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The Cambridge World History: Volume 7, Production, Destruction and Connection, 1750-Present, Part 1, Structures, Spaces, and Boundary Making
Since 1750, the world has become ever more connected, with processes of production and destruction no longer limited by land- or water-based modes of transport and communication. …
Photographs and the Practice of History
What is it to practice history in an age in which photographs exist? What is the impact of photographs on the core historiographical practices which define the discipline and shape …
Specialty Food, Market Culture, and Daily Life in Early Modern Japan
This study is an unique approach to social and cultural history of Japan through the scope of food and food ways. In this book-length study of food markets in the early modern …
Empire and Revolution
The deep relationship between the United States and Mexico has had repercussions felt around the world. This sweeping and unprecedented chronicle of the economic and social …
Frederick the Great
For tactical and strategic ingenuity, for daring and ruthless determination and the capacity to inspire troops, Frederick the Great was without equal. In this detailed life of ‘Old …
Brief History of the Great Moghuls
The story of the most fascinating period of Indian history, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when the country was ruled by the extraordinarily talented dynasty of emperors …
An Economic History of Europe
This revised and extended edition of the leading textbook on European economic history has been updated to take account of contemporary economic developments and the latest …
Sex and Sexuality in Victorian Britain
Peek beneath the bedsheets of nineteenth-century Britain in this affectionate, informative and fascinating look at sex and sexuality during the reign of Queen Victoria. It examines …
Nations and Nationalism since 1780
Nations and Nationalism since 1780 is Eric Hobsbawm's widely acclaimed and highly readable enquiry into the question of nationalism. Events in the late twentieth century in Eastern …
Shifting Regimes : Political Disruption and Change in Early Modern Sweden
Sveriges tidigmoderna historia mellan 1500- och 1800-talen präglades av stora omkastningar av det politiska systemet. Olika regimer avlöste varandra, ibland under turbulenta …
Imperial Russia's Jewish Question, 1855–1881
The reform era in Russia (1855–1881) witnessed the emancipation of the serfs, economic and social change, the reform of all imperial institutions, and the growth of national …
Oscar Wilde on Trial
The most authoritative account of a pivotal event in legal and cultural history: the trials of Oscar Wilde on charges of “gross indecency” Among the most infamous prosecutions of a …