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Islands in History and Representation
This innovative collection of essays explores the ways in which islands have been used, imagined and theorised, both by island dwellers and continentals. This study considers how …
Memoirs and Anecdotes of Philip Thicknesse, Late Lieutenant Governor of Land Guard Fort, and Unfortunately Father to George Touchet, Baron Audley. Volume 1 of 2
Lafayette in the Age of the American Revolution-Selected Letters and Papers, 1776-1790
This volume, the fifth in a distinguished and admired series, includes correspondence with George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Henry Knox, Alexander Hamilton, John …
C.P. Snow’s «Strangers and Brothers» as Mid-Twentieth-Century History
This book studies C.P. Snow’s eleven-volume series of novels (Strangers and Brothers) as documents detailing the social and political life of mid-twentieth-century Britain, and …
Revised and Enlarged Account of the Bobbili Zemindari
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 …
Protecting Soldiers and Mothers
It is a commonplace that the United States lagged behind the countries of Western Europe in developing modern social policies. But, as Theda Skocpol shows in this startlingly new …
Great Reform Act of 1832
The 1832 Reform Act was a watershed in the history of modern Britain, profoundly affecting the composition of parliament and the course of all subsequent legislation. This new …
Property and the German Idea of Freedom
This book offers a new interpretation of German law and politics during the era between the Thirty Years' War and the French Revolution. Liberal ideas of freedom and equality were …
Of the Patagonians. Formed From the Relation of Father Falkener a Jesuit who had Resided Among Them Thirty Eight Years. And From the Different Voyagers who had met With This Tall Race
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 …
