Reconstructing the Middle Ages
Exploring nineteenth-century French medievalism through scholar Gaston Paris, this book reveals how theories of medieval literature intersected with nationalism. It shows medievalism was a topic reaching beyond academia to shape national pride, memory, and identity.
Reconsidering a Lost Intellectual Project
This book explores how transnational experiences shaped the views of intellectuals exiled between 1933–1945. Essays focus on German, Spanish, and East European cases, comparing how exiles reconsidered their past in light of their new homelands.
Born in the Jungles of Burma
In WWII’s unforgiving China-Burma-India Theater, a unique US-British air unit, Air Commando 1, was forged. It pioneered large-scale air supply and support deep behind enemy lines, establishing a vital method of warfare for all subsequent wars.
Crafting Identities, Remapping Nationalities
In multicultural societies, identity is a battleground between myths of purity and the need to belong. This book explores how people use the politics of memory to forge personal and communal narratives of self-definition and belonging.
Reading a Dynamic Canvas
Personal adornment shapes identity, but can be manipulated to conceal or exaggerate reality. The essays in this volume explore this discourse through material evidence, covering a broad span from the ancient Near East to Roman Britain.
The Charm of a List
Lists seem plain but may conceal a complicated inner logic. They can tell a story, create a hierarchy, and influence how we conceptualize the world. This transdisciplinary volume collects case studies on the power of the list from multiple fields.
British Political Parties and National Identity
This book examines party political debates on Britishness under New Labour (1997–2010). It shows how discussions on devolution, multiculturalism, and globalisation led to a new consensus, while the European Union remained a deep, divisive cleavage.
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.
A unique, ignored episode in Irish history: In the 1930s, two university academics hijacked Fine Gael. They sought to create a radical political order based on Catholic social teachings, causing deep division and accusations of fascism before their ultimate failure.
Coast to Coast
Histories of the Pacific are stories of contact and connection. Coast to Coast explores the networks of modernity that connected the peoples of the Pacific, Australia and North America through new transportation and communication from the mid-nineteenth century.
On the Wings of Eagles
Gaius Marius was an innovative commander whose reforms changed the Roman military from a short-term militia into a professional standing army. This allowed Rome to expand but came at a cost to the state’s stability. This book charts the military implications of his reforms.
Women on the Move
This innovative collection brings women migrants clearly into view. Spanning four centuries, its culturally diverse contents explore common themes of exile, spirituality, and identity through personal narratives. A valuable resource for migration and gender studies.
Ritual and Remembrance
This study explores local memorial construction after the Great War, revealing the tension between private tragedy and public remembrance. It uncovers how authorities transformed personal grief into a public narrative through the complex process of commemoration.
Family History in Lancashire
Leading historians explore the family in Lancashire during industrialisation. This book shows how the family was society’s most effective shock absorber, adapting to the social stresses created by immense economic change.
International scholars explore the work of Pat Barker, one of Britain’s most notable novelists. This collection offers fresh and innovative readings on themes of gender, class, and violence, exploring the social and ethical issues in her novels.
The Middle East and the Cold War
This volume integrates historical debate with fresh insights on the Cold War’s impact on the Middle East. Superpowers proved constrained in their interventions, while Middle Eastern rulers enjoyed remarkable autonomy, exploiting global rivalry to achieve their goals.
Receptions and Re-visitings
This collection of essays addresses politics, gender, the English Revolution, and more. With a strong historiographical dimension that extends to modern times, this is an accessible guide for general readers and specialists alike.
Art, Politics and Society in Britain (1880-1914)
This collection of essays examines the convergence of aesthetics, politics, and spirituality in British modernism. It argues that this approach was not a push toward socialism, but a mutation of liberalism where fellowship and “decency” replaced abstract fraternity.
The Lost Gospel
Religion was a key factor for US Blacks integrating into 19th-century Canada. Protestant churches were crucial in their transition to freedom, fostering education, developing Black leadership, and guiding assimilation into their new host society.
Reform and Renewal
The 1960s-70s fractured the transatlantic alliance with rivalry, yet this crisis also sparked renewal. Drawing on declassified files, this book reveals the domestic and economic forces that redefined US-European relations.
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