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Churchill

30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Pearce Robert, Robert Pearce

£11.99 30 Jun 2010 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Red Cloud at Dawn

25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly

By Michael D. Gordin

£19.99 25 Jun 2010 Hardback Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Following a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation, this work challenges conventional technology-centered nuclear histories by looking at the prominent roles that atomic intelligence and other forms of information play in the uncertainties of nuclear arms development and political decision-making.

Ships on Maps

18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pictures of Power in Renaissance Europe

By Richard W. Unger

£70.00 18 Jun 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Renaissance map-makers produced ever more accurate descriptions of geography, which were also beautiful works of art. They filled the oceans Europeans were exploring with ships and to describe the real ships which were the newest and best products of technology. Above all the ships were there to show the European conquest of the seas of the world.

Durchhalten!

15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Krieg Und Gesellschaft Im Vergleich 1914-1918

By Arnd Bauerkamper, Elise Julien

£27.00 15 Jun 2010 Paperback Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG

Three Thousand Miles to Freedom

15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By M.M. Pillai

£9.99 15 Jun 2010 Hardback Lancer InterConsult, Incorporated

Histories of Crime

11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Britain 1600-2000

By Anne-Marie Kilday, David Nash

£18.99 11 Jun 2010 Paperback Palgrave Macmillan

Written by a collection of internationally acknowledged experts, this rounded, coherent history of crime and the law demonstrates the evolution of attitudes towards crime and criminality over the last four hundred years. Topics covered include fraud, policing, adultery, infanticide and the death penalty.

Histories of Crime

11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Britain 1600-2000

By Anne-Marie Kilday, David Nash

£49.50 11 Jun 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Red Cloud at Dawn

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly

By Michael D. Gordin

£19.99 28 May 2010 Hardback Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict

28 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A History with Documents

By Charles D. Smith

£22.99 28 May 2010 Paperback Palgrave Macmillan

Charles D. Smith provides a remarkably comprehensive and objective account of this complex subject, adopting a long-view approach. The seventh edition of this established text has been revised and updated throughout and now features a new Prologue, Epilogue, questions for consideration, and coverage right up to Spring 2009.

The Angel of Death

17 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Story of Smallpox

By Gareth Williams

£18.99 17 May 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

The story of the rise and fall of smallpox, one of the most savage killers in the history of mankind, and the only disease ever to be successfully exterminated (30 years ago next year) by a public health campaign.

Auf Dem Weg Nach Europa

15 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Deutungen, Visionen, Wirklichkeiten

By Irene Dingel, Matthias Schnettger

£44.00 15 May 2010 Hardback Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG

World Press Photo

10 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Kari Lundelin

£14.95 10 May 2010 Paperback Thames & Hudson Ltd

Presenting the results of the "World Press Photo Contest", this book contains some of the best press photographs from the year 2009 pictures submitted by photojournalists, picture agencies, newspapers and magazines throughout the world.

Uranium

06 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World

By Tom Zoellner

£11.99 06 May 2010 Paperback Penguin Putnam Inc

The Atlantic and Its Enemies

04 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A History of the Cold War

By Norman Stone

£20.99 04 May 2010 Hardback The Perseus Books Group

Network Nation

03 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Inventing American Telecommunications

By Richard R. John

£29.95 03 May 2010 Hardback Harvard University Press

The telegraph and the telephone were the first electrical communications networks to become hallmarks of modernity. This book demonstrates how access to these networks was determined not only by technological imperatives and economic incentives but also by political decision making at the federal, state, and municipal levels.

Network Nation

30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Inventing American Telecommunications

By Richard R. John

£29.95 30 Apr 2010 Hardback Harvard University Press

Stranded in the Present

23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Modern Time and the Melancholy of History

By Peter Fritzsche

£14.95 23 Apr 2010 Paperback Harvard University Press

Explores how Europeans and Americans saw themselves in the drama of history, how they took possession of a past thought to be slipping away, and how they generated countless stories about the sorrowful, eventful paths they chose to follow. This book takes a look at the modern age: our possessions, our heritage, and our newly considered selves.

The Angel of Death

23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Story of Smallpox

By Gareth Williams

£18.99 23 Apr 2010 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Pressing the Fight

15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Print, Propaganda, and the Cold War

By Gregory Barnhisel, Catherine Turner

£35.50 15 Apr 2010 Hardback University of Massachusetts Press

Although often framed as an economic, military, and diplomatic confrontation, the Cold War was above all a conflict of ideas. This title includes original essays on the role of the printed word in the ideological struggle between East and West.

John Denton's "History of Cumberland"

15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Angus J.L. Winchester

£50.00 15 Apr 2010 Hardback Surtees Society

New and definitive edition of the earliest history of Cumberland.

Reuters - Our World Now (No. 3)

06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Reuters

£10.00 06 Apr 2010 Paperback Thames & Hudson Ltd

Reuters photojournalists are continually bearing witness to events as they happen across the globe. They submit some 1,500 photos a day, creating an annual archive of over half a million images. This work documents a year in the life of our vibrant, troubled, beautiful planet.

Time: Secret Societies

05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Inside History's Most Mysterious Organizations

By Kelly Knauer

£17.99 05 Apr 2010 Hardback Time Inc Home Entertaiment

Illustrates the history and background of the most secretive and obscure organizations - cultural, political, occult, criminal, and social - ranging from the Sons of Liberty in the American colonies to the Bolshevik cells of czarist Russia and such otherworldly cults as Heaven's Gate.

Duel at Dawn

31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Heroes, Martyrs, and the Rise of Modern Mathematics

By Amir Alexander

£21.95 31 Mar 2010 Hardback Harvard University Press

In the fog of a Paris dawn in 1832, Evariste Galois, the twenty-year-old founder of modern algebra, was shot and killed in a duel. Arguing that not even the purest mathematics can be separated from its cultural background, the author shows how popular stories about mathematicians are morality tales about their craft as it relates to the world.

Stranded in the Present

31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Modern Time and the Melancholy of History

By Peter Fritzsche

£14.95 31 Mar 2010 Paperback Harvard University Press

The Correspondence of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society, 1710-1761

18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Diana Honeybone, Michael Honeybone

£30.00 18 Mar 2010 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Annotated edition of erudite letters from the eighteenth-century sheds light on intellectual life at the time.

Pressing the Fight

15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Print, Propaganda, and the Cold War

By Gregory Barnhisel, Catherine Turner

£33.50 15 Mar 2010 Hardback University of Massachusetts Press

A Brief Guide to Human Rights

01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Bowen, Stephen

£7.66 01 Mar 2010 Paperback Running Press Book Publishers

Insomnia

26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A Cultural History

By Eluned Summers-Bremner

£12.95 26 Feb 2010 Paperback Reaktion Books

In today's media-saturated, hyper-connected society, increasing numbers of people are finding it hard to switch off their over-stimulated brains and escape the demands of daily life. This book shows that the roots and effects of insomnia are complex, and reveals how humans have employed art, science and witchcraft to understand and treat it.

Global History (v. 2)

26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 26 Feb 2010 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

Red Cloud at Dawn

26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly

By Michael D. Gordin

£19.99 26 Feb 2010 Hardback Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Pressing the Fight

15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Print, Propaganda, and the Cold War

By Gregory Barnhisel, Catherine Turner

£33.50 15 Feb 2010 Hardback University of Massachusetts Press

The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellin Cartel

01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

By Escobar, Roberto

£10.98 01 Feb 2010 Compact Disk Hachette Audio

The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellin Cartel

01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

£9.34 01 Feb 2010 Paperback Grand Central Publishing

Global History (v. 2)

29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 29 Jan 2010 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

Red Cloud at Dawn

29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly

By Michael D. Gordin

£19.99 29 Jan 2010 Hardback Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

America's Cold War

10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The Politics of Insecurity

By Campbell Craig, Fredrik Logevall

£19.95 10 Jan 2010 Hardback Harvard University Press

American foreign policy after 1945 was never simply a response to communist power or a crusade contrived solely by domestic interests. It was always an amalgamation of both. This book lays bare the emergence of a political tradition in Washington that feeds on external dangers, real or imagined, a mindset that inflames US foreign policy.

Great Negotiations

01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Agreements That Changed the Modern World

By Fredrik Stanton

£21.95 01 Jan 2010 Hardback Westholme Publishing, U.S.

Tells the stories of eight key episodes in modern diplomacy. From Benjamin Franklin securing crucial French support for the American Revolution to Reagan and Gorbachev laying the groundwork to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons, this title explains what each party brought to the negotiating table and the obstacles to success.

Der Fortschrittsglaube

31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Geschichte Einer Europaischen Idee

By Bedrich Loewenstein

£58.00 31 Dec 2009 Hardback V&R unipress GmbH

The belief in continual progress has played a central role in society for many hundreds of years now - both for supporters and detractors. But how much of that belief still exists today? This book offers an overview of the historical thought in Europe, from antiquity to the present day.

European Mobility

31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Internal, International, and Transatlantic Moves in the 19th and Early 20th

By Josef Ehmer, Stan Nadel, Annemarie Steidl, Hermann Zeitlhofer

£32.00 31 Dec 2009 Paperback V&R unipress GmbH

Transnational migration within Europe and overseas has become a central theme of historical research. This volume collects a variety of perspectives on the multiplicity of different patterns of migration and of the relationships that sometime linked local, continental, and transatlantic migrations.

Ethnische Gewissheiten

31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Kultur Und Politik Im Bayerischen Schwaben Vom Kaiserreich Bis Zum NS-Regime

By Martina Steber

£70.00 31 Dec 2009 Hardback Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG

"Ethnische Gewissheiten: Kultur Und Politik Im Bayerischen Schwaben Vom Kaiserreich Bis Zum NS-Regime".

Global History (v. 2)

25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 25 Dec 2009 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

Red Cloud at Dawn

25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly

By Michael D. Gordin

£19.99 25 Dec 2009 Hardback Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Gender, Mastery and Slavery

18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

From Ruropean to Atlantic World Frontiers

By William Henry Foster

£18.99 18 Dec 2009 Paperback Palgrave USA

Bill Foster's clear survey of this lively field provides a critical overview of current scholarship. Taking a thematic and comparative approach to fit with course needs, Foster couples case studies from the Americas with comparative perspectives from the ancient and medieval worlds, the Pacific and the Christian-Muslim slave frontier.

Gender, Mastery and Slavery

18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

From European to Atlantic World Frontiers

By William Henry Foster

£55.00 18 Dec 2009 Hardback Palgrave USA

The Cultural Work of Corporations

11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Megan Brown

£52.50 11 Dec 2009 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

This book argues that corporate culture - the values, customs, and conventions of a business organization - has altered how workers conduct themselves both inside and outside the workplace.

The Real History of the Cold War

10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A New Look at the Past

By Alan Axelrod

£16.99 10 Dec 2009 Hardback Sterling Publishing Co Inc

From the fall of Nazi Germany to the fall of the Berlin Wall, a cold war raged between the US and the Soviet Union. Though not a shot was fired, the hostility between the two superpowers threatened the globe with nuclear annihilation. The author reveals the intriguing, suspenseful true story behind this globe-spanning battle of wills.

A History of Modern Europe (v. 1 & 2)

01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By John M. Merriman

£35.99 01 Dec 2009 Paperback WW Norton & Co

A History of Modern Europe (v. 2)

01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By John M. Merriman

£24.99 01 Dec 2009 Paperback WW Norton & Co

A History of Modern Europe (v. 1)

01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By John M. Merriman

£24.99 01 Dec 2009 Paperback WW Norton & Co

Red Cloud at Dawn

01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly

By Michael D. Gordin

£19.99 01 Dec 2009 Hardback Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

War Volunteering in Modern Times

01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Krueger, Christine Levsen, Sonja

£43.93 01 Dec 2009 Hardback Palgrave MacMillan

Ignacy Paderewski - Poland

30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Anita Prazmowska

£12.99 30 Nov 2009 Hardback Haus Publishing Limited

Ever since the Third Partition in 1795 brought Polish independence to an end, nationalists had sought the restoration of their country, and the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 did indeed produce the modern Polish state.

Fighting Fires

27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Creating the British Fire Service, 1800-1978

By Shane Ewen

£50.00 27 Nov 2009 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

The first full-length scholarly history of the British fire service, 1800-1978, this book scrutinizes how firemen created a professional public service incumbent upon municipal government. It examines the influence of major fires and leading personalities within the fire service in constructing a professional ethos for municipal fire brigades.

A History of the County of Middlesex (v. 13, Pt. 1)

19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

XIII: Westminster

By Patricia E.C. Croot

£95.00 19 Nov 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

The City of Westminster is the seat of the monarchy and government of Great Britain and the centre of many aspects of British economic and cultural life. This title presents an explanation of what makes Westminster unique and includes sections on landownership and religious history.

National Religion and the Prayer Book Controversy, 1927-1928

19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By John Maiden

£50.00 19 Nov 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

New insights into the history of Anglicanism, Nonconformity and ideas of English and British identity between the two world wars.

Germany's Asia-Pacific Empire

19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Colonialism and Naval Policy, 1885-1914

By Charles Stephenson

£60.00 19 Nov 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Examines German attempts to acquire colonial territories in East Asia and the Pacific, and discusses the huge impact this had on local and other international powers. This book covers the German acquisition of Kiautschou in China which had profound consequences for China, beginning a 'scramble for concessions' by other western powers.

Dictionary of British Arms: Medieval Ordinary Volume III

19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By T. Woodcock, Sarah Flower

£95.00 19 Nov 2009 Hardback Society of Antiquaries of London

Speeches of War and Peace

06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Larry Buttrose

£19.99 06 Nov 2009 Hardback New Holland Publishers

Draws together the most important and memorable speeches of modern history about conflict and the desire for peace from some of the greatest orators the world has ever seen. This title brings together war speeches exalting nations to fight, women urging support for their rights and the dreams of believers for a peaceful destiny for the human race.

Uranium

05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World

By Tom Zoellner

£19.99 05 Nov 2009 Hardback Penguin Putnam Inc

The fascinating story of the substance that can sustain life--or destroy it--"Uranium" illustrates how the use of this mineral has shaped the modern world order.

Global History (v. 2)

30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 30 Oct 2009 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

The Cultural Work of Corporations

30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Megan Brown

£52.50 30 Oct 2009 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

This book argues that corporate culture - the values, customs, and conventions of a business organization - has altered how workers conduct themselves both inside and outside the workplace.

The World from 1450 to 1700

29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By John E Wills, JR.

£11.99 29 Oct 2009 Paperback Oxford University Press

In The World from 1450 to 1700 , historian John Wills takes a fresh look at one of the most fascinating and tumultuous periods in world history. Assuming a global perspective, rather than the traditional Eurocentric view, Wills traces the interwoven changes that led from the world of Columbus, Luther, and the Mughal emperor Babur to the world of Locke, Louis XIV, and the Kangxi emperor. The book's multi-centered approach explores historical events not in isolation but rather in a dynamic nexus of connections ranging from the Italian Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation to the Sikh, Hindu, and Confucian revivals; from the transformation of Japan in 1600 to the forced migrations of millions of African slaves; from the English Civil War and expanding Qing and Muscovite empires in Asia to new forms of scientific knowledge and parliamentary democracy in Europe. It is an interlocking world of change and movement, innovation and conquest, and Wills marshals his extraordinary narrative skill and breadth of learning to bring this period vibrantly to life.

An Imperial World

28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Douglas Taylor Northrop

£12.99 28 Oct 2009 Paperback Pearson Education (US)

Using a combination of historical narrative, primary documents, and synthetic analysis, this book offers a broad overview of global imperialism during the last three centuries. It examines the historical development of colonial systems and shows their enormous role in shaping the modern world order. Broad conceptual coverage outlines the structures of imperial power, surveying the "hard" side of modern empires - their ideological underpinnings, their military, economic, and political goals, and the practical techniques used by colonial authorities; then explores the enormous cultural and social impact of colonial systems in shaping the everyday lives of men, women, and children all around the globe, in the metropoles as well as in the colonies. For enthusiasts of world history, especially modern world civilization courses.

Uranium Wars

22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Scientific Rivalry That Created the Nuclear Age

By Amir D. Aczel

£18.99 22 Oct 2009 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

The author of Fermat's Last Theorem tackles the cause of the last century's most destructive event - the discovery of nuclear power. Aczel presents the fascinating story of the rival scientists who uncovered uranium's potential and reveals the ongoing tale of an element that is never far from today's headlines.

Hawke, Nelson and British Naval Leadership, 1747-1805

15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Ruddock MacKay, Michael Duffy

£50.00 15 Oct 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Investigates what exactly were the qualities which made for successful naval leadership in eighteenth-century Britain. This book identifies 12 key qualities, and discusses how far each of the many leading admirals of the period possessed these qualities. It argues that Hawke and Nelson were the outstanding naval leaders of the eighteenth century.

The Making of the Elizabethan Navy 1540-1590

15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

From the Solent to the "Armada"

By David Loades

£60.00 15 Oct 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

An account of the development of the English navy showing how the formidable force which beat the Spanish Armada was created.

La Toscana Dai Lorena Al Fascismo: Mezzo Secolo Di Storiografia Nel Cinquantenario Della Rassegna Storica Toscana

01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Conti, Fulvio Coppini, Romano Paolo

£25.27 01 Oct 2009 Paperback Polistampa Pagliai

Nationalgeschichte ALS Artefakt: Mystifizierung Und Entmystifizierung Nationaler Historiographien in Deutschland, Italien Und Os

01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Hye, Hans Peter Mazohl, Brigitte Niederkorn, Jan Paul

£32.97 01 Oct 2009 Paperback Austrian Academy of Sciences Press

The American Way of War: Guided Missiles, Misguided Men, and a Republic in Peril

01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Jarecki, Eugene

£8.79 01 Oct 2009 Paperback Free Press

Beyond Nations

01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Evolving Homelands in the North Atlantic World, 1400-2000

By John R. Chavez

£15.99 01 Oct 2009 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Beyond Nations traces the evolution of 'peripheral' ethnic homelands around the North Atlantic, from before transoceanic contact to their current standing in the world political system.

Beyond Nations

01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Evolving Homelands in the North Atlantic World, 1400-2000

By John R. Chavez

£50.00 01 Oct 2009 Hardback Cambridge University Press

Beyond Nations traces the evolution of 'peripheral' ethnic homelands around the North Atlantic, from before transoceanic contact to their current standing in the world political system.

The Cartoon History of the Modern World (Pt. 2)

01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

From the Bastille to Baghdad

By Larry Gonick

£9.99 01 Oct 2009 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Illuminating with the Enlightenment, this title presents the French Revolution, followed by Napoleon's conquests. It covers things from the Opium Wars to the post-Napoleonic world, industrialisation and the working class, World Wars I and II, the Cold War era, religious fundamentalism, and the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Global History (v. 2)

25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 25 Sep 2009 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

Dictionary of British Arms: Medieval Ordinary Volume III

23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By T. Woodcock, Sarah Flower

£95.00 23 Sep 2009 Hardback Society of Antiquaries of London

Enterprising Women and Shipping in the Nineteenth Century

17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Helen Doe

£55.00 17 Sep 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Shows how women entrepreneurs invested in, and often managed, non-feminine businesses such as shipping and shipbuilding in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Building a Railway

17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Bourne to Saxby

By Stewart Squires, Ken Hollamby

£30.00 17 Sep 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Nineteenth-century photographs, juxtaposed with the same scenes taken in today's world, bring the building of a Lincolnshire railway vividly to life.

From Orientalism to Postcolonialism

09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Mazumdar Sucheta

£75.00 09 Sep 2009 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

An intervention in one of the most fundamental debates confronting the social science and humanities, namely how to understand global and local historical processes as interconnected developments affecting human actors.

Speeches That Reshaped the World: Concise Edition

01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Whitaker, Alan

£13.71 01 Sep 2009 Paperback New Holland Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

After Tamerlane: The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000

01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Darwin, John

£10.99 01 Sep 2009 Paperback Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Winner of the 2008 Wolfson History Prize for excellence in historical writing.

Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Japanese, the Nazis, and the Soviets: All built empires meant to last forever; all were to fail. But, as John Darwin shows in this magisterial book, their empire-building created the world we know today.

From the death of Tamerlane in 1405, to America's rise to world "hyperpower," to the resurgence of China and India as global economic powers, "After Tamerlane "is a grand historical narrative that offers a new perspective on the past, present, and future of empires.

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29

01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Rafferty, Kevin

£16.48 01 Sep 2009 Hardback Overlook Press

Beyond Nations

01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Evolving Homelands in the North Atlantic World, 1400-2000

By John R. Chavez

£15.99 01 Sep 2009 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Beyond Nations traces the evolution of 'peripheral' ethnic homelands around the North Atlantic, from before transoceanic contact to their current standing in the world political system.

Beyond Nations

01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Evolving Homelands in the North Atlantic World, 1400-2000

By John R. Chavez

£50.00 01 Sep 2009 Hardback Cambridge University Press

Beyond Nations traces the evolution of 'peripheral' ethnic homelands around the North Atlantic, from before transoceanic contact to their current standing in the world political system.

Modern Italy in Historical Perspective

28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Nick Carter

£16.99 28 Aug 2009 Paperback Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

In the three sections - Liberal Italy, Fascist Italy and Italy from the occupation until the end of the 'First' Republic - this title describes and evaluates the historiographical contours. It analyses the politics, economic developments and society and culture of each period.

England and the 1641 Irish Rebellion

20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Joseph Cope

£50.00 20 Aug 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

The 1641 Irish Rebellion has long been recognized as a key event in the mid-17th century collapse of the Stuart monarchy. This book explores the consequences of this emergency by focusing on survivors of the rising in local, national and regional contexts.

Confronting the Bomb

15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement

By Lawrence S. Wittner

£18.95 15 Aug 2009 Paperback Stanford University Press

Tells the story of how citizen activism helped curb the nuclear arms race and prevent nuclear war. This book shows how a worldwide, grassroots campaign challenged the nuclear priorities of the great powers and, ultimately, thwarted their nuclear ambitions.

Confronting the Bomb

15 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament Movement

By Lawrence S. Wittner

£46.95 15 Aug 2009 Hardback Stanford University Press

Adventures Along Borders: Personal Reminiscences

01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Personal Reminiscences

By Mount, Graeme S.

£34.00 01 Aug 2009 Hardback Black Rose Books

For decades, Graeme S. Mount taught a course on twentieth-century global history. Lesson preparation and research took him to all continents, and he pursued a lifelong interest in international borders. Most border crossings were uneventful, others highly memorable. These pages recount his most noteworthy adventures at, and along, international borders.

The stories are timely. Borders, border controls, and the absence of border controls have repercussions on the lives of ordinary people.

Graeme S. Mount is the author of thirteen books, the most recent being "895 Days That Changed the World: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford "(2005).

Beyond Nations

01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Evolving Homelands in the North Atlantic World, 1400-2000

By John R. Chavez

£15.99 01 Aug 2009 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Beyond Nations traces the evolution of 'peripheral' ethnic homelands around the North Atlantic, from before transoceanic contact to their current standing in the world political system.

Beyond Nations

01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Evolving Homelands in the North Atlantic World, 1400-2000

By John R. Chavez

£50.00 01 Aug 2009 Hardback Cambridge University Press

Beyond Nations traces the evolution of 'peripheral' ethnic homelands around the North Atlantic, from before transoceanic contact to their current standing in the world political system.

Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason

01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Shorto, Russell

£8.24 01 Aug 2009 Paperback Vintage Books USA

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A "New York Times" Notable Book
Sixteen years after Rene Descartes' death in Stockholm in 1650, a pious French ambassador exhumed the remains of the controversial philosopher to transport them back to Paris. Thus began a 350-year saga that saw Descartes' bones traverse a continent, passing between kings, philosophers, poets, and painters.
But as Russell Shorto shows in this deeply engaging book, Descartes' bones also played a role in some of the most momentous episodes in history, which are also part of the philosopher's metaphorical remains: the birth of science, the rise of democracy, and the earliest debates between reason and faith. Descartes' Bones is a flesh-and-blood story about the battle between religion and rationalism that rages to this day.

Global History (v. 2)

31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 31 Jul 2009 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

The Dying and the Doctors

16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Medical Revolution in Seventeenth-century England

By Ian Mortimer

£50.00 16 Jul 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

From the 16th century onwards, medical strategies adopted by the seriously ill and dying changed radically. This title identifies massive increases in the consumption of medicines and medical advice by various social groups and in various areas. It examines the role of the towns in providing medical services to rural areas and hinterlands.

A Soldier in Bedfordshire, 1941-1942

16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Diary of Private Denis Argent, Royal Engineers

By Denis Argent

£25.00 16 Jul 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Denis Argent, a professional journalist, joined the British Army in 1940 at the age of 23. He was then already writing for Mass-Observation, the innovative social research organization founded in 1937, and during most of his first two years in uniform - he was billeted in Bedfordshire in 1941-42 - he kept a remarkably detailed and probing diary.

The Dying and the Doctors: The Medical Revolution in Seventeenth-Century England

01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Medical Revolution in Seventeenth-century England

By Mortimer, Ian

£50.00 01 Jul 2009 Hardback Royal Historical Society

Breckland Revisited

18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By James Parry, Anne Mason

£50.00 18 Jun 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

'Breckland' is the name given to some 370 square miles of inland Norfolk and Suffolk. It is an area with very distinctive landscapes, ranging from flint-strewn fields lined by twisted pines, to sandy heaths and remote villages of chalk and flint buildings. This work presents an evaluation of this landscape, its history, culture and wildlife.

The Baloch and Others: Linguistic, Historical and Socio-Political Perspectives on Pluralism in Balochistan

01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Jahani, Carina Korn, Agnes Titus, Paul

£54.95 01 Jun 2009 Hardback Reichert Verlag

This publication continues the volume, The Baloch and Their Neighbours (Reichert Verlag 2003; special set of these two volumes now available). Throughout history, Balochistan has been an important contact zone between the Indian Subcontinent and the Iranian Plateau. Today Balochistan is a land divided among several states. It is a region where a variety of languages intermingle, different religions jostle for attention, and traditional ways of living are challenged by modernity. The papers in this volume explore Balochistan's linguistic, socio-political and cultural diversity. Some take a historical perspective, and others examine the dramatic developments now shaping the region.

Property Rights, Land in Market and Economic Growth

01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Schofield, Phillip

£56.59 01 Jun 2009 Paperback Brepols Publishers

Fashioning Old and New: Changing Consumer Patterns in Western Europe (1650 - 1900)

01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Coquery, N. Stobart, J. Van Damme, I.

£51.65 01 Jun 2009 Paperback Brepols Publishers

Removing Peoples: Forced Removal in the Modern World

01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Forced Removal in the Modern World

By Bessel, Richard Haake, Claudia B.

£75.00 01 Jun 2009 Hardback Oxford University Press, USA

The forced removal of human beings from their homes for political, economic, 'racial', religious, or cultural reasons is a tragic hallmark of the modern age. The development of a global economy, modern race-thinking, world wars, popular and national sovereignty, and new technological means have given this phenomenon a new character.

Aristocracy and Its Enemies in the Age of Revolution

01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Doyle, William

£30.00 01 Jun 2009 Hardback Oxford University Press, USA

Describes how the French revolutionaries tried to abolish the nobility, analysing the intellectual roots of hostility to nobles, the steps by which revolutionaries turned against aristocracy, the impact of persecution, emigration, confiscation, and Terror, and the long-term consequences of these developments for the nobility.

The Dying and the Doctors

21 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Medical Revolution in Seventeenth-century England

By Ian Mortimer

£50.00 21 May 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Leitbild Europa? Europabilder Und Ihre Wirkungen in Der Neuzeit

01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Elvert, Jurgen Nielsen-Sikora, Jurgen

£51.10 01 May 2009 Paperback Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH

From early modern times to the present day, Europe has often been ascribed a model (leitbild) function. While the term can be understood as representing some kind of ideal, it has also been used to describe a mere notion of guidance. This volume analyzes the conflicting priorities created by the ambiguity of the term and clarify its use within the context of European history. German text.

Hort Der Frommigkeit Ort Der Verwahrung: Russische Frauenkloster Im 16. - 18. Jahrhundert

01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Schmahling, Angelika

£34.62 01 May 2009 Paperback Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbH

This volume studies the history and function of Russian women's convents in early modern times. While rogation and donorship were considered the main function of the convents' inhabitants, the convents also served as repositories for criminal or divorced women and the mentally ill. The author analyzes and compares two historic periods: the 16th to 17th centuries and the 18th century. German text.

Courage: Portraits of Bravery in the Service of Great Causes

01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Brown, Gordon

£8.76 01 May 2009 Paperback Weinstein Books

From the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: eight fascinating portraits of men and women whose lives define the meaning of courage.

Cardinal Bendinello Sauli and Church Patronage in Sixteenth-Century Italy

01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Career of Cardinal Bendinella Sauli, C.1481-1518

By Hyde, Helen

£50.00 01 May 2009 Hardback Royal Historical Society

Cardinal Bendinello Sauli died in disgrace in 1518, implicated in a conspiracy to assassinate the then Pope, Leo X. This book traces Sauli's rise and fall, setting one man's life and career against a background of political turmoil and intrigue, and offering fresh perspectives on the patronal links which bound pope, cardinals and their family.

Radical L.A.: From Coxey's Army to the Watts Riots, 1894-1965

01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Stevens, Errol Wayne

£19.20 01 May 2009 Hardback University of Oklahoma Press

How conflict between right and left shaped a city's character

Anglo-Jewry Since 1066: Place, Locality and Memory

01 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Place, Locality and Memory

By Tony Kushner Kushner, Tony

£60.00 01 May 2009 Hardback Manchester University Press

A study of the history and memory of Anglo-Jewry that focuses on the relationship between the local, the national and the global. It explores the construction of identities, both Jewish and non-Jewish, in relation to the concept of place.

A History of the County of Middlesex (v. 13)

16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

XIII: Westminster

By Patricia E.C. Croot

£95.00 16 Apr 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

A Cultural History of the Modern Age (v. 2)

15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Egon Friedell

£42.50 15 Apr 2009 Paperback Transaction Publishers,U.S.

Presents a key figure in the flowering of Viennese culture between the two world wars. This title claims that three main streams pervade the eighteenth century: Enlightenment, Revolution, and Classicism.

The Day We Lost the H-bomb

15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Cold War, Hot Nukes, and the Worst Nuclear Weapons Disaster in History

By Barbara Moran

£18.99 15 Apr 2009 Hardback Presidio Press

The Cartoon History of the Modern World (Pt. 2)

15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

From the Bastille to Baghdad

By Larry Gonick

£9.99 15 Apr 2009 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Gratefull to Providence': The Diary and Accounts of Matthew Flinders, Surgeon, Apothecary, and Man-Midwife, 1775-1802: Volume II

01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Diary and Accounts of Matthew Flinders, Surgeon, Apothecary and

By Matthew Flinders

£30.00 01 Apr 2009 Hardback Lincoln Record Society

Presents the diary and account books of Matthew Flinders, surgeon and apothecary of Donington in south Lincolnshire. This title records the social life of Donington - magical deceptions at the Bull and the visit of a theatre company - and the joys and sorrows of family life.

Scottish Reform Movement 1820-1833

01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Gordon Pentland

£50.00 01 Apr 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Cardinal Bendinello Sauli died in disgrace in 1518, implicated, rightly or wrongly, in a conspiracy to assassinate the then Pope, Leo X. This book studies the plot to murder the pope, examines the surviving evidence relating to the plot and reveals archival material which supports its existence in the eyes of the law and Sauli's involvement in it.

Shaping the Industrial Century: The Remarkable Story of the Evolution of the Modern Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries

01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Remarkable Story of the Evolution of the Modern Chemical and

By Chandler, Alfred D., JR.

£16.95 01 Apr 2009 Paperback Harvard University Press

Argues that only with consistent attention to research and development and an emphasis on long-term corporate strategies could firms remain successful over time. This work details these processes for various major chemical and pharmaceutical firms, demonstrating why some companies forged ahead while others failed.

The Entring Book of Roger Morrice (1677-1691)

19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Complete Set with Index

By Hawkyard, Aslasdair.

£625.00 19 Mar 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Covers publishing, plays, business, military and religious matters, foreign affairs, public opinion and London life. This work helps readers to trace the transformation of puritanism into Whiggery and Dissent. It also includes an introductory and an index volume as well as a biographical encyclopedia of names.

The Entring Book of Roger Morrice (1677-1691) (v. 7)

19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Index

By Alasdair Hawkyard

£75.00 19 Mar 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

The Scourge of Demons

15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Possession, Lust, and Witchcraft in a Seventeenth-century Italian Convent

By Jeffrey R. Watt

£40.00 15 Mar 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

In 1636, residents at the convent of Santa Chiara in Carpi in northern Italy were struck by an extraordinary illness that provoked bizarre behavior. When medical experts' cures proved ineffective, exorcists ministered to the women and concluded that they were possessed by demons and the victims of witchcraft. This book examines this case.

Uranium

09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

War, Energy, and the Rock That Shaped the World

By Tom Zoellner

£12.49 09 Mar 2009 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yield.

The British Naval Staff in the First World War

01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Black, Nicholas

£60.00 01 Mar 2009 Hardback Boydell Press

Examines the role of the Naval Staff of the Admiralty in the 1914-18 war, reassessing both the calibre of the Staff and the function and structure of the Staff. This book looks at how the Staff performed in various major naval issues of the war: the role of the Grand Fleet, the war against the U-boat, and the Dardanelles Operation.

The Scourge of Demons: Possession, Lust, and Witchcraft in a Seventeenth-Century Italian Convent

01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Possession, Lust, and Witchcraft in a Seventeenth-century Italian Convent

By Watt, Jeffrey R.

£40.00 01 Mar 2009 Hardback University of Rochester Press

Inquisition: The Reign of Fear

01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Green, Toby

£18.10 01 Mar 2009 Hardback Thomas Dunne Books

"A journey across centuries of religious conflict

"Toby Green's incredible new book brings a vast panorama to life by focusing on the untold stories of individuals from all walks of life and every section of society who were affected by the Inquisition. From witches in Mexico, bigamists in Brazil, Freemasons, Hindus, Jews, Moslems and Protestants, the Inquisition reached every aspect of society. This history, though filled with stories of terror and the unspeakable ways in which human beings can treat one another, is ultimately one of hope, underscoring the resilience of the human spirit. Stretching from the unification of Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella in the fifteenth century to the Napoleanic wars, "The Inquisition "details this incredible history in all its richness and complexity.

Harold Wilson's Cold War

19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Labour Government and East-West Politics, 1964-1970

By Geraint Hughes

£50.00 19 Feb 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Challenges the caricature of Harold Wilson's rigid subservience to America. This book demonstrates that as a Prime Minister Wilson intended to develop closer contacts with the Soviet leadership, and to foster co-operation on arms control, conflict resolution in Vietnam and East-West trade.

The Fenian Ideal and Irish Nationalism, 1882-1916

01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Kelly, Matthew Kelly, M. J.

£19.99 01 Feb 2009 Paperback Boydell Press

Analyses Fenian influences on Irish nationalism between the Phoenix Park murders of 1882 and the Easter Rising of 1916. This book challenges the convention that Irish separatist politics before the First World War were marginal and irrelevant, showing instead that clear boundaries between home rule and separatist nationalism did not exist.

The British Naval Staff in the First World War

01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Black, Nicholas

£60.00 01 Feb 2009 Hardback Boydell & Brewer

Examines the role of the Naval Staff of the Admiralty in the 1914-18 war, reassessing both the calibre of the Staff and the function and structure of the Staff. This book challenges some of the views of historians such as Arthur Marder and naval figures such as Captains Herbert Richmond and Kenneth Dewar.

A Cultural History of the Modern Age: Baroque, Rococo and Enlightenment

01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Friedell, Egon

£42.50 01 Feb 2009 Paperback Transaction Publishers

Exploring the Explorers

01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Spaniards in Oceana, 1519-1794

By Mercedes Maroto Camino

£60.00 01 Feb 2009 Hardback Manchester University Press

A study of cross-cultural engagements between the indigenous peoples of the Pacific and Spanish explorers during the early modern period. It analyses eight main voyages, their aims and outcomes, looking at the different patterns of contact and the use of gift-giving and bartering as social cement.

Exploring the Explorers

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Spaniards in Oceana, 1519-1794

By Mercedes Maroto Camino

£60.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Manchester University Press

Industrial Enlightenment

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Science, Technology and Culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1760-1820

By Peter M. Jones

£55.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Manchester University Press

Uses a case study to explore the contribution which scientific knowledge made to the growth trajectory of England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This book probes the relationship between knowledge generators and knowledge appliers in the specific setting of eighteenth-century Birmingham's booming metal-goods economy.

Global History (v. 2)

19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 19 Dec 2008 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

Anglo-Australian Relations and the Turn to Europe, 1961-1972

17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Andrea Benvenuti

£50.00 17 Dec 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Examines Anglo-Australian relations and explores the changes that took place during the 1960s, tackling the question as to why the ties of ethnicity and empire which had once bound Australia and Britain became inconsequential by the early 1970s. This work charts how Britain's turn to Europe gradually but inexorably loosened these historic ties.

Gender, Labour, War and Empire

12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Essays on Modern Britain

By Philippa Levine, Susan R. Grayzel

£55.00 12 Dec 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

A collection of essays that offers a critical examination of how studies of gender, labour, war and empire have transformed the field of modern British history. It contains topics ranging from prostitution and slavery to the effect of war on fashion magazine reporting to inter-racial marriage in the postwar years.

The King's Bench: Bailiwick Magistrates and Local Governance in Normandy, 1670-1740

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bailiwick Magistrates and Local Governance in Normandy, 1670-1740

By Schneider, Zoa Schneider, Zo'e A.

£40.00 01 Dec 2008 Hardback University of Rochester Press

Presents the teeming world of the local courts, with their magistrates and jailers, townspeople and peasants. This title chronicles the transformation of local governance after mid 17th century, as judges and their courts became the face of public order in the countryside. It provides local study of Normandy in the 17th and early 18th centuries.

Adventures Along Borders: Personal Reminiscences

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mount, Graeme S.

£26.92 01 Dec 2008 Hardback Black Rose Books

The stories are timely. Borders, border controls, and the absence of border controls have repercussions on the lives of ordinary people.

Graeme S. Mount is the author of thirteen books, the most recent being "895 Days That Changed the World: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford "(2005).

Dirty Secrets, Dirty War: The Exile of Robert J. Cox (Buenos Aires, Argentina: 1976-1983)

01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Cox, David

£14.81 01 Dec 2008 Hardback Evening Post Publishing Company

Themes in Modern European History, 1890--1945

26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicholas Atkin, Michael Biddiss

£20.99 26 Nov 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Focusing on the main powers in Europe, from Germany, Italy and Russia, to the UK and France, this book links together developments in society, the economy, politics and culture, and establishes them in their political framework. Including a chronology, maps, and a glossary, it is suitable for students of modern European history.

Themes in Modern European History, 1890--1945

26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicholas Atkin, Michael Biddiss

£65.00 26 Nov 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Admiral Saumarez Versus Napoleon

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Baltic, 1807-12

By Tim Voelcker

£45.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

In the Baltic in 1807-12, Admiral Saumarez played a very skilful diplomatic role, combining firmness and restraint, and working with Sweden, contrary to the instincts of his superiors in London. This book presents a detailed investigation of the key role played by Admiral Saumarez in the continuing naval warfare against Napoleon.

The Orders of Knighthood and the Formation of the British Honours System,

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Antti Matikkala

£90.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

A comprehensive study to set the British orders of knighthood properly into the context of the honours system - by analysing their political, social and cultural functions from the Restoration of the monarchy to the end of George II's reign.

Mary Ward (1585-1645)

20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Briefe Relation, with Autobiographical Fragments and a Selection of Letters

By Ward, Mary.

£45.00 20 Nov 2008 Hardback Catholic Record Society

Biography of, and writings by, Mary Ward, one of the most interesting and attractive figures in early modern history who born in Yorkshire during a period of relentless persecution for English Catholics and the founder of the Congregation of Jesus. It contains her earliest biography (c 1650) and other source texts.

The Entring Book of Roger Morrice (1677-1691): Complete Set with Index

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Complete Set with Index

By Hawkyard, Aslasdair.

£625.00 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Boydell Press

Cartesian Reflections: Essays on Descartes's Philosophy

01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Essays on Descartes's Philosophy

By Cottingham, John

£40.00 01 Nov 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press, USA

One of the world's leading Descartes scholars explores central areas of his philosophy, including his views on the nature of thought, the relationship between mind and body, his scientific worldview and its influence on modern thinking, the place of God in his philosophical system, and his account of the emotions and the good life.

Global History (v. 2)

31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 31 Oct 2008 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

The Countryside of East Anglia

16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Changing Landscapes, 1870-1950

By Tom Williamson, Susanna Wade Martins

£25.00 16 Oct 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Shows that the countryside we enjoy today has a very long history, but many of its key features were created in the past. This book investigates how the landscape of a particular area of England, East Anglia, developed in the period of the great depression, beginning in 1870, and the phase of wartime intensification which succeeded it after 1930.

The Baloch and Others: Linguistic, Historical and Socio-Political Perspectives on Pluralism in Balochistan

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jahani, Carina Korn, Agnes Titus, Paul

£55.49 01 Oct 2008 Hardback David Brown

Throughout history Balochistan has been an important contact zone between the Indian Subcontinent and the Iranian Plateau. Today Balochistan is a land divided among several states. It is a region where a variety of languages intermingle, different religions jostle for attention, and traditional ways of living are challenged by modernity. The papers in this volume explore Balochistan's linguistic, socio-political and cultural diversity. Some take a historical perspective, and others examine the dramatic developments now shaping the region.

Making Waves: Worldwide Social Movements, 1750-2005

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Martin, William G.

£18.65 01 Oct 2008 Paperback Paradigm Publishers

A Century of Dining in Style

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Ferguson, Anne Paterson, Carol

£50.00 01 Oct 2008 Hardback A & C Black Publishers

A guide to 20th century dining and social history in the West, as reflected in recipes and types of foods, what people used in the way of cutlery, tableware, and table settings, and trends relating to styles of dining (picnics, smorgasbords, etc.). This book is divided into decades - each decade is represented by a separate chapter.

Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Shorto, Russell

£14.29 01 Oct 2008 Hardback Doubleday Books

"A fascinating, colorful, and very readable account of early modern ideas and personalities. Shorto has a gift for storytelling. He brings the 17th century to life while doing justice to the philosophy."--Professor Steven Nadler, author of "Rembrandt's Jews" and "Spinoza: A Life."

God and Gold: Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mead, Walter Russell

£9.31 01 Oct 2008 Paperback Vintage Books USA

A stunningly insightful account of the global political and economic system, sustained first by Britain and now by America, that has created the modern world.
The key to the two countries' predominance, Mead argues, lies in the individualistic ideology inherent in the Anglo-American religion. Over the years Britain and America's liberal democratic system has been repeatedly challeged--by Catholic Spain and Louis XIV, the Nazis, communists, and Al Qaeda--and for the most part, it has prevailed. But the current conflicts in the Middle East threaten to change that record unless we foster a deeper understanding of the conflicts between the liberal world system and its foes.

The History of Bingo

01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Downs, Carolyn

£38.43 01 Oct 2008 Hardback Palgrave MacMillan

The Furie of the Ordnance

21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Artillery in the English Civil Wars

By Stephen Bull

£50.00 21 Sep 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

The English Civil War has been depicted as a struggle between Cavaliers and Roundheads in which technology played little part. This book argues that this romantic picture is deeply flawed - revealing a reality of gunpowder, artillery, and a grinding struggle of siege and starvation.

A Brief History of Modern Wars

16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Richard Connaughton

£7.99 16 Sep 2008 Paperback Running Press Book Publishers

The greatness of a battle is determined by its effect and influence upon events. In a series of thrilling examinations of twelve of the most significant encounters of the last three decades, Connaughton presents a fascinating insight into modern battles--such as the Falklands and Afghanistan--and the influence they have on contemporary events.

Cartesian Reflections

11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Essays on Descartes's Philosophy

By John G. Cottingham

£40.00 11 Sep 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press

Gender, Mastery and Slavery: The Atlantic World Experience

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Foster, W. H.

£15.91 01 Sep 2008 Paperback Palgrave MacMillan

Gender, Mastery and Slavery: The Atlantic World Experience

01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Foster, W. H.

£46.70 01 Sep 2008 Hardback Palgrave MacMillan

Global History (v. 2)

29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 29 Aug 2008 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

Land and Nation in England

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Patriotism, National Identity, and the Politics of Land, 1880-1914

By Paul Readman

£50.00 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Offers a study of the relationship between Englishness and the politics of land. This book explores the ideas and cultural attitudes that informed political positions on the land question, from paternalist 'pure squire Conservatism' to patriotic radical visions of pre-enclosure England.

How Bedfordshire Voted, 1685-1735 (v. 2)

21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Evidence of Local Poll Books

By James Collett-White

£25.00 21 Aug 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Poll books tell the story of local people and their link with national history, and can provide a treasure trove of information. This book presents the story of how Bedfordshire voted in the context of local and national politics to the election in 1734. It contains transcriptions of the poll books.

Land of Sin

19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Inside the Movement That Controls the Republican Party

By Max Blumenthal

£14.99 19 Aug 2008 Hardback Nation Books

Why Europe? the Rise of the West in World History 1500-1850

03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Global Change in a Global Context, 1500-1900 A.D

By Jack A. Goldstone

£16.99 03 Aug 2008 Paperback McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Explores one of the biggest questions of historical debate: how among Eurasia's interconnected centers of power, it was Europe that came to dominate much of the world.

Making Waves

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Worldwide Social Movements, 1750-2005

By William G. Martin

£45.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Paradigm

William G Martin, Professor of Sociology at Binghamton University, has written extensively on Africa and the world-economy, social movements, and the production of knowledge.

The Victoria History of the County of Essex: Volume One

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Doubleday, H. a.

£75.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Victoria County History

The Industrious Revolution

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Consumer Behavior and the Household Economy, 1650 to the Present

By Jan De Vries

£15.99 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

De Vries traces the evolution of an 'industrious revolution' that fundamentally altered the material cultures of Europe and North America.

Global History (v. 2)

25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Industrial Revolution to the Age of Globalisation

By Mark Willner, George Hero

£25.00 25 Jul 2008 Hardback Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.

Designed to meet tenth-grade curricula and also matches the curricula of many secondary school social studies programs.

Lowestoft, 1550-1750

17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Development and Change in a Suffolk Coastal Town

By David Butcher

£50.00 17 Jul 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Offers a picture of Lowestoft and its inhabitants during the early modern period. This book makes use of documentation, in particular the parish registers. It begins with an overview of Lowestoft's medieval history, and then proceeds to investigate such topics as: topographical development, demographic features, and occupational structure.

Enlightened Feudalism

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Seigneurial Justice and Village Society in Eighteenth-Century Northern

By Jeremy Hayhoe

£45.00 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

A reassessment of seigneurial justice that presents a different vision of village society in eighteenth-century France.

Osterreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815-1950, 60. Lieferung

01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Osterreichische, Akademie Der Wissenscha

£19.23 01 Jul 2008 Paperback Austrian Academy of Sciences Press

State and Market in Victorian Britain

19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

War, Welfare and Capitalism

By Martin Daunton

£55.00 19 Jun 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Traces the effects and consequences of radical economic change, moral, social, and fiscal, in the Victorian period. This book argues that central to the politics of Victorian Britain was determining where the line should be drawn between private profit and social costs.

Thomas Tallis and His Music in Victorian England

19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Sue Cole

£50.00 19 Jun 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

In Victorian England, Tallis was ever-present: in performances of his music, in accounts of his biography, and through his representation in physical monuments. This book examines the reception of two works that lie at the stylistic extremes of his output: "Spem in Alium" and the "Responses".

British Spies and Irish Rebels

19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

British Intelligence and Ireland, 1916-1945

By Paul McMahon

£60.00 19 Jun 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Shows how the British intelligence system responded to threats. This book features the underground activities of Britain's secret agencies such as MI5 and MI6/SIS. It puts secret intelligence in the context of the government's other sources of information and explores how cultural stereotypes distorted intelligence and shaped perceptions.

Benjamin Worsley (1618-1677)

19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Trade, Interest, and the Spirit in Revolutionary England

By Thomas Leng

£50.00 19 Jun 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Benjamin Worsley occupies a unique place in the development of commercial governance in England. Bringing together commercial, intellectual and political history, and ranging from London to Ireland, Amsterdam, and the international trade routes in which they were set, this book tells his story and of the revolutionary age through which he lived.

The Atlantic World

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

1450-2000

By Toyin Falola, Kevin D. Roberts

£39.00 15 Jun 2008 Hardback Indiana University Press

Provides an overview of the Atlantic world by exploring the major themes that define the study of this region. This work discusses subject such as contact with Europeans in Africa and the Americas, the slave trade, gender and race in the early Atlantic world, independence movements in Africa, and Caribbean nationalism.

The Atlantic World

15 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

1450-2000

By Toyin Falola, Kevin D. Roberts

£13.99 15 Jun 2008 Paperback Indiana University Press

Provides an overview of the Atlantic world, since the 15th century, by exploring the major themes that define the study of this region. This work discusses topics such as: Contact with Europeans in Africa and the Americas, the slave trade, gender and race in the early Atlantic world, independence movements in Africa, and Caribbean nationalism.

A Happy Holiday: English-Canadians and Transatlantic Tourism, 1870a1930

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

English Canadians and Transatlantic Tourism, 1870-1930

By Morgan, Cecilia

£19.00 01 Jun 2008 Paperback University of Toronto Press

Examines the travels of English speaking Canadian men and women to Britain and Europe during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book describes the experiences of tourists, detailing where they went and their reactions to tourist sites, and focuses on the centrality of culture and the sensory dimensions of overseas tourism.

High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families

By Gosselin, Peter

£15.99 01 Jun 2008 Hardback Basic Books

The U.S. economy is wrapping up 25 years of some of the strongest growth in its history. At the same time, Americans report feeling more economically insecure than ever. Gosselin discusses this threat to working Americans' security and what to do about it.

The Pursuit of Glory: The Five Revolutions That Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815

01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Blanning, Tim

£10.99 01 Jun 2008 Paperback Penguin Books

The new volume in the acclaimed Penguin History of Europe series takes on thegreater 18th century in all its revolutionary glory.

Can Israel Survive?

17 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hirsh Goodman

£15.99 17 May 2008 Hardback The Perseus Books Group

George Canning and Liberal Toryism, 1801-27

15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Stephen M. Lee

£50.00 15 May 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

George Canning, one of the charismatic figures in British political history, was at the centre of Hanoverian politics for nearly four decades. This study looks at how Canning emerged in the years between 1801 and his death in 1827 as the leading exponent of a distinctive form of Liberal Toryism in parliament and in the country at large.

Reformation and the German Territorial State

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Upper Franconia, 1300-1630

By William Bradford Smith

£50.00 01 May 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Religious reform and the rise of the territorial state were the central features of early modern German history. This is a study of the interrelation between religious reformation and territorial state-building in the German region of upper Franconia from the later Middle Ages through the Confessional era.

A Happy Holiday

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

English Canadians and Transatlantic Tourism, 1870-1930

By Cecilia Morgan

£48.00 01 May 2008 Hardback University of Toronto Press

A Happy Holiday

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

English Canadians and Transatlantic Tourism, 1870-1930

By Cecilia Morgan

£22.50 01 May 2008 Paperback University of Toronto Press

History's Locomotives

01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Revolutions and the Making of the Modern World

By Martin Malia

£14.99 01 May 2008 Paperback Yale University Press

A comparative history devoted to the revolutionary tradition in the West as it evolved over many centuries and reached its logical, though extreme, culmination in the Communist revolutions of the twentieth century.

High Wire

03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families

By Peter Gosselin

£15.99 03 Apr 2008 Hardback The Perseus Books Group

AA Happy Holidaya: English-Canadians and Transatlantic Tourism, 1870a1930

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

English Canadians and Transatlantic Tourism, 1870-1930

By Morgan, Cecilia

£48.00 01 Apr 2008 Hardback University of Toronto Press

AA Happy Holidaya: English-Canadians and Transatlantic Tourism, 1870a1930

01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

English Canadians and Transatlantic Tourism, 1870-1930

By Morgan, Cecilia

£22.50 01 Apr 2008 Paperback University of Toronto Press

Dominion of Memories

04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Jefferson, Madison and the Decline of Virginia

By Susan Dunn

£10.99 04 Mar 2008 Paperback The Perseus Books Group

Childhood and Youth in Modern Europe

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Heywood, Colin

£40.00 01 Mar 2008 Hardback Cambridge University Press

Childhood and Youth in Modern Europe

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Heywood, Colin

£14.99 01 Mar 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Encyclopedia of the Modern World

01 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

1750 to the Present

By Peter N. Stearns

£400.00 01 Mar 2008 Hardback Oxford University Press

The breadth of knowledge offered within this multivolume set is astounding. Coverage includes articles on countries, regions, and ethnic groups; themes involving social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, and culture; and events such as major wars.

The Anglo-French Seven Years War

29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By D A Baugh

£16.99 29 Feb 2008 Paperback Pearson Professional Education

History's Locomotives

28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Revolutions and the Making of the Modern World

By Martin Malia

£14.99 28 Feb 2008 Paperback Yale University Press

The Little Big Red Book

13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Celebration of 75 Years of the Victoria County History at the Institute of

By Mel Hackett, Kerry Whitston

£12.99 13 Feb 2008 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

A publication celebrating 75 years of the association between the Victoria County History and the Institute of Historical Research. It is illustrated with images from VCH volumes and contains information on the counties covered by the project. It is intended for those interested in local history.

Global Studies: Europe

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Frankland, E. Gene

£14.15 01 Feb 2008 Paperback Dushkin/McGraw-Hill

Why Europe? the Rise of the West in World History 1500-1850

01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Global Change in a Global Context, 1500-1900 A.D

By Jack A. Goldstone

£14.99 01 Feb 2008 Paperback McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Part of the "Explorations in World History" series.

Themes in Modern European History, 1890--1945

15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicholas Atkin

£20.99 15 Jan 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Adopting a thematic approach to a period of great change and upheaval in Europe, this title focuses on developments in society, the economy, politics and culture fixing them not only in the political framework of the time, but also in their social and cultural contexts.

World Civilizations, Volume 2: Since 1500

01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Adler, Philip J. Pouwels, Randall L.

£39.99 01 Dec 2007 Paperback Wadsworth Publishing Company

Short chapters, great stories, and tons of study tools! Adler and Pouwels's WORLD CIVILIZATIONS is a vibrant introduction to world history structured to meet the demands of your study schedule. It's clearly written, packed with charts and illustrations, and loaded with review features so you'll be up to date in class and ready for the test. And, because WORLD CIVILIZATIONS offers extensive coverage of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, you'll have timely historical insights into the issues that make today's news. Get WORLD CIVILIZATIONS and discover how having all the information you need to know for the test really does equal a better grade.

Holding the Line

30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

War Stories of the US Border Patrol

By Gerald Schumacher (Colonel)

£16.99 30 Nov 2007 Hardback Motorbooks International

Members of US Border patrol process 1, 181, 605 passengers at Airports, Ports, and Border posts daily. They seize narcotics, intercept illegal currency, and try to staunch the flow of illegal immigrants. Working with dogs, horses, and sophisticated technology they do all they can to hold this line. This title provides accounts of these missions.

World Civilizations (v. 2)

30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Philip J. Adler, Randall L. Pouwels

£39.99 30 Nov 2007 Paperback Thomson Learning

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament

15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

By Maija Jansson

£350.00 15 Nov 2007 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Imagining Roman Britain

15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Victorian Responses to a Roman Past

By Virginia Hoselitz

£50.00 15 Nov 2007 Hardback Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Using archaeological activity in four British provincial towns, this book provides insights into the way in which Victorian archaeology emerged, developed and altered how the modern world understood the ancient.

The Pursuit of High Culture: John Ella and Chamber Music in Victorian London

01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT

John Ella and Chamber Music in Victorian London

By Bashford, Christina

£50.00 01 Nov 2007 Hardback Boydell Press

Investigates the promotion and consumption of high musical culture among leisured society in Victorian London, by focusing on the activities of the concert manager John Ella and his Musical Union.