Seminar Studies In History – serie
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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 to blame for the difficulties he encounted.
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The French Revolution was riddled with paradoxes and in this key Seminar Study Dr Wright tackles the many controversies surrounding these events. He also reviews the arguments of leading historians, and analyses some of the key documentary evidence on which they have based their judgements.
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This wide-ranging study starts with an analysis of the late-medieval church, the book then charts the progress of reform and the impact of the Reformation.
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This series aims to bridge the gap between the standard textbook and specialized monograph. It provides A level and undergraduate students with coverage of major themes in British and European history, from the medieval period to the 20th century.
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An exploration of Cromwell's government and the political experimentation of the 1650s. Concise and accessible, it does full justice to a decade of momentous upheavals which had a permanent effect on British politics.
565 kr
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It is often assumed that the Weimar Republic was bound to fail due to the harsh terms of the Versailles Settlement. Professor Hiden dispels this simplistic view and shows how it was a complex interaction of factors which finally brought Hitler to power.
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This text provides a short account of the reigns of Francis I (1515-47) and Henry II (1547-59). The second edition has been revised to included recent research and places more emphasis on social developments and patronage of the arts.
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A concise synthesis of recent research which has transformed our view of religious belief and practice in pre-Reformation England.
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This study introduces students to England's foreign policy during the reigns of the Tudor monarchs. The book addresses the key questions facing students and each reign is analyzed in turn, providing a narrative and explanation of the major events and policy decisions of the period.
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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 conflicting interpretations for the failure of Chartism.
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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.
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This text provides a comprehensive study of the origins and development of the Labour Party, spanning the period from the late-19th century through to the general election of 1945. It shows how the Labour Party developed into a major political force, transforming the political scene in Britain.
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The period 1870-1914 saw the consolidation of republican government and recovery of national self-confidence in France, establishing firm parliamentary rule and building up an empire. This text offers an introduction to the period and incorporates recent research.
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This text has been revised to take account of recent scholarship, particularly on the constitution, political parties, the church and the legacy of the Civil Wars. The book examines how the Civil Wars affected the monarchy and primary documents illustrate points raised in the text.
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Barry Coward has revised his wide-ranging text which outlines the major social changes that occurred in England in the two hundred years after the Reformation. He examines the religious and intellectual changes resulting from revolutionary pressures and he considers the impact of rapid inflation and population expansion that occurred in the later sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
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This study explores relations between Britain and Ireland during the late-19th and early-20th century. The text provides the background to the unfolding and dramatic events in both Northern Ireland and in Britain as the United Kingdom moves towards a federal constitutional structure.
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Provides a timely introduction to one of the most fundamental and highly charged political questions which have dominated British politics since 1945: Britain's position in Europe. The author's chronological, rather than thematic, approach brings clarity to what is an enormously complex topic.
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The relationship between the US and Europe in the 20th century is one of the key considerations in any understanding of international relations. This work first sets the context by looking at the trends and traditions of America's foreign relations in the 19th century, and then considers the changing nature of America's vision of Europe from 1900.
Poverty and Poor Law Reform in Nineteenth-Century Britain, 1834-1914
From Chadwick to Booth
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
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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 assesses current debates on Victorian attitudes to the poor.
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This volume provides a balanced historical analysis of the Thatcher years and their consequences in the light of the miners' strike, unfavourable relations with Europe, the poll tax and the Falklands War.
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An accessible yet comprehensive introduction to this crucial period in Cold War history.
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This concise, lucid study charts the complex sequence of events we know today as the War of the Roses. In the thematic chapters of the third section the author assesses the motives and relationships of the principal actors; the real character and impact of the Wars of the Roses; and the nature of Yorkist government.
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This text deals not only with the military campaigns of the English Civil War, but also with the way war affected the people and institutions of mid-17th-century England. In addition, the book looks beyond England's borders and situates the war in its British context.
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The changes during the English Reformation reflected the desire of the Crown, government and landed classes to reduce the power and wealth of the late medieval Church. This book covers the background to the Reformation, the processes which brought about these major changes and the impact on the clergy and the general population.
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A study of the reign of Charles V constructed around a biographical framework and looking at his role in the German Reformation, the establishment of the state of the Netherlands, the formation of the Spanish overseas empire and the Habsburg-Valois rivalry in Italy.
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A popular concise guide - one of the clearest available on the Russian Revolution.
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The Dutch Revolt 1559-1648 begins by illustrating the historical background and causes of the revolt. This is followed by chronological sections devoted to each phase of the revolt and an assesment section that takes a more thematic approach, looking at the military, economic, political and constitutional issues.
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This work examines the movement to abolish slavery in the US, from the origins of the movement in the 18th century through to the Civil War and the abolition of slavery in 1865. Within a basic chronological framework it also considers black abolitionists, feminism, and anti-slavery violence.