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The Dreyfus Affair and the Crisis of French Manhood
In 1894, French army captain Alfred Dreyfus, an Alsatian Jew, was wrongly accused of passing military secrets to the Germans. The ensuing scandal has often been studied for what it …
War, Nationalism, and the British Sailor, 1750-1850
This is the first book to systematically integrate 'Jack Tar,' the common seaman, into the cultural history of modern Britain, treating him not as an occasional visitor from the …
Serbia Her People History and Aspirations
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 …
Political Languages of Emancipation in the British Caribbean and the U.S. South
This comparative study examines the emancipation process in the British Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, during the 1830s and in the United States, particularly South Carolina, …
Scientific Culture and Urbanisation in Industrialising Britain
Ian Inkster's intent in these studies is to move beyond the high culture and expertise of science towards the construction of the culture of urban communities. The work draws on a …
Journals and Debating Speeches
One of the constant fascinations Mill holds for the general public as well as scholars derives from the early flowering of his genius. This development is seen in detail in the …
British Policy and Opinion During, the Franco-Prussian War
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 …
Science, Women and Revolution in Russia
While the women's movement might seem like a relatively new concept, Russian women of the 1860s deserve to be acknowledged as individuals who changed the direction of science and …
Mobility, Migration and Transport
This book provides an innovative perspective on migration, mobility and transport. Using concepts drawn from migration history, mobilities studies and transport history it makes …
Marriage and Morals Among the Victorians
In these brilliant essays, Gertrude Himmelfarb, one of America’s most respected scholars of Victorian thought and culture, explores the many facets, public and private, of the …
The History and Antiquities, as Well Ecclesiastical as Civil of the Isle of Tenet, in Kent. by John Lewis, M.A. the Second Edition, with Additions.
The Enlightenment and Religion
This book offers a critical survey of religious change and its causes in eighteenth-century Europe, and constitutes a challenge to the accepted views in traditional Enlightenment …