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Intellectuals and Reform in the Ottoman Empire
This book uncovers Young Turk political and social ideas at the end of the nineteenth century, during the intellectual phase of the movement.Analysing the life in exile of two of …
Everyday Life and Consumer Culture in Eighteenth-Century Damascus
Damascus was for centuries a center of learning and commerce. Drawing on the city's dazzling literary tradition-a rich collection of poetry, chronicles, travel accounts, and …
Philanthropy and the Construction of Victorian Women's Citizenship
British social reformers Emma Cons (1838–1911) and Lucy Cavendish (1841–1924) broke new ground in their efforts to better the lot of the working poor in London: they hoped to …
Albania's Rights and Claims to Independence and Territorial Integrity
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
Within and Without the Nation
In some ways, Canadian history has always been international, comparative, and wide-ranging. However, in recent years the importance of the ties between Canadian and transnational …
Loyalty and Citizenship
Women, Work and Wages in England, 1600-1850
Women's employment was significant both for its contribution to industrialisation and to family economies; its range and the rewards are explored.Women's work is recognised as …
works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber
The Works of the Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber is a comprehensive collection of writings by one of the most influential chemists of the seventeenth …
Queen Caroline and the Power of Caricature in Georgian England
This book will be the first dedicated study of the remarkable role of Georgian caricature in the equally remarkable Queen Caroline controversy of 1820-21. When the newly crowned …
The Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions
The Englishwoman’s Review, which published from 1866 to 1910, participated in and recorded a great change in the range of possibilities open to women. The ideal of the magazine was …
From Rail to Road and Back Again?
The coming of the railways signalled the transformation of European society, allowing the quick and cheap mass transportation of people and goods on a previously unimaginable …
The Land and the People of Nineteenth-Century Cork
First published in 1975. Using estate records, local newspapers and parliamentary papers, this book focuses upon two central and interrelated subjects – the rural economy and the …