to World War II and raises disturbing questions: how far was the British establishment involved? What were the links with Nazi Germany? What were the plans for the future of British Jews? How much did the British secret …
Gentleman Radical
Life of John Horne Tooke, 1736-1812
Av Christina Bewley, David Bewley
Inbunden, 1998
2100 kr
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The late-18th century was remarkable for radical and revolutionary fervour, fierce controversy, strident polemic, violent uprising, revolution and revolutionary war, and John Horne Tooke's life mirrored this ferment and turbulence. He was the only man in England to be imprisoned for supporting the …
Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in the Medieval West
Av Diana Webb
Häftad, 2001
359 kr
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Pilgrimage was an integral part not only of medieval religion but medieval life, and from its origins in the 4th-century Meditteranean world rapidly spread to northern Europe as a pan-European devotional phenomenon. Drawing upon original source materials, this text seeks to uncover the motives of …
Priests, Prelates and People
A History of European Catholicism, 1750 to the Present
Av Nicholas Atkin, Frank Tallett
Inbunden, 2003
1979 kr
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The Catholic Church has always been a major player in European and world history. Whether it has enjoyed a religious dominance or existed as a minority religion, Catholicism has never been diverted from political life. "Priests, Prelates and People" records the Church struggling to adapt to the new …
Mary, Queen of Scots and the Casket Letters
Inbunden, 2002
1951 kr
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Mary Queen of Scots - tragic heroine or adulteress conniving in murder? This book adds to the mysterious drama, covering an historical detective story which has absorbed readers for over 400 years. Yet it is much more than a powerful tale with human tragedy, suffering and death at its heart: it was …
Colonial Educators
The British Indian and Colonial Education Service 1858-1983
Av C Whitehead
Inbunden, 2003
2038 kr
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Education and the British Empire - cultural imperialism or vital preparation for independence and nationhood? This question lies at the root of the history of the education services in India and the colonial territories. Clive Whitehead, a distinguished educationalist, has brought together these …
Debating the Revolution
Britain in the 1790s
Av Chris Evans
Inbunden, 2006
1893 kr
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The 1790s was a fateful period for Britain. The French Revolution of 1789 opened an era of seismic political upheaval, one in which many features of the modern world made their first significant appearance. Democracy, mass nationalism, wholesale military mobilisation, and anti-colonial revolt all …
Enlightenment and Reform in 18th-Century Europe
Av Derek Beales
Häftad, 2011
399 kr
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The 18th century was a unique period of global and fundamental change. Britain conquered India and much of America, the American Revolution produced the USA, and Russia expanded vastly. In the field of ideas the Scientific Revolution was consolidated and followed by the Enlightenment. Nationalism …
