Seminar Studies In History – serie
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Charles I 1625-1640
Häftad, 1993
784 kr
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Draws on recent interpretations of the period to re-evaluate Charles I's reign. This work analyses the reign of Charles I against the background of his father's legacy and the problems he inherited. The study assesses Charles's own methods and style of government, suggesting that these were mainly …
The Protestant Reformation in Europe
Häftad, 1992
471 kr
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This is a wide-ranging study of the Protestant Reformation. Starting with an analysis of the late-medieval church, the book charts the progress of reform and concludes with an important assessment of the impact of the Reformation.
The English Republic 1649-1660
Av T.C. Barnard
Häftad, 1997
649 kr
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The book begins by introducing the complicated events leading to the execution of Charles I in 1649 and then offers a detailed analysis of the political experimentation which followed. Toby Barnard argues that although the survival of the revolutionary order was bound up with Cromwell, and …
The Pre-Reformation Church in England 1400-1530
Häftad, 1996
862 kr
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Offers a concise synthesis of the valuable research accomplished in recent years which has transformed our view of religious belief and practice in pre-Reformation England. The author argues that the church was neither in a state of crisis, nor were its members clamouring for change, let alone …
England and Europe 1485-1603
Av Susan Doran
Häftad, 1996
649 kr
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This Seminar Study introduces students to England's foreign policy during the reigns of the Tudor monarchs. In this succinct introduction the author addresses the key questions facing students - for example, to what extent did monarch or minister make policy. Each reign is analysed in turn …
Chartism
Av Edward Royle, Roger Lockyer
Häftad, 1996
649 kr
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This text has established itself as the best short account of the Chartist movement available. It considers its origins and development, placing the movement within its broad social and economic context. Dr Royle also provides clear analysis of its strategy and leadership and assesses the …
Elizabethan Parliaments 1559-1601
Av Michael A.R. Graves, Roger Lockyer
Häftad, 1996
649 kr
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Michael Graves provides a clear summary of conflicting interpretations of Elizabethan parliaments and presents a new perspective, striking a balance between business and politics.
The Rise of the Labour Party 1880-1945
Av Paul Adelman
Häftad, 1996
649 kr
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This popular study covers two major topics: the formation of the Labour Party and its emergence as the main rival to the conservatives. This transformation of the British political scene has been accounted for in a variety of ways. Dr Adelman examines these explanations and concludes that while …
Poverty and Poor Law Reform in Britain
From Chadwick to Booth, 1834-1914
Häftad, 1998
634 kr
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The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 is one of the most important pieces of social legislation ever enacted. Its principles and the workhouse system dominated attitudes to welfare provision for the next 80 years. This new Seminar Study explores the changing ideas to poverty over this period and …
Britain Under Thatcher
Av Anthony Seldon, Daniel Collings
Häftad, 1999
649 kr
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This concise, accessible, and balanced historical analysis of the Thatcher years and their consequences analyzes many controversial aspects of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, including the Falklands War, the miner's strike, bitter relations with Europe and the ill-fated poll tax. Books in this …
The English Civil War 1640-1649
Häftad, 1995
649 kr
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The English Civil War (1642-53) is one of the most crucial periods in British history. Martyn Bennett introduces the reader to the main debates surrounding the Civil War which continue to be debated by historians. He considers the repercussions both on government and religion, of Parliament's …
Poverty and Vagrancy in Tudor England
Häftad, 1986
843 kr
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First published in 1986. The first edition of this work was in 1971. In the intervening years a number of books and articles have appeared which deal directly, or indirectly, with the subject of poverty in the early modern period, and the bibliography, in consequence, has been almost doubled. Some …
The Russian Revolution
Av Anthony Wood
Häftad, 1986
649 kr
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A popular concise guide - one of the clearest available on the Russian Revolution.
French at War 1934 to 1944
Häftad, 2001
649 kr
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The years 1934 to 1944 remain the most contentious and dramatic decade in modern French history. Covering the Occupation, the Vichy regime, the Resistance and collaboration, Nick Atkin provides an important introduction to this key period. Accessible and concise, the book offers a wide-ranging …
Anti-Semitism Before the Holocaust
Häftad, 2000
664 kr
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An important new study on a complex and highly controversial topic.
China in Transformation 1900-1949
1900-1949
Häftad, 2008
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
649 kr
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In the first half of the twentieth century, China moved from a millennium of imperial rule to the Communist Party-led Peoples Republic of China which remains today. China in Transformation argues that this enormously significant period in Chinese history saw wrenching change throughout Chinese …
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement
Av John A. Kirk
Häftad, 2013
649 kr
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Martin Luther King, Jr is one of the iconic figures of 20th century history, and one of the most influential and important in the American Civil Rights Movement; John Kirk here presents the life of Martin Luther King in the context of that movement, placing him at the center of the Afro-American …
Bismarck and Germany
1862-1890
Häftad, 2010
634 kr
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Bismarck’s role in the unification and consolidation of Germany is central to any understanding of Germany's development as a nation and its consequent role as aggressor in two world wars. This study provides students with a concise, up-to-date and analytical account of Bismarck's role in modern …
Modernism
Av Robin Walz
Häftad, 2012
725 kr
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Robin Walzs updated Modernism , now part of the Seminar Studies series, has been updated to include significant primary source material and features to make it more accessible for students returning to, or studying the topic for the first time. The twentieth century was a period of seismic change …
Mussolini And Italian Fascism
Häftad, 2008
625 kr
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Fascism was one of the defining experiences of the European 20th Century. Within it many of the economic, political, social and cultural contradictions that had been brewing in the unprecedented transformation that European society underwent in the 19th and early 20th century came to a head. …
