Polite Letters
Previously unedited, the letters of Mary Delany and royal intimate Lord Guilford offer a unique window into 18th-century England, from life at Court to the Gordon riots and an assassination attempt on the King’s life.
Political Ideology in Ireland
This collection of essays by leading experts interrogates history to understand Ireland’s unique political and ideological complexity. Exploring diverse persuasions from the Enlightenment to the present, it sheds light on the building of a modern nation.
Challenging the ‘Swedish model’, these essays present new research on forgotten 19th and 20th-century political movements. By examining political outsiders, the authors contribute to a timely rethinking of the roots of contemporary Sweden.
Political Parties in Mizoram
This book chronicles the Mizo National Front’s remarkable journey from a marginalized group into a political force. It’s a compelling narrative of how the MNF reshaped the destiny of a region, rallying a people in their pursuit of autonomy and, ultimately, statehood.
Politics and Culture in 18th-Century Anglo-Italian Encounters
Exploring Anglo-Italian encounters in the Enlightenment, this book interweaves political and cultural history to compose a lively, unexplored map of a cosmopolitan European world. It offers valuable insight into the interconnected nature of the Age of Reason.
Politics and Peasants in Interwar Romania
This title discusses the integration of peasants into the nation building project of Greater Romania with a focus on social and cultural practices. It advocates a shift from a multiple top-down perspective to an analysis concentrating on regionally diverse rural societies.
John Martyn turns his attention to a hitherto neglected subject: the letters of Pope Gregory the Great which pertain to nuns and convents. This edition of the letters in both Latin and English is of inestimable value and will spur further research.
Pope Gregory’s Letter-Bearers
The first-ever study of Pope Gregory’s letter-bearers. From 590-604, in an age of invasions and peril, a surprising number of men and women—clerics, farmers, widows—made dangerous journeys to carry his 850+ surviving letters across the world.
This text considers the diversity of the experiences and legacies of the First World War, looking at the actions of those who fought, those who remained at home and those who returned from the arena of war.
Populism
This monograph opens up a channel of dialogue among political scientists, sociologists, philosophers and historians in order to launch a debate on the declination of the phenomenon of populism.
Populist Hearsay of 1939-45
Histories of WWII are often biased to justify a home nation. Britain claimed it “won the war” single-handedly; other countries have their own self-centered versions. This book confronts these nationalistic views and challenges accepted versions of traditional national histories.
Portraying Irish Travellers
This interdisciplinary volume explores the history of Irish Travellers, a conspicuous minority whose past is often ignored. Scholars address the problems that arise when a marginalised group is portrayed by the majority, proving Travellers deserve a place in Ireland’s narrative.
Examples of social practice in the Central European region from the 19th century to the 1950s are presented here. The volume responds to the current economic and social crisis, including the welfare state crisis, which raises the need to seek solutions from the past and present.
Power, Politics and Episcopal Authority
This book assesses the shifts in bishops’ power in Lincoln and Cremona from the 11th to the 14th century. The comparison highlights the differences between the role of a prelate in England’s largest diocese and the struggle for authority in a communal Italian city.
Ahmed deals with the new dynamics of Islam in East Africa and its attempt to expand through various missionary activities. He argues that this Islamic awakening is not just about the Salafi or Muslim Brothers, but concerns Shīʿa, Sufi, Muslim Bible Scholars and others alike.
This monograph explores the emotional conflicts of Aimee Mayne, a woman born in 1872 into a life of apparent privilege and opportunity, providing revealing analysis that includes revelations about women brought up in the late-Victorian period.
Primogeniture and Entail in England
This book examines the history and literary representation of primogeniture, the English custom making the eldest son sole heir. Denounced as unjust yet fiercely defended, it dominated social life for centuries, sparking a major ideological debate.
Private Bill Legislation in the Nineteenth Century
The creation of canals, railways, and the infrastructure of Victorian Britain was impossible without private Acts of Parliament. How these Acts were promoted and passed has never been systematically analysed—until now. This book explores over 20,000 Acts from 1797 to 1914.
Offering an accessible framework for the student and general reader to study the Franco regime, Sangster explores the various views of the Spanish dictator provided by biographers and historians.
Under the guise of protection, Britain overran, plundered and disempowered the kingdom of Buganda. Based on newly de-classified records, this book reconstructs the machinations of British rule in Uganda, demonstrating how its colonial past shapes its future.
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