History – Page 39 – Cambridge Scholars Publishing

The Public Rituals of Life, Death, and Resurrection in Tlayacapan, Morelos (Mexico)

By: Robert H. Jackson

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This study describes the evolution and modern practice of the public ritual of life, death, and resurrection in Tlayacapan, Mexico. It discusses how Carnival, Holy Week, and the Day of the Dead evolved after the Spanish conquest and are now used to attract cultural tourism.

Revolving Around India(s)

Alternative Images, Emerging Perspectives

Edited By: Juan Ignacio Oliva-Cruz, Antonia Navarro-Tejero, Jorge Diego Sánchez

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This book offers a transnational and gender perspective on contemporary India, exploring tradition, diaspora, and political activism. It analyses cultural texts to reveal discourses of equality, fear, and racism, stimulating studies on India's future.

Japan’s Military Power

The True Ability of the Self-Defense Forces

By: Robert D. Eldridge, Hideki Nakamura , Graham B. Leonard

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Japan's leading submariner, Hideki Nakamura, delivers a bestselling insider’s account of the problems facing the Self-Defense Forces. He reveals how legal, political, and operational restrictions dangerously undermine the SDF's ability to fight and partner with other countries.

Japan’s leading submariner, Hideki Nakamura, delivers a bestselling insider’s account of the problems facing the Self-Defense Forces. He reveals how legal, political, and operational restrictions dangerously undermine the SDF’s ability to fight and partner with other countries.

The Grenvillites and the British Press

Colonial and British Politics, 1750-1770

By: Rory T. Cornish

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Damned for the Stamp Act which sparked the American Revolution, George Grenville is remembered as one of Britain's worst prime ministers. This study offers a reappraisal, investigating how he and his followers used the political press to defend a complex vision of empire.

Damned for the Stamp Act which sparked the American Revolution, George Grenville is remembered as one of Britain’s worst prime ministers. This study offers a reappraisal, investigating how he and his followers used the political press to defend a complex vision of empire.

History of International Relations and Russian Foreign Policy in the 20th Century (Volume I)

Edited By: Anatoly V. Torkunov, William C. Wohlforth, Boris F. Martyn

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Russia’s leading historians explore the great paradox of 1914-1945: how the desperate desire for peace following World War I could ignite the rise of Hitler and a second, even more devastating, global conflict.

History of International Relations and Russian Foreign Policy in the 20th Century (Volume II)

Edited By: Boris F. Martyn, Anatoly V. Torkunov, William C. Wohlforth

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How did the allies of World War II become enemies? This volume unpacks the Cold War (1945-1991), arguing the conflict could have been avoided with pragmatism over ideology. As new rivalries replace old divides, we must be aware of our past to resolve the issues of today.

Thirty-Six More Short Essays, Plus Another, on the Probing Mind of Thomas Jefferson

By: M. Andrew Holowchak

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This book provides new short essays on Jefferson's thoughts on political philosophy, religion, and morality. Crafted to both entertain and enlighten, these provocative and critical essays take the reader deep into Jefferson’s mind, highlighting his relevance today.

This book provides new short essays on Jefferson’s thoughts on political philosophy, religion, and morality. Crafted to both entertain and enlighten, these provocative and critical essays take the reader deep into Jefferson’s mind, highlighting his relevance today.

Searching for the Limits of Human Physical Performance

The Fatigue Chronicles

By: Thomas Rowland

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What limits how fast we can run or how long we can row, cycle, or swim without tiring? Exercise fatigue is a common feeling, but its cause remains a mystery. This book examines the historical quest to understand it through the researchers who led the search for answers.

A History of the British Sporting Journalist, c.1850-1939

James Catton, Sports Reporter

By: Stephen Tate

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James Catton was a giant of sporting journalism. This is his story and that of the press pioneers who chronicled sport’s transformation from raw pastime to commercial spectacle, for the first time putting the reporter at the heart of the game.

World War I and the Birth of a New World Order

The End of an Era

Edited By: Ioan Bolovan, Oana Mihaela Tămaș

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This volume re-evaluates the impact of World War I on Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, revealing lasting effects still felt today. Using case studies and memoirs, it offers fresh perspectives on social changes, women's emancipation, new boundaries, and national minorities.

This volume re-evaluates the impact of World War I on Eastern Europe, particularly Romania, revealing lasting effects still felt today. Using case studies and memoirs, it offers fresh perspectives on social changes, women’s emancipation, new boundaries, and national minorities.

Polish and Irish Struggles for Self-Determination

Living near Dragons

Edited By: Galia Chimiak, Bożena Cierlik

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This book explores the little-known links between the Polish and the Irish. Subject to foreign rule, both nations fought for independence and were among the first to grant women voting rights, revealing a shared struggle for autonomy, mutual assistance, and self-organization.

The Thick Bog of Metaphor and the New-wave Hermeneutic Defense of Psychoanalysis

A Critique

By: M. Andrew Holowchak

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Critics question the merit of psychotherapy without scientific verification. A common answer is that it's a hermeneutic discipline, not a science. Is that answer viable? This book maintains that today’s hermeneutical apologia is a dodge, not a defense.

Critics question the merit of psychotherapy without scientific verification. A common answer is that it’s a hermeneutic discipline, not a science. Is that answer viable? This book maintains that today’s hermeneutical apologia is a dodge, not a defense.

The Sherwill Journals, 1840-1843

Voyages and Encounters in the Eastern Cape of Southern Africa

By: June Harvey

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Newly discovered personal journals from the mid-19th century, with original illustrations. The adventurous Sherwill brothers record their travels: one explores the Eastern Cape, a land of contention between Bushman, Boer, and Briton; the other describes his eventful voyage home.

Aftermath of the Holocaust and Genocides

Edited By: Victoria Khiterer, Erin Magee

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What happens after genocide? Drawing on newly discovered archives, this groundbreaking collection explores the aftermath of the Holocaust and other atrocities through perpetrator trials, victim commemoration, Jewish renewal, and cultural memory in literature and film.

A Way Through the Global Techno-Scientific Culture

By: Sheldon Richmond

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Computers are supposed to be smart, yet they frustrate us because they don’t fit how people think. They impose a binary, all-or-nothing approach to a world of stories and analogies. This book proposes a solution: redesigning computer technology and its social institutions.

Culture and Art of Immigrants in the Atlantic in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

By: Giovanni Polifroni Lobo

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This book explores how immigrants in Caribbean Colombia shaped the city of Barranquilla. It examines customs and cultural beliefs reflected in the region's housing, art, and culture, aiming to reconcile diverse groups and create bonds of shared responsibility.

This book explores how immigrants in Caribbean Colombia shaped the city of Barranquilla. It examines customs and cultural beliefs reflected in the region’s housing, art, and culture, aiming to reconcile diverse groups and create bonds of shared responsibility.

Aldo Capitini on Opposition and Liberation

A Life in Nonviolence

Edited By: Jodi L. Sandford, Piergiorgio Giacchè

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Imprisoned as an anti-fascist, philosopher Aldo Capitini developed a civil rights movement between that of Martin Luther King and Gandhi. He championed nonviolence and social change from the bottom-up, proving that “today’s utopia can be tomorrow’s reality”.

A New History of Tudor England

Essays for Students, Teachers, and Workers

By: Daniel Bender

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This book challenges the idea that Tudor England is a bygone era. It reveals how its educational and labor systems mirrored one another, marginalizing students, teachers, and workers. These legacies persist in the 21st century, calling for activism, resistance, and reform.

Populist Hearsay of 1939-45

The Myths, Blunders, Accidents and Prima Donnas

By: Andrew Sangster

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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.

Industrial Labour and the Environment

Notes for a History of a Global Transformation

Edited By: Federico Paolini

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This volume brings the history of the environment together with that of work, bridging a cultural divide. It explores how human work impacts ecosystems, from the fractures between workers and communities to the redevelopment of industrial areas.