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“I am Jugoslovenka!”
Winner of the Barbara Jelavich Book Prize 2023“I am Jugoslovenka” argues that queer-feminist artistic and political resistance were paradoxically enabled by socialist Yugoslavia’s …
‘Who the Devil Taught Thee So Much Italian?’
This book offers a comprehensive account of the methods and practice of learning modern languages, particularly Italian, in late sixteenth and early seventeenth century England. It …
‘Ten Pound Poms’
More than a million Britons emigrated to Australia between the 1940s and 1970s. They were the famous 'ten pound Poms' and this is their story. Illuminated by the fascinating …
‘Survival Capitalism’ and the Big Bang
This book about the Thatcher government and the City of London tells the compelling human story of the people and processes that made Britain’s 1980s financial revolution. Fusing …
‘Red Ellen’ Wilkinson
Unearthing new evidence to provide a richer understanding of her life, this study delves beyond the familiar image of Ellen Wilkinson on the Jarrow Crusade. From a humble …
‘No Historie So Meete’
This book explores the importance of history to Elizabethan and early Stuart gentry and how this led to a vibrant antiquarian culture. The family, town and county histories written …
‘Love Me or Kill Me’
Blasted brought Sarah Kane to the theatre pages of the broadsheets, the front pages of the tabloids, and to the notice of the nation. Covers all Kane’s major plays and productions, …
‘Insubordinate Irish‘
This book traces a number of common themes relating to the representation of Irish Travellers in Irish popular tradition and how these themes have impacted on Ireland’s collective …
‘Everyday Health’, Embodiment, and Selfhood Since 1950
What is the history of ‘everyday health’ in the postwar world, and where might we find it? This volume moves away from top-down histories of health and medicine that focus on …
‘England’S Darling’
During the last two decades, numerous studies have been devoted to the Victorian fascination with King Arthur, however . the figure of King Alfred has received almost no attention. …
‘Chords of Freedom’
How should we as Britons remember transatlantic slavery? How has slavery been remembered in the past? ‘Chords of freedom’ sets out to answer these questions and, in doing so, …
Zionism in Arab Discourses
Zionism in Arab discourses presents a ground-breaking study of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Through analyses of hundreds of texts written by Arab Islamists and liberals from the …