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A Mad, Bad, and Dangerous People?
This was a transformative period in English history. In 1783 the country was at one of the lowest points in its fortunes, having just lost its American colonies in warfare. By 1846 …
Revolution and Counterrevolution on the Russian–Ottoman Border
The Wallachian revolution of 1848 was exactly the kind of event that European statesmen feared in the decades after the Congress of Vienna of 1815. Unlike most of the mid-century …
Devil and the Victorians
In recent decades, there has been a growing recognition of the significance of the supernatural in a Victorian context. Studies of nineteenth-century spiritualism, occultism, …
A Topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America; Containing a Succinct Account of its Climate, Natural History, Population, Agriculture, Manners and Customs of 2; Volume 2
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its …
Attlee's Labour Governments 1945-51
The Labour governments of 1945-51 are among the most important and controversial in modern British history, and have been the focus of extensive research over the last fifteen …
Life and Labour in Newfoundland
This study of Newfoundland is a brilliant combination of first-hand observation, and of research into fascinating source materials. Professor Fay made tours of Newfoundland and of …
Jane Austen and the French Revolution
This book argues that Jane Austin did know of the French Revolution and its effects on the European world, even though she never refers to it directly in her writing.
Jacobitism, Enlightenment and Empire, 1680-1820
The essays in this collection examine religion, politics and commerce in Scotland during a time of identity crisis and turmoil. The Acts of Union in 1707 brought Scotland into the …
With Additions and Alterations. Boyle's new Fashionable Court and Country Guide, and Town Visiting Directory for 1799. Containing an Alphabetical Arrangement of the Names and Places of Abode of all the Ladies and Gentlemen of Fashion
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its …
Sinews of Power
`The book is a distinguished work - of importance to students of governmental development generally. It is written in a fluent, non-technical manner that should reach a wide …
Wicked Waltz and Other Scandalous Dances
The waltz, perhaps the most beloved social dance of the 19th and early 20th centuries, once provoked outrage from religious leaders and other self-appointed arbiters of social …
Between Daily Routine and Violent Protest
Most human action has a technical dimension. This book examines four components of this technical dimension. First, in all actions, various individual, organizational or …