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The Condition of the Working Class in England
Written when Engels was only twenty-four, and inspired in particular by his time living amongst the poor in Manchester, this forceful polemic explores the staggering human cost of …
European Empires from Conquest to Collapse, 1815-1960
European Empires from Conquest to Collapse is a vivid anticolonial reckoning with the history of imperial warfare. Global in scope, it deftly surveys the fighting forces and …
America: The New Imperialism
The invasion and occupation of Iraq have sparked considerable discussion about the nature of American imperialism, but most of it is focused on the short term. The classical …
Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
The seventeenth century saw the brief flowering of tragic drama in western Europe as a whole and in England in particular. It was, argues Victor Kiernan, the artistic expression of …
Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
'This book rests on a lifetime's thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in "a more realistic light".'Times Literary SupplementThe seventeenth century saw the …
Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
'This book rests on a lifetime's thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .'Times Literary SupplementThe seventeenth century saw the brief …
Duel in European History
For centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in Europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice. Moreover, …
Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
'This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in “a more realistic light”.’Times Literary SupplementThe seventeenth century saw the brief …
Lords of Human Kind
When European explorers went out into the world to open up trade routes and establish colonies, they brought back much more than silks and spices, cotton and tea. Inevitably, they …
The Lords of Human Kind
When European explorers went out into the world to open up trade routes and establish colonies, they brought back much more than silks and spices, cotton and tea. Inevitably, they …
Shakespeare
'This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in “a more realistic light”.’Times Literary SupplementAlthough Shakespeare is rightly …