History – Page 39 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

The 1960s in Australia

People, Power and Politics

Edited By: Shirleene Robinson, Julie Ustinoff

£39.99

The 1960s is a heavily mythologised decade. This collection challenges that myth, showing that not everyone in Australia experienced it the same way. Expert historians explore the complex social realities, power, and politics of this significant time.

The Admiralty Sessions, 1536-1834

Maritime Crime and the Silver Oar

By: Gregory J. Durston

£61.99

Between 1536 and 1834, England's Admiralty Sessions tried serious maritime crimes like piracy and murder. This book documents the unique court's history, its immense challenges, and its battle to enforce the law thousands of miles from shore.

Between 1536 and 1834, England’s Admiralty Sessions tried serious maritime crimes like piracy and murder. This book documents the unique court’s history, its immense challenges, and its battle to enforce the law thousands of miles from shore.

The Alps and Resistance (1943-1945)

Conflicts, Violence and Political Reflections

Edited By: Francesco Scomazzon

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This book explores the Alps' dual function during the Italian Social Republic: a center of battles and opposition to fascism, and the cradle of the political debate that would forge modern Italian and European democracy.

This book explores the Alps’ dual function during the Italian Social Republic: a center of battles and opposition to fascism, and the cradle of the political debate that would forge modern Italian and European democracy.

The American Culture of Despair

The Sacred, Secularity, and the Test of Time

By: Richard K. Fenn

£58.99

Is the United States a democratic society, or does it show signs of the cultural despair that preceded fascism? This book examines critical moments, from the Civil War to JFK's assassination, revealing a long history of authoritarian tendencies and a regressive cycle of crisis.

Is the United States a democratic society, or does it show signs of the cultural despair that preceded fascism? This book examines critical moments, from the Civil War to JFK’s assassination, revealing a long history of authoritarian tendencies and a regressive cycle of crisis.

The American Occupation of Australia, 1941-45

A Marriage of Necessity

By: John McKerrow

£44.99

During WWII, over 120,000 American troops were based in Australia. This book examines the resulting "fault lines" in the alliance: GI crime, jurisdictional disputes, and fraught race and gender relations, challenging the accepted history of this occupation.

During WWII, over 120,000 American troops were based in Australia. This book examines the resulting “fault lines” in the alliance: GI crime, jurisdictional disputes, and fraught race and gender relations, challenging the accepted history of this occupation.

The Americas and the New World Order

Selected Essays on Latin America and Global Politics

Edited By: Joshua Hyles

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Written by leading experts and new scholars, this collection of essays portrays the Americas' place in the world. Spanning the Colonial Era to the present, it explores vital issues like migration, crime, economics, and relations between Asia and the Americas.

Written by leading experts and new scholars, this collection of essays portrays the Americas’ place in the world. Spanning the Colonial Era to the present, it explores vital issues like migration, crime, economics, and relations between Asia and the Americas.

The Ancient War’s Impact on the Home Front

Edited By: Lucia Cecchet, Christopher Degelmann, Maik Patzelt

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This first comprehensive volume explores the concept of the ‘home front’ in Greek and Roman Antiquity. Crossing borders between history, social sciences, and religious studies, it investigates the impact of war on the social and religious spheres of civilian communities.

The Archbishops of Cyprus in the Modern Age

The Changing Role of the Archbishop-Ethnarch, their Identities and Politics

Edited By: Michalis N. Michael, Andrekos Varnava

£49.99

Cypriot archbishops have long wielded political power. Most remember the nationalist politician and first President, Archbishop Makarios III. But were they all like him? This unique study explores the role of the archbishop-ethnarch.

The Art, History and Architecture of Florentine Churches

By: Susan Bracken

£63.99

Gáldy presents the history, art, and architecture of 25 of the main Florentine churches. She also provides plans and photos of the façades, and introduces important vocabulary and the main textual sources of the 13th to the 17th centuries.

The Atlantic World in the Antipodes

Effects and Transformations since the Eighteenth Century

Edited By: Kate Fullagar

£44.99

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.

The B. S. Johnson – Zulfikar Ghose Correspondence

Edited By: Vanessa Guignery

£57.99

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

Parallel Processes on the Opposite Sides of the Black Sea

Edited By: Ivan Biliarsky, Ovidiu Cristea, Anca Oroveanu

£44.99

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?

The Beauty of Melancholy and British Women Writers, 1670-1720

By: Laura Alexander

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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

An Alliance between Archbishop Daniel Mannix and Eamon de Valera

By: Patrick Mannix

From £14.99

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 Bible and the Religions of Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia and Greece

By: Robert Ignatius Letellier

From £35.99

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

The Importance of Being Normal

By: Menotti Lerro

£58.99

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

Economic Institutions in Pre-modern Northern Europe

By: Mika Kallioinen

£44.99

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.

The Book in Ireland

Edited By: Fabienne Garcier, Jacqueline Genet, Sylvie Mikowski

From £19.99

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

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

A Study in Catholic-Protestant Relations in Modern Ireland

By: Eugene Broderick

£34.99

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.

The Breakdown of the Grand Alliance and the Origins of the Cold War, 1942-1946

By: John Kent

From £40.99

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.

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.