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Victorian Publishing and Mrs. Gaskell's Work
For much of her own century, Elizabeth Gaskell was recognized as a voice of Victorian convention - the loyal wife, good mother, and respected writer - a reputation that led to her …
More Work Than Glory
Prior to the 1960s, the term “Buffalo Soldier” was a fairly obscure one. Then, a trickle of titles became a torrent of books, articles, novels, monuments, and expanding numbers of …
Philanthropy and Voluntary Action in the First World War
This book challenges scholarship which presents charity and voluntary activity during World War I as marking a downturn from the high point of the late Victorian period. Charitable …
Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-1865
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 …
Schools and Work
In the half century since the World War II, France has developed from a conservative, semi-rural society in which the great majority of the population had only a primary education …
State, Nationalism, and the Jewish Communities of Modern Greece
By looking at the very specific case of the Greek-speaking Romaniote and the Ladino-speaking Sephardic communities in Southern Greece, Epirus and Macedonia, this book explores the …
Letters From an American Farmer; Describing Certain Provincial Situations, Manners, and Customs, not Generally Known; ... Written for the Information of a Friend in England, by J. Hector St. John,
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 …
History, Women and Gender in the Modern Middle East
This introductory text explores the gendered history of the modern Middle East, from the eighteenth century to the present, studying the various ways in which gender has defined …
First Fruits of Freedom
Union soldiers facilitate migration to their own hometown. Offering a rare glimpse into the lives of African American men, women, and children on the cusp of freedom, ""First …
Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures
The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures is a collection of essays by literary scholars from Germany, the US, and Central Eastern Europe offering insight …
War of 1812, Conflict and Deception
Perhaps no conflict in American history is more important yet more overlooked and misunderstood than the War of 1812. Begun by President James Madison after decades of humiliating …
