The Atlantic World in the Antipodes
This collection of essays investigates the transformations of ideas, peoples, and institutions from the Atlantic World when carried into the Antipodes. The chapters underscore how both oceanic worlds were co-produced through intellectual and practical interactions.
From 1959 to 1973, writers B. S. Johnson and Zulfikar Ghose exchanged letters containing detailed analyses of their work. This correspondence offers personal revelations and provides insight into their lives, conjuring a picture of the London literary world of the 1960s.
The Balkans and Caucasus
The Black Sea is a bridge between peoples and a border between powers. This volume brings together scholars to ask: Is this a coherent zone whose past, present, and future suggest a shared destiny?
This book argues that early British women writers created a new expressive mode for melancholy. During a time of cultural and political transitioning, they forged a melancholy aesthetic to articulate their own experiences of loss, depression, and artistic angst.
The Belligerent Prelate
This book is an examination of the pivotal alliance between Taoiseach Eamon de Valera and Archbishop Daniel Mannix. It explores how their bond aided Ireland’s push for independence and why Mannix, once revered, became an isolated figure after 1925.
The cultures of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece provide a crucial context for understanding the Bible. Beliefs and practices from literary works like the Egyptian Book of the Dead, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and Homer’s epics deepen our understanding of the Biblical Books.
The Body in Autobiography and Autobiographical Novels
In an analysis of four books by authors with different sexual orientations, Lerro considers the complex relationships between body and mind, discussing the efforts of individuals from various backgrounds to define or to reject the “normal” and to put something else in its place.
The Bonds of Trade
How did long-distance trade flourish in a pre-modern world of overwhelming uncertainty? This book explores this paradox, revealing how institutions were created to build trust between distant communities and merchants who did not know one another.
This volume explores the relation between the Irish people and the printed word. It highlights the role of private presses, periodicals, and propaganda in circulating ideas and building a national identity. ‘A bold, wide-ranging introduction.’ – Declan Kiberd
The Boycott at Fethard-on-Sea, 1957
When a Protestant woman in Fethard-on-Sea refused to educate her children as Catholics, local Catholics boycotted Protestant businesses. This dramatic, human tale highlights how a personal dispute became a national crisis that tested the Irish state.
This book challenges standard accounts of the Cold War’s origins. It focuses on imperial rivalries between Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union, evaluating the responsibilities of all three for the breakdown of wartime cooperation. Uniquely, it treats Britain’s role as crucial.
In response to Britain’s economic decline, the Conservative Government of 1959-1964 effected a series of striking and controversial policy transformations. This book examines their ambitious aim: to fashion a modern nation and ensure their continuation in power.
The British Attempt to Prevent the Second World War
Neville focuses on some new issues associated with British appeasement policy in the 1930s. He looks at how the artificial split between international history and military history has led to the over-simplification of the factors involved in formulating the appeasement policy.
The British Indian Army
This work explores the British Indian Army: a unique partnership of imperial and South Asian cultures. An instrument of expeditionary war that enjoyed its greatest triumph defeating Japan in 1945, it paradoxically became a potent vehicle for a free India.
This collection explores the British labour movement’s neglected relationship with imperialism from 1800–1982. It engages with themes from trade union interaction with empire to post-colonialism, making a substantial contribution to the debates on imperialism’s legacy.
The British Sovereign Base Areas in the Island of Cyprus
Due to its strategic position, Cyprus has always been a prize for great powers. This book examines Britain’s long historical link to the island, focusing on the unique sovereign military bases retained after independence. How were they established and how do they function?
The Burning of Byron’s Memoirs
A collection of essays on Byron’s life and work, informed by primary texts. The title essay is hailed as the best-ever documentation of the disgraceful destruction of Byron’s Memoirs. For anyone interested in Byron, this is essential reading.
The Captivity Narrative
These scholarly essays assess captivity, exploring how captives expressed psychological duress and coped with bondage. Offering historical, literary, and philosophical analyses, topics range from 17th-century captivity to 21st-century prisoner narratives.
The Case against Christ
Are the Gospels good history or bad propaganda? Who should shoulder the blame for the crucifixion of Jesus? This book seeks answers by treating the matter as a forensic death investigation to determine who should be held criminally responsible.
The Case for Bethsaida after Twenty Years of Digging
McNamer builds on proof that Bethsaida dates back further than Roman times, as has been assumed for years, given its huge significance in the New Testament. She investigates the idea that the town now has to be taken into account in the search for the historical Jesus.
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