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Diplomacy, Roger Makins and the Anglo-American Relationship
The history of Britain after the Second World War is essentially the story of her loss of great power status. Writers discussing this decline often focus on those sources of power …
Women and the City
In the 70 years between the Civil War and World War II, the women of Boston changed the city dramatically. From anti-spitting campaigns and demands for police mothers to patrol …
Conspiracy and Virtue
What was the relationship between woman and politics in seventeenth-century England? Responding to this question, Conspiracy and Virtue argues that theoretical exclusion of women …
Large Landowning Class and the Peasantry in Egypt, 1837-1952
In Egypt, the landowning class first arose in the early part of the nineteenth century from land grants given to extended family members and friends of the ruler Muhammad 'Ali. The …
Slavery in the Ottoman Empire and its Demise 1800-1909
This study bridges the gap that exists between studies dedicated to the history of slavery in the Western and Islamic worlds. It sets itself the goal of understanding how slavery …
An Account of the Ganges and Burrampooter Rivers.... Read at the Royal Society, January 25, 1780.
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 …
Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens
The Worlds of James Buchanan and Thaddeus Stevens examines the political interests, relationships, and practices of two of the era's most prominent politicians as well as the …
The Rise and Fall of the White Republic
In this acclaimed historical study, Alexander Saxton establishes the centrality of white racism to American politics and culture. Examining images of race at a popular level - from …
Women, Sport and Modernity in Interwar Britain
This book offers a unique examination of women's increasing involvement in sport during the period 1919-1939. Focusing primarily on sites of participation, it analyses where and …
Scots in Eastern and Western Prussia
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 …
Characters and Anecdotes Collected in the Reigns of William Rufus, Charles the Second, and King George the Third, by the Celebrated Wandering Jew, of Jerusalem.
Travels Through Sicily and That Part of Italy Formerly Called Magna Græcia. And a Tour Through Egypt, With an Accurate Description of its Cities, and the Modern State of the Country. Translated From the German, by J. R. Forster, F.R.S
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 …